March/April 2024 Issue

March/April

March 2024

Digital Edition
At General Atomics, Do Unmanned Aerial Systems Reveal the Future of Aircraft Manufacturing?
Cover Story

At General Atomics, Do Unmanned Aerial Systems Reveal the Future of Aircraft Manufacturing?

The maker of the Predator and SkyGuardian remote aircraft can implement additive manufacturing more rapidly and widely than the makers of other types of planes. The role of 3D printing in current and future UAS components hints at how far AM can go to save cost and time in aircraft production and design.

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Features

Featured articles from the March/April 2024 issue of Additive Manufacturing

Formnext Sparks AM Surge: Insights for IMTS 2024 and Beyond
IMTS

Formnext Sparks AM Surge: Insights for IMTS 2024 and Beyond

Formnext events are helping the additive manufacturing industry set a course for a more productive, sustainable industrial future with pioneering AM technologies.

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IndyCar's 3D Printed Top Frame Increases Driver Safety
Design

IndyCar's 3D Printed Top Frame Increases Driver Safety

The IndyCar titanium top frame is a safety device standard to all the series' cars. The 3D printed titanium component holds the aeroscreen and protects drivers on the track. 

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With Electrochemical Additive Manufacturing (ECAM), Cooling Technology Is Advancing by Degrees

With Electrochemical Additive Manufacturing (ECAM), Cooling Technology Is Advancing by Degrees

San Diego-based Fabric8Labs is applying electroplating chemistries and DLP-style machines to 3D print cold plates for the semiconductor industry in pure copper. These complex geometries combined with the rise of liquid cooling systems promise significant improvements for thermal management.

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3D Printing Brings Sustainability, Accessibility to Glass Manufacturing
Sustainability

3D Printing Brings Sustainability, Accessibility to Glass Manufacturing

Australian startup Maple Glass Printing has developed a process for extruding glass into artwork, lab implements and architectural elements. Along the way, the company has also found more efficient ways of recycling this material.

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Vixiv Developing AI Alternative to Generative Design
Polymer

Vixiv Developing AI Alternative to Generative Design

Newly opened Ohio facility is where geometric cells are made and tested to inform the machine learning system that will “know,” without computation, what 3D printed form satisfies a given set of needs.

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Who’s Who Shaping Additive Manufacturing?

Who’s Who Shaping Additive Manufacturing?

Here are some highlights from an episode of AMT’s new IMTS+ series, “Moving on, Moving up,” which features four additive manufacturing leaders discussing their view of the industry’s top trends and challenges.

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Eaton Developing Carbon-Reinforced PEKK to Replace Aluminum in Aircraft Air Ducts
Composites

Eaton Developing Carbon-Reinforced PEKK to Replace Aluminum in Aircraft Air Ducts

3D printable material will meet ESD, flammability and other requirements to allow for flexible manufacturing of ducts, without tooling needed today.

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5 Observations From Dr. Tim Simpson About the State of Additive Manufacturing So Far

5 Observations From Dr. Tim Simpson About the State of Additive Manufacturing So Far

The outgoing co-director of Penn State’s CIMP-3D takes stock of how far AM has come, aided in no small part through the work of the organization he helped to lead.

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Making Sense of Data from Directed Energy Deposition (DED)
Production

Making Sense of Data from Directed Energy Deposition (DED)

“It should be easier to qualify an additive part than a casting,” says Formalloy CEO Melanie Lang. The company’s tools for capturing and analyzing data are bringing this vision closer to reality. 

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Airtech International
Airtech International Inc.
Airtech International
Airtech International Inc.