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Cool Parts

3D Printed Brackets Secure Fuel for Nuclear Power: The Cool Parts Show #45

Can additive manufacturing improve the design of nuclear power plants? These steel brackets are the first step.

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Production

The Additive Manufacturing Process: An Expectation of Consistency

In production additive manufacturing, producing good parts isn’t enough. Understanding the full fabrication process is the first step toward controlling it and ensuring ongoing consistency in the end-use parts.

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Postprocessing

3D Printing Lightweights Large Cutting Tools Used in Machining

Larger machined parts require larger, heavier cutting tools. 3D printing enables Star SU Neher to produce lightweight large tool bodies and add features that improve tool life and performance.

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Materials

Microturbine Relies on 3D Printed Housing to Preheat Fuel

The aluminum housing designed with nTopology and made on a Velo3D laser powder bed fusion system helps realize what its creators say will be the highest-power-density small turbine yet produced.

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Blockchain

How Additive Manufacturing Can Benefit from Blockchain: AM Radio #15B

Blockchain technology isn’t only suitable for protecting cryptocurrency and NFTs. This week’s episode of the AM Radio podcast looks at how blockchain is being applied to 3D printable files today, and how far this pairing could go. 

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Metal

Binder Jetting Follows in Footsteps of Metal Injection Molding

For Smith Metal Products, additive manufacturing helps MIM customers finalize the design, but production opportunities are waiting.

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Metal

Aerospace Applications for 3D Printed Composites: AM Radio #15A

3D printed composites are taking the place of traditional metal parts in a specific niche of the aerospace industry.

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Tooling

Micro 3D Printer Complements Micro Moldmaking Capabilities

For micro mold provider Accumold, the Nano Dimension 3D printer provides a way to produce micro-scale prototypes and rapid tooling.

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Supply Chain

Metal Powder Production From Scrap Going Global

California-based MolyWorks is shipping its second small-footprint powder production unit to Singapore, bringing sustainable material production to Asia.

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Safety 

3D Printed Bobsled Helmet Improves Safety, Lowers Weight

Additive manufacturing enabled researchers to develop custom-fit bobsled helmets with lattice linings that increased impact resistance and lowered weight.

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Postprocessing

Additive Manufacturing Is More Than 3D Printing: The Importance of Complementary Capabilities (Video)

Vertex Manufacturing founder Greg Morris on machining, inspection and other operations that complete AM.

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Lossless Recycling of E-Waste Into Additive Manufacturing Powders

Germany-based Reco E-Waste transforms copper and other metals from electrical components and electronics into high-value powders for additive manufacturing in a 1-to-1 process.

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