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Additive Manufacturing at EMO 2017
Here are some of the AM technologies Editor-in-Chief Peter Zelinski saw at the world’s largest metalworking show.
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Installing a Metal 3D Printer, Part 3: Safety Risks
PADT’s third blog entry in a five-part series about their experience installing a Concept Laser Mlab Cusing R metal 3D printer tackles safety risks and ways to mitigate them.
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3D-Printed Medical Drills Keep Bone Cool During Surgery
Drills made via additive manufacturing cut bones without causing thermal-induced damage thanks to internal cooling channels.
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Aerospace Project Pairs 3D Printing with Investment Casting
A research project conducted by Autodesk reduced the weight of an airplane seat frame using 3D-printed patterns and investment casting in magnesium.
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Will My AM Part Explode?
Will my additive manufactured part explode? Not if you’re careful. Postprocessing parts built from metallic powder requires extra precautions.
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Video: Strength of Aluminum Metal Matrix Composite Versus Aluminum Alloy
The Aluminum MMC demonstrates a yield strength greater than 1018 steel. Additive opens the way to applying advanced materials such as this.
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Video: 3D-Printed Composite Hooks Lifts Hundreds of Pounds
AM challenges expectations about which applications and part types call for metal and which are appropriate for polymer.
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Installing a Metal 3D Printer, Part 2: Facilities
What facility adaptations are necessary when installing a metal 3D printer? PADT documents the steps it took to support a Concept Laser Mlab Cusing R in this second post in a five-part series.
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BeAM Demonstrates Magic 2.0 and Shows Capabilities of New North American Facility
Training, process development, applications engineering and material development will all be performed with staff and resources of Ohio facility.
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Metal Matrix Composite Demonstrates Additive Manufacturing’s Promise for New Materials
The co-founder of a materials-development firm seeks to aid manufacturers in pursuing the material freedom of AM.
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HP Partners with Deloitte to Bring Additive Manufacturing to the Enterprise Level
HP’s Multi Jet Fusion process is being used as a production technology today, but now the company has its sights set on enterprise-level (and industry-wide) disruption enabled by partnerships and spanning the entire supply chain.
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Installing a Metal 3D Printer, Part 1: Equipment
When PADT installed a Concept Laser Mlab Cusing R metal 3D printer, the company documented the process from beginning to end. The first in a five-part series.
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