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Video: Additive Manufacturing for Aircraft Blade Repair
Optomec machines use directed energy deposition guided by optical measurement and automatic programming to repair aircraft engine blades. Here is a look at the 3D printing repair operation.
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Formnext 2022: Ceramics, Robots and Other Perspectives From Near and Far: AM Radio #30
The 2022 edition of Formnext revealed more options and applications for 3D printed ceramics, anticipation of coming automation, established companies entering AM and more. Two editors — one present at the show, and one observing from a distance — compare notes in this episode of AM Radio.
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PC-Based Automation Supports Solid-State Metal 3D Printing
Meld Manufacturing’s 3D printing equipment based on friction stir welding is supported and enabled by flexible automation, motion control and EtherCAT technologies from Beckhoff.
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10 Important Developments in Additive Manufacturing Seen at Formnext 2022 (Includes Video)
The leading trade show dedicated to the advance of industrial 3D printing returned to the scale and energy not seen since before the pandemic. More ceramics, fewer supports structures and finding opportunities in wavelengths — these are just some of the AM advances notable at the show this year.
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Saving Time and Money on the Shop Floor with AM
Some of the most popular ways AM is presented miss some of the most practical and valuable ways AM can be used.
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From Polymer Tooling to Metal Production Via 3D Printing
As Azoth has adopted new additive manufacturing technologies, its work has transitioned from tooling to production parts for automotive, medical and defense.
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3D Printing Startup to Deliver Thousands of Custom Hearing Aids Over Next Five Years
Starting with a pilot program in Jordan, nonprofit 3DP4ME is developing workflows to 3D print hearing aid earmolds and prosthetics near the people who need them.
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Additive Brings Changes, Even if the Wrench Stays the Same
The argument that begins with what additive cannot do is probably right, and misses a great deal.
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Artemis I Has Launched: 3D Printing Applications for This Space Mission and Beyond: AM Radio #25B
On this episode of AM Radio, we discuss how additive manufacturing is enabling a new era of space exploration.
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Aircraft Engine MRO: How Additive Manufacturing Plus Robotic Finishing Will Expand Capacity for Blade Repair
AM offers the chance to bring fast, automated processing to individualized, part-by-part restoration of turbomachinery. A cell developed by Acme Manufacturing and Optomec is able to automatically repair 85,000 unique aircraft engine blades per year.
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Pivoting to Additive Manufacturing for Individuals and Organizations: AM Radio #29B
The pivot to additive manufacturing requires interested individuals as well as support from the top. In a recent episode of AM Radio, we discuss workforce development from the inside and strategies for implementing AM across an organization.
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3 Points About 3D Printing Large Parts We Can Learn From the Lunar Habitat (Video)
Ingersoll Machine Tools describes the capabilities and promise of large-scale additive manufacturing as seen in the 3D printed sections of the Rosenberg Space Habitat.
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