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Sustainability

Audi Creates 3D Printing Filament from Parts Packaging

The German automotive company is among the leaders in material reuse—which includes making filaments from what might otherwise be considered waste.

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Ceramic

Safer Nuclear Energy: 3D Printed Silicon Carbide Fuel Forms

Binder jetting provides a way to create pure silicon carbide fuel structures that can withstand the harsh environment of a nuclear reactor and provide a strong barrier against the release of radionuclides.

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Energy & Power

In Power Generation, the Changes From 3D Printing Will Be System-Wide

Additive manufacturing holds promise for various vital components of a gas turbine, and for greater output in hydro and nuclear power as well. Recent articles find many different advances from AM that will sum to transform the power generation sector.

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Composites

Additive for Composites and Composites for Additive: AM Radio #17

CompositesWorld’s Jeff Sloan joins Peter Zelinski in an episode of the AM Radio podcast about how composites and 3D printing are changing one another.

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LFAM

How Large-Format 3D Printing Supports Micro-Scale Hydropower

There is potential hydroelectric power that has never been unlocked because of the difficulty in capturing it. At Cadens, additive manufacturing is the key to customizing micro-scale water turbine systems to generate electricity from smaller dams and waterways.

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Metal

Gas Turbine Swirlers: Co-Optimizing Despite the Complexity

Power generation and additive manufacturing researchers at Penn State University have joined forces to explore what impact the design of a swirler can have on gas turbine performance.

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Is Additive Freeing Designers or Aiding Manufacturers?

How can we embrace additive manufacturing within an enterprise? Timothy Simpson says we need to change our mindset.

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Space

6 Reasons Space Exploration Will Need Additive Manufacturing

There are at least half a dozen ways 3D printing will contribute to space travel, research and habitation — and in some cases it already is. Insights from seminar focused on manufacturing challenges for the space sector.

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Energy & Power

AM Will Change Power Generation, But Needs To Prove Itself First

In gas turbines and in nuclear power, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is working with major manufacturers to validate metal 3D printing for conventional parts as a prelude to developing the unconventional ones.

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Metal

Status Check: Repeatable and Distributed Manufacturing in AM — Ready Yet?

With potential drift and IP barriers, is metal additive manufacturing ready to contribute to distributed manufacturing?

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Metal

The Second Wave of Disruption: From “How Do I Design?” to “How Do I Scale?” (Video)

Serial additive manufacturing business founder Greg Morris on changes in the understanding of AM over time.

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Production

Additive Manufacturing to the Rescue — Again

AM is the perfect candidate to solve production problems that began during the pandemic.

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