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From BCN3D, Lithography 3D Printing With No Vat Brings Bigger Scale Plus Viscous Materials
Parts take shape in the open air. Viscous resin is rapidly carried on a laminate to build each layer. LCD screen size, not vat size, is the limit on productivity.
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Powder Comparison: Standards for DED Material Substitutes
What powder properties lead to performance similar to a DED powder? Basic flowability energy, particle density and particle morphology are key candidates.
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Using (And Scaling) FDM 3D Printing for Production
Maxwell June’s razor press, which is designed to combine the ease of use of a disposable razor with the environmental and cost benefits of a wet shaving system, is made via FDM 3D printing. How did the company make this choice, and how does it plan to scale up?
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Does Manufacturing Need Additive?
If a subtractive manufacturing operation is going smoothly, AM need not replace it. So what is AM good for, and why do we need it in the first place?
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Robots Combine for Faster DED Build Rate (Video)
The Medusa system merges multiple robots into a single system for efficient additive manufacturing of large metal parts.
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A Conversation on Finishing's Role in Additive Manufacturing: AM Radio #12
Conventional finishing techniques like electroplating and powder coating have a role to play in AM. Stephanie Hendrixson and Scott Francis discuss how additive will go farther with finishing on the latest episode of AM Radio.
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Cutting Tool Maker Succeeding With 3D Printed Carbide for Oil/Gas and Other Applications
Powders, parts and products are different ways the company is advancing with AM. Carbide and tools are separate areas of success.
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On-Demand: Additive Manufacturing a Reverse-Engineered Part
Come see how PowerShape software fixes damaged and broken parts into clean models that can be sent to a 3D printer for additive manufacturing.
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Prototyping Is More Than Printing: The Cool Parts Show Bonus
We hear from students who carried out other steps, beyond the 3D printing, that went into evaluating a complex metal AM component.
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3D Printing for Better Flame From a Gas Turbine Swirler: The Cool Parts Show #42
A Penn State gas turbine researcher turns to additive manufacturing graduate students to help face the challenge of swirler optimization.
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Updated Definition Makes Way for AM Part Production
Additive manufacturing is finding its footing, and a new standard definition in ISO/ASTM 52900:2021 shows that AM is for more than prototyping.
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Metal Parts Are Now Within Reach for Users of Polymer 3D Printers
An option for accessible metal 3D printing: New metal composite filament from BASF Forward AM has made it easy for Austrian company Sparox 3D to pivot its Ultimaker FFF capacity into metals, without major additional investments in skills or equipment.
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