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3D Printing Heat-Resistant Materials on a Preheated Substrate
Preheating the substrate plate in laser beam melting to 500°C prevents crack formation in AM parts made from carbon tool steels.
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Digital Alloys Seeks the Economic Win for Joule 3D Printing
The company is targeting applications where its wire-based deposition technology can win out over conventional manufacturing.
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Watch: Production Additive Manufacturing Is Here
Additive systems are proving capable for cost-effective production even of parts that aren’t all that complex. This will be the next phase of AM.
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Video: Formalloy Finds Flexibility in Laser Metal Deposition
Melanie Lang, founder and managing director of Formalloy, talks with Senior Editor Stephanie Hendrixson about laser metal deposition (LMD) for multiple materials and applications.
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Experts Compile Skills, Attributes Necessary for AM Engineers
Additive engineer demand has begun outpacing the supply of qualified workers in the industry. Penn State University banded together a team of experts and implemented focus groups, interviews, location observations and surveys in order to find out what makes a good additive manufacturing (AM) engineer.
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What Is Directed Energy Deposition?
Analyzing directed energy deposition and powder-bed fusion provides a thorough understanding of the extra machining necessary for a “near-net shape” versus a “net shape” manufacturing process.
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Video: Inside the Penn State Additive Manufacturing Master's Program, Part 4
Kevin White, mechanical engineer at the Naval Nuclear Lab and student at Penn State, shares how a higher education in AM provides benefits beyond technical training.
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Video: Where Are We Heading with Additive Manufacturing?
Increasing demands for additive end-to-end production processes, machine learning and product customization are driving additive manufacturing forward. Peter Zelinski explains where he thinks AM is heading in this video.
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Simulation Supports Custom 3D-Printed Knife
Build simulation revealed that distortion was likely to occur in this custom chef’s knife. Thermal shrouding and an unusual support structure were used to counter it.
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Video: Inside the Penn State Additive Manufacturing Master's Program, Part 3
Alan Suarez Garcia, advanced manufacturing engineer at GE Healthcare and master's student at Penn State, explains how this degree program changes how he looks at manufacturing.
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Additive Manufacturing for Large Parts
Powder-bed fusion is driving the hype for additive manufacturing right now, but it may not be the best answer. Directed energy deposition is a strong contender.
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Density Parameters in AM: Measurement and Relevance
For powder material used in additive manufacturing, “density” has various meanings. The different density definitions are useful in different ways.
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