Large Format Additive Manufacturing
7 Takeaways on 3D Printing As a Pathway to Polymer’s Future
The Cleveland section of SPE hosted “Additive Manufacturing: Printing the Path for the Future” on October 17, 2024. Speakers signaled where AM is and where it is headed with session topics ranging from pellet-based 3D printing to qualification and commercialization of additively manufactured products.
Stephanie Hendrixson
Executive Editor, Additive Manufacturing
Video: Scanning for Fast Model Capture and Validation of AM Parts
3D printing offers a fast way to obtain a part. Can developing the printable file and validating the printed part be done rapidly as well? See fast measurement technology for complex 3D forms I found at IMTS.
Read More3D Printing Solutions to Support Investment, Sand Casting
3D Systems is highlighting a design strategy for better investment casting patterns, as well as a new machine suitable for the production of patterns for sand casting.
Read More6 First-Time Additive Manufacturing Exhibitors at IMTS
Find these companies that are exhibiting for the first time in IMTS’s Additive Manufacturing Sector (in the West Building). Their offerings include printers, parts and powder, with areas of expertise ranging from large-format to atmosphere control to supply chain solutions.
Read MoreHeron AM Offers Robotic LFAM for Composite Pellet Extrusion
The integrated Heron AM system opens up new opportunities for manufacturers seeking to drive new applications more efficiently and sustainably.
Read MoreAlquist 3D Looks Toward a Carbon-Sequestering Future with 3D Printed Infrastructure
The Colorado startup aims to reduce the carbon footprint of new buildings, homes and city infrastructure with robotic 3D printing and a specialized geopolymer material.
Read MoreNikon Corp. Opens California Technology Center to Provide Customer Support
The center offers a variety of solutions and services aimed at accelerating customer adoption, scaling and supply chain in metal additive manufacturing.
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JuggerBot 3D Chooses Research Partners for Air Force Large-Format Hybrid Additive Manufacturing Project
Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Mississippi State University’s Advanced Composite Institute have been selected to assist in the research and technical development of production workflows using thermoplastic and thermoset deposition.
Angela Osborne
Managing Editor, Gardner Business Media
Video: Construction 3D Printing with Robotics, Geopolymer
Alquist 3D is aiming to revolutionize construction and infrastructure with large-format robotic 3D printing using a carbon-neutral material.
Read MoreLarge-Format M1000 Offers Multimaterial Printing for High-Performance Thermoplastics
The Multec M1000 is a high-temperature, six-material industrial 3D printer that teams Multec’s patented HexaMove 6-fold printing head with a high-end machine from Reichenbacher.
Read MoreMassive Dimension Becomes Authorized Integrator for FANUC Robots
Massive Dimension can now integrate FANUC’s robotics technology to enhance its additive manufacturing offerings, enabling more customized solutions tailored to specific customer requirements — from prototyping to full-scale production.
Read MoreBig Metal Additive: The Difference Between a Shape and a Part Is Quality
Preparing to scale directed energy deposition to ongoing full production is not a technological challenge: DED is ready. But it is an organizational challenge, says the company founder. Here is what it means to implement a quality system.
Read MoreRobot Vs. Gantry for Large-Format Additive Manufacturing (Includes Video)
Additive Engineering Solutions, specialist at 3D printing very large parts and tools on gantry machines, now also uses a robot for large-format AM. Here is how the robot compares.
Read MoreVideo: For 3D Printed Aircraft Structure, Machining Aids Fatigue Strength
Machining is a valuable complement to directed energy deposition, says Big Metal Additive. Topology-optimized aircraft parts illustrate the improvement in part performance from machining as the part is being built.
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LFAM Phase Two: How Companies Are Going Farther With Large-Part 3D Printing
The freedom to produce very large components more easily is an underappreciated AM advantage, but one that is now established. Recently posted articles show the way forward for large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM) in contract and in-house production, as well as in construction.
Peter Zelinski
Editor-in-Chief, Additive Manufacturing
Aibuild’s AI-Powered 3D Printing Software Offers Enhanced Capabilities for Automating Entire AM Process
The Aibuild platform delivers fully automated toolpath generation for a wide range of industrial AM technologies.
Read MoreMassive Dimension Partners With ABB to Create Advanced Large-Format 3D Printers
The collaboration combines ABB’s robotics technology, including its cobots and the largest IRB 8700 model, with Massive Dimension’s process controllers and industrial extrusion tools.
Read MoreSciaky Manufactures Critical EBAM Component for Intuitive Machines’ Moon Landing
The Sciaky engine component was the upper section of the IM-1 lander’s main engine nozzle, which provided the main source of thrust for descent in the February 2024 mission to the Moon.
Read MoreFarsoon’s FS811M Offers Large-Format, 12-Laser Metal LPBF Platform
The FS811M platform offers a variety of innovations, including an all-new multilayer gas flow with advanced wind-wall design to ensure real-time particle removal throughout the whole oversized chamber.
Read MoreTitanSpee3D Designed for Rapid, Large-Format Metal Additive Manufacturing
Spee3D’s TitanSpee3D large-format metal printer.
Read MoreBigRep’s Altra 280 Enables High-Temperature, Large-Format Industrial 3D Printing
The Altra 280 is a large-format industrial 3D printer that delivers high-temperature performance, offering fast, reliable and highly automated printing of complex production-quality parts at the push of a button.
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Airtech and Ascent Aerospace Collaborate to Promote Additive Manufacturing Tooling in Aerospace, Defense
By combining Airtech’s high-performance materials and Ascent’s production capabilities, the companies aim to support the adoption of polymer composite additive tooling to some of the most demanding applications and customers in the world.
Angela Osborne
Managing Editor, Gardner Business Media
Xenia Develops 3DP Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites for FDM Printing, LSAM Production
Xenia’s 3DP materials are reinforced thermoplastic composites functionalized for use in any type of fused deposition modeling printer, pellet-based, for large-scale additive manufacturing production and high-precision production.
Read MoreNidec Machine Tool’s LAMDA5000 Enables Very Large-Scale DED Metal Additive Manufacturing
The company says this large-format 3D printer expands the capabilities of laser powder DED 3D printing.
Read MoreArmy Corps of Engineers 3D Prints New Poe Lock Arrestor Arm
New Poe Lock arrestor arm is the largest U.S. civil works component produced by a 3D printer. A six-month Poe Lock closure would temporarily reduce the U.S. gross domestic product by $1.1 trillion, resulting in the loss of 11 million jobs, according to a DHS study. Faced with this challenge, advances in additive manufacturing offered transformative potential.
Read MoreLarge-Volume VFGF 3D Printer Produces Modular Helicopter Cockpit Simulator
The Queen 1 VFGF system from Q.BIG 3D produced a complete modular helicopter cockpit simulator in just over a month, all while offering high surface quality, fast build rates and lightweight construction.
Read MoreSustainable Furniture Company Model No. Maintains Product Focus with Switch from DIY to Industrial 3D Printers
The startup founded in 2018 has matured in its product offerings as well as its manufacturing equipment, moving from homegrown 3D printers to industrial large-format machines.
Read MoreHow Production Looks Different for 3D Printed Furniture Manufacturer Four Years Later: AM Radio #50
Furniture manufacturer Model No. has shown that there is a demand for customizable, sustainable 3D printed tables, chairs and more since we last covered the company in 2020. But today, production looks different.
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