Composites
A Resonant Harmony for Bell Casting and 3D Printing
When a 180-year-old bell foundry sought an alternate solution for expensive metal mold patterns, it turned to a 125-year-old company for a modern solution: large-format additive manufacturing.
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3D Printed Speaker Cabinet Delivers Big Sound in a Small Footprint
Node Audio’s Hylixa high-fidelity speaker takes advantage of selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printing to achieve a compact construction with an uncompromised sound range.
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Purdue University to Establish Thermwood LSAM Research Laboratory
Collaborative efforts like this can bring together diverse organizations that specialize in different aspects of an emerging technology and often produce results that none of the participants could possibly achieve on their own.
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Lightweight Combustion Chamber for 3D Printed Rocket Engine: The Cool Parts Show #30
An engine for repeated trips to the moon is 3D printed in just three pieces from a metal matrix composite combining aluminum for weight saving with ceramic for high-temperature performance.
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Hi-Fi 3D Printed Speaker Cabinet: The Cool Parts Show #29
The Hylixa high-fidelity speaker has an internal geometry and footprint designed for optimal sound that could only be realized through 3D printing. How Node Audio developed and produces this product.
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Material Innovation Is a Powerful Freedom of AM: Here Are Examples
Possibilities that were speculative a few years ago are coming true today. Applications of metal matrix composite provide an example. Recent articles explore the ongoing advance of 3D printed materials.
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Lighter, Better-Performing Brake Rotor From 3D Printing: The Cool Parts Show #27
Additive manufacturing with an aluminum/ceramic composite enables a brake rotor with one-third the weight and five times the heat transfer of a typical rotor. We talk to the inventor on this episode of The Cool Parts Show.
WatchStratasys Direct, Xometry Partner to Deliver 3D Printed Parts on Demand
Stratasys Direct Manufacturing is providing several new high-performance nylon material options to customers of Xometry’s global custom manufacturing marketplace.
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Solukon Upgrades Automated Powder Removal Units for Large Parts
Systems are now reinforced to handle larger parts and feature a joystick to improve and individualize controlling, and an optional impactor system for breaking up clogged powder bulks.
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Fiber-Reinforced 3D Printing Expands Control, Applications for Composites
9T Labs’ deposition process places continuous carbon fiber only where necessary to save material, reduce waste, and more precisely control the structure of preform composites.
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