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Nikon 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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America Makes Names Winners of $6M Powder Alloy Development for Additive Manufacturing Project
Recipients of the PADAM project award are tasked with establishing repeatable and reproducible AM metal operations focused on operational, product, and installation metal material qualifications. Below is the list of award winners:
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Think Tank, US Navy Announce Plans for Developing Guam Additive Materials and Manufacturing Accelerator
Nonprofit organization ASTRO America will manage staging and deployment of 3D Printing Technology and Workforce Education Center on Guam to diversify the island’s economy and support Indo-Pacific submarine industrial base needs.
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Nikon Reorganizes and Rebrands Morf3D Subsidiary to Create Nikon AM Synergy
The transformation includes new leadership and a reorganization that shifts away from the former general-purpose contract manufacturing service bureau business.
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Big 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.
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Video: 5" Diameter Navy Artillery Rounds Made Through Robot Directed Energy Deposition (DED) Instead of Forging
Big Metal Additive conceives additive manufacturing production factory making hundreds of Navy projectile housings per day.
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Spee3D Opens US-Based Manufacturing Facility and Applications Center
The U.S. location enables Spee3D to closely collaborate more readily with North American customers, including the U.S. Department of Defense.
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America Makes’ Summer Research Project Call Worth $2.1 Million
The RFP includes 6 topic areas of focus with research project proposals due by August 16, at 5 p.m. (ET).
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Nidec 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.
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3D Printed Titanium Replaces Aluminum for Unmanned Aircraft Wing Splice: The Cool Parts Show #72
Rapid Plasma Deposition produces the near-net-shape preform for a newly designed wing splice for remotely piloted aircraft from General Atomics. The Cool Parts Show visits Norsk Titanium, where this part is made.
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