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BigRep’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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FFF

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.

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Metal

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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LFAM

Army 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.

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Lightweighting

Large-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.

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Sustainable 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.

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Sustainability

How 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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Sustainability

Video: AM for Repair of Large Shafts

Wind power shafts that might once have been scrapped are now returned to service. See the robotic directed energy deposition (DED) and shaft preheating system developed by Ikergune, Izadi and Talens.

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Automation

Farsoon FS721M CAMS Large Format Metal 3D Printer Offers Continuous Manufacturing Capability

The system features Farsoon’s continuous additive manufacturing solution (CAMS) multilaser platform, which includes eight lasers to enable true additive manufacturing series production with increased automation workflow.

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