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8 Cool Parts From Formnext 2023: The Cool Parts Show #65

New additive manufacturing technologies on display at Formnext were in many cases producing notable end-use components. Here are some of the coolest parts we found at this year’s show.

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Metal

Finland’s Largest Metal 3D Print Withstands Pressure Vessel Test, Vastly Exceeding Expectations

The pressure vessel was created in cooperation between Andritz Savonlinna Works and the Finish Additive Manufacturing Ecosystem (FAME), and withstood the nondestructive and destructive tests carried out by LUT University.

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Sustainability

DOE Awards Nearly $3 Million to Develop Additive Manufacturing of Modular Wind Blades

The industry partners received the award to develop automation in additive manufacturing of tooling for large-scale wind blades that can accommodate continuous changes in blade geometry and scale.  

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LFAM

AES, CEAD Collaborate on Large-Format Robotic Additive Manufacturing

Additive Engineering Solutions (AES) will receive one of CEAD’s Flexbot Robotic additive manufacturing systems to help CEAD with customer development projects and give feedback to help drive further development and innovation of the systems.

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LFAM

Avio Utilizes Velo3D Metal Printers for Developing Propulsion Systems

The Italian space propulsion innovator is installing the printers in its Colleferro, Italy, headquarters to produce mission-critical parts for its family of rocket engines.

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Metal

Velo3D Develops Supplier Network to Scale Production of Sapphire XC Machine (Includes Video)

The company’s larger size machine is also the machine seeing larger demand. Successful integration of subassembly suppliers with the company’s own production in California began this year.

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Mold Tooling

Lightning Round — Recent Popular AM Topics: AM Radio #44

Sporting goods, tooling, multiple materials — in this episode of AM Radio, Jodee McElfresh and Peter Zelinski discuss the topics that have been popular on the Additive Manufacturing Media website and social media recently.

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Production

Part Removal Efficiency In a 600 mm Plus World

Clay Olson of EDM Performance Accessories discusses the difficulties and opportunities in cutting off parts from the build plates of large AM systems. Molybdenum wire EDM offers an effective solution to the challenge of large-part cutoff. 

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Metal

Farsoon FS1521M Has 16 Lasers for Large-Format Metal Additive Manufacturing

Farsoon’s FS1521M metal 3D printing platform series offers advanced multilaser scanning strategies with optional modes for efficiency, quality or balanced performance for different manufacturing needs.

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Machining

ATI to Establish Additive Manufacturing Facility to Serve US Navy

ATI will utilize its metal additive manufacturing and machining capabilities as part of contract with Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc. (BPMI) to support the U.S. Navy.

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