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Drones Take Flight with Metal and Polymer 3D Printed Parts: The Cool Parts Show Bonus

Drones produced by Cobra Aero now incorporate many 3D printed parts made through laser powder bed fusion and Multi Jet Fusion processes. 

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Metal

3D Printed Brake Panel for the Rail Industry: The Cool Parts Show #52

In this episode of The Cool Parts Show, laser powder bed fusion simplifies the manufacturing of air brake panels for light rail systems made by Wabtec.

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Metal

25 Years Later, What’s Exciting in Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion?

Often seen as runner-up to laser powder bed fusion, are we finally in the golden age of the electron beam?

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Software

Software for AM Machines Increases OEE, Repeatability

AddUp Inc.’s booth focuses on monitoring solutions for its laser powder bed fusion and directed energy deposition machines with the goal of increasing adoption by consistently producing accurate parts.

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Automotive

Consortium Sets Up Cost-Effective AM Production Lines for Automotive Parts

Automotive parts can now be mass produced using additive manufacturing technology’s laser powder bed fusion for the standard production of cars at two BMW Group sites.

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Materials

AddUp Opens North American HQ, A Proving Ground for Metal AM

The company welcomed visitors June 22, 2022, to its Cincinnati-area facility, showcasing its laser powder bed fusion and directed energy deposition technologies. 

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Materials

What is Powder Bed Fusion 3D Printing?

Whether in metal or polymer, with a laser or an electron beam, powder bed fusion (PBF) is one of the most widely used 3D printing techniques.

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LPBF

JEOL E-Beam Metal AM 3D Printer for Improved Productivity

This electron beam melting powder bed fusion machine is said to achieve high productivity, reproducibility and accuracy due to its automatic correction of focus and spot shape.

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LPBF

Uniformity Labs’ Stainless Steel Powders Deliver Improved Mechanical Properties

The powders are said to deliver improved mechanical properties at much higher throughput in laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing.

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Metal

Microturbine Relies on 3D Printed Housing to Preheat Fuel

The aluminum housing designed with nTopology and made on a Velo3D laser powder bed fusion system helps realize what its creators say will be the highest-power-density small turbine yet produced.

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