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AddUp and WBA Collaborate on Additive Manufacturing for Toolmaking
As part of the partnership, a FormUp 350 New Generation powder bed system from AddUp will be installed at the WBA Demonstration Tool Shop.
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10 Ways Additive Manufacturing Reshapes a Production Facility (Forget What You Know About Factories)
Sintavia’s purpose-built facility for powder bed fusion of aircraft components illustrates fundamental ways the plant is different when 3D printing is the operation.
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PostProcess, Alphacam Partner to Expand Access to Automated 3D Postprinting in Germany
Alphacam’s in-house printing service — which manufactures components with FDM, PolyJet, LPBF, BMD, DLP/P3 and SAF technology — will also utilize the PostProcess solution for its own operations.
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Additive Manufacturing for Rail Industry Is Gaining Traction at Neighborhood 91
Locomotive manufacturer Wabtec is the first tenant of Pittsburgh’s N91 additive manufacturing ecosystem, where the company is ramping up production via laser powder bed fusion.
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Precision LPBF Improves Watch Component Part Performances
Partnering with AddUp has enabled watch part maker Kif Parechoc to use laser powder bed fusion to manufacture parts with improved mechanical performance using less material.
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Video: What Is Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF)?
Laser powder bed fusion is likely the most widely used metal additive manufacturing process. Here is how it works, including benefits, issues to consider and applications for this 3D printing technology.
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Concept Machine Tool Appointed Distributor for Farsoon Technologies
Concept Machine will serve as exclusive distributor for Farsoon’s metal and plastic laser powder bed fusion 3D printers and additive manufacturing products through nine states for sales, service and consumables.
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Support Structures and Build Layout Lead to Series of Fails — AM: Why the Failure? #4
A 3D printed piston crown illustrates the iterative path to success often part of laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing.
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Metal 3D Printed Part Should Be Flat, Has Bubble — AM: Why the Failure? #1
What should have been a straightforward application of laser powder bed fusion to make a simple component in 316L stainless steel turned into a printing fail. See why the failure happened.
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Making a Slow Decision on a Fast Technology: Evaluating the Business Case for Multi-Laser Powder Bed Fusion
A data-driven approach to laser powder bed fusion reveals how companies can get cost out of parts and match productivity to customer requirements. Part Three of a three-part series.
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