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Formlabs Acquires Micronics to Accelerate Its SLS 3D Printing Capabilities
The acquisition of Micronics will now complement Formlabs’ SLS team to bring new tools and solutions that enable product designers and innovators to unleash even more creativity, take design risks and print robust end-use parts.
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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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Integrated 3D Expands Production Capacity With 4-Laser EOS M 400-4 Metal 3D Printers
Integrated 3D is purchasing 12 ultraproductive 4-laser EOS M 400-4 metal 3D printers to grow capacity at its Redmond, Oregon, production facility.
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3D Printed Seal for Geothermal Power: The Cool Parts Show #73
Plugging a hole is a complex challenge when it’s a well for geothermal power. Additive manufacturing produces a shape-changing stainless steel seal for high-temperature applications deep underground.
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AM Workshop at IMTS: Succeeding With Powder Bed Fusion
A half-day event at the International Manufacturing Technology Show focuses on tactics for success for machine shops and other manufacturers preparing to embrace production 3D printing via powder bed fusion.
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Farsoon’s FS811M Offers Large-Format, 12-Laser Metal LPBF Platform
The FS811M platform offers a variety of innovations, including an all-new multilayer gas flow with advanced wind-wall design to ensure real-time particle removal throughout the whole oversized chamber.
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Researchers Use Additive Manufacturing to Make Aircraft Propulsion Systems More Eco-Friendly
Project researchers aim to utilize hydrogen fuel cells and additive manufacturing as a pathway to achieve low-emission aviation by 2050. The goal is to recuperate the waste heat of a fuel cell-electric propulsion system, paving the way for a clearer, more sustainable future in aviation.
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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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Video: How Multimaterial Laser Powder Bed Fusion Works
Penn State University’s CIMP-3D is exploring applications of the Schaeffler Aerosint system for multimaterial 3D printing. During a recent visit, I got an introduction to this system.
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Farsoon SRS Technology Reduces Number of Supports for Metal 3D Printing
The SRS (Support Reduction System) technology was developed to address one of the most challenging aspects of additive manufacturing — internal stress and deformation during the cooling phase of metal LPBF, which can lead to part failure, especially in overhanging structures.
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