Materials

Ceramic

Phase3D’s Early Adopter Program for Real-Time AM Part Quality Inspection

Company says 3D printing in-situ inspection system detects defects in real-time, enabling users to fully monitor additive manufacturing operations for both laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) and binder jetting processes.

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Metal

Fraunhofer ILT, 6K Additive Partner on AM Life Cycle Assessment

The study conducted at the labs of Fraunhofer ILT analyzes an additively manufactured industrial component that includes the environmental impact from powder, printing and postprocessing.

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Production

Additive Manufacturing Is Subtractive, Too: How CNC Machining Integrates With AM (Includes Video)

For Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing, succeeding with laser powder bed fusion as a production process means developing a machine shop that is responsive to, and moves at the pacing of, metal 3D printing.

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LPBF

Uniformity Labs Creates Ultralow Porosity Aluminum Powder for LPBF

Uniformity Labs’ UniFuse AlSi10Mg aluminum powder is the latest in the company’s range of ultralow-porosity metal powders that are said to deliver high-speed, high-quality parts repeatedly and at scale for metal additive manufacturing.

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Materials

PolySpectra Reformulates Rugged Resin for Desktop 3D Printers

COR Alpha was previously available solely for use on 385-nm wavelength 3D printers, limiting use to industrial hardware. The new formulation expands availability to 405-nm wavelength systems.

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LPBF

The Power of the Particle: Characteristics That Affect Powder Bed Fusion AM

A recent webinar explores the influence of powder properties and the direct effect they have on AM build outcomes. Detailed are several methods for measuring characteristics of particle shape, size and surface chemistry during the feedstock life cycle.

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Polymer

Mechnano Develops First Nano-Uniform ESD, High-Temp 3D-Printable Resin

The resin for quick-turn soldering processes can help electronic manufacturing service providers reduce cycle time, increase throughput and ensure nano-uniform ESD protection.

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Mold Tooling

3D Printed Mold Tooling Advances in Performance With Proprietary Resin

Material improvements offer turnkey production and cost trimming with 3D printed mold tooling. A new, proprietary resin addresses the current limitations associated with 3D printing in polymer. 

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Materials

Researchers Develop High-Strength Aluminum Wire Feedstock for 3D Printing

IMCRC, AML3D and Deakin University’s Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM) have developed a high-strength aluminum wire feedstock they say can transform the way complex metal objects are manufactured.

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Materials

Piab’s Small Vacuum Conveyor Safely Handles Metal Powders

Typical applications include metal powder transfer to or from a hopper or a sieve, feeding a 3D printer or recirculating material from the overflow bin.

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