Materials
Hermle Combines Metal Powder Application Process with Five-Axis Machining
Hermle integrated its MPA technology, a process where metal powder is applied by kinetic compacting to build completely sealed materials, in a Hermle five-axis machining center to create parts with highly complex inner geometries.
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Diabase Brings a Machine Tool Perspective to FDM
The company’s H-series Additive and Hybrid systems take inspiration from machining centers to unlock the potential of filament-based 3D printing.
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Materials Are the Ingredients that Enable Additive
The July issue of Additive Manufacturing magazine examines developments in metal alloys, polymers, ceramics and active materials.
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Solving a Materials Challenge in Soft Robotics
A team from the University of Minnesota and the Army Research Lab has developed processes for fully 3D printing soft dielectric elastomer actuators without postprocessing steps.
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Orion Gets a Lift from Electro-Static Dissipative (ESD) Material
NASA’s Orion spacecraft will include parts 3D-printed from electro-static dissipative Antero 800NA from Stratasys. Developing this material was an exercise in working within constraints.
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Materials Are the Most Important Component in AM
You will see a lot of additive machines at IMTS. Success with those machines is determined by an underappreciated ingredient. Read our collection of recently published articles focused on materials.
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Additive Manufacturing Moves Toward Tailored Materials
A conversation with Carpenter Technology suggests that AM is moving past existing materials toward specialized and eventually fully custom options. The company’s CarTech Puris 5+ titanium powder is one illustration.
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One-Piece Robot Gripper Actuated by Shop Air
The pneumatic gripper 3D-printed as a complete working unit has demonstrated its effectiveness for continuous operation over time. It is one illustration of the role additive is liable to play in making robotic automation easier.
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Kason 3D-ReKlaimer Recovers Metal 3D Printing Powder
The self-contained metal powder reclamation system uses multi-plane, inertial vibration and ultrasonic frequencies to sift metal powders.
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GKN and Porsche Develop AM Transmission Part Using New Metal Powder
Using a combination of metal powder-bed fusion and metal powder 20MnCr5, GKN Powder Metallurgy and Porsche 3D-printed an intricate differential housing with gear ring unit on a front traverse transmission.
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