Materials

Aerospace 14 Dec 2023

This Drone Bird with 3D Printed Parts Mimics a Peregrine Falcon: The Cool Parts Show #66

The Drone Bird Company has developed aircraft that mimic birds of prey to scare off problem birds. The drones feature 3D printed fuselages made by Parts on Demand from ALM materials.

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Metal 13 Dec 2023

Sciaky Develops Smaller EBAM-53 Machine for Labs, Research Facilities

With a much smaller space requirement and lower cost, the EBAM-53 features a build envelope of 26 in2, enabling test coupons, small demonstrators and geometry trial parts.

Metal 8 Dec 2023

3D Systems Materials Expand Capabilities of SLA, Figure 4 Platforms

3D Systems’ latest high-performance materials can enable efficient production of end-use parts in industries such as automotive, aerospace, semiconductor and consumer goods.

LPBF 6 Dec 2023

ArcelorMittal Enters Additive Manufacturing Industry With Steel Powder

The company is building an industrial-scale atomizer in Spain to produce high-quality steel powders for multiple additive manufacturing technologies.

LPBF 22 Nov 2023

Dyndrite, Constellium, Elementum 3D, Sandvik Establish Materials Consortium for 3D Metal Printing

This joint effort aims to make laser bed power fusion (LPBF) powder parameters and related testing data for common materials freely and publicly available to end users, enabling increased knowledge sharing, better outcomes, and faster adoption of materials and techniques.

Polymer 17 Nov 2023

Carbon’s EPX 150 Is High-Performance Rigid Resin for Complex Parts, Features

EPX 150 is Carbon’s fastest printing, chemically-resistant, high-temperature resin which is purpose-built to print complex parts and features.

Metal 15 Nov 2023

Researchers Develop Method for Creating Customized 3D Printed Metals With Contrasting Properties

Researchers were able to use 3D printing techniques and tweak printing parameters to produce a 3D printed metal with different microstructures that create stronger and weaker regions in the exact locations in the metal that they wanted.

Materials 15 Nov 2023

Liqcreate Creates Flame Retardant Polymer for High Temperature Applications

Parts made with this additive manufacturing resin can withstand high temperatures without posing a fire hazard due to its self-extinguishing capabilities.