Metal
Video: 3D-Printed Composite Hooks Lifts Hundreds of Pounds
AM challenges expectations about which applications and part types call for metal and which are appropriate for polymer.
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Installing a Metal 3D Printer, Part 2: Facilities
What facility adaptations are necessary when installing a metal 3D printer? PADT documents the steps it took to support a Concept Laser Mlab Cusing R in this second post in a five-part series.
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Metal Matrix Composite Demonstrates Additive Manufacturing’s Promise for New Materials
The co-founder of a materials-development firm seeks to aid manufacturers in pursuing the material freedom of AM.
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Installing a Metal 3D Printer, Part 1: Equipment
When PADT installed a Concept Laser Mlab Cusing R metal 3D printer, the company documented the process from beginning to end. The first in a five-part series.
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An AM Voyage: Seeking Additive Manufacturing’s Next-Gen Metals for Ship-Based Repair
A research team at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering is using computational materials design to create new high-strength steels for the United States Navy.
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Building an Additive Manufacturing Business for Production
What does it look like to build a business based on AM production from the ground up? An Ohio medical device contractor is finding out.
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Design Guidelines for Conformal Cooling Water Lines
Additive manufacturing enables complex geometries and nonround cross-sections for conformal cooling lines, but some design lessons from conventionally drilled lines are still relevant.
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SLM Titanium Expands Options for Hearing Aid Wearers
Titanium plus selective laser melting (SLM) enables hearing aids that perform better for a wider range of individuals.
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Metal AM: Is Welding the Way In?
Optomec’s machine tool for metal 3D printing is also an accessible system for automated welding. The embrace of one use of this machine might lead to increasing exploration of the other.
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DMG MORI to Introduce Its SLM System to North America in November
The company now offers both powder-bed and direct-deposition AM. Its president anticipates widespread use of metal AM within 10 years.
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