Metal
Dyndrite’s LPBF Pro Software Enhances Precision, Traceability, Repeatability for 3D Metal Printing
The software for laser powder bed fusion streamlines processes by enabling the development of innovative parameter strategies and optimization routines, while eliminating manual build preparation hassles.
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Renishaw Tempus Technology Reduces Metal Additive Manufacturing Build Times
A new scanning algorithm for Renishaw’s RenAM 500 series of metal additive manufacturing systems enables the laser to fire while the recoater is moving, which over the build cycle can reduce total build time by up to 50% with no reduction in part quality.
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Protolabs Opens New DMLS Facility to Meet Increasing Additive Demand
Protolabs recently opened the doors to its new DMLS additive manufacturing facility to support its customers’ growing demand for AM. The facility, built from the ground up, was designed to accommodate a smooth and safe workflow, continue expanding machine and technology offerings and promote burgeoning additive production.
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Zenith Tecnica Manufactures 3D Printed Hardware for NASA Psyche Mission
The node components designed by Maxar Space Systems were well suited to the advantages of EBM AM due to their complex geometries.
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EOS Names Advanced Manufacturing Solutions its Northwest Distribution Partner
Advanced Manufacturing Solutions will carry the full line of EOS polymer and metal 3D printers.
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Cumberland Additive Acquires Stratasys Direct Manufacturing Metals Operations, Doubles Metal AM Capacity
The agreement also expands and diversifies Cumberland’s material offerings in aluminum, copper and other metal materials.
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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.
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Jeol’s Electron Beam 3D Printer Meets Aerospace Qualification Standard
The company says that meeting the AMS7032 operational qualification standard ensures manufacturers that Jeol’s JAM-5200EBM is capable of producing aerospace-grade material with stable performance and meets all material specification requirements.
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Copper, New Metal Printing Processes, Upgrades Based on Software and More from Formnext 2023: AM Radio #46
Formnext 2023 showed that additive manufacturing may be maturing, but it is certainly not stagnant. In this episode, we dive into observations around technology enhancements, new processes and materials, robots, sustainability and more trends from the show.
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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.
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