Metal
3D Printed Metal Vibenite 350 Testing Indicates Biocompatibility for Implant Use
The material is both wear and corrosive resistant, and could be well suited as an implant material where wear resistance is essential, such as human joints.
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US Navy Successfully Utilizes Additec’s Liquid Metal Jetting Technology While Afloat
The U.S. Navy successfully used a Liquid Metal Jetting (LMJ) 3D printer aboard one of its vessels, enabling them to print high-strength aluminum alloy parts on-demand while in port. This innovation can change how critical parts are manufactured in remote or challenging environments to potentially reshape naval operations.
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Collaborators Developing Green Part Processing Solution for Cold Metal Fusion Technology
Formnext 2024: The AutoSmooth project was launched last year to develop a fully automated process chain for unpacking, depowdering and surface treatment of cold metal fusion parts.
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3D Printing Enables a Larger "Sweet Spot" Relative to This Golf Club's Size: The Cool Parts Show #77
Cobra Puma Golf's Limit3D iron uses 3D printed stainless lattices to remove weight from the interior so that it can be reintroduced with tungsten inserts that lower the center of gravity. The combination offers a smaller, sleeker club head with the forgiveness of a larger one.
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Solukon’s SFM-AT1500-S Depowdering System Handles Heavy-Duty Requirements and Dimensions
Formnext 2024: The Solukon SFM-AT1500-S metal powder removal system can accommodate parts that weight more than 2 tons.
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Custom Molder Applies Polymer, Metal 3D Printing for Productivity Gains
Custom injection molder Westec Plastics Corp. uses 3D printed end-of-arm tooling for automation as well as inserts printed in metal.
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Video: Hybrid Manufacturing Without Melting: Hermle’s Metal Powder Application (MPA) Process
The Metal Powder Application (MPA) process uses cold spray to apply metal to an existing workpiece. Because the material deforms rather than melts, MPA opens new possibilities for functional grading and other multimaterial applications.
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Wayland Additive’s NeuBeam Technology Offers Hot, Stable Process for Producing Fully Dense Parts
Formnext 2024: The Caliber3’s NeuBeam PBF process gives users flexibility to choose the temperature and melt strategy that best suits the part, material selection and application, rather than being confined by the process itself.
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This Year I Have Seen a Lot of AM for the Military — What Is Going On?
Audience members have similar questions. What is the Department of Defense’s interest in making hardware via 3D printing over conventional methods? Here are three manufacturing concerns that are particular to the military.
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Partners Developing In Situ Optical Monitoring System to Enhance 3D Printing Process for Brass
The partners are working to optimize the 3D printing process for brass by detecting real-time defects during the selective laser melting process to enhance the quality and repeatability of produced components.
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