Metal
The Robot Craftsman: Force Sensing and Vision Help Realize Automated AM Postprocessing (Includes Video)
Automated production via additive manufacturing will need automated postprocessing. This UK startup is equipping robots with the capabilities needed for critical, fine-detail finishing of metal 3D printed parts.
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America Makes’ Project Call for LPBF Cross-Platform Consistency
Project entry requirements include registration at TRX Industry Day at UTEP by Wednesday, March 8, 2023; with the submission deadline set for Friday, April 7, 2023, by 5 p.m. ET.
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Phase3D’s Early Adopter Program for Real-Time AM Part Quality Inspection
Company says 3D printing in-situ inspection system detects defects in real-time, enabling users to fully monitor additive manufacturing operations for both laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) and binder jetting processes.
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Dyndrite, Novanta Collaborate to Enhance Laser-Based AM Metal Printing Machine Capabilities
The companies are working to create proof-of-concept, enabling Dyndrite software to directly generate low-level scanning trajectories for use with Novanta hardware.
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8 Social Media Posts About Additive Manufacturing: AM Radio #34
Cost savings, modifications, large-format AM and more. In this episode of AM Radio, we discuss what people are saying about additive manufacturing on social media.
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Fraunhofer ILT, 6K Additive Partner on AM Life Cycle Assessment
The study conducted at the labs of Fraunhofer ILT analyzes an additively manufactured industrial component that includes the environmental impact from powder, printing and postprocessing.
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Additive Manufacturing Is Subtractive, Too: How CNC Machining Integrates With AM (Includes Video)
For Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing, succeeding with laser powder bed fusion as a production process means developing a machine shop that is responsive to, and moves at the pacing of, metal 3D printing.
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SLM Solutions’ NXG XII 600E Offers Extended Build Envelope
The NXG XII 600E is an advanced productive system featuring an end-to-end production workflow, including external cooldown unpacking to maximize machine uptime, enabling job-to-job turnover under one hour.
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Advancing Additive Manufacturing With a CATCH and Release Approach
Solutions for energy efficiency, sustainability, part repair and more are developing at Siemens’ Charlotte Advanced Technology Collaboration Hub (CATCH) in North Carolina.
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Aalberts Surface Technologies Forms U.S. Heat Treatment Business Unit
Combining 17 diverse facilities into Aalberts Surface Technologies - HIP|Braze|Heat Treatment makes it one of the largest providers of thermal processing and metal joining technologies in the U.S.
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