Metal
Vacuum Cycling Nucleation (VCN) Removes Resin, Powders from 3D Printed Parts
Vacuum Processing Systems’ proprietary VCN process is well suited for parts with small holes and tiny passageways. A combination of vacuum and fluid clears uncured resin or unsintered metal powder. See it in action.
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GKN Aerospace Successfully Tests Lightweight Turbine Rear Structure
The company says an innovative design and manufacturing of shorter, lighter turbine rear structure can contribute to lower carbon emissions.
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Xact Metal Launches High-Performing Dental Solution
The complete dental solution includes Xact Metal’s XM200G printer, a full software workflow in partnership with Materialise’s Pre-Print Dental Module, and certified dental powder from Bego Medical.
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Desktop Metal Ships First Additive Manufacturing Production System to Stanley Black & Decker
The P-50 is designed to mass produce high-performance metal parts with the repeatability and cost required to compete with conventional manufacturing.
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3D Printed Heat Exchanger Uses Gyroids for Better Cooling | The Cool Parts Show #43
Replacement heat exchanger for a helicopter is half the size and delivers 4× the cooling, thanks to a geometry that could only be made via additive manufacturing.
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Powder Comparison: Standards for DED Material Substitutes
What powder properties lead to performance similar to a DED powder? Basic flowability energy, particle density and particle morphology are key candidates.
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AP&C Providing Titanium Powders to Airbus
AP&C also supports Airbus by helping its in-house additive manufacturing team establish its own methods and processes to qualify Ti-6AI-4V powders.
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Desktop Metal, Uniformity Labs Collaborate on Low-Porosity Binder Jetting Powders
The powders are said to enable production of high-precision parts that exhibit excellent material properties and surface finish.
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Robots Combine for Faster DED Build Rate (Video)
The Medusa system merges multiple robots into a single system for efficient additive manufacturing of large metal parts.
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ABB Selects Additive Industries’ MetalFAB1 for On-Demand Digital Spare Parts Production
This Turbocharger manufacturer replaces casting with industrial 3D printing, reducing its spare parts manufacturing lead times from nine weeks to one as well as significantly reducing its spare parts inventory levels.
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