Metal
By Mapping Layer Height, Velo3D Shows Where Part Is Distorting (Includes Video)
Height measurement reveals what layers and what part features are potential problem areas in the metal additive manufacturing build. Watch the video to see how software provides insights from layer height data.
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PVD Coatings Solve Common 3D-Printed Mold and Part Problems
The right surface modification solution can alleviate a few common additive manufacturing pain points that typically require creating new molds or parts.
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Australian Army Tests Metal 3D Printing in Latest Field Trial
The ‘WarpSPEE3D’ program aims to significantly increase unique parts available to the Army compared to what the regular supply chain can provide.
Read MoreExOne Metal Binder Jetting Now Offered Through Xometry
ExOne binder jetting offers Xometry customers a fast and cost-effective way to 3D print metal prototypes and production parts.
Read MoreWayland Additive Sets 2021 Launch Date for NeuBeam Production System
The new powder bed fusion (PBF) process is said to overcome many of the limitations for manufacturing large complex metal components.
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Your Metal AM Process Development Tool? A Spreadsheet (Includes Video)
Spreadsheet integration with Renishaw software allows for fast programming of metal additive manufacturing test builds. Watch video for demonstration of defining many laser parameter combinations for use in a single test.
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ExOne Qualifies Inconel 718 for Binder Jet 3D Printing
ExOne’s nickel-based alloy Inconel 718 is frequently used in the aerospace, energy and automotive industries, often for high-temperature applications, such as jet engines and tooling, or corrosive environments.
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A Three-Piece Toolset to Minimize Metal Additive Build Failures (Includes Video)
Three separate software tools from Siemens attempt to control some of the most challenging variables within metal AM: build orientation, distortion and deposition paths. Part of software video series.
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3D Printed Tool for CNC Machining: The Cool Parts Show #17
Guhring uses additive manufacturing to make an end mill with optimized internal channels. We visit a machine shop to test the tool on this episode of The Cool Parts Show.
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Metal 3D Printing Makes Combustion More Efficient
John Zink Hamworthy Combustion is finding success with Bound Metal Deposition (BMD) for prototypes and replacement parts, but the real promise it sees is in new designs that couldn’t be made any other way.
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