Metal
Somerset Community College Offers Metal AM Technology Training
Somerset Community College has added metal additive manufacturing technology to its advanced manufacturing capabilities as an institution. The college says it is also the first institution of higher education in Kentucky to offer a technician certificate in 3D printing.
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Webinar: Metal 3D Printing for Production
Join this webinar, presented by ExOne, on September 5 to learn how binder jetting is superior for high-speed volumetric output.
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Video: Controlled Porosity Can Be Functional Advantage Realized via 3D Printing
A wall of metal that looks solid is actually 90% dense, allowing gas to pass through. Mold venting is one application.
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Material Extrusion: Now with Metal
Challenging our thinking about materials in metal additive manufacturing and the possibilities with material extrusion technology.
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Video: The STL File Can Produce Surface Defects in 3D-Printed Parts
Timothy Simpson of Penn State University discusses the influence of model definition in additive manufacturing and what to do about its effects.
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Video: Support Structures Are Misnamed! How to Understand Anchors in Additive Manufacturing
Supports or anchors can account for a significant share of both the engineering investment and material use in metal additive manufacturing. Michael Hansen of SLM Solutions discusses the role and importance of support structures.
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The Results Are In: Autoclave Tooling and Large Format Additive Manufacturing
SABIC and the University of Dayton Research Institute studied large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM) for metal autoclave tooling. The results are promising.
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Video: Metal AM Affects Plastics Production via Conformal Cooling
Additive manufacturing allows cooling channels within mold tooling inserts to follow the form of the tool rather than being straight drilled holes. Here’s why this matters.
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Video: The Impact of Part Orientation on Cost and Build Time in AM
A different build orientation might mean fewer layers and less support structure, though the part might need to be redesigned to take advantage of this different orientation.
WatchWebinar: Selecting Parts for Additive Manufacturing
Join the SLM Solutions webinar on August 14 to learn what parts, features and geometries are best suited for optimization with metal additive manufacturing and tips of what may make the process unfeasible.
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