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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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Micro

Horizon Microtechnologies’ Micro AM for Conductive, Environmentally Resistant Parts

The company has developed a template-based 3D microfabrication technology that gives manufacturers the ability to add conductivity to all or selected parts of a 3D-microfabricated template.

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Materials

PolySpectra Reformulates Rugged Resin for Desktop 3D Printers

COR Alpha was previously available solely for use on 385-nm wavelength 3D printers, limiting use to industrial hardware. The new formulation expands availability to 405-nm wavelength systems.

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Polymer

Mechnano Develops First Nano-Uniform ESD, High-Temp 3D-Printable Resin

The resin for quick-turn soldering processes can help electronic manufacturing service providers reduce cycle time, increase throughput and ensure nano-uniform ESD protection.

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Tooling

3D Printed Mold Tooling Advances in Performance With Proprietary Resin

Material improvements offer turnkey production and cost trimming with 3D printed mold tooling. A new, proprietary resin addresses the current limitations associated with 3D printing in polymer. 

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What Does Additive Manufacturing Readiness Look Like?

The promise of distributed manufacturing is alluring, but to get there AM first needs to master scale production. GKN Additive’s Michigan facility illustrates what the journey might look like.

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Polymer

Chromatic 3D Materials Meets Flammability Requirements for Aerospace Industry

NIAR testing shows that multiple polyurethanes 3D printed by Chromatic are compliant with U.S. standards for use in aircraft interiors.

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Materials

Evaluating the Printability and Mechanical Properties of LFAM Regrind

A study conducted by SABIC and Local Motors identified potential for the reuse of scrap reinforced polymer from large-format additive manufacturing. As this method increases in popularity, sustainable practices for recycling excess materials is a burgeoning concern.

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Polymer

Braskem Acquires Taulman3D

The acquisition of Taulman3D further accelerates Braskem’s growth strategy in the additive manufacturing market with a complementary portfolio of 3D materials.

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Medical & Dental

Dinsmore Joins AddMan Engineering Group

AddMan Engineering Group expands its polymer additive capabilities with the addition of Dinsmore Inc. to its manufacturing solutions network.

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