Postprocessing
3D Printed Cutting Tool for Large Transmission Part: The Cool Parts Show Bonus
A boring tool that was once 30 kg challenged the performance of the machining center using it. The replacement tool is 11.5 kg, and more efficient as well, thanks to generative design.
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AM Companies Collaborate With Wilson to Create First Airless Prototype Basketball
General Lattice’s enterprise solutions team worked with Wilson to bring its concept to life by streamlining the design and iteration process through the use of its computational design tools and workflows.
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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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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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Solukon Expands Compatibility of Unpacking, Cleaning Station for Plastic Parts
With adapters for EOS P 1 and P 5 series SLS manufacturing systems, the Solukon SFP770 postprocessing system can now accommodate build boxes from other leading printers, enabling Solukon to tap new markets in the area of polymer 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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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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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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AM Schedule Optimizer Enables Cost Optimization for Production Processes
Gravity Pull System’s Schedule Optimizer and Management software optimizes the additive manufacturing production process for cost and maximum machine utilization.
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Why AM Leads to Internal Production for Collins Aerospace (Includes Video)
A new Charlotte-area center will provide additive manufacturing expertise and production capacity for Collins business units based across the country, allowing the company to guard proprietary design and process details that are often part of AM.
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