Prototyping

Metal 16 Sep 2022

6K Additive Partners With Incodema3D for Powder Supply, Recycling

6K Additive says its nickel alloy 625 powder surpassed every quality measure in tests performed by Incodema3D.

15 Sep 2022

What a 3D Printing Workshop Can Show You

Half-day seminar — co-located at IMTS in Chicago’s McCormick Place — focuses on applying 3D printers for tooling and running parts that don’t make sense on traditional machining centers.

Mold Tooling 15 Sep 2022

Drop-In Solutions Give Users the Benefits of 3D Printed Mold Tooling

3D printed mold components, including ejector pins with venting to eliminate gas traps, can improve performance of traditional injection mold tooling.

Production 13 Sep 2022

25 Years Later, What’s Exciting in Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion?

Often seen as runner-up to laser powder bed fusion, are we finally in the golden age of the electron beam?

Metal 13 Sep 2022

Xact Metal’s XM300G 3D Printers for Large Quantities, Large Parts

The series comes in single-, dual- or quad-independent laser system models with 100% overlapping print zones that are said to offer industrial speed and performance.

Metal 13 Sep 2022

Mantle Metal 3D Printing System for Toolmaking, Prototypes

The technology is designed for easy installation and use so that, with minimal training, manufacturers can have users quickly operating and running the machine.

Distributed Manufacturing 13 Sep 2022

Materialise Acquires Identify3D Software Encryption Company

The acquisition of Identify3D enables Materialise to add an additional security layer to its CO-AM platform, making it an even more robust and secure software platform for distributed manufacturing.

Metal 12 Sep 2022

Understanding HP's Metal Jet: Beyond Part Geometry, Now It's About Modularity, Automation and Scale

Since introducing its metal binder jetting platform at IMTS in 2018, HP has made significant strides to commercialize the technology as a serial production solution. We got an early preview of the just-announced Metal Jet S100.