Prototyping

Materials

Volkmann’s PowTReX Automated Transfer, Recovery and Extraction System

Rapid + TCT 2022: The Volkmann PowTReX is designed to offer safe metal powder transfer, recovery and extraction systems for additive manufacturing.

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Ross Fabricates Custom-Made, Certified Storage Vessels

The 3,000-gallon storage vessel is custom-fabricated and stamped according to ASME Section VIII Div 1.

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Safety 

3D Printed Bobsled Helmet Improves Safety, Lowers Weight

Additive manufacturing enabled researchers to develop custom-fit bobsled helmets with lattice linings that increased impact resistance and lowered weight.

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Machining

Additive Manufacturing Is More Than 3D Printing: The Importance of Complementary Capabilities (Video)

Vertex Manufacturing founder Greg Morris on machining, inspection and other operations that complete AM.

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Recycling

Lossless Recycling of E-Waste Into Additive Manufacturing Powders

Germany-based Reco E-Waste transforms copper and other metals from electrical components and electronics into high-value powders for additive manufacturing in a 1-to-1 process.

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Metal

AddUp Is Helping Bring Metal 3D Printing to Space

To make additive manufacturing in microgravity possible, the group has chosen to use a process that promotes forces induced by surface tension — wire-laser combination (W-DED).

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Postprocessing

An Additive Manufacturing Machine Shop

Finish machining additively manufactured implants requires different pacing and workflow than cutting parts from stock — different enough for an experienced manufacturer to warrant a dedicated machine shop.

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Mold Tooling

Nexa3D, Addifab Partner to Bring Larger, Faster 3D Printed Tooling to Injection Molders

Collaboration focuses on 3D printed injection mold tooling that enables complex geometries compatible with a range of materials.

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Blockchain

Blockchain-Protected Designs As the Enabler to Distributed 3D Printing

IP protection and control over batch sizes are challenges to localized manufacturing through 3D printing. An EU collaboration is working on a blockchain-based solution.

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Polymer

BOFA Americas 3D PrintPRO HT Offers High-Temperature 3D Print Filtration

Rapid + TCT 2022: BOFA Americas’ 3D PrintPRO HT features a 3D print fume and particulate filtration system designed for higher temperature additive manufacturing processes.

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