Prototyping

3D Printed Heat Exchanger Uses Gyroids for Better Cooling | The Cool Parts Show #43

Replacement heat exchanger for a helicopter is half the size and delivers 4× the cooling, thanks to a geometry that could only be made via additive manufacturing.

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Materials

From BCN3D, Lithography 3D Printing With No Vat Brings Bigger Scale Plus Viscous Materials

Parts take shape in the open air. Viscous resin is rapidly carried on a laminate to build each layer. LCD screen size, not vat size, is the limit on productivity.

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Materials

Powder Comparison: Standards for DED Material Substitutes

What powder properties lead to performance similar to a DED powder? Basic flowability energy, particle density and particle morphology are key candidates.

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LFAM

3D Systems Acquiring Titan Robotics

Company says acquisition adds Titan’s extrusion technology to complement 3D Systems’ polymer technology portfolio, opening new market opportunities.

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Software

Senvol ML Enables New Approach for Material Allowables Development

Senvol demonstrates use of machine learning software to enable path for rapid development of material property allowables for additive manufacturing.

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FFF

Using (And Scaling) FDM 3D Printing for Production

Maxwell June’s razor press, which is designed to combine the ease of use of a disposable razor with the environmental and cost benefits of a wet shaving system, is made via FDM 3D printing. How did the company make this choice, and how does it plan to scale up?

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Machining

Does Manufacturing Need Additive?

If a subtractive manufacturing operation is going smoothly, AM need not replace it. So what is AM good for, and why do we need it in the first place?

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Aerospace

AP&C Providing Titanium Powders to Airbus

AP&C also supports Airbus by helping its in-house additive manufacturing team establish its own methods and processes to qualify Ti-6AI-4V powders.

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Production

Desktop Metal, Uniformity Labs Collaborate on Low-Porosity Binder Jetting Powders

The powders are said to enable production of high-precision parts that exhibit excellent material properties and surface finish.

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Robots

Robots Combine for Faster DED Build Rate (Video)

The Medusa system merges multiple robots into a single system for efficient additive manufacturing of large metal parts.

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