Prototyping

How Avid Product Development Creates Efficiencies in High-Mix, Low-Volume Additive Manufacturing

Contract manufacturer Avid Product Development (a Lubrizol company) has developed strategies to streamline part production through 3D printing so its engineering team can focus on development, design, assembly and other services. 

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Can AI Deliver Shapes Like Generative Design With Far Less Computation?

Ohio startup Vixiv is developing a machine learning system that will “know,” without computation, what 3D printed form satisfies a given set of needs.

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Supply Chain

US Army Tests Additive Manufacturing for Printing Vehicle Repair Parts in the Field

Spee3D participates in successful demonstration with the Army Research Lab to validate the use of additive manufacturing for creating military vehicle repair parts in the field at the point of need.

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ASTM and EOS Expand AM Machine Operator Certification Program

The ASTM International Powder Bed Fusion – Laser Beam (PBF-LB) Machine Operator Certification program now includes both the EOS M 290 and EOS M 400 platforms.

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Former Charles Ross & Son Company President Passes Away

Richard Ross took the helm as company president in 1961 and served as a visionary leader, guiding the company through decades of growth and expansion.

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Polymer

New Equipment, Additive Manufacturing for Casting Replacement and AM's Next Phase at IMTS 2024: AM Radio #54

Additive manufacturing’s presence at IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show revealed trends in technology as well as how 3D printing is being applied today and where it will be tomorrow. Peter Zelinski and I share observations from the show on this episode of AM Radio. 

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Robots

Video: Robot Machining Will Complement Robot DED

Robots can do additive manufacturing. Can they do hybrid manufacturing? Precision milling of metal using a robot offers this promise.

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LFAM

Video: Scanning for Fast Model Capture and Validation of AM Parts

3D printing offers a fast way to obtain a part. Can developing the printable file and validating the printed part be done rapidly as well? See fast measurement technology for complex 3D forms I found at IMTS.

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AM Materials Consortium Selects Partners for LPBF Fabrication and Testing

The consortium is developing open LPBF parameter sets to streamline machine, material and process qualification, with the goal of expediting customers’ process development leading to serial production.

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Metal

QuickCast Air Software Maximizes Material Removal From Casting Pattern Interiors

The software tool optimizes material removal for cleaner burnout and more efficient draining to reduce both material consumption and build times, enabling a material efficiency that has demonstrated cost competitiveness with traditional injection molded wax patterns.

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