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Velo3D Qualifies New Superalloy for Use in Its Sapphire Printers

New nickel-based Höganäs Amperprint 0233 Haynes 282 powder enhances the capabilities of Velo3D’s end-to-end solution for customers in oil and gas, aviation, energy, space and other high-value applications.

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LPBF

AddUp and WBA Collaborate on Additive Manufacturing for Toolmaking

As part of the partnership, a FormUp 350 New Generation powder bed system from AddUp will be installed at the WBA Demonstration Tool Shop.

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Postprocessing

3D Printed Tool for Machining Electric Vehicle Motors: The Cool Parts Show #39

Additive manufacturing achieves a large-diameter cutting tool light enough for fast, precise machining of the motor housing’s stator bore.

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Metal

3D Printing Rotors for Electric Motors (Video)

Oak Ridge National Laboratory describes research into applying additive manufacturing to replace windings in DC motors.

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Materials

Formlabs Launches PreForm Software for Improved Packing Densities

The software is designed to improve packing density, resulting in less leftover powder with each 3D print and a lower cost per part.

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Metal

Shapeways, Desktop Metal Expand Partnership for Additive Manufacturing Services

Shapeways is expanding its Desktop Metal system capacity and capabilities by providing customers access to these solutions at its ISO-9001 manufacturing facilities in both Long Island City, New York, and Eindhoven, Netherlands.

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Production

10 Ways Additive Manufacturing Reshapes a Production Facility (Forget What You Know About Factories)

Sintavia’s purpose-built facility for powder bed fusion of aircraft components illustrates fundamental ways the plant is different when 3D printing is the operation.

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Protolabs Opens European 3D Printing Center

Provider of digital manufacturing services is boosting its additive manufacturing capacity by 60% thanks to a €16m investment.

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Production

GE Additive’s Amp Integrates Build Prep Tools in One Software Platform

The integrated software solution was developed to make it easier for users to develop and 3D print parts quickly and efficiently in order to speed production.

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Composites

Reshoring, Tooling, Sustainability and More: Top 10 Stories of 2021: AM Radio Episode #9B

Reviewing our most-viewed stories of the year revealed some of the topics that have been top-of-mind for additive manufacturers. Read or listen to the countdown. 

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