Prototyping
America Makes Names 2024 Ambassador Award Winners
The Ambassador Award Program recognizes individuals who have continually demonstrated outstanding dedication to advancing America Makes and its mission to innovate and accelerate additive manufacturing to increase the nation’s global manufacturing competitiveness.
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CW Editor Moderates Featured Composites-AM Panel at CAMX Sept. 11
CW Senior Technical Editor Ginger Gardiner will moderate a panel at CAMX on the fusion of advanced composites with fiber-reinforced additive manufacturing.
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Spee3D Successfully Tests Metal AM System During DOD’s Rim of the Pacific Exercise
Spee3D’s Expeditionary Manufacturing Unit (EMU) printed 11 metal parts for repair and replacement of defense equipment in a contested environment to prove that AM can help secure military supply chains by reducing the delivery time of critical parts from days to hours and at the point of need.
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Video: Machining and Directed Energy Deposition (DED) Aid One Another and Work Together
DED parts made by a machine tool provider illustrate various ways the strategic consideration of either metal 3D printing or machining helps the other process.
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Solukon Upgrades SFM-AT350/-E Depowdering System to Handle Larger, Heavier Parts
The SFM-AT350/-E depowdering system can accommodate the increased weight due to an adapted arm design, which means that the chamber volume and the associated inert gas consumption remain the same.
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What Material Needs Are on the Horizon for Polymer AM?
A recent conversation with a materials expert indicates coming advances in 3D printing polymers related to sustainability, affordability and productivity as well as functionality. Read the full list (and add your take).
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Supernova Creates Defense and Space Business Unit to Develop 3D Printing of Military-Grade Energetic Materials
Target applications for the new business unit include solid rocket motors which are critical components for the next-generation hypersonic platforms.
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NCDMM Enhances CORE Platform, Debuts Roadmapper 2.0 Data Tool
The CORE online platform helps members identify, access and utilize intellectual capital assets that align with the group’s Technology Development Roadmap, while Roadmapper 2.0 complements CORE, enabling the sharing of interactive, digital road maps.
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What Is the Role of Directed Energy Deposition (DED)? We Are Still Discovering It
The applications go well beyond repair. Recently posted articles find many different use cases for DED, including its expanded application for production parts.
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EOS Additive Minds Academy Opens Space for Hands-On AM Training
The engineering, consulting and education arm of EOS has offered training in various capacities before now, but a new physical footprint at the company’s Novi, Michigan, facility will make AM training more accessible and affordable.
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