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Desktop Metal Qualifies 316L for Mass Production on Shop System

Shop System binder jetting is said to enable cost-effective batch production of high-quality 316L stainless steel parts via additive manufacturing.

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Why Is There Reason for Optimism in Additive Manufacturing?

Implementing additive manufacturing is difficult and requires a significant pivot for an established manufacturer. Peter Zelinski and Stephanie Hendrixson discuss why making that pivot is worthwhile. 

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Essentium Launches PEKK High-Performance Material

RAPID 2021: PEKK shares most of the performance attributes of PEEK, but has a lower crystallization rate and is less affected by the cooling process once the part is 3D printed, thereby minimizing warping.

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The Way Ahead for Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing

Tooling today, production tomorrow. The capability will advance as value is increasingly seen in lead time savings and design opportunities. Parts that today are cast offer a particularly promising application for a process that is “welding, except not.”

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Casting

Are Advances in Additive Manufacturing Being Led by Curmudgeons? AM Radio #4

Noting a pattern: Some of those winning positive gains with additive manufacturing are far from positive in discussing its promise. On AM Radio, Stephanie Hendrixson and Peter Zelinski unravel this seeming contradiction.

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Incus Project to Test 3D Printing Spare Parts in Space

Project goal is to assess the feasibility of processing scrap metals available on the moon’s surface to produce a high-quality final product via a zero-waste process.

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Inventors

American Precision Museum Launches Interactive Digital Exhibit

Support and inspire the future of manufacturing by honoring a manufacturing innovator, advocate or educator in new exhibit.

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Arburg Freeformer Prints Implants Made from Medically Approved PEEK

Formnext 2021: Arburg’s Freeformer 300-3X processes medically approved PEEK for the first time, using Evonik’s original Vestakeep i2 G plastic to create customized skull implants, including support material.

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Polymer

Hexagon, Stratasys Collaborate on Validation Tool for 3D Printed Plastic Components

Partnership develops software solution to help compress design and testing phases, improve understanding of plastic behavior and speed up innovation across the sector.

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Polymer

Sculpman’s Variable Nozzle Technology for Polymer Extrusion 3D Printing

Formnext 2021: The continuously variable nozzle technology is designed to enable users to create strong, full-sized and detailed objects in a matter of minutes instead of hours or even days.

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