Prototyping

Sustainability

AMGTA Commissions Its First Life Cycle Assessment Research Project

The study will be ISO 14040 compliant and compare the cradle-to-grave environmental impacts of a jet engine low pressure turbine bracket produced through traditional manufacturing methods with one that is produced via additive manufacturing.

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Sand

Research Partners Building World’s Largest Sand Binder Jetting Printer

3D printing provides flexibility to produce large turbine components near offshore wind projects, lowering transportation costs and offering environmental benefits.

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Production

Affordable 3D Printing Powders Made from Barstock, No Melting Required

DirectPowder, a proprietary technique from Metal Powder Works, transforms solid metal or polymer into 3D printable powder. The solution promises distributed production of both materials and parts, even in the field.

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Vat Photopolymerization and VOC Emissions: Study Results and User Guidelines

New research conducted by Chemical Insights, part of Underwriters Laboratories, is studying volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and particles emitted by resin-style 3D printers. Here are what the results indicate and how to operate machines safely.

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Software

Vericut’s Version 9.2 Features More Optimization Options

RAPID 2021: Simulation software verifies key additive functions and makes it easy to identify errors, excessive material overhangs, voids and misplaced material.

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Polymer

Stratasys Expands Material Options for New Manufacturing Systems

RAPID 2021: New materials offer solutions for advancing additive manufacturing at production scale.

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Production

BMF MicroArch S230 Offers Design Freedom for Intricate Parts

RAPID 2021: Printer is said to combine ultra-high resolution with unmatched accuracy, precision and speed for prototyping through short-run production.

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Markforged’s Eiger Fleet Enables More Control, Automation of Distributed Manufacturing

Cloud-based software solution manages distributed manufacturing operations on an enterprise and global scale with increased efficiency and insight.

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Cool Parts

8 Cool Parts From RAPID+TCT 2021: The Cool Parts Show #32

North America’s largest AM trade show resumed! Here are some of the coolest cool parts we found.

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Impressions and Trends from RAPID + TCT 2021: AM Radio Bonus

Peter Zelinski, Stephanie Hendrixson and Julia Hider discuss what they saw, heard and learned at RAPID + TCT 2021 in a special episode of the AM Radio podcast plus slideshow. 

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