Prototyping

Materials

Bespoke Laser Cladding Nozzles Made Possible with Powder Bed Fusion

Additive manufacturing is advancing laser cladding. With the addition of a powder bed fusion 3D printer, American Cladding Technologies can now print custom cladding nozzles to meet the precise requirements of each job.

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Materials

Protolabs Launches 3D Printed Cobalt Chrome

Protolabs has launched 3D printed cobalt chrome, a new material resistant to heat, wear and corrosion for use across multiple sectors.

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Cool Parts

How Test Swabs Became 3D Printing's Production Win: The Cool Parts Show #15

Nasopharyngeal swabs for COVID-19 testing are one of the best production cases for 3D printing we've seen, pandemic or otherwise. Why AM is winning on speed, functionality and collaboration. 

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Production

Drone Engine Maker Illustrates How Additive Manufacturing Well Suited to OEMs

This small company making small engines sees big wins from metal AM in terms of both product performance and responsiveness to the market. Here, size isn’t a factor in succeeding with AM — the application instead shows how the capability is at its best when it can serve both production and design.

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Sustainability

Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association Commissions Research Project on Sustainability

The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA) has selected Jeremy Faludi, Ph.D., a leading researcher of sustainable engineering, to oversee its first commissioned university research project. The project will be a systematic review of the environmental impacts and benefits of additive manufacturing.

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Defense

Phillips Corporation Enters Partnership with the U.S. Army to Provide AM Expertise and Support at Rock Island Arsenal

Phillips Corporation, Federal Division has executed a Public Private Partnership Agreement (P3) to support the Army Center of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing (CoE) at the Rock Island Arsenal-Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center.

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Design

Additive Manufacturing versus COVID-19: Protecting Your Ideas for Protecting Others

Reporting from the front lines of the fight against Coronavirus – battling liability and IP issues.

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Map of 3D Printing Service Bureaus Across the U.S.

More than 200 3D printing service bureaus in the United States are listed on this custom Google Map, created to help fill supply chain gaps related to coronavirus. 

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Automotive

BigRep Launches ABS, ASA Advanced Materials

BigRep is expanding its materials portfolio with versatile and impact-resistant ABS and weather- and UV-resistant ASA, aiming to open a new dimension for Large-Format 3D Printing in the automotive and consumer products industries.

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Rosswag Qualifies Nickel-Based Superalloy Waspaloy for Additive Manufacturing

Rosswag Engineering has now succeeded in processing the nickel-based superalloy Waspaloy in the additive manufacturing process.

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