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MRO/Sustainment

How Additive Manufacturing Is Expanding the Possibilities for Plastics

In terms of lead time, part size, quantity and inventory needs, the limitations on plastics are being overcome. We will see plastics doing more — the theme of several recent articles we’ve posted.

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Design

OxMet Technologies Limited Acquires Betatype Group Limited, Accepts Investment from JX Nippon Mining and Metals

OxMet Technologies Limited has announced the acquisition of Betatype Group Limited and an investment from JX Nippon Mining and Metals Corporation, increasing OxMet’s design capabilities and collaboration opportunities.

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Materials

Production 3D Printing With Roots in Materials Development: The Origin Story

Production-oriented polymer AM machine uses the same platform with the same range of controls originally conceived for material development.

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Technical University of Munich, Oerlikon, GE Additive and Linde to Establish AM Cluster in Bavaria

The initiative aims to accelerate the broad use of additive manufacturing (AM) in various industries through integrated research and development initiatives. The cluster underlines Bavaria’s reputation as a leading location for technology innovation. The new Additive Manufacturing Institute is aimed at cross-disciplinary AM research.

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What A Former Moldmaker Has Learned About AM: Leverage Simplicity and Let It Scale

The once-again independent Linear AMS is now more focused on additive manufacturing than ever before.

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3D Printing Trends for 2020 (and a Quick Look Back at 2019)

Additive Manufacturing (both the technology and the media brand) advanced and matured in 2019. A quick recap of 2019, plus predictions for 3D printing in 2020. 

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Defense

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Brings Cold Spray 3D Printing Techniques to Battlefield

Funding from the Army will support advanced work on cold spray; the portable repair and manufacturing technique could increase the readiness of military vehicles and other units.

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Software

Rize, Dassault Systèmes Partner to Accelerate Adoption of Additive Manufacturing

Rize Inc. and Dassault Systèmes have announced that they will partner to offer North American customers support a diverse set of applications and services to design and manufacture additively manufactured prototypes and parts.

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Mold Tooling

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, AddUp Partner on AM for Tooling Applications

Oak Ridge National Laboratory and AddUp have partnered to further additive moldmaking technology for tooling applications.

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Startups

Is Solid-State Additive Manufacturing an Enabler to the Internet of Things?

Startup Tri-D Dynamics sees precision cold spray 3D printing providing IoT-enabled parts with electronics built in. The promise is sensing in environments where the sensing might be needed most.

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