Prototyping

For Scale Production Via AM, Are Big Machines or Small Machines Better?

One choice offers more build volume and longer unattended runs. The other offers a tighter space to control and more frequent turns. In this LinkedIn post, here are various applications examples of both, plus views from readers.

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Polymer

Horizon Expands Services With Subcontract Micro AM Production, Design Support

Horizon also offers a suite of proprietary coating processes that enable customers to successfully expand the functionality of parts which are typically produced in plastics on commercially available micro additive manufacturing platforms.

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Materials

Birmingham Researchers Develop Recyclable Photopolymer Resin Made From Biosourced Materials

A University of Birmingham-led team has produced a photopolymer resin that can be printed at high resolution, broken down to its constituent parts, recycled and reprinted.

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Sustainability

Velo3D Chooses Continuum Powders for First Sustainable Metal Powder Offering

OptiPowder 718, based on Ni 718 alloy, is the first-ever 100% recycled, sustainable metal powder option made available in Velo3D Sapphire printers.

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Ceramic

Video: AM for Harder, Longer-Lasting Brake Discs

Additive manufacturing is being applied to limit automotive brake dust. For a major automaker, Etxetar and Talens are developing a production-speed directed energy deposition system to give brake discs a precise layer of wear-resistant carbide.

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Production

Endeavor 3D Integrates Materialise Software With HP Technology to Boost Industrial Production

Endeavor 3D is using the CO-AM software platform to power its fleet of HP 3D printers to streamline workflow, reduce manual touch points and increase efficiency through automation, thereby maximizing production output and additive manufacturing capacity.

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Medical & Dental

3D Systems Develops Multimaterial, One-Piece Jetted Denture Solution

The combination of 3D Systems’ high-speed printing technology with unique materials for the NextDent Jet Denture Teeth and NextDent Jet Denture Base solution is designed to offer superior durability and aesthetics for a better patient experience.

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Basics

Step 2 — A Stronger Foundation at Formnext Chicago

The North American additive manufacturing market needs a home – a foundation where the AM market can connect, innovate and grow by bringing together leaders in additive and industrial manufacturing.

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Tooling

3D Printed Human-Operated End-of-Arm Tooling Promotes Safety and Throughput

Toolmaker and injection molder Zero Tolerance developed a manual tool to enable an operator to quickly place inserts into a mold.

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Micro

BMF’s MicroArch D1025 Offers Dual-Resolution for Flexible, High-Precision 3D Printing

This 3D printer with variable print resolution is capable of combining both resolutions in a single build to offer more flexibility and greater efficiency for ultrahigh-resolution applications.

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