Prototyping

Basics

Step 1 — Unmatched Audience at Formnext Chicago

Events are about audience! Formnext Chicago offers unmatched access to both existing additive manufacturing adopters AND industrial manufacturers that represent future AM growth.

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The 3D Printed Part Protecting Drivers in the Indy500

The 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 takes place on May 26. This year, the cars on the track feature a new 3D printed component: the next generation of the titanium top frame that holds the aeroscreen and protects the driver in the event of a rollover. 

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Lightweighting

AM 4 AM’s HiperAL Aluminum Alloy Offers Enhanced Mechanical Properties for Lightweight Applications

The high-performance aluminum alloy has been specifically designed for additive manufacturing and is well suited space, aeronautic and automotive lightweight applications.

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Robots

Rivelin Robotics Leads Project CAMPFIRE to Develop Automated Postprocessing Solutions for Regulated Industries

The participating companies are working to create complete digital postprocessing solutions for the automated finishing of flight parts, orthopedic implants and gas turbine components produced using metal additive manufacturing processes.

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Defense

America Makes Announces Recipients of $2.9 Million Defense Project Call

The project award winners are tasked with demonstrating data gathering and analysis methods to drive industrywide metal additive manufacturing operations acceptance.

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Metal

Video: AM for Repair of Large Shafts

Wind power shafts that might once have been scrapped are now returned to service. See the robotic directed energy deposition (DED) and shaft preheating system developed by Ikergune, Izadi and Talens.

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LPBF

Xact Metal Works With Uddeholm as It Expands Into Tooling, Molding

Uddeholm’s Corrax for additive manufacturing is a corrosion-resistant, cobalt-free tool and mold steel capable of an A1 surface finish post-polishing.

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Polymer

Novanta Laser Processing Integrator Packages Enable Faster System Setups

The configurable CO2 laser and scan head subsystem simplifies integration.

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Polymer

Make Every Shot Count: Mold Simulation Maximizes Functional Parts From Printed Tooling

If a printed tool only has a finite number of shots in it, why waste any of them on process development?

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Composites

Formula One Team Adopts 3D Printing Technology to Transform Component Design, Production

The Visa Cash App RB Formula One team is collaborating with Roboze to reduce weight and create parts with geometries that are impossible with other techniques.

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