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3D Printed Valve Part Protects Pipes by Preventing Cavitation: The Cool Parts Show #56
The Fisher Cavitrol Hex trim from Emerson divides the fluid flow into numerous parallel streams thanks to geometry made possible through additive manufacturing.
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The Power of the Particle: Characteristics That Affect Powder Bed Fusion AM
A recent webinar explores the influence of powder properties and the direct effect they have on AM build outcomes. Detailed are several methods for measuring characteristics of particle shape, size and surface chemistry during the feedstock life cycle.
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Xact Metal Partners With GoEngineer in Canada
Xact Metal and GoEngineer strengthen their two-year partnership with GoEngineering now representing Xact Metal in Canada.
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Mechnano Develops First Nano-Uniform ESD, High-Temp 3D-Printable Resin
The resin for quick-turn soldering processes can help electronic manufacturing service providers reduce cycle time, increase throughput and ensure nano-uniform ESD protection.
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Scaling Additive Manufacturing Means Scaling its Workforce: AM Radio #33
Dr. Tim Simpson joins Stephanie Hendrixson on the AM Radio podcast to discuss education options for AM, training within companies, and in-demand skills.
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3D Printed Mold Tooling Advances in Performance With Proprietary Resin
Material improvements offer turnkey production and cost trimming with 3D printed mold tooling. A new, proprietary resin addresses the current limitations associated with 3D printing in polymer.
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Researchers Develop High-Strength Aluminum Wire Feedstock for 3D Printing
IMCRC, AML3D and Deakin University’s Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM) have developed a high-strength aluminum wire feedstock they say can transform the way complex metal objects are manufactured.
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Piab’s Small Vacuum Conveyor Safely Handles Metal Powders
Typical applications include metal powder transfer to or from a hopper or a sieve, feeding a 3D printer or recirculating material from the overflow bin.
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What Does Additive Manufacturing Readiness Look Like?
The promise of distributed manufacturing is alluring, but to get there AM first needs to master scale production. GKN Additive’s Michigan facility illustrates what the journey might look like.
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Students Use Micro Metal 3D Printing for ISS Microgravity Experiment
Qualified3D printed lattice parts for the students using microstereolithography (micro SLA), which seemed to be the only process able to produce the parts with sufficient accuracy.
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