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Fraunhofer ILT, 6K Additive Partner on AM Life Cycle Assessment
The study conducted at the labs of Fraunhofer ILT analyzes an additively manufactured industrial component that includes the environmental impact from powder, printing and postprocessing.
Read MoreSolukon Expands Compatibility of Unpacking, Cleaning Station for Plastic Parts
With adapters for EOS P 1 and P 5 series SLS manufacturing systems, the Solukon SFP770 postprocessing system can now accommodate build boxes from other leading printers, enabling Solukon to tap new markets in the area of polymer postprocessing.
Read MoreAdditive Manufacturing Is Subtractive, Too: How CNC Machining Integrates With AM (Includes Video)
For Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing, succeeding with laser powder bed fusion as a production process means developing a machine shop that is responsive to, and moves at the pacing of, metal 3D printing.
WatchB9 Elite Micro 3D Printer for Medical, Industrial Microscale Applications
The B9 Elite Micro offers ultrahigh resolution, accuracy, precision and repeatability, pushing the boundaries of feature size capabilities at the scale and tolerances nearly meeting or exceeding micro injection molded parts.
Read MoreSLM Solutions’ NXG XII 600E Offers Extended Build Envelope
The NXG XII 600E is an advanced productive system featuring an end-to-end production workflow, including external cooldown unpacking to maximize machine uptime, enabling job-to-job turnover under one hour.
Read MoreAdvancing Additive Manufacturing With a CATCH and Release Approach
Solutions for energy efficiency, sustainability, part repair and more are developing at Siemens’ Charlotte Advanced Technology Collaboration Hub (CATCH) in North Carolina.
WatchHorizon Microtechnologies’ Micro AM for Conductive, Environmentally Resistant Parts
The company has developed a template-based 3D microfabrication technology that gives manufacturers the ability to add conductivity to all or selected parts of a 3D-microfabricated template.
Read MorePreview The BuildUp
Preview the first issue of The BuildUp, our new editorial newsletter about 3D printing and additive manufacturing.
Read MoreAalberts Surface Technologies Forms U.S. Heat Treatment Business Unit
Combining 17 diverse facilities into Aalberts Surface Technologies - HIP|Braze|Heat Treatment makes it one of the largest providers of thermal processing and metal joining technologies in the U.S.
Read MoreWhat Does AM Want? Here Are 4 Aims (Maybe 5) That Additive Manufacturing Is Driving Toward
Certain freedoms and contributing factors allow additive manufacturing to realize its full promise for production.
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