Postprocessing
Video Tour: Collins Aerospace AM Production Site in West Des Moines
The 12-laser powder bed fusion machines are at the heart of the company’s new production capacity for aircraft engine parts in both aluminum and nickel-based alloy.
Peter Zelinski
Editor-in-Chief, Additive Manufacturing
CEAD Flexcube’s Integrated Milling Options Fully Automate LFAM Postprocessing Within Single System
Formnext 2024: The system comes in a space-efficient, cube-shaped 3D printer for LFAM printing with integrated milling options and a 3 + 1 axis system for 45-degree printing.
Read More3D Systems’ PSLA 270 Full Solution Includes Postprocessing Accessories to Wash, Cure and Dry Parts
Formnext 2024: The PSLA 270 system is a high-speed, projector-based stereolithography solution developed to efficiently deliver midsize, high-quality parts with stable mechanical properties.
Read MoreCollaborators Developing Green Part Processing Solution for Cold Metal Fusion Technology
Formnext 2024: The AutoSmooth project was launched last year to develop a fully automated process chain for unpacking, depowdering and surface treatment of cold metal fusion parts.
Read MoreSolukon’s SFM-AT1500-S Depowdering System Handles Heavy-Duty Requirements and Dimensions
Formnext 2024: The Solukon SFM-AT1500-S metal powder removal system can accommodate parts that weight more than 2 tons.
Read MoreDyeMansion to Distribute ASM’s VX1 Entry-Level Vapor Smoothing System
With this partnership, the two Munich-based companies are aiming to make vapor smoothing available to a wider audience.
Read MoreDRYCON Industrial Filament Dryer Offers Dual-Chamber Capacity to Customize Drying Conditions to Enhance Part Quality
BigRep’s DRYCON filament dryer for industrial-strength parts is a 3-in1 machine designed to deliver consistent filament conditions for better and repeatable print quality, lower costs per part, and enhancing part strength and durability.
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Shapeways Restarts with a Renewed Focus on Creating a Stable, Customer-centric Company
New leadership team acquires key assets, including the Shapeways name and its original Eindhoven production facility, and is set to take the company into its next chapter.
Jann Bond
Managing Editor, Gardner Business Media
Rösler Smart Solutions Service Digitizes, Enhances Mass Finishing and Shot Blasting Processes
RSS integrates digital technologies into existing manufacturing processes, making them more transparent, efficient and responsive, offering manufacturers tangible economic and operational benefits.
Read MoreHow Avid Product Development Creates Efficiencies in High-Mix, Low-Volume Additive Manufacturing
Contract manufacturer Avid Product Development (a Lubrizol company) has developed strategies to streamline part production through 3D printing so its engineering team can focus on development, design, assembly and other services.
Read MoreQuickCast Air Software Maximizes Material Removal From Casting Pattern Interiors
The software tool optimizes material removal for cleaner burnout and more efficient draining to reduce both material consumption and build times, enabling a material efficiency that has demonstrated cost competitiveness with traditional injection molded wax patterns.
Read MoreFormlabs Expands SLA/SLS Ecosystem With New Materials, Postprocessing Tools
The new hardware, software and materials are designed to streamline postprocessing and unlock new workflows.
Read MoreVoxel Innovations Relocates to New, Expanded Facility
The pulsed electrochemical machining (PECM) provider is using this expansion to upgrade its production capabilities as well as its laboratory, testing equipment and metrology equipment.
Read MoreSolukon Upgrades SFM-AT350/-E Depowdering System to Handle Larger, Heavier Parts
The SFM-AT350/-E depowdering system can accommodate the increased weight due to an adapted arm design, which means that the chamber volume and the associated inert gas consumption remain the same.
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Rapid Fusion’s CNC Milling Tool Enables Hybrid Manufacturing
The high-performance electro spindle provides precision milling and postprocessing of polymer 3D prints.
Angela Osborne
Managing Editor, Gardner Business Media
Bodycote Initiates Expanded Production Capacity for HIP in Southeastern US
Bodycote commissioned the additional hot isostatic pressing (HIP) capacity to service the development and processing of advanced materials at its Greenville, South Carolina, plant, which is a Nadcap-accredited site and holds several core OEM approvals.
Read MoreEDM Performance Accessories’ Tilt and Slide Rail and Fixturing System Simplifies Part Removal
With a simple tilt of the plate in EDM Performance Accessories’ Tilt and Slide rail and fixturing system, the parts naturally fall away from the plate and easily drop off.
Read MoreIs Automation More Effective Than Size for Serial Production 3D Printing?
Micro Factory has developed an mSLA system that incorporates cleaning, curing and part ejection, not to mention 100 empty build plates, into the frame of a desktop machine. The result is a small unit for large-scale production.
Read MoreRivelin 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.
Read MoreFreeform: Binder Jetting Does Not Change the Basics of Manufacturing
Rather than adapting production methodologies to additive manufacturing, this Pennsylvania contract manufacturer adapts AM to production methodologies. In general, this starts with conversation.
Read MoreVideo: Binder Jetting Production Workflow at Freeform Technologies
Additive manufacturing via binder jetting includes a sequence of downstream steps. During a visit to the Pennsylvania metal 3D printing part producer, I had the chance to walk through this process.
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Assonic Develops Automated System for Processing Reactive Metal Powders Without Gas Loss
Formnext 2024: The Assonic SPC 500 system features a closed circuit for conveying both powder and gas to eliminate gas loss while processing reactive metal powders in additive manufacturing.
Angela Osborne
Managing Editor, Gardner Business Media
3D Printed Tennis Racket Serves a Collaborative Win
The collaboration between All Design Lab and Protolabs led to the creation of a 3D printed tennis racket via direct metal laser sintering, called Hìtëkw. This project not only pushed the limits of additive in terms of design capabilities but revealed how important active communication between customer and manufacturer can be for a project’s success.
Read MoreDesigning a 3D Printed Part with Machining in Mind
Designing extra stock and mounting features into a 3D printed part can aid in machining processes downstream.
Read MoreVideo: Ergonomics and Economics of Really Big Laser Powder Bed Fusion
The DMP Factory 500 solution currently operating at CIMP-3D offers a look at the equipment and steps necessary to 3D print metal parts at large scale.
Read MoreCollaboration Brings Together HP’s 3D Printing Technology and DyeMansion’s Postprocessing Workflows
Partnership means HP will market DyeMansion’s postprocessing workflows as a preferred solution for customers to achieve large-scale production of final parts.
Read More7 Important Ideas on Postprocessing in AM
Additive manufacturing is defined by 3D printing, but it is more than this step. For almost every AM production part, steps after the 3D printing operation are essential to complete the part and realize its value. Here are several thoughts.
Read MoreHawk Ridge Systems and DyeMansion Forge Partnership to Integrate Software and Hardware in Additive Manufacturing Workflow
Collaboration creates a one-stop-shop for all the tools and software needed to create precision products that look, feel and function properly. Now, Hawk Ridge Systems’ integrated solution portfolio will include a complete print-to-product workflow with DyeMansion’s Powershot C, Powershot S, DM60 and Powerfuse S postprocessing solutions.
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