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VIEW ALLIndustrial 3D Printer Shipments Set to Rebound in 2025
Forecasts show shipments of industrial systems are set to rise 15% in 2025 driven by demand for metals printers (particularly powder bed fusion models)
Read MoreAML3D Opens US Tech Center with Advanced AM
AML3D Limited announces its U.S. technology center in Stow, Ohio (‘Stow’) is now fully operational.
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Tier 1 Automotive Supplier Achieves ROI on Metal 3D Printer Within 6 Months
Mahle acquired a laser powder bed fusion machine from Xact Metal to alleviate interruptions to its internal machine shop and reliance on suppliers for manufacturing aids.
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The Top 10 Additive Manufacturing Stories of 2024
Defense, space exploration, thermal management — these are some of the topics that captured the Additive Manufacturing audience’s interest in 2024. But there’s also an overarching theme: Don't wait for additive manufacturing to be perfect. Instead, leverage the applications perfect for AM.
Read MoreCurtiss-Wright, Sintavia Deliver First Submarine Component Utilizing AM
Curtiss-Wright’s EMS Division has delivered the first submarine component with an additively manufactured impeller that will be installed in a U.S. Navy vessel.
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How Clean AM Machines Give the DOD Dramatic Lead Time Savings
Quadrus accommodates exotic metals such as tungsten rhenium by fully changing over powder as needed in LPBF machines. One result is the development of a much more efficient process for obtaining hypersonic throat inserts.
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Latest Prototyping News And Updates
Chromatic 3D Materials' RX-AM Free of Volatile Isocyanates
RX-AM platform includes software and RX-Flow printers for use in standard and custom configurations.
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Endeavor 3D, CADmore Collaborate to Strengthen AM Foothold in Southeast US
Endeavor 3D and CADmore will work together to push forward new advancements in the additive design and manufacturing industry.
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AddUp Receives ASTM Additive Manufacturing Safety Certification
AddUp Inc. announces that it has received the ASTM Additive Manufacturing Safety (AMS) Certification, becoming the first OEM in the AM industry to achieve this significant milestone.
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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.
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Siemens Expands U.S. Additive Manufacturing Research, Development Initiatives
The company plans to leverage its motion control, automation hardware, digitalization software and technology capabilities at its Charlotte Advanced Technology Collaboration Hub (CATCH) to serve as an ecosystem platform for machine builders, machine users and additive design engineers.
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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.
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Two 12-Laser AM Machines at Collins Aerospace: Here Is How They Are Being Used
With this additive manufacturing capacity, one room of the Collins Iowa facility performs the work previously requiring a supply chain. Production yield will nearly double, and lead times will be more than 80% shorter.
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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.
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Intro to Multimaterial Laser Powder Bed Fusion — How Does This Work?
The key is precise layer-by-layer placement of separate metals. See our video discussing the Aerosint system.
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8 Cool Parts From Formnext 2024: The Cool Parts Show #78
End-use parts found at Formnext this year address various aspects of additive's advance, notably AM winning on cost against established processes.
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Semiconductors, Tungsten, AM Affordability and More from Formnext 2024: AM Radio #56
The trade show included increased applications for the semiconductor market, machine launches and technology advances aimed at cost cutting, plenty of LFAM and more. Listen to our conversation on Formnext 2024.
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With AM, More Compact Titanium Part Replaces Aluminum for Aircraft Wing
General Atomics turns to Norsk Titanium for new wing splice made via DED. See our video filmed at Norsk.
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