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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.
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Combining Metal and Polymer for Better 3D Printed Tools
Applications prone to wear call for more durable tooling than 3D printed polymer alone, but full metal is not always necessary.
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Evonik Develops Develops Carbon Black 3D-Printable Powders for PA12 Polymer Applications
Formnext 2024: PA12-based Infinam 6013 P and Infinam 6014 P are specially designed for laser powder bed fusion techniques like selective laser sintering, and offer high flowability and homogenous sintering.
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1000 Kelvin Enhances AI-Automated Build Prep Workflow Software for Metal 3D Printing
Formnext 2024: 1000 Kelvin has expanded its flagship AMAIZE AI co-pilot software to include a more comprehensive suite of advanced automation tools for metal laser powder bed fusion workflows.
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WASP Develops Sustainable Solutions for Additive Manufacturing
Formnext 2024: Italy-based Wasp has developed technological solutions for additive manufacturing (AM) which are centered on sustainability, precision and creative freedom. This includes printing 100% recycled plastic directly from shreds, dynamically controlling pellet coloring and testing advanced geopolymer materials for reduced CO2 emissions.
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Reducing Valve Cavitation with AM
Two different valve equipment manufacturers are finding success with 3D printed products designed to mitigate cavitation, in which vapor bubbles form and burst, potentially causing damage. Designs enabled by laser powder bed fusion counter this downstream effect.
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NanoOne Green 3D Printer Offers Increased Precision, Ability to Work With Broad Range of Materials
Formnext 2024: The printer features UpNano’s adaptive resolution technology, which dynamically expands the width of the laser beam tenfold to speed up printing in bulk material areas or shrinks it where precision is needed.
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Trinkle Additive App Suite Features Collection of Accessible, Intuitive Design Apps
Formnext 2024: The Additive App Suite builds on the success of the company’s fixturemate — a user-friendly design app for creating fixtures. The software includes three new apps with more to come.
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Multistation Offers Second Life Program to Buy and Sell Used AM Printers
Formnext 2024: The company’s Second Life division created a confidential online marketplace where sellers can offer their machines and buyers can find machine the most adapted for their needs.
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3D 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.
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Print Genius 150 Double Wavelength’s Infrared and Green Lasers Can Operate Alternately on Same Work Area
Formnext 2024: Prima Additive will also display the Ianus Robotic Cell, which is a multiprocess robotic cell with a flexible system that supports various laser processes and integrates seamlessly with production lines through Siemens software.
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Endless ONE Continuous Fiber 3D Printer’s Open Material Compatibility Enables Customized Manufacturing
Formnext 2024: Medium-scale printer works with continuous carbon fiber to deliver strength and lightweight properties for demanding structural applications.
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Additive Manufacturing Technology Highlights at Formnext 2024
Additive Manufacturing’s News of Note includes some of the additive manufacturing products that will be on display at Formnext 2024.
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Video: 3D Printed Hand Tools in Action on Pella Corporation Factory Tour
Examples include an invention for quickly installing window and door weather stripping, a fitting for giving the proper angle to a nail gun, and a clip for which the color is an important feature.
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Video: AM for Product Development at Pella Corporation
Speed to market is a critical advantage 3D printing can enable. For its new product innovations, Pella iterates quickly using prototypes and tooling produced via AM.
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3D Printing Enables a Larger "Sweet Spot" Relative to This Golf Club's Size: The Cool Parts Show #77
Cobra Puma Golf's Limit3D iron uses 3D printed stainless lattices to remove weight from the interior so that it can be reintroduced with tungsten inserts that lower the center of gravity. The combination offers a smaller, sleeker club head with the forgiveness of a larger one.
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Two AM Processes — DED Plus LPBF — Combine in NASA Thrust Chamber Assembly
Our video from Marshall Space Flight Center details the multi-metal part, and how it brings significant time and cost savings to spacecraft production.
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Video: Hybrid Manufacturing Without Melting: Hermle’s Metal Powder Application (MPA) Process
The Metal Powder Application (MPA) process uses cold spray to apply metal to an existing workpiece. Because the material deforms rather than melts, MPA opens new possibilities for functional grading and other multimaterial applications.
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