Repair
Nikon Lasermeister Metal DED 3D Printer and Scanner Developed for Industrial Applications, Turbine Blade Repair
This technology gives manufacturers the ability to build onto existing parts with high precision and utilize a variety of materials, reducing lead times and minimizing postprocessing requirements.
Angela Osborne
Managing Editor, Gardner Business Media
German National Railway Certifies Essentium HSE Printing Platform, Materials
Essentium’s additive manufacturing solutions will enable Deutsche Bahn to increase its fleet availability through easy and fast replacement of parts and tools.
Read MoreWürth CEO Joins 3D Printing in Auto Collision Task Force
The task force will evaluate how 3D printed auto parts can be used to assist in the collision and automotive repair sector in a safe and regulated environment.
Read MoreMC Machinery’s Wire-Laser Metal 3D Printer for Efficient, Versatile Processing
The printer applications include rapid prototyping, mold and die, one-offs, short runs, mass manufacturing, maintenance, repair, tooling and more.
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.
Read MoreIs Every 3D Printed Replacement Part Inherently an Upgrade? AM Radio #32
Additive manufacturing is a powerful tool for replacement parts, but turning to AM offers opportunities beyond recreating what came before. In this episode of the AM Radio podcast, we discuss AM for repair, replacement and upgrades.
Read More3D Printed Heat Exchanger Illustrates Siemens' 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.
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7 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.
Peter Zelinski
Editor-in-Chief, Additive Manufacturing
Video: Additive Manufacturing for Aircraft Blade Repair
Optomec machines use directed energy deposition guided by optical measurement and automatic programming to repair aircraft engine blades. Here is a look at the 3D printing repair operation.
Read MoreAircraft Engine MRO: How Additive Manufacturing Plus Robotic Finishing Will Expand Capacity for Blade Repair
AM offers the chance to bring fast, automated processing to individualized, part-by-part restoration of turbomachinery. A cell developed by Acme Manufacturing and Optomec is able to automatically repair 85,000 unique aircraft engine blades per year.
Read MoreOptomec, Acme Manufacturing Collaborate on Fully Automated Work Cell
Said to be the industry’s first fully automated work cell for the additive repair of turbine parts, the turnkey solution includes seamless integration of preparation, additive repair and finishing functions.
Read MoreTaking Advanced Manufacturing Technology to the Site of Repair
The cost of a broken or malfunctioning part extends beyond monetary figures. Siemens Energy’s Additive Manufacturing Onsite Repair (ADDMORE) service aims to promote shorter repair times, longer intervals between service and increased availability of machines and spare parts.
Read MoreCollins Aerospace Opens North Carolina Additive Manufacturing Center
New facility expands company’s global repair capabilities at Monroe, North Carolina, campus
Read MoreAir Force Awards $1.5M Contract to Optomec for Additive Repairs
Company says additive repair solution for F35 large titanium blisk has potential to reduce costs by 80% and save tens of millions annually.
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Hybrid Additive Manufacturing Machine Tools Continue to Make Gains (Includes Video)
The hybrid machine tool is an idea that continues to advance. Two important developments of recent years expand the possibilities for this platform.
Peter Zelinski
Editor-in-Chief, Additive Manufacturing
GE Aviation Singapore Approved for Metal Additive Engine Component Repairs
The company says metal 3D printing enables customization and complexity for repair parts, with repairs customized for each individual part because each part wears differently during service.
Read MoreOn-Demand: Additive Manufacturing a Reverse-Engineered Part
Come see how PowerShape software fixes damaged and broken parts into clean models that can be sent to a 3D printer for additive manufacturing.
Read MoreBigRep’s Shield Large-Format Dry Cabinet Prevents Material Degradation
Cabinet is designed to protect filament from material degradation by eliminating more than 99% humidity, thereby reducing material waste by 20% and repair costs up to 50%.
Read MoreSolving MRO Challenges with Bound Metal Deposition
Three case studies reveal how Desktop Metal’s second-generation Studio System bound metal deposition printer eliminates common safety hazards of metal AM, enhancing the technique’s value for maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) applications.
Read MoreZVerse Launches “2D-to-3D” Automated Conversion for Part Production
Automation-assisted conversion generates usable 3D digital assets from legacy 2D manufacturing plans for service and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) part production
Read MoreNavy Awards $1.5M Contract for Meld Technology for Metal Printing, Repair
Program will further the Navy’s ability to support critical operations by delivering instructions and training for repair and printing of naval metal parts on site at the shipyard.
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5 Points You Might Not Know About Hybrid CNC Machine Tools
Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies’ co-founder describes the role of hybrid additive manufacturing machines, and explores their possibilities related to heat treating, multimaterial tooling and making parts with embedding sensing.
Peter Zelinski
Editor-in-Chief, Additive Manufacturing
Authentise, Addiguru Partner on Integrated In-Process AM Monitoring
Collaboration enables workflow monitoring for real-time actions to repair defects or stop failed prints.
Read MoreOptomec's Aluminum 3D Printing Capability Uses Directed Energy Deposition
Aluminum DED processing is said to open the transportation and aerospace industries to AM and repair of complex aluminum alloy parts.
Read MoreWorcester Polytechnic Institute Brings Cold Spray 3D Printing Techniques to Battlefield
Funding from the Army will support advanced work on cold spray; the portable repair and manufacturing technique could increase the readiness of military vehicles and other units.
Read MoreThree Cool Uses for Directed Energy Deposition
Most machining professionals don’t like to admit that they ever make mistakes, but every now and then wouldn’t it be nice to have an “eraser” to go back and repair a gouge or fix a nicked edge? Or maybe you took off a bit too much material on that last machining pass and you’d like to add it back? Well, directed energy deposition (DED) enables you to do that and more.
Read MoreAvante Technology Introduces Emendo Cloud STL Repair Service
The Emendo Cloud Automated STL File Analysis & Repair service identifies common errors as well as their causes to prevent repetition.
Read MoreUsing Hybrid AM, GE Leverages Turbine Blade Repair into Efficiency Improvement
An engineering modification that would have been impractical or cost-prohibitive in the past is realized on a machine tool performing metal 3D printing and machining in the same cycle.
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