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Video: Robot Machining Will Complement Robot DED
Robots can do additive manufacturing. Can they do hybrid manufacturing? Precision milling of metal using a robot offers this promise.
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Alquist 3D is aiming to revolutionize construction and infrastructure with large-format robotic 3D printing using a carbon-neutral material.
WatchRobot Vs. Gantry for Large-Format Additive Manufacturing (Includes Video)
Additive Engineering Solutions, specialist at 3D printing very large parts and tools on gantry machines, now also uses a robot for large-format AM. Here is how the robot compares.
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Video: Scanning for Fast Model Capture and Validation of AM Parts
3D printing offers a fast way to obtain a part. Can developing the printable file and validating the printed part be done rapidly as well? See fast measurement technology for complex 3D forms I found at IMTS.
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Machining is a valuable complement to directed energy deposition, says Big Metal Additive. Topology-optimized aircraft parts illustrate the improvement in part performance from machining as the part is being built.
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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.
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Preassembled Turbojet Engine, 3D Printed in One Build: The Cool Parts Show #75
Turbojet engines typically consist of hundreds or thousands of parts, but this engine — 2023 winner of The Cool Parts Showcase for Best Proof of Concept — was 3D printed as just two pieces, with the monolithic rotor embedded inside the stationary engine shell.
Watch3D Printed Capo for Banjo Made With Binder Jetting not MIM: The Cool Parts Show #74
New market, no mold tooling needed: Additive manufacturing via binder jetting enables a maker of guitar capos to expand to serve banjo players as well.
WatchHow 3D Printing Aids Sustainability for Semiconductor Equipment: The Cool Parts Show Bonus
Hittech worked with its customer to replace fully machined semiconductor trays with trays made via DED by Norsk Titanium. The result is dramatic savings in tool consumption and material waste.
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3D Printed Seal for Geothermal Power: The Cool Parts Show #73
Plugging a hole is a complex challenge when it’s a well for geothermal power. Additive manufacturing produces a shape-changing stainless steel seal for high-temperature applications deep underground.
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3D Printed Titanium Replaces Aluminum for Unmanned Aircraft Wing Splice: The Cool Parts Show #72
Rapid Plasma Deposition produces the near-net-shape preform for a newly designed wing splice for remotely piloted aircraft from General Atomics. The Cool Parts Show visits Norsk Titanium, where this part is made.
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3D Printed PEEK Spine Implants in Production: The Cool Parts Show Bonus
Curiteva is using Fused Strand Deposition to produce two different lines of FDA-cleared spine implants. We visited the company’s Huntsville, Alabama, facility to learn more.
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3D Printed NASA Thrust Chamber Assembly Combines Two Metal Processes: The Cool Parts Show #71
Laser powder bed fusion and directed energy deposition combine for an integrated multimetal rocket propulsion system that will save cost and time for NASA. The Cool Parts Show visits NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.
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Ultra-Complex 3D Printed Scaffolds Enable Cell Growth: The Cool Parts Show #70
Perhaps the ultimate surface-area challenge is in bioengineering: creating structures that can grow sufficient cells within a compact volume to be effective for leading-edge medical treatments. The Southwest Research Institute develops bioreactor scaffolds that could only be made using 3D printing.
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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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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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7 Things We Saw at Formnext 2024 — Video Playlist
There were countless processes, applications and announcements at Formnext 2024. Here are seven standouts Peter Zelinski and Stephanie Hendrixson caught on film.
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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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