Heat treating
DRYCON 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.
Angela Osborne
Managing Editor, Gardner Business Media
Elementum 3D’s High-Strength Aluminum Alloy Eliminates Need for Heat Treatment
Elementum 3D’s A5083-RAM5 aluminum alloy enables manufacturers to print advanced components from a high-strength aluminum alloy with reduced postprocessing time and cost.
Read MoreAalberts Surface Technologies Forms U.S. Heat Treatment Business Unit
Combining 17 diverse facilities into Aalberts Surface Technologies - HIP|Braze|Heat Treatment makes it one of the largest providers of thermal processing and metal joining technologies in the U.S.
Read MoreAM 101: What Is Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP)? (Includes Video)
Hot isostatic pressing has long been used for metal castings, but is now being applied as a valuable method for closing porosity in metal 3D printed parts.
Read MoreIt’s HIP to Be Additive: Advancing 3D Printed Metals with Hot Isostatic Pressing
Aalberts Surface Technologies-Accurate Brazing is preparing to serve additive manufacturing tomorrow by proving out HIPing recipes at its Center of Excellence today.
Read MoreHow Does Heat Treating Affect Machining Considerations for a Metal 3D Printed Part?
This picture of part distortion in additive manufacturing illustrates the kind of effects that part design or machining stock allowances need to anticipate.
Read MoreQuesTek Material Enables Production of Complex Parts Via AM
QuesTek has announced a high performance stainless steel material for powder bed fusion additive manufacturing for use either in the as-printed condition or with a single low-temperature heat treatment.
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Voxel 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.
Angela Osborne
Managing Editor, Gardner Business Media
Roboze Heat Treatment Line Covers Complete 3D Printing Process
Formnext 2019: Roboze’s new Heat Treatment Process line is said to be capable of covering all the necessary phases for the production of functional prototypes and finished components with composite materials and high temperature super polymers.
Read MoreLeveraging Additive Manufacturing to Improve Joint Replacement Surgery
A German medical device company has turned to metal additive manufacturing to manufacture its acetabular cup cutter for hip and knee replacement surgeries. The cutter’s 3D-printed blades are more reliable and cost-effective, and have improved the surgical experience for both patient and physician.
Read MoreHow Topology Optimization Could Be the Key to Longer-Lasting Hip Implants
Hip stem implants must support the mechanical loads of the patient’s lifestyle, but should also avoid stress shielding. A team from Altair leveraged simulation, topology optimization and 3D printing to design an optimized hip stem that meets both conditions.
Read MoreGE Additive Acquires Simulation Software Developer
GeonX is the maker of Virfac simulation software for additive manufacturing, welding, machining and heat treatment processes in various industries.
Read More10 Years Producing Hip Implants Through AM
There is already heritage in additive manufacturing. AM is taken seriously today in part because early users such as Lima Corporate have proven it.
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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.
Angela Osborne
Managing Editor, Gardner Business Media
VBN Components Offers High-Performance Materials Development as a Service
Formnext 2023: VBN Components is exploring new possibilities in metal materials development, including promising prospects with hard metals and refractories.
Angela Osborne
Managing Editor, Gardner Business Media
