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America Makes Announces IMPACT 2.0 Project Call Worth $6.6 Million in Funding
The deadline for the first set of project proposals is May 29.
Angela Osborne
Managing Editor, Gardner Business Media
Multimaterial 3D Printing with Conventional Powder Metallurgy
Unbound sand serves as temporary, reusable molds for metal powders in Grid Logic’s 3D printing process.
Read MoreOptimized Castings, Fast Turnarounds with Sand 3D Printing
IMTS 2022: ExOne’s S-Max Flex pairs industrial robots with an end effector printhead design that deposits binder into a 1,900 × 1,000 × 1,000 mm (74 × 39 × 39") telescoping build box that grows as the parts are built layer by layer.
Read MoreDesktop Metal’s Robotic Additive Manufacturing System for Sand Printing
The ExOne S-Max Flex system use single-pass jetting technology to deliver 3D printing at high speeds for low-cost parts.
Read MoreBinder Jetting Is Also a Tooling Technology
A portfolio of 3D printing solutions involving infiltrated sand and metal covers tooling needs for casting, thermoforming, molding and composites.
Read MoreFinland Sees Swifter Castings Through Hybrid Manufacturing
Combining sand 3D printing with casting has enabled Hetitec Oy to meet the underserved small-batch Finnish casting market — in some cases, producing high-priority parts in under a week.
Read MoreResearch Partners Building World’s Largest Sand Binder Jetting Printer
3D printing provides flexibility to produce large turbine components near offshore wind projects, lowering transportation costs and offering environmental benefits.
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AM 101: What Is Binder Jetting? (Includes Video)
Binder jetting requires no support structures, is accurate and repeatable, and is said to eliminate dimensional distortion problems common in some high-heat 3D technologies. Here is a look at how binder jetting works and its benefits for additive manufacturing.
Stephanie Hendrixson
Executive Editor, Additive Manufacturing
ExOne Launches X1 Tooling Industrial-Grade 3D Printed Tooling Solutions
X1 Tooling offers manufacturers fast, affordable and local tooling options for the final production of metal, plastic and composite designs.
Read MoreDesktop Metal Acquiring ExOne
Acquisition joins two additive manufacturing pioneers and complementary technology platforms to further accelerate adoption of additive manufacturing 2.0.
Read MoreA Resonant Harmony for Bell Casting and 3D Printing
When a 180-year-old bell foundry sought an alternate solution for expensive metal mold patterns, it turned to a 125-year-old company for a modern solution: large-format additive manufacturing.
Read More3D Printed Tooling Supports Prototype Foam Seating
Automotive manufacturers and other OEMs require mold tooling to build foam components like seat cushions. 3D printed tools could be a faster, more affordable way to prototype and produce these parts.
Read MoreSand 3D Printing Benefits Lightweighting and EV Production
Brooks Crownhill Limited has used Voxeljet’s sand 3D printers to rapidly prototype automobile part molds, with the increased design flexibility enabling lightweighting while strengthening individual components.
Read MoreExOne Acquires Freshmade 3D Assets
ExOne believes Freshmade 3D’s patented approach offers additional unique benefits and can help accelerate adoption of 3D printed sand tooling solutions.
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Looking to Secure the Supply Chain for Castings? Don't Overlook 3D Printed Sand Cores and Molds
Concerns about casting lead times and costs have many OEMs looking to 3D print parts directly in metal. But don’t overlook the advantages of 3D printed sand cores and molds applied for conventional metal casting, says Humtown leader.
Stephanie Hendrixson
Executive Editor, Additive Manufacturing
10 Examples of 3D Printed Tooling
Additive manufacturing can aid conventional manufacturing through the production of tooling. This article showcases 10 clever uses of 3D printed tooling.
Read MoreLook Again: This 3D Printed Part Isn't Plastic
This radiator cover is comparable in strength to an injection molded part, and was made at lower cost than 3D printed polymer.
Read MoreCommercializing Sand 3D Printing in the New Tech Belt
Youngstown-area Humtown Products supplies both conventional and 3D printed sand cores and molds to foundries around the world. But sand tools for castings may be only the beginning.
Read MoreCasting Goes Digital with Sand 3D Printing, Nondestructive Testing
Tooling & Equipment International (TEI) used to make tooling for castings. Now, it casts prototype parts in a digital workflow using 3D printed sand molds in combination with simulation software, CT scanning and X-ray technology.
Read MoreHoosier Pattern Enables the Design and Print of Intricate Geometries
RAPID 2020: Hoosier Pattern offers the use of 3D printing sand molds and cores that enable users to design and print geometrically intricate designs straight from a CAD file without sacrificing valuable costs and resources.
Read More3D Printer Parts Made with 3D Printed Tooling: ExOne Walks the Walk
Accelerated timelines, fast design changes and low volumes — in many ways, 3D printing is the right market for 3D printing. ExOne’s newest generation of machines includes parts vacuum formed on 3D printed tools developed by Catalysis Additive Tooling.
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Stratasys and Desktop Metal to Combine in Approximately $1.8 Billion All-Stock Transaction
Merger looks to deliver industrial polymer, metal, sand and ceramic solutions from design to mass production.
Jodee McElfresh
Digital Associate Editor, Additive Manufacturing and CompositesWorld
Stainless Steel Pelton Runner Created with 3D-Printed Molds and Cores
A manufacturer in India reduced lead time and increased efficiency in delivering castings using sand 3D printing from Voxeljet to create tooling.
Read MoreNew Kimura U.S. Metal Casting Plant Relies Entirely on 3D Printing for Molds and Cores
Printing foundry molds and cores without hard tooling will speed leadtimes and make small quantities of castings affordable, the company says. Its proprietary process advances the detail and finish obtainable from casting using sand 3D printing.
Read MoreComparing Conventional and 3D Printing Processes for Sand Casting
New research shows surprising benefits for 3D-printed molds and cores over traditional casting processes.
Read MoreHoosier Pattern's 3D-Printed Sand Enables Complex Castings
Rapid 2018: Hoosier Pattern’s 3D-printed sand helps foundries produce complex castings and enables low-volume production and prototyping in a range of industries.
Read MoreFoundry Says Robotic Sand Printing a “Game Changer” for Metal Casting
The Hazleton Casting Company augments its traditional foundry operations with additive manufacturing. A new sand 3D printing system is expanding options for the foundry’s customers in areas including legacy tooling, product development and design complexity.
Read MoreVideo: Additive Manufacturing Robot for Foundry Molds
In addition to making either metal or plastic parts, one other production application of additive manufacturing is building in sand to create molds for casting without any need for a pattern.
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