Stephanie Hendrixson

Stephanie Hendrixson Executive Editor

Metal

3D Printed Metal Filters Protect Circuit Breakers from Explosion: The Cool Parts Show #57

New high-voltage circuit breakers from Schneider Electric make use of 3D printed metal filters to protect people and equipment in the event of an overload. Binder jetting provided both the geometric complexity and price point needed for these parts. 

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Sustainability

Concept Sneaker Boasts One-Piece 3D Printed TPU Construction

The Reebok x Botter Concept Sneaker Engineered by HP premiered at Paris Fashion Week, hinting at manufacturing possibilities for the future of footwear.

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Polymer

Advancing 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.

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Production

Decentralized Manufacturing Network Aims to Make 3D Printers a Shared Global Resource

The 3DOS additive manufacturing network will let OEMs and creators take advantage of open 3D printer capacity anywhere in the world.

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Scaling Additive Manufacturing Means Scaling its Workforce: AM Radio #33

Dr. Tim Simpson joins Stephanie Hendrixson on the AM Radio podcast to discuss education options for AM, training within companies, and in-demand skills. 

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Tooling

Ice 3D Printing of Sacrificial Structures as Small as Blood Vessels

Using water for sacrificial tooling, Carnegie Mellon researchers have created a microscale method for 3D printing intricate structures small enough to create vasculature in artificial tissue. The biomedical research potentially has implications for other microscale and microfluidics applications.

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Metal

Is 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. 

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Production

Registration Is Open for the 2023 TIPE Conference

Virtual and free to attend, Women in 3D Printing’s annual event has an all-women lineup of speakers presenting on Technology, Industry, People and Economics in 3D printing.

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AR/VR

Why This Photopolymer Developer Wants Prototyping to Go “Massless”

High-performance materials supplier polySpectra is embracing augmented reality (AR) with a new tool called Massless intended to reduce unnecessary 3D printing.

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Metal

3D 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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Basics

AM 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.

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Automotive

3D Printed Spares, Electrification and Cool Parts: Top 10 Stories of 2022: AM Radio #31

Our top articles and videos from 2022 reflect increasing use of additive manufacturing for replacement parts; growing applications for electric motors; and a maturing user base. Read through the top 10 list or listen to the AM Radio podcast episode all about these stories. 

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