DED

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 multi-metal 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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Aerospace

Cryogenic Tanks for Space Refueling: The Cool Parts Show All Access

NASA's Paul Gradl describes an important application of AM beyond the spacecraft itself: refueling the spacecraft. Directed energy deposition offers the most practical way to produce aluminum tanks to keep fuel supercool.

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DED

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.

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Metal

Meltio M600 Wire-Laser System Reduces Material Waste, Lead Times While Increasing Manufacturing Flexibility

The Meltio M600 can seamlessly integrate into machine shops and production environments, enabling not only the printing of entire metal parts but also the addition of features to existing components and the repair of damaged surfaces.

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Metal

Push-Button DED System Aims for Machine Shop Workflow in Metal AM

Meltio M600 metal 3D printer employs probing, quick-change workholding and wire material stock to permit production in coordination with CNC machines.

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Startups

The Cold Spray Solution to the Casting, Forging Supply Chains

Startup HAMR Industries performs additive manufacturing work at Neighborhood 91 that provides an alternative to traditional casting and forging. Success so far has led to redefining the limits of its additive equipment.

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Aerospace

7 Lessons From General Atomics on AM for Aircraft Part Production

A manufacturing leader overseeing the way additive manufacturing is transforming unmanned aerial systems (UASs) offers observations about succeeding with 3D printing as an aircraft production process.

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DED

Making Sense of Data from Directed Energy Deposition (DED)

“It should be easier to qualify an additive part than a casting,” says Formalloy CEO Melanie Lang. The company’s tools for capturing and analyzing data are bringing this vision closer to reality. 

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DED

ArcelorMittal Enters Additive Manufacturing Industry With Steel Powder

The company is building an industrial-scale atomizer in Spain to produce high-quality steel powders for multiple additive manufacturing technologies.

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DED

Finland’s Largest Metal 3D Print Withstands Pressure Vessel Test, Vastly Exceeding Expectations

The pressure vessel was created in cooperation between Andritz Savonlinna Works and the Finish Additive Manufacturing Ecosystem (FAME), and withstood the nondestructive and destructive tests carried out by LUT University.

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