Supply Chain
Additive Manufacturing for Defense: Targeting Qualification
Targeting qualification in additive manufacturing for the defense industry means ensuring repeatability as well as reliability as there is much at stake, including human lives. Certain requirements therefore must be met by weapons systems used by the defense industry.
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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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Next-Gen Horse Trailers to Be Built With Robotic 3D Printing
Double D Trailers is currently developing a prototype horse trailer that will be made with large-format additive manufacturing. The technology brings potential benefits for labor, weight and design features to this subset of recreational vehicles.
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Markforged’s FX10 Industrial 3D Printer Replaces Metal Parts With Advanced Composites
This fifth-generation print system features built-in automation for quality assurance and print routines designed to deliver strong, accurate parts every print.
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3DOS, AeroEdge Collaborate for Decentralized Manufacturing in Japan
The aerospace manufacturer will be the first major industrial partner for metal additive manufacturing on the 3DOS platform for decentralized additive manufacturing.
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America Makes Announces Defense Department Industrial Base Modernization Project Call
Concept paper and quad chart submissions are due Nov. 29, 2023. The project lead and all project team members must be members of America Makes in good standing as of that date.
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Mosaic’s Array, Element 3D Printers for Digital, On-Demand Polymer Manufacturing
The Array system is able to print thousands of polymer parts on-site without operator intervention, which means lower lead times for manufacturers and customers, as well as more flexibility and resiliency in supply chains.
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Formlabs’ Elastomeric Resins Expand Options for Patient-Specific Care
Formlabs’ first elastomeric BioMed materials — BioMed Elastic 50A Resin, BioMed Flex 80A Resin and IBT Flex Resin — can streamline workflows and reduce labor time for flexible, dental and medical biocompatible parts.
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Additive Manufacturing's Evolving Role at Fathom Now Emphasizing Bridge Production
Bridge production is currently the biggest opportunity for additive manufacturing, says Fathom Manufacturing co-founder Rich Stump. How this service provider leverages AM while finding balance with other production capabilities.
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Velo3D Develops Supplier Network to Scale Production of Sapphire XC Machine (Includes Video)
The company’s larger size machine is also the machine seeing larger demand. Successful integration of subassembly suppliers with the company’s own production in California began this year.
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