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Metal

GE Additive Rebrands as Colibrium Additive

As part of the brand name transition, both the Concept Laser and Arcam EBM legacy brands will be retired.

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Metal

Farsoon FS721M CAMS Large Format Metal 3D Printer Offers Continuous Manufacturing Capability

The system features Farsoon’s continuous additive manufacturing solution (CAMS) multilaser platform, which includes eight lasers to enable true additive manufacturing series production with increased automation workflow.

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Sustainability

AMGTA Releases Preliminary Research Results on Sustainability of Powder and Wire Additive Manufacturing Feedstock

The study evaluated three key metal AM feedstock processing approaches — gas atomization, mechanical milling (specifically ball milling) and wire drawing — to determine specific energy requirements for producing feedstock materials.

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UMaine’s FoF 1.0 Large-Scale 3D Printer Shatters Former Guinness World Record for Additive Manufacturing, and More News of Note

GE Additive rebrands as Colibrium Additive | BMF receives FDA clearance for UltraThineer dental veneer material | AMGTA releases preliminary research results on sustainability of powder and wire additive manufacturing feedstock  

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LPBF

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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BMF Receives FDA Clearance for UltraThineer Dental Veneer Material

The zirconia materials are now qualified for use in the production of the world’s thinnest cosmetic veneers, which require significantly less tooth preparation or grinding, thereby preserving more of the patient’s natural enamel.

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Space

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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Casting

BPMI Chooses Velo3D Metal 3D Printing System to Produce Parts for U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program

The fully integrated 3D printing solution will be operated by ATI in a newly established facility that will provide the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program with alternatives to cast parts.

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Polymer

Robotics Integrator Leverages 3D Printing for Faster Automation Deployment

Rapid Robotics helps manufacturers get up and running with automation quickly, by providing robots that arrive pretrained and already equipped with tooling which is often 3D printed.

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Sustainability

UMaine’s FoF 1.0 Large-Scale 3D Printer Shatters Former Guinness World Record for Additive Manufacturing

The large-scale thermoplastic polymer printer offers new opportunities for eco-friendly and cost-effective manufacturing for numerous industries, including national security, affordable housing, bridge construction, ocean and wind energy technologies, and maritime vessel fabrication.

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