NeuBeam 3D Printing Process Is an Update for Electron Beam Melting
The recently introduced Calibur3 system from Wayland Additive overcomes challenges to bring new materials and capabilities to EBM metal 3D printing.
#metal
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Profitable AM Is Not an Oxymoron
By: Timothy W. Simpson, Paul Morrow Professor of Engineering Design & Manufacturing
How a kangaroo, a chest implant, and the cost of argon prompted a question that led to the title for this month’s column. AM's full economic return is found in the overall product bottom line.
#supplychain #implants
Reusable, 3D Printed Copper Filter: The Cool Parts Show #28
By: Stephanie Hendrixson, Senior Editor
In this episode of The Cool Parts Show, we learn how controlled porosity obtained through binder jetting can be applied to build metal filters capable of trapping — and even eliminating — virus particles.
#metal #video #coolparts
Is There a Larger Role for Additives in Additive Manufacturing?
By: Peter Zelinski, Editor-in-Chief
Terminology confusion might be coming, because the answer is likely yes. A provider of glass flake for plastics foresees applications to AM, specifically as a reinforcement within 3D printing filament.
#polymer #composites
3D Printed Nitinol Opens New Possibilities for Arterial Stents
By: Stephanie Hendrixson, Senior Editor
Researchers at Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, have created the first self-expanding nitinol stents made via powder bed fusion. The project points to more opportunities with this shape memory alloy.
#metal
Metal 3D Printed Part Has Unplanned Feature, Not Part of the Design — AM: Why the Failure? #2
By: Peter Zelinski, Editor-in-Chief
This component for the oil and gas industry features a shelf through the lattice structure that does not appear in the CAD model. How did it get there? The answer does not involve STL, but we talk about that anyway.
#AMWTF #metal #video
Call for Speakers Now Open for Additive Manufacturing Conference + Expo 2021
By: AM Staff
Abstracts from potential speakers for the 2021 Additive Manufacturing Conference are now being accepted on subjects relating to applications and advances in additive production.
#AMConference
Cadillac Blackwing Models Are First GM Cars Using Additive Manufacturing for Full-Scale Production
By: Peter Zelinski, Editor-in-Chief
Three functional components are 3D printed thanks to cost savings and design freedom. Layers lines on the shift knob signify this advance.
#brackets
Realizing Efficiency and Sustainability Through Automated Postprocessing of Resin 3D Printed Parts
Workflow efficiencies and sustainability goals can be achieved together. An automated cleaning system and longer-lasting detergent allowed one manufacturer to reduce hazards, costs and time in its resin removal process.
#postprocessing #polymer #sustainability
Lighter, Better-Performing Brake Rotor From 3D Printing: The Cool Parts Show #27
By: Peter Zelinski, Editor-in-Chief
Additive manufacturing with an aluminum/ceramic composite enables a brake rotor with one-third the weight and five times the heat transfer of a typical rotor. We talk to the inventor on this episode of The Cool Parts Show.
#lightweighting #ceramic #video
Big Ideas in AM: 10 Examples of 3D-Printed Tooling
By: Stephanie Hendrixson, Senior Editor
Additive manufacturing can aid conventional manufacturing through the production of tooling. This article showcases 10 clever uses of 3D-printed tooling.
#polymer #sand #assemblyconsolidation
Partnership Brings Thermoset Powders to Selective Laser Sintering
By: Stephanie Hendrixson, Senior Editor
Tigital 3D-Set materials can be 3D printed with SLS processes, offering higher thermal stability, less shrinkage and faster print speeds than thermoplastics.
#polymer
Enter Your 3D Printed Parts in The Cool Parts Showcase
By: Stephanie Hendrixson, Senior Editor
The first-ever contest from The Cool Parts Show seeks innovative parts made through additive manufacturing. Enter by August 13.
#video #coolparts
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How 3D Printing Will Change Composites Manufacturing
By: Peter Zelinski, Editor-in-Chief
A Q&A with the editor-in-chief of CompositesWorld explores tooling, continuous fiber, hybrid processes, and the opportunities for smaller and more intricate composite parts.
#lightweighting #composites #brackets
Carbon Offers Lattice-Generating Design Tech
By: Gary S. Vasilash, Transportation Editor
The design software is said to accelerate the time from "idea to design."
#generativedesign #polymer
3D Printed Air Duct Based on Fluid Dynamics: The Cool Parts Show #26
By: Stephanie Hendrixson, Senior Editor
Air ducts are ubiquitous, but are they all as efficient as they need to be? Computational fluid dynamics informed the redesign of this 3D printed air duct — made to serve a 3D printer.
#assemblyconsolidation #video #coolparts
For Stratasys, Acquisition of Origin Part of Strategy Focused on Production and Polymer Materials
By: Peter Zelinski, Editor-in-Chief
Americas president Rich Garrity describes how the two additive manufacturing technology companies came together (COVID-19 helped), along with the value of protecting one culture while allowing another to change.
#polymer
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