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Can 3D Printed Metal Hold a Vacuum…for Quantum Physics Research?
A feasibility study shows that laser sintered AlSi10Mg can build an ultrahigh vacuum chamber capable of holding a cloud of rubidium atoms. The promise? Lighter, more portable designs to bring research out of the lab.
By: Stephanie Hendrixson, Senior Editor
Dental Lab Brings 3D Printing into Digital Dentistry Workflow
With 3D scan technology and resin-based 3D printers, Spectrum Dental Printing is changing the way dental devices are made — and potentially, how dentistry happens.
By: Stephanie Hendrixson, Senior Editor
These 3D Printed Glasses Are Designed to “Solve” Kids’ Eyewear
Glasses work, but both the product and purchase experience could be made better. Fitz Frames aims to help, with custom glasses featuring 3D printed frames manufactured in Youngstown, Ohio.
By: Stephanie Hendrixson, Senior Editor
A $1.5 Million Dive into the Melt Pool
A new, customized digital radiology vault and specialized additive manufacturing system at Auburn University aims to understand and control the complex heat and mass transport phenomena taking place during the laser sintering process.
By: Brent Donaldson, Senior Editor
COLUMNS
Additive Manufacturing and Measurement Interconnect — Each Enables the Other to Advance
Measurement aids AM and AM aids measurement. Recently posted articles describe how sensing and measurement make AM more capable, while AM delivers devices that are smarter because of sensing.
By: Peter Zelinski, Editor-in-Chief
NEWS
Manufacturing and Tech Cultures Come Together at MT360
The MT360 event, organized by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, is expected to accelerate the implementation of growing technologies into manufacturing applications.
By: Katelyn Arnold, Assistant Editor
TAKING SHAPE
AM Helping AM: 3D Printed Build Plate Detects Build Failures
Ultrasonic additive manufacturing produces a build plate with embedded sensing, allowing for real-time measurement of the condition of the build. If a failure occurs during selective laser melting, this plate will reveal it immediately.
By: Peter Zelinski, Editor-in-Chief
Is Solid-State Additive Manufacturing an Enabler to the Internet of Things?
Startup Tri-D Dynamics sees precision cold spray 3D printing providing IoT-enabled parts with electronics built in. The promise is sensing in environments where the sensing might be needed most.
By: Peter Zelinski, Editor-in-Chief
The Promise of Full Polymerization in Resin 3D Printing
Origin’s platform isn’t just another resin 3D printer based on digital light processing (DLP). Through hardware, software and material partnerships, the company is changing what is possible inside a photopolymerization printer.
By: Stephanie Hendrixson, Senior Editor
Check This Out
The Foot Measurement System That Allows for Mass Customized Insoles
Aetrex’s Albert scanner is an example of how advances in measurement technology aid 3D printing in realizing its promise.
By: Peter Zelinski, Editor-in-Chief
