March/April 2021 Issue

March/April

March 2021

Digital Edition
Is a Gel Bath the Key to Scalable, Affordable 3D Printed Ceramics?
Cover Story

Is a Gel Bath the Key to Scalable, Affordable 3D Printed Ceramics?

3D printed polymer-derived ceramics (PDCs) could find wider application through a process developed at the University of Texas at Dallas that extrudes preceramic material in a self-healing bath for support through printing and curing.

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Features

Featured articles from the March/April 2021 issue of Additive Manufacturing

The Case for Tackling the Toughest Material First
Inventors

The Case for Tackling the Toughest Material First

The increasing speed and power of high-end processors and data centers has created a market for advanced thermal management solutions. A Silicon Valley startup called Holo is dedicating its first line of products toward this market, starting with 3D-printed copper heat exchangers.

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3D Printed Prefab Homes, Made from Composite and UL-Certified
LFAM

3D Printed Prefab Homes, Made from Composite and UL-Certified

Mighty Buildings wants to change the construction industry with prefabricated houses 3D printed on demand from thermoset polymer composite. Two such buildings have already been installed.

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Partnership Brings Thermoset Powders to Selective Laser Sintering
Polymer

Partnership Brings Thermoset Powders to Selective Laser Sintering

Tigital 3D-Set materials can be 3D printed with SLS processes, offering higher thermal stability, less shrinkage and faster print speeds than thermoplastics.

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How 3D Printing Will Change Composites Manufacturing
Materials

How 3D Printing Will Change Composites Manufacturing

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.

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Material Innovation Is a Powerful Freedom of AM: Here Are Examples
Composites

Material Innovation Is a Powerful Freedom of AM: Here Are Examples

Possibilities that were speculative a few years ago are coming true today. Applications of metal matrix composite provide an example. Recent articles explore the ongoing advance of 3D printed materials.

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Is There a Larger Role for Additives in Additive Manufacturing?
Composites

Is There a Larger Role for Additives in Additive Manufacturing?

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.

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Fiber-Reinforced 3D Printing Expands Control, Applications for Composites
Brackets

Fiber-Reinforced 3D Printing Expands Control, Applications for Composites

9T Labs’ deposition process places continuous carbon fiber only where necessary to save material, reduce waste, and more precisely control the structure of preform composites.

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Can the U.S. Become Self-Sufficient in Aerospace Alloy Metal Powders?
Aerospace

Can the U.S. Become Self-Sufficient in Aerospace Alloy Metal Powders?

6K’s technology can upcycle titanium and nickel-alloy parts into additive manufacturing powder. Here is how the circular economy helps national security.

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Airtech International
Airtech International Inc.
Airtech International
Airtech International Inc.