May/June 2022 Issue

May/June

May 2022

Digital Edition
AM Will Change Power Generation, But Needs To Prove Itself First
Cover Story

AM Will Change Power Generation, But Needs To Prove Itself First

In gas turbines and in nuclear power, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is working with major manufacturers to validate metal 3D printing for conventional parts as a prelude to developing the unconventional ones.

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Features

Featured articles from the May/June 2022 issue of Additive Manufacturing

Safer Nuclear Energy: 3D Printed Silicon Carbide Fuel Forms
Binder Jet

Safer Nuclear Energy: 3D Printed Silicon Carbide Fuel Forms

Binder jetting provides a way to create pure silicon carbide fuel structures that can withstand the harsh environment of a nuclear reactor and provide a strong barrier against the release of radionuclides.

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How Siemens Energy Applies Additive Manufacturing for Power Generation and More
Basics

How Siemens Energy Applies Additive Manufacturing for Power Generation and More

At an applications center in Orlando, Florida, a small team of AM specialists is spanning industries by 3D printing parts to support both Siemens Energy power generation systems and external customers.

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Microturbine Relies on 3D Printed Housing to Preheat Fuel
Lightweighting

Microturbine Relies on 3D Printed Housing to Preheat Fuel

The aluminum housing designed with nTopology and made on a Velo3D laser powder bed fusion system helps realize what its creators say will be the highest-power-density small turbine yet produced.

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How Large-Format 3D Printing Supports Micro-Scale Hydropower
LFAM

How Large-Format 3D Printing Supports Micro-Scale Hydropower

There is potential hydroelectric power that has never been unlocked because of the difficulty in capturing it. At Cadens, additive manufacturing is the key to customizing micro-scale water turbine systems to generate electricity from smaller dams and waterways.

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Investment Trends in Additive Manufacturing

Investment Trends in Additive Manufacturing

What venture capital funding data says about the future for additive manufacturing.

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High-Volume AM Systems Showcased at IMTS 2022
IMTS

High-Volume AM Systems Showcased at IMTS 2022

There will be more than 80 exhibitors in the AM Pavilion at IMTS 2022, which runs Sept. 12-17, 2022, at Chicago’s McCormick Place.

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Metal Parts Are Now Within Reach for Users of Polymer 3D Printers
Composites

Metal Parts Are Now Within Reach for Users of Polymer 3D Printers

An option for accessible metal 3D printing: New metal composite filament from BASF Forward AM has made it easy for Austrian company Sparox 3D to pivot its Ultimaker FFF capacity into metals, without major additional investments in skills or equipment. 

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Gas Turbine Swirlers: Co-Optimizing Despite the Complexity
Energy & Power

Gas Turbine Swirlers: Co-Optimizing Despite the Complexity

Power generation and additive manufacturing researchers at Penn State University have joined forces to explore what impact the design of a swirler can have on gas turbine performance.

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Rolex: Unsung AM Icon Since 2007

Rolex: Unsung AM Icon Since 2007

Rolex has been utilizing additive manufacturing since 2007.

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For Velo3D CEO, the Future of Metal AM Is Large Producers
Metal

For Velo3D CEO, the Future of Metal AM Is Large Producers

The growing demand for metal part production via additive manufacturing will be met by producers that start small and massively scale, says Velo3D’s Benny Buller. Thus, AM will follow a different path from other part-making technologies.

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In Power Generation, the Changes From 3D Printing Will Be System-Wide
Basics

In Power Generation, the Changes From 3D Printing Will Be System-Wide

Additive manufacturing holds promise for various vital components of a gas turbine, and for greater output in hydro and nuclear power as well. Recent articles find many different advances from AM that will sum to transform the power generation sector.

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