The Case for Tackling the Toughest Material First
By: Brent Donaldson
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.
#metal
3D Printing and the Next Giant Leap for Mankind
By: Brent Donaldson
A collaboration between Aerojet Rocketdyne and NASA is resulting in critical parts being 3D printed for new versions of the workhorse RS-25 engine.
#metal
26 Steps Vs. 9: The Metal AM Case for Mission Critical Parts
By: Brent Donaldson
Knust Godwin introduced metal AM into its precision-machining environment nearly eight years ago. Now the company is using the capability to break through into new applications and give 3D printed mission-critical parts a renewed business case.
#machining #metal #postprocessing
Inside Oak Ridge’s 3D-Printed Machine Tool Moonshot
By: Brent Donaldson
The widespread outsourcing of large machine castings led a collaborative team at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to tackle the machine tool supply chain. The first step? 3D print the largest cast component.
#polymer #largeformat #hybrid
What's the Big Idea in Additive Manufacturing?
By: Brent Donaldson
A new series presented by Additive Manufacturing Media tackles important themes AM is touching that promise to change manufacturing in a big way.
#metal
How a 3D-Printed Metal Ankle Implant Replaces an Entire Bone
By: Brent Donaldson
Through a novel surgery involving a 3D-printed talus bone, surgeons at the University of Miami found success — and unexpected challenges — with a patient suffering from sickle cell disease.
#metal #implants
A Methodical Strategy to Bring Additive into Sheet Metal Fabrication
By: Brent Donaldson
When Wilson Tool International launched its additive manufacturing division in 2018, it had already proven 3D printing’s value through dozens of printed parts for its own line of equipment. Demonstrating that value to customers required a new, highly focused approach.
#metal #polymer
AI-Driven Adaptive Manufacturing Software Aims to Self-Correct 3D Printing (Includes Video)
By: Brent Donaldson
The AI software platform Blacksmith from Markforged shares feedback from its cloud-connected fleet of printers to identify and correct distortions in a 3D-printed part.
#machinelearning #measurement #video
A Three-Piece Toolset to Minimize Metal Additive Build Failures (Includes Video)
By: Brent Donaldson
Three separate software tools from Siemens attempt to control some of the most challenging variables within metal AM: build orientation, distortion and deposition paths. Part of software video series.
#video
The Promise of Graphene-Based Composites for 3D Printing
By: Brent Donaldson
A new partnership between XG Sciences and Terrafilum aims to accelerate industrial innovations using the strongest, thinnest, most electrically conductive material on Earth.
#composites #polymer
A New Partnership Offers Large-Scale 3D Printing and Five-Axis Machining
By: Brent Donaldson
The side-by-side product offering from Cincinnati Inc. and Multiax America aims to provide high-throughput AM production for large parts under one roof.
#largeformat #postprocessing #machining
The Challenge of Reclaiming Carbon Fiber for 3D Printing
By: Brent Donaldson
Carbon fiber composite materials weigh significantly less than steel while offering comparable strength and performance. But recovering and recycling continuous fiber for additive manufacturing applications — without any effect on the mechanical properties — has proven extremely difficult. Here is how Oak Ridge National Laboratory is working to solve the challenge.
#composites #sustainability
