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Variable Resistance Valve Trim Achieves Lead Time Reduction Through AM: The Cool Parts Show #69

Baker Hughes is realizing shorter lead times and simplified manufacturing through powder bed fusion to produce valve trims previously assembled from many machined metal parts. 

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Machining

6 Cutting Tools for Machining Made Via 3D Printing

By making tools, additive manufacturing aids so-called “subtractive” manufacturing (better known as machining). Here are examples of how 3D printing balances performance, coolant flow and weight in small and large cutting tools.

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Cumberland Additive: EBM Development and AM Community Among the Benefits at Neighborhood 91

“Digital transparency” is key, says regional director Mark Straszheim, as employees oversee resources in both Pennsylvania and Texas.

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Materials

Compact Volkmann PowTReX Basic Serves Single 3D Printers for Powder Recovery for Reuse

The metal powder reprocessing system transfers material to 3D printers, recovers the unused material, screens it and then returns the material to the machine or a container for future use.

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Aerospace

America Makes Announces Winners of Proliferation of AM Material Datasets Project Call

The award recipients are expected to collaborate with small businesses to bolster applicable knowledge, best practices and data to address the needs of the broader additive manufacturing supply chain.

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Supply Chain

IperionX Moves Closer to Commercial Scale US Titanium Production

IperionX’s HAMR titanium furnace, the foundation piece to produce low-cost titanium, has completed final mechanical assembly and successfully passed factory acceptance tests with the IPX technical team.

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LPBF

Nick Estock Appointed Deputy CEO for AddUp North America.

Estock has more than 15 years of experience in the manufacturing industry, with a background in design, product development and new product introduction.

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Materials

EOS Works With Phillips Federal, Austal USA to Develop CopperAlloy CuNi30 for US Navy Submarine Industrial Base

Using the copper-nickel alloy in combination with EOS’ platforms offers new design and production capabilities for U.S. Navy submarines, while also enabling the agency to limit global supply chain disruption because parts can be produced regionally, locally and on-demand.

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DED

The Cold Spray Solution to the Casting, Forging Supply Chains

Startup HAMR Industries performs additive manufacturing work at Neighborhood 91 that provides an alternative to traditional casting and forging. Success so far has led to redefining the limits of its additive equipment.

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4 Weeks from Design to Molded Part for Medical with Metal 3D Printed Tooling

Mold builder Westminster Tool applied the Trueshape process from Mantle to produce tooling to take a medical device from prototype mold to full-scale production in a matter of weeks. 

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