Sustainability
Fluent Metal Startup Launches With Focus on Liquid Metal 3D Printing
The company says its drop-on-demand technology can enable sustainable, production-grade additive manufacturing using high-value metal components.
Read MoreSustainable Metal Powder Company Addresses Next Piece of Road Map: Renewable Energy
Continuum Powders, the material production arm of small-scale foundry technology company MolyWorks, has announced new partnerships aimed at further reducing the environmental impact of its metal powder production.
Read MoreContinuum Powders Creates Energy Partnerships With Priority Power and AirGas
Continuum is contracting to secure some of the industry’s greenest sources for power and argon gas. When the entire combination of the new renewable energy sources are added with its proprietary process, the company anticipates a total energy consumption of nearly zero.
Read MoreOnAdditive Offers Aftermarket Upgrade for 3ntr A2, A4 3D Printers
The enhanced capabilities include a new control system that gives the printers increased printing speeds, improved quality, automatic bed leveling and various other user-centric improvements.
Read MoreGardner Business Media Introduces New Editorial Roles Covering Robots and Sustainability
Julia Hider is named correspondent for robots and autonomy, while Hannah Mason is named correspondent for sustainability in manufacturing, with both writers reporting on those topics across the Gardner Business Media brands.
Read MoreCompact 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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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.
Read MoreMPI Launches AI Project to Create Material Reuse Management Tool for Metal 3D Printing
MPI is working with Additive Manufacturing Solutions and AMFG to create a versatile, commercial predictive material reuse management tool that will enable additive manufacturing to expand by introducing greater cost efficiencies.
Read MoreAmerica Makes Names Winners of EARTH Project Totaling $1.2 Million
Recipients of America Makes’ EARTH project awards will explore sustainable approaches for reusing and recycling additive manufacturing materials and designs. Their initiatives are expected to make substantial contributions to reducing waste, conserving energy and mitigating carbon emissions
Read More3D Printer Manufacturer Now Offers Bio-Based, Recyclable Printing Materials
This collaboration gives customers a highly efficient process that eliminates production waste, minimizes energy consumption and enables flexible, localized, on-demand production with a smaller environmental footprint.
Read MoreAmerica Makes Announces Winners of Open Project Call Totaling $1.2 Million
The open project call topics were initiated at the America Makes’ Additive Manufacturing Technology Roadmap workshops in 2021 and 2022.
Read MoreGKN Aerospace Invests £50 Million to Grow Sustainable Additive Fabrication Capability
The investment will establish a Center of Excellence in Trollhättan, Sweden, which the company will use to accelerate and scale up production of the groundbreaking technology.
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Sakuu Develops Dry Kavian Process for Manufacturing Battery Electrodes
By printing batteries on Kavian, OEMs can tap into cleaner energy sources while eliminating the need for troublesome solvents and drying mechanisms.
Read More3D Printing Brings Sustainability, Accessibility to Glass Manufacturing
Australian startup Maple Glass Printing has developed a process for extruding glass into artwork, lab implements and architectural elements. Along the way, the company has also found more efficient ways of recycling this material.
Read MoreNext-Gen Horse Trailers to Be Built With Robotic 3D Printing
Double D Trailers is currently developing a prototype horse trailer that will be made with large-format additive manufacturing. The technology brings potential benefits for labor, weight and design features to this subset of recreational vehicles.
Read MoreCopper, New Metal Printing Processes, Upgrades Based on Software and More from Formnext 2023: AM Radio #46
Formnext 2023 showed that additive manufacturing may be maturing, but it is certainly not stagnant. In this episode, we dive into observations around technology enhancements, new processes and materials, robots, sustainability and more trends from the show.
Read More3D Printed Reactor Core Makes Solar Fuel Production More Efficient
The solar reactor uses water and CO2 from the air and sunlight as the energy source to produce carbon-neutral liquid fuels, for example, solar kerosene for aviation.
Read MoreEvonik’s PA12 Powder for 3D Printing Based on Biocircular Raw Material
Evonik’s Infinam eCO PA12 is a PA12 powder material for industrial 3D printing that substitutes 100% of fossil feedstock with biocircular raw material from waste cooking oil in a mass balancing process.
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America Makes Announces Defense Department Industrial Base Modernization Project Call
Concept paper and quad chart submissions are due Nov. 29, 2023. The project lead and all project team members must be members of America Makes in good standing as of that date.
Read MoreEnhanced Digital Factory Tool Quantifies Carbon Footprint of Automated Depowdering
Solukon has enhanced its Digital Factory Tool, which integrates additive manufacturing automation and quality assurance, giving the sensor and interface kit a more comprehensive transparency in automated depowdering.
Read MoreDOE Awards Nearly $3 Million to Develop Additive Manufacturing of Modular Wind Blades
The industry partners received the award to develop automation in additive manufacturing of tooling for large-scale wind blades that can accommodate continuous changes in blade geometry and scale.
Read MoreValCUN’s Minerva Printer Offers Easy-to-Use, Sustainable Metal Additive Manufacturing
Formnext 2023: ValCUN’s Minerva Printer for metal additive manufacturing enables metal to be deposited in a single-step process, using off-the-shelf metal as feedstock.
Read MorePostPro SFX Desktop Vapor Smoothings Enhances Parts’ Visual, Functional Properties
Formnext 2023: This desktop chemical vapor smoothing machine features a compact benchtop design, making it well suited for R&D and low-volume prototyping projects.
Read MoreFormnext Start-Up Challenge Announces 2023 Winners
Winners of the 2023 Formnext Start-up Challenge include titanium recycling, new 3D printing technologies and medical applications.
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