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Eaton Developing Carbon-Reinforced PEKK to Replace Aluminum in Aircraft Air Ducts

3D printable material will meet ESD, flammability and other requirements to allow for flexible manufacturing of ducts, without tooling needed today.

3D Systems’ DMP Flex 350 Triple Offers Efficient, Adaptable Solution for Metal Part Production

The latest configuration of the DMP Flex 350 platform adds a third laser and larger build area to deliver higher productivity and large, seamless parts.

The Benefits of Vertically Integrating Metal 3D Printing and Machining

Having 3D printing and machining within one organization enables Addman’s engineers to collaborate and consolidate so it can quickly make successful metal 3D printed parts.

5 Observations From Dr. Tim Simpson About the State of Additive Manufacturing So Far

The outgoing co-director of Penn State’s CIMP-3D takes stock of how far AM has come, aided in no small part through the work of the organization he helped to lead.

Aircraft Ducts 3D Printed in Composite Instead of Metal: The Cool Parts Show #68

Eaton’s new reinforced PEKK, tailored to aircraft applications, provides a cheaper and faster way to make ducts compared to formed aluminum.

At General Atomics, Do Unmanned Aerial Systems Reveal the Future of Aircraft Manufacturing?

The maker of the Predator and SkyGuardian remote aircraft can implement additive manufacturing more rapidly and widely than the makers of other types of planes. The role of 3D printing in current and future UAS components hints at how far AM can go to save cost and time in aircraft production and design.

3D Systems Offers MJP 300W Printer, Wax Material for Advanced Jewelry Additive Manufacturing

The combination of the MJP 300W jewelry printer and VisiJet Wax Jewel Ruby enables jewelry designers to more efficiently achieve new designs with greater design freedom and improved surface finish.

Collaboration Provides Scalable Efficiency, Quality, Traceability for Dental Laboratories

The collaboration combines the expertise of Axtra3D and Oqton to enable higher quality dental solutions as well as production automation and fleet management for various applications, including connectors and direct print manufacturing.

3D Systems, Klarity Partner to Expand Access to Patient-Matched Radiotherapy Innovations

Klarity has added 3D Systems’ VSP Bolus to its radiotherapy solutions, enabling radiotherapy clinics in the U.S. and Canada to embrace 3D printing technology without investing in costly, time-consuming software.

What We Found at Formnext 2023

New metal processes, new possibilities for existing processes, the next step for copper and more. Here is a summary drawing on all our reporting from November’s event.

3D Systems Develops C-103 Metal Alloy for Challenging Environments

This niobium alloy with hafnium and titanium alloying elements is resistant to decomposition by heat, pressure or chemical attack and thus retains its strength and form at high temperatures.

3D Systems Materials Expand Capabilities of SLA, Figure 4 Platforms

3D Systems’ latest high-performance materials can enable efficient production of end-use parts in industries such as automotive, aerospace, semiconductor and consumer goods.

3D Systems’ SLS 300 Enables Advanced SLS Technology in Smaller Manufacturing Environments

A new Powder Recycling Station (PRS) is an optional accessory available in 2024 which works in tandem with the printer to automatically recycle unused powder currently in the system and mix it with fresh material.

3D Systems’ Accura AMX Resin Withstands Harsh Thermal Environments

Formnext 2023: The resin material is well suited for the testing of high-temperature components in applications such as HVAC, consumer appliances, motor enclosures, fixtures, mounts, stators, molding/tooling and more.

3D Systems Verifies Performance of NASA’s GRX-810 Super Alloy

This oxide dispersion-strengthened alloy, developed by NASA, demonstrates exceptional mechanical properties and resistance to extreme temperatures, making it well suited for future use in critical components such as rocket engines, turbine blades and exhaust nozzle components.

3D Systems Develops Materials, Printer Platform for Improved Digital Dentistry

3D Systems is strengthening its digital dentistry portfolio with new materials, NextDent Base and NextDent Cast, and a new printing platform, the NextDent LCD1.

A Tour of The Stratasys Direct Manufacturing Facility

The company's Belton manufacturing site in Texas is growing to support its various 3D printing applications for mass production in industries such as automotive and aerospace.

America Awards Research Funding to Colorado School of Mines

The project team will investigate cross-platform consistency in laser powder bed fusion technologies.

3D Systems’ VSP Connect Streamlines Preoperative Planning for Better Patient Outcomes

Automated workflows powered by Enhatch drive efficiencies to deliver patient-specific devices, instrumentation at scale, while the portal improves visibility to facilitate better communication, traceability and compliance.

3D Printed "Evolved Structures" for NASA Exoplanet Balloon Mission: The Cool Parts Show #61

Generative design creates stiff, lightweight brackets for EXCITE mission monitoring planets orbiting other stars. The Cool Parts Show visits Goddard Space Flight Center.

MolyWorks Streamlines Production With 3D Systems’ Direct Metal Printing Solution

MolyWorks, a California-based developer of a circular economy for metal, has integrated 3D Systems’ DMP Flex 350 into its manufacturing workflow, enabling it to be more agile and efficient, and expand its customer base.

Additive Wins on Cost, Plus Process Monitoring and More from RAPID + TCT 2023: AM Radio #38

Additive manufacturing is finding success as a cost-effective manufacturing method. New options for process monitoring are now available. DED is getting more precise. 3D printed chairs! What we learned and observed at RAPID + TCT 2023.

3D Systems’ ProJet MJP 2500W Plus Printer for Improved Jewelry Production

The printer is designed to enable the quick and cost-effective creation, iteration and production of all jewelry styles, including the most complex geometries.

3D Systems Helps TE Connectivity to Additively Manufacture Electrical Connectors

The foundation of the solution is a newly developed photopolymer 3D Systems engineered specifically to meet TE Connectivity’s requirements.

The Benefits of Vertically Integrating Metal 3D Printing and Machining

Having 3D printing and machining within one organization enables Addman’s engineers to collaborate and consolidate so it can quickly make successful metal 3D printed parts.

3D Systems Adds Figure 4 Tough Clear, DuraForm Pax Black to Materials Portfolio

The two offerings are production-grade materials designed to address a breadth of industrial applications.

10 Important Developments in Additive Manufacturing Seen at Formnext 2022 (Includes Video)

The leading trade show dedicated to the advance of industrial 3D printing returned to the scale and energy not seen since before the pandemic. More ceramics, fewer supports structures and finding opportunities in wavelengths — these are just some of the AM advances notable at the show this year.

3D Systems, Ems-Griltech Partner to Advance Materials Innovation

The companies combined knowledge to produce DuraForm PAx Natural, a material available for all selective laser sintering platforms.

Additive Manufacturing at IMTS 2022: In the AM Pavilion, and Beyond: AM Radio #26A

Applications and technology for additive manufacturing — not just 3D printing — were widespread across the International Manufacturing Technology Show. Listen to our live discussion recorded during the event for observations on AM at IMTS.

3D Systems Acquires DP Polar

It is said DP Polar’s industrial-scale rotating build platform enables continuous, high-speed 3D printing of components across multiple processes for industrial and health care production applications.

3D Systems’ SLA 750 for Cost-Effective SLA Batch Part Production

Rapid + TCT 2022: The system features the SLA 750 and SLA 750 Dual — which the company says is the first synchronous, dual-laser stereolithography printer.

Researchers Lay Groundwork for 3D Printing Electrical Machines

For more than a year, three partners have been focused on a research project that lays the groundwork for next-level electrical machines as they work to gain an in-depth understanding of the involved materials and technologies.

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.

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.

3D Systems’ VSP Bolus Optimizes Radiotherapy Targeting

The system is designed to enable the creation of a more personalized bolus made from a soft material that contours to the patient’s anatomy, enabling a more efficacious treatment and a more comfortable experience.

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.

Finding the Serial Production Wins for Polymer Additive Manufacturing

Aerosport Additive is aiming to grow its serial production work by seeking out the niches where AM materials, costs and capabilities align — challenging the notion that “production” of plastic parts always means molding.

3D Systems Acquiring Titan Robotics

Company says acquisition adds Titan’s extrusion technology to complement 3D Systems’ polymer technology portfolio, opening new market opportunities.

Does Manufacturing Need Additive?

If a subtractive manufacturing operation is going smoothly, AM need not replace it. So what is AM good for, and why do we need it in the first place?

3D Printing for Better Flame From a Gas Turbine Swirler: The Cool Parts Show #42

A Penn State gas turbine researcher turns to additive manufacturing graduate students to help face the challenge of swirler optimization.

3D Systems, AMT Collaborate on SLS Solution for Efficient Additive Manufacturing

3D Systems is partnering with AMT on an industrial-scale selective laser sintering solution that includes the SLS 380, which is designed to enhance customer success and catalyze industries by delivering parts with unprecedented throughput, consistency, performance and yield.

Trilantic Acquires 3D Systems’ On-Demand, Custom Manufacturing Business

Company rebranded as Quickparts.

How Prototyping Addresses Unknowns and Reduces Risks

One benefit of metal AM is the capability to create functional prototypes in less time, enabling you to rapidly iterate on design alternatives during development.

AMGTA Grows with Six New Member Companies

New AMGTA members include Divergent Technologies, the Aachen Center for Additive Manufacturing (ACAM), Kurtz Ersa, Nexa3D, Tekna Advanced Materials and Trane Technologies.

AM for Production: Where Conventional Lessons Do and Do Not Apply

As RMS has grown its additive manufacturing division, it has discovered which principles of subtractive manufacturing apply to additive, and which do not.

3D Systems Certifies Corrosion-Resistant Materials for Metal Printing Platform

Company’s Application Innovation Group offers service to help customers certify materials, thereby accelerating innovation and time to market.

Impressions and Trends from RAPID + TCT 2021: AM Radio Bonus

Peter Zelinski, Stephanie Hendrixson and Julia Hider discuss what they saw, heard and learned at RAPID + TCT 2021 in a special episode of the AM Radio podcast plus slideshow.

AMGTA Continues Growth With New Members

The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association is a global trade organization created to promote the environmental benefits of additive manufacturing.

One Small Step for Metals, One Giant Leap for AM

Eliminating support structures for metal parts expands pathways to profitable AM.

3D Printed Cooling Bars Will Improve Observability of Antimatter

An experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will be better able to detect the paths of particles thanks to efficient cooling delivered by metal 3D printed tubes.

Metal 3D Printed Part Has Unplanned Feature, Not Part of the Design — AM: Why the Failure? #2

This component for the oil and gas industry features a shelf through the lattice structure that does not appear in the CAD model. How did it get there? The answer does not involve STL, but we talk about that anyway.

Additive Manufacturing with Sheet Lamination

No longer limited to paper, Sheet Lamination bonds sheets of material together to form an object. Companies are now expanding to different materials for sheet lamination, exploring the growing possibilities of a process that started with gluing and stacking hundreds of colored sheets of paper together.

What Is Material Jetting 3D Printing?

Recent advances in materials processing capabilities have renewed interest in material jetting, the additive process that allows 3D objects to be built by placing different combinations of material drop-by-drop.

What Is Material Extrusion 3D Printing?

Material extrusion extrudes material through a nozzle and selectively deposits it layer-by-layer to form an object. After three decades of material advancements and a diverse array of start-ups and applications, the use cases for this technology are still going strong.

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