Enterprise Issues

A Framework for Qualifying Additively Manufactured Parts

A framework developed by The Barnes Global Advisors illustrates considerations and steps for qualifying additively manufactured parts, using an example familiar to those in AM: the 3D printed bottle opener. 

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Metal

Stratasys and Desktop Metal to Combine in Approximately $1.8 Billion All-Stock Transaction

Merger looks to deliver industrial polymer, metal, sand and ceramic solutions from design to mass production.

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Sustainability

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. 

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Postprocessing

United Performance Metals Is the One-Stop Build Plate Shop for Production AM

United Performance Metals (UPM) started producing build plates for metal 3D printing in 2019. Now, the company offers full refurbishment and inventory management for this critical additive supply — with more to come.

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Oil & Gas

ConocoPhillips Sees Oil and Gas Supply Chain Opportunity With Additive Manufacturing

Production of parts when needed and where needed can respond to the oil and gas sector’s multibillion-dollar challenge of holding parts in inventory. The supply chain benefit will justify additive even before the design freedoms are explored.

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KBM Advanced Materials Develops GRCop-42 Powder Supply

RocketPowder was developed to meet the needs of the GRCop-42 supply chain.

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6 Considerations When Launching an Additive Startup

Recent additive manufacturing (AM) startup owner, JP Kinerk, shares his experience by offering helpful advice for others just starting out in the additive realm.

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AM Companies Collaborate With Wilson to Create First Airless Prototype Basketball

General Lattice’s enterprise solutions team worked with Wilson to bring its concept to life by streamlining the design and iteration process through the use of its computational design tools and workflows.

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Postprocessing

Additive Manufacturing Is Subtractive, Too: How CNC Machining Integrates With AM (Includes Video)

For Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing, succeeding with laser powder bed fusion as a production process means developing a machine shop that is responsive to, and moves at the pacing of, metal 3D printing.

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Production

What Does AM Want? Here Are 4 Aims (Maybe 5) That Additive Manufacturing Is Driving Toward

Certain freedoms and contributing factors allow additive manufacturing to realize its full promise for production.

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