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This 3D Printed Part Makes IndyCar Racing Safer: The Cool Parts Show #67
The top frame is a newer addition to Indycar vehicles, but one that has dramatically improved the safety of the sport. We look at the original component and its next generation in this episode of The Cool Parts Show.
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IndyCar's 3D Printed Top Frame Increases Driver Safety
The IndyCar titanium top frame is a safety device standard to all the series' cars. The 3D printed titanium component holds the aeroscreen and protects drivers on the track.
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GKN 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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America Makes Announces Winners for IMPACT Project Call
The project call focuses on additive manufacturing research related to casting and forging, metal powder sourcing and robotic AM process planning for continuous fiber-reinforced composite structures.
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In Armenia, Personalized 3D Printed Shields Improve Fit for Prosthetics
The ongoing conflict in Armenia has left many of its citizens sustaining injuries, especially the loss of limbs. With difficulty in accessing quality health care, many people have poorly fitted prosthetics. The solution lies in 3D modeling and printing customizable prosthetic case covers enabling better healing outcomes and comfort for patients.
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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.
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Trumpf Optimizes TruPrint 2000 for Mass Production
With its motorized beam expander, the TruPrint 2000 is flexible as it can automatically adjust the spot diameter of the laser to the task at hand.
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Do Distributors Dream of Digital Inventory? Würth Additive Group Does
It’s more than a dream for Würth Additive Group and its parent company, in fact. Along with supplying additive equipment, the group is now developing solutions for sourcing 3D printed parts in a reliable, elastic digital inventory model.
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America Makes Awards $3.2M for Delta Qual Project Winners
The project call winners are tasked with creating qualified additive manufacturing (AM) processes that offer rapid and affordable flexibility in crucial processes, postprocessing and material feedstock variables, while efficiently validating a qualified AM material through statistical analysis.
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3D Printed Lattice for Mars Sample Return Crash Landing: The Cool Parts Show Bonus
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory employs laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing plus chemical etching to create strong, lightweight lattice structures optimized to protect rock samples from Mars during their violent arrival on earth.
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