MKS Instruments' App Measures Laser Energy for AM Industry
MKS Instruments’ Ophir StarViewer iOS App enables stand-alone measurement of high-power lasers in various additive chambers. The app offers wireless transfer of measurements via different data display options.
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3D Printed Valve Part Protects Pipes by Preventing Cavitation: The Cool Parts Show #56
The Fisher Cavitrol Hex trim from Emerson divides the fluid flow into numerous parallel streams thanks to geometry made possible through additive manufacturing.
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The Power of the Particle: Characteristics That Affect Powder Bed Fusion AM
A recent webinar explores the influence of powder properties and the direct effect they have on AM build outcomes. Detailed are several methods for measuring characteristics of particle shape, size and surface chemistry during the feedstock life cycle.
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Scaling Additive Manufacturing Means Scaling its Workforce: AM Radio #33
Dr. Tim Simpson joins Stephanie Hendrixson on the AM Radio podcast to discuss education options for AM, training within companies, and in-demand skills.
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What Does Additive Manufacturing Readiness Look Like?
The promise of distributed manufacturing is alluring, but to get there AM first needs to master scale production. GKN Additive’s Michigan facility illustrates what the journey might look like.
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Ice 3D Printing of Sacrificial Structures as Small as Blood Vessels
Using water for sacrificial tooling, Carnegie Mellon researchers have created a microscale method for 3D printing intricate structures small enough to create vasculature in artificial tissue. The biomedical research potentially has implications for other microscale and microfluidics applications.
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Is Every 3D Printed Replacement Part Inherently an Upgrade? AM Radio #32
Additive manufacturing is a powerful tool for replacement parts, but turning to AM offers opportunities beyond recreating what came before. In this episode of the AM Radio podcast, we discuss AM for repair, replacement and upgrades.
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Stryker Using Additive for Implants
Using its “AMagine” process, Stryker creates components with a titanium alloy that mimics bone.
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3D Printed Conveyor Mat Aids Automation: The Cool Parts Show #55
Additive manufacturing for long, flexible sections of brush material? On this episode of The Cool Parts Show, how a continuous DLP system provides the answer for a component critical to vibratory automation systems.
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Why This Photopolymer Developer Wants Prototyping to Go “Massless”
High-performance materials supplier polySpectra is embracing augmented reality (AR) with a new tool called Massless intended to reduce unnecessary 3D printing.
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