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8 Transformations 3D Printing Is Making Possible
Additive manufacturing changes every space it touches; progress can be tracked by looking for moments of transformation. Here are 8 places where 3D printing is enabling transformative change.
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Lithoz Supports Zenit Smart Polycrystals’ Materials for Solid-State Lasers
The collaboration includes alignment of Lithoz’s lithography-based Ceramic Manufacturing (LCM) technology for the Zenit process, as well as support for market, organization and innovation strategies.
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Phase3D’s Early Adopter Program for Real-Time AM Part Quality Inspection
Company says 3D printing in-situ inspection system detects defects in real-time, enabling users to fully monitor additive manufacturing operations for both laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) and binder jetting processes.
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Fraunhofer ILT, 6K Additive Partner on AM Life Cycle Assessment
The study conducted at the labs of Fraunhofer ILT analyzes an additively manufactured industrial component that includes the environmental impact from powder, printing and postprocessing.
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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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Uniformity Labs Creates Ultralow Porosity Aluminum Powder for LPBF
Uniformity Labs’ UniFuse AlSi10Mg aluminum powder is the latest in the company’s range of ultralow-porosity metal powders that are said to deliver high-speed, high-quality parts repeatedly and at scale for metal additive manufacturing.
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PolySpectra Reformulates Rugged Resin for Desktop 3D Printers
COR Alpha was previously available solely for use on 385-nm wavelength 3D printers, limiting use to industrial hardware. The new formulation expands availability to 405-nm wavelength systems.
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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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Mechnano Develops First Nano-Uniform ESD, High-Temp 3D-Printable Resin
The resin for quick-turn soldering processes can help electronic manufacturing service providers reduce cycle time, increase throughput and ensure nano-uniform ESD protection.
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3D Printed Mold Tooling Advances in Performance With Proprietary Resin
Material improvements offer turnkey production and cost trimming with 3D printed mold tooling. A new, proprietary resin addresses the current limitations associated with 3D printing in polymer.
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