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Surface Finishing Without Sacrificing Material Through MMP

The Micro Machining Process (MMP) Technology operated by BinC and its subsidiary MicroTek targets roughness frequencies to smooth surface roughness of metal parts, including those made through metal 3D printing.

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Metal

What Is the Powder Bed and Where Does It Come From? | Understanding Laser Powder Bed Fusion

Here is an explanation of the simple hardware interplay that creates a fresh layer of metal powder for each new layer of 3D printing. Part of series of videos on laser powder bed fusion filmed by looking at an open-source additive manufacturing machine.

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SLS

4D_Additive With New Functionalities for SLM Metal Printing

The 4D_Additive software suite is a versatile solution compatible with all major 3D printers and printing processes.

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Metal

What Is a Galvanometer? | Understanding Laser Powder Bed Fusion

The “galvo” steers the laser beam. Part of a series of videos on laser powder bed fusion filmed by looking at an open-source additive manufacturing machine.

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Metal

Xact Metal Achieves Second Highest Quarterly Order Revenue, Ships its 150th Metal 3D Printer

Xact Metal delivered its 150th metal 3D printer to Zero Tolerance, a growing plastic injection mold machine shop.

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Energy & Power

Heat Exchangers 3D Printed from Haynes Alloy: The Cool Parts Show Bonus

Heat exchangers used in concentrated solar power must withstand elevated temperatures and pressures, and 3D printing enables the use of materials appropriate to this application. 

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Metal

AM Industry Milestone: EOS Installs 5,000th Industrial 3D Printer

EOS, a supplier of AM solutions for industrial 3D printing, announces the installation of its 5,000th industrial 3D printer.

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Metal

Renishaw RenAM 500D Provides AM Users with Flexibility, Productivity, Cost Efficiency

The RenAM 500D is the newest addition to Renishaw’s lineup of laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) systems.

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Metal

SPEE3D’S Cold Spray Technology Prints Metal Parts in Sub-zero Environments

The company’s XSPEE3D printer was tested as part of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Point of Need Manufacturing Challenge 

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Energy & Power

3D Printed Spacer Grids for Nuclear Power: The Cool Parts Show #79

Westinghouse Electric Company is exploring laser powder bed fusion as a means of manufacturing spacer grids, critical parts of the fuel rod assemblies used in pressurized water reactors. 

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