Prototyping

4 Weeks from Design to Molded Part, with 3D Printed Tooling

Mold builder Westminster Tool used Mantle’s TrueShape metal 3D printing technology to develop tooling that it then applied to injection mold more than 7,000 medical parts for its customer, in less than one month. 

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Postprocessing

GPAInnova America Partners With Xact Metal for Complete Dental 3D Printing Process

The collaboration involves the utilization of GPAInnova’s DryLyte electropolishing technology as a postprocessing solution for Xact Metal’s metal 3D printers.

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Metal

Atomic Industries Invests in Velo 3D Printer to Produce Tooling and Dies

The Velo3D Sapphire Printer will be calibrated for M300 Tool steel and reside in Atomic Industries’ newly renovated facility, supporting the company’s aerospace, automotive and energy industry customers.

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5 Observations From Dr. Tim Simpson About the State of Additive Manufacturing So Far

The outgoing co-director of Penn State’s CIMP-3D takes stock of how far AM has come, aided in no small part through the work of the organization he helped to lead.

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4 Ways the Education and Training Challenge Is Different for Additive Manufacturing

The advance of additive manufacturing means we need more professionals educated in AM technology.

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Robots

Meltio, One Off Robotics Develop Robotic AM Work Cell for Cost-Effective, Reliable Metal Part Production

The system offers a deposition rate of up to 1 kg/hr to create clean parts that are fully dense and mechanically equivalent or superior to those created from traditional manufacturing.

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Polymer

Novastar Solutions Named Farsoon Distribution Partner

Novastar now distributes Farsoon’s open, industrial-grade metal and plastic 3D printing machines to customers in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana.

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Metal

AddUp and Anatomic Implants Collaborate on FDA Submission for 3D Printed Toe Joint Replacement

Anatomic Implants has chosen to use AddUp’s FormUp 350 Powder Bed Fusion machine to qualify the implant for submission to the FDA. The FormUp 350 is able to produce varying complex geometries with fine detailed lattice structures, which are well suited for implantable medical devices.

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Software

Implicit Modeling for Additive Manufacturing

Some software tools now use this modeling strategy as opposed to explicit methods of representing geometry. Here’s how it works, and why it matters for additive manufacturing. 

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Machining

AM Workshops: The 3D Printing Conferences at NPE and IMTS 2024

We are presenting half-day conferences on additive manufacturing at both of the two largest manufacturing events in North America this year. Join us!

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