Robots
Prima Additive’s Ianus DED System for Multiprocess Flexibility
Formnext 2022: The Ianus robotic cell can be configured to perform two different processes (for example additive and laser hardening) in the same machine.
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Aircraft Engine MRO: How Additive Manufacturing Plus Robotic Finishing Will Expand Capacity for Blade Repair
AM offers the chance to bring fast, automated processing to individualized, part-by-part restoration of turbomachinery. A cell developed by Acme Manufacturing and Optomec is able to automatically repair 85,000 unique aircraft engine blades per year.
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Additive Manufacturing Production at Scale Reveals the Technology's Next Challenges: AM Radio #28
Seemingly small issues in 3D printing are becoming larger problems that need solutions as manufacturers advance into ongoing production and higher quantities with AM. Stephanie Hendrixson and Peter Zelinski discuss 6 of these challenges on AM Radio.
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Rivelin Robotics’ Netshape Robots for Metal AM Postprocessing
Formnext 2022: NetShape Robots are designed to provide an automated solution for metal support removal and targeted finishing to meet the standards of mission-critical industries.
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Optomec, Acme Manufacturing Collaborate on Fully Automated Work Cell
Said to be the industry’s first fully automated work cell for the additive repair of turbine parts, the turnkey solution includes seamless integration of preparation, additive repair and finishing functions.
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Autonomous Cobot Automation Increases Production 3D Printer Output for Ford (Includes Video)
A mobile robot that travels to each Carbon machine to unload builds lets the automaker run an additional three to four builds per machine per day. Autonomous robots fit well with 3D printing, but their role in production will extend beyond just the additive machines.
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Optimized Castings, Fast Turnarounds with Sand 3D Printing
IMTS 2022: ExOne’s S-Max Flex pairs industrial robots with an end effector printhead design that deposits binder into a 1,900 × 1,000 × 1,000 mm (74 × 39 × 39") telescoping build box that grows as the parts are built layer by layer.
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Robot Deposition Makes Giant Industrial Mixer Blade: The Cool Parts Show Bonus
Wire arc additive manufacturing produces a large component formerly made through casting, and allows for redesign of its internal cooling geometry.
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500-Pound Replacement Part 3D Printed by Robot: The Cool Parts Show #50
Our biggest metal cool part so far: Wire arc additive manufacturing delivers a replacement (and upgrade) for a critical bearing housing on a large piece of industrial machinery.
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3D Printed End of Arm Tooling Aids Automation
Frustrations with traditional end of arm tooling led Richard Savage to start 3D printing custom versions for injection molding applications, eventually founding a company to fill this niche.
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