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This 3D Printed Part Makes IndyCar Racing Safer: The Cool Parts Show #67
The top frame is a newer addition to Indycar vehicles, but one that has dramatically improved the safety of the sport. We look at the original component and its next generation in this episode of The Cool Parts Show.
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Watch3D Printed Lattice for Mars Sample Return Crash Landing: The Cool Parts Show Bonus
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory employs laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing plus chemical etching to create strong, lightweight lattice structures optimized to protect rock samples from Mars during their violent arrival on earth.
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AM 101: What Is Binder Jetting? (Includes Video)
Binder jetting requires no support structures, is accurate and repeatable, and is said to eliminate dimensional distortion problems common in some high-heat 3D technologies. Here is a look at how binder jetting works and its benefits for additive manufacturing.
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Electron beam melting is the higher-energy metal 3D printing process offering advantages when it comes to productivity and thermal stresses. Here is an introduction to EBM.
WatchAM 101: What Is Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP)? (Includes Video)
Hot isostatic pressing has long been used for metal castings, but is now being applied as a valuable method for closing porosity in metal 3D printed parts.
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Velo3D Develops Supplier Network to Scale Production of Sapphire XC Machine (Includes Video)
The company’s larger size machine is also the machine seeing larger demand. Successful integration of subassembly suppliers with the company’s own production in California began this year.
Watch3 Points About 3D Printing Large Parts We Can Learn From the Lunar Habitat (Video)
Ingersoll Machine Tools describes the capabilities and promise of large-scale additive manufacturing as seen in the 3D printed sections of the Rosenberg Space Habitat.
Watch3D Printing From Barstock Using Friction Stir Welding (Video)
A look at the Meld Manufacturing metal AM process. The machine tool in this video builds an additively manufactured part by rotating and compressing metal bar.
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This Drone Bird with 3D Printed Parts Mimics a Peregrine Falcon: The Cool Parts Show #66
The Drone Bird Company has developed aircraft that mimic birds of prey to scare off problem birds. The drones feature 3D printed fuselages made by Parts on Demand from ALM materials.
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8 Cool Parts From Formnext 2023: The Cool Parts Show #65
New additive manufacturing technologies on display at Formnext were in many cases producing notable end-use components. Here are some of the coolest parts we found at this year’s show.
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3D Printed Ductile Spikes for Better Sound Quality: The Cool Parts Show Bonus
Work on 3D printing flexible metal bellows has led to other applications, including the development of ductile spikes that sit between a speaker and the surface below to help limit vibration and isolate the audio equipment.
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Flexible Bellows Made Through Metal 3D Printing: The Cool Parts Show #64
Can laser powder bed fusion create metal parts with controlled flexibility? We explore an example in this episode of The Cool Parts Show.
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Understanding PEKK and PEEK for 3D Printing: The Cool Parts Show Bonus
Both materials offer properties desirable for medical implants, among other applications. In this bonus episode, hear more from Oxford Performance Materials and Curiteva about how these companies are applying PEKK and PEEK, respectively.
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Video: Ergonomics and Economics of Really Big Laser Powder Bed Fusion
The DMP Factory 500 solution currently operating at CIMP-3D offers a look at the equipment and steps necessary to 3D print metal parts at large scale.
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Multimaterial, Self-Sensing, 3D Printed Scoliosis Braces
Startup Fited and Brightlands Materials Center have developed a lighter weight, thinner CFRP corrective brace, including pressure sensors made from continuous carbon fibers.
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Ultra-Complex 3D Printed Scaffolds Enable Cell Growth: The Cool Parts Show #70
Perhaps the ultimate surface-area challenge is in bioengineering: creating structures that can grow sufficient cells within a compact volume to be effective for leading-edge medical treatments. The Southwest Research Institute develops bioreactor scaffolds that could only be made using 3D printing.
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Implicit Modeling and Metamaterials: The Cool Parts Show All Access
Metafold CEO Elissa Ross describes one of the promises of more effective modeling of geometrically complex 3D printed forms: expanded use of metamaterials. To what extent can material “properties” come from geometry rather than the material itself?
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5 Things You Get With Your Additive Manufacturing Subscription
A subscription to Additive Manufacturing is available to you at no cost. Here are five benefits of starting (or renewing) your Additive Manufacturing subscription.
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Video: MoldJet Sinter-Based Additive Manufacturing at Alpha Precision Group
Alpha Precision Group (APG) in Ridgway, Pennsylvania, applies a range of sinter-based AM processes to produce metal parts. This video explores the MoldJet process from Tritone Technologies.
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