Materials
Dyndrite Joins NMIS to Advance 3D Metal Manufacturing Research
Dyndrite has joined NMIS to help develop build recipes and shareable knowledge in materials process development across all major laser powder bed fusion OEM file formats.
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3D Systems Develops Materials, Printer Platform for Improved Digital Dentistry
3D Systems is strengthening its digital dentistry portfolio with new materials, NextDent Base and NextDent Cast, and a new printing platform, the NextDent LCD1.
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AddUp Adds Constellium’s Aheadd CP1 Aluminum Alloy to Material Portfolio
The Aheadd CP1 aluminum alloy was developed by Constellium for the needs of additive manufacturing by laser powder bed fusion specifically for high-performance and lightweight applications.
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Airless Basketball Shows Promise of 3D Printed Lattices: The Cool Parts Show Bonus
Successfully matching the performance of a standard basketball demonstrates the control possible over the mechanical properties of digital materials.
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America Makes Offers Additive Manufacturing Research Grants Worth Nearly $12 Million
This project call for additive manufacturing research projects offers the largest funding opportunity launched by America Makes since its inception in 2012.
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America Awards Research Funding to Colorado School of Mines
The project team will investigate cross-platform consistency in laser powder bed fusion technologies.
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3D Printed Lattices Replace Foam for Customized Helmet Padding: The Cool Parts Show #62
“Digital materials” resulting from engineered flexible polymer structures made through additive manufacturing are tunable to the application and can be tailored to the head of the wearer.
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Overcoming Challenges with 3D Printing Nitinol (and Other Oxygen-Sensitive Alloys) Through Atmospheric Control
3D printed nitinol has potential applications in dental, medical and more but oxygen pickup can make this material challenging to process. Linde shares how atmospheric monitoring and the use of special gas mixtures can help maintain the correct atmosphere for printing this shape alloy and other metals.
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Formlabs Develops Tough Elastomer Powder for Strong, Functional, Skin-Safe Parts
The TPU 90A powder is the first elastomer material for its Fuse Series 3D printers and which enables durable, skin-safe parts at a low cost for a variety of industries, including health care, consumer goods, manufacturing and engineering.
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3D Printed Preforms Improve Strength of Composite Brackets: The Cool Parts Show Bonus
On this episode, we look at a pin bracket for the overhead bin of an airplane made in two composite versions: one with continuous fiber 3D printed reinforcements plus chopped fiber material, and one molded from chopped fiber alone.
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