Desktop Metal to Acquire EnvisionTec
By: AM Staff
Acquisition expands Desktop Metal’s product portfolio across metals, composites and polymers.
#polymer
Desktop Metal Delivers Mid-Volume Metal 3D Printing System
By: AM Staff
Shop System is said to achieve exceptional surface finish parts with rich feature detail at speeds up to 10 times faster than those of legacy 3D powder bed fusion technologies.
#metal
Angled Makes It Possible for Anyone to Launch a 3D Printed Product
By: Stephanie Hendrixson, Senior Editor
The online store utilizes open capacity at its sister 3D printer farms for on-demand production with no startup costs, allowing designers to sell physical products as easily as digital ones.
#supplychain #polymer
Materialise Powder, Prototyping Platform Empower Sustainability
By: AM Staff
Bluesint PA 12 powder makes it possible to print with up to 100% reused powder, while Process Turner online platform speeds up prototyping process to eliminate waste.
#polymer #prototyping #sustainability
Titan, Jabil Customize Formulations for Pellet Extrusion 3D Printing
By: AM Staff
Partnership qualifies and integrates customized materials for use on Titan’s pellet-based Atlas 3D printers to produce stronger, lighter and more flexible parts.
#composites #polymer #largeformat
Speed Is Relative in AM: A Data-Driven Comparison of Multi-Laser Powder Bed Fusion and Binder Jet Processing
There is a difference between the effective print speed and the actual cost to produce the component with AM. John Barnes compares binder jet processing with powder bed fusion for metal parts.
#metal
Gantri’s 3D Printed Luxury Lighting Brings Designers Closer to Consumers
By: Stephanie Hendrixson, Senior Editor
The San Francisco startup is changing designer lighting with a designer-forward online marketplace and just-in-time delivery enabled by 3D printing.
#polymer
ESPRIT CAM, Alma CAM Partner for Robot Additive DED Programming
By: AM Staff
Collaboration to provide customers with an end-to-end solution for robot programming, simulation, verification, collision detection, code generation and more.
#metal #robots
Mars Rover Instrument Is Manufacturing Challenge, 3D Printing Victory
A critical instrument on the Perseverance rover requires five components that could only be made via additive manufacturing. Carpenter Additive overcame obstacles to produce them.
#metal #postprocessing #brackets
3D Systems Develops Large, Fast Powder Metal 3D Printer for Army
By: AM Staff
New solution may revolutionize key supply chains associated with long-range munitions, next-generation combat vehicles, helicopters, and air and missile defense capabilities.
#supplychain #metal