Postprocessing
Collaboration Brings Together HP’s 3D Printing Technology and DyeMansion’s Postprocessing Workflows
Partnership means HP will market DyeMansion’s postprocessing workflows as a preferred solution for customers to achieve large-scale production of final parts.
Angela Osborne
Managing Editor, Gardner Business Media
EOS, AM Solutions Join Forces to Automate AM Process Chain
The partnership aims to take selective laser sintering to the next level on an industrial scale with automated, economical and highly efficient postprocessing — without compromising quality and reproducibility.
Read More3D 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.
Read MoreDyeMansion Delivers 1,000th Machine to Zeiss Vision Care
The machine will be used at Zeiss Vision Care’s Aalen, Germany, site to additively develop and manufacture tools and components for the production of individual precision eyeglass lenses.
Read MoreWhat We Found at Formnext 2023
New metal processes, new possibilities for existing processes, the next step for copper and more. Here is a summary drawing on all our reporting from November’s event.
Read MoreTop 10 Additive Manufacturing Stories of 2023
Laser powder bed fusion, proprietary AM processes, machining and more made our list of top 10 articles and videos by pageviews this year.
Read MoreVideo: Reinforcing (and Joining) Parts After 3D Printing
Reinforce 3D has developed a method that can be applied to strengthen 3D printed parts by feeding continuous fiber and resin through them. The technique also enables joining parts of various materials and manufacturing methods.
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7 Important Ideas on Postprocessing in AM
Additive manufacturing is defined by 3D printing, but it is more than this step. For almost every AM production part, steps after the 3D printing operation are essential to complete the part and realize its value. Here are several thoughts.
Peter Zelinski
Editor-in-Chief, Additive Manufacturing
Protolabs Opens New DMLS Facility to Meet Increasing Additive Demand
Protolabs recently opened the doors to its new DMLS additive manufacturing facility to support its customers’ growing demand for AM. The facility, built from the ground up, was designed to accommodate a smooth and safe workflow, continue expanding machine and technology offerings and promote burgeoning additive production.
Read MoreCopper, New Metal Printing Processes, Upgrades Based on Software and More from Formnext 2023: AM Radio #46
Formnext 2023 showed that additive manufacturing may be maturing, but it is certainly not stagnant. In this episode, we dive into observations around technology enhancements, new processes and materials, robots, sustainability and more trends from the show.
Read More8 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.
Read MoreWhen Additive and Conventional Processes Work Together, the Result Is Manufacturing
Various recent articles demonstrate 3D printing and established processes finding one another and working together.
Read MoreFormlabs Augments Fuse Ecosystem With Fuse Blast, Automated SLS Postprocessing
Formnext 2023: Media blasting, once a recommended step, is now a needed requirement and the Fuse Blast eliminates struggles experienced in manual postprocessing efforts.
Read MoreRivelin’s NetShape Robotics Automate Support Removal in AM Postprocessing
Formnext 2023: Rivelin’s NetShape Robots can automate a variety of postprocessing solutions to improve productivity and reliable turnaround times for every part manufactured.
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Hawk Ridge Systems and DyeMansion Forge Partnership to Integrate Software and Hardware in Additive Manufacturing Workflow
Collaboration creates a one-stop-shop for all the tools and software needed to create precision products that look, feel and function properly. Now, Hawk Ridge Systems’ integrated solution portfolio will include a complete print-to-product workflow with DyeMansion’s Powershot C, Powershot S, DM60 and Powerfuse S postprocessing solutions.
Angela Osborne
Managing Editor, Gardner Business Media
PostPro SFX Desktop Vapor Smoothings Enhances Parts’ Visual, Functional Properties
Formnext 2023: This desktop chemical vapor smoothing machine features a compact benchtop design, making it well suited for R&D and low-volume prototyping projects.
Read MoreSolukon Upgrades SFM-AT350 Depowdering System for Medium-Sized Parts
Formnext 2023: System upgrades include the addition of the SPR-Pathfinder depowdering software, a new form of excitation for depowdering delicate structures and new tracking options with the enhanced Digital Factory Tool.
Read MoreDMG MORI: Build Plate “Pucks” Cut Postprocessing Time by 80%
For spinal implants and other small 3D printed parts made through laser powder bed fusion, separate clampable units resting within the build plate provide for easy transfer to a CNC lathe.
Read MoreAM Solutions Offers Postprocessing Systems for Higher Productivity, Cost Efficiency
Formnext 2023: AM Solutions has developed a range of postprocessing systems for additive manufacturing (AM) to enable a higher degree of automation and streamlining for the entire AM process chain.
Read MoreSolukon’s Metal Powder Collection Unit Offers Simple, Safe Material Handling
With the SFM-PCU integrated into the additive manufacturing system, users no longer have direct contact with the powder material during depowdering — the powder remains in a closed system at all times.
Read MoreATI to Establish Additive Manufacturing Facility to Serve US Navy
ATI will utilize its metal additive manufacturing and machining capabilities as part of contract with Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc. (BPMI) to support the U.S. Navy.
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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.
Angela Osborne
Managing Editor, Gardner Business Media
Volkmann Modular Powder Supply Stages Material in High Volumes
The Metal Powder Supply hopper holds material in process and, once collected, the recovered metal powders may be screened and reintroduced to the printing process or stored for future reuse.
Read MoreSolukon Names US Distribution Partners
Solukon’s distribution partners in the U.S. include DMARK Corp., Hartwig, MAHAR, Phillips Corp. and BahFed.
Read MoreMeltio Software Simplifies Wire-Laser Metal 3D Printing Technology
Meltio Space robot slicer employs a virtual model of the real robot movement.
Read MorePossibilities From Electroplating 3D Printed Plastic Parts
Adding layers of nickel or copper to 3D printed polymer can impart desired properties such as electrical conductivity, EMI shielding, abrasion resistance and improved strength — approaching and even exceeding 3D printed metal, according to RePliForm.
Read MoreHow Electroplating Works for Polymer 3D Printed Parts
Baltimore-based RePliForm specializes in electroplating of 3D printed polymer parts for functional applications. This video explores how the process works, and potential benefits and uses for this technique.
Read MorePostprocessing Steps and Costs for Metal 3D Printing
When your metal part is done 3D printing, you just pull it out of the machine and start using it, right? Not exactly.
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