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What’s new in additive manufacturing for part production?

June 21, 2018 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

If you plan on attending IMTS this year, be sure to check the additive manufacturing for part production systems that will be on display. A number of additive manufacturing vendors will be there, so it’s a good opportunity to check out the systems … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Industrial, Medical, Rapid MFG Tagged With: 3dSystems

How to pick the right plastic for Additive Manufacturing

June 12, 2018 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Which material not only suits your design, but also the additive manufacturing process? Here’s a look at the attributes and requirements of popular additive manufacturing processes and guidance on selecting the right resins and compounds for each of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Consumer Products, Entertainment, Featured, Industrial, Materials, Medical Tagged With: sabic

3D printing metal parts without heat

June 6, 2018 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

One of the advantages of attending the RAPID + TCT Show is the opportunity to see new technology in action. One example is Spee3D, an Australian firm that has developed a new way to build metal parts layer by layer. It’s a type of cold fusion, so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Industrial, Leslie's blog, Medical, Rapid MFG Tagged With: spee3d

Three new filament materials for additive manufacturing

May 8, 2018 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, announced three new filaments for fused deposition modeling: ULTEM AM1010F filament for general high-temperature applications, including tooling; and ULTEM AMHU1010F, and LEXAN AMHC620F filaments for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Aerospace, Materials, Medical Tagged With: sabic

Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing helps keep electronics warm in space

May 7, 2018 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) needed a different way to build thermal management systems that protect electronics on its satellites and rovers. The solution came from Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing. Mark Norfolk, Fabrisonic LLC, & … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, News Tagged With: fabrisonic

Sintavia achieves NADCAP accreditation for additive manufacturing

May 1, 2018 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Sintavia, LLC, a leading Tier One metal additive manufacturer, announced that it had achieved National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (NADCAP) approval for its laser and electron beam powder bed fusion applications. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Aerospace, News Tagged With: sintavia

New additive manufacturing technique uses Mach 3 speeds to build parts

May 1, 2018 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

An innovative and new additive manufacturing approach was shown at the recent RAPID + TCT show in Ft. Worth, TX. This new additive manufacturing technology uses supersonic deposition. Material is shot through a jet engine nozzle at speeds to Mach 3, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Featured, Industrial, Leslie's blog, Material Jetting, Out of the Box, Rapid MFG Tagged With: spee3d

Stratasys, Lockheed Martin, and PADT engineer advanced 3D printed parts for NASA’s Orion Mission

April 17, 2018 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Stratasys Ltd., a global leader in applied additive technology solutions, and Phoenix Analysis & Design Technologies, Inc. (PADT) jointly announced the companies are teaming with Lockheed Martin Space to deliver next-generation 3D printed parts … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Materials, Rapid MFG Tagged With: stratasysltd

Stratasys adds PEKK-based thermoplastic for FDM process

April 10, 2018 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS), a global leader in applied additive technology solutions, introduced a new additive manufacturing material for its FDM process, a PEKK-based high-performance thermoplastic, called Antero 800NA. A PEKK material for FDM … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Aerospace, Automotive, Extrusion, Industrial, Materials, News, Rapid MFG Tagged With: stratasysltd

New technology moves the additive process closer to volume manufacturing

April 3, 2018 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Today’s quest for additive manufacturing is to make parts as fast as traditional machining and injection molding. Innovative developments continue to move additive manufacturing closer to that goal. A really new and interesting approach will be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Aerospace, Automotive, Featured, Industrial, Leslie's blog, Materials Tagged With: evolveadditive

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