Manufacturing space components is a billion-dollar industry that forecasters claim is set to experience strong growth in demand over the next five years. A challenge, though, is the long lead times to develop production-ready rocket … [Read more...] about Spee3d looks to mass produce metal 3D printed rocket engines in Australia
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BEAMIT Group develops a way to additively process 2024 aluminum alloy
The Additive Manufacturing industry is seeing increased demand for aluminum alloys, particularly in the motorsport market. Aluminum alloys offer high performance and lightweight, while handling high temperatures. Produced using Additive … [Read more...] about BEAMIT Group develops a way to additively process 2024 aluminum alloy
Materialise and EOS supply PA-FR parts as Airbus onboards
Materialise announced the qualification by Airbus to manufacture flight-ready parts using laser sintering technology. The material used in the process, produced by EOS, is a flame-retardant polyamide (PA 2241 FR). With this development, … [Read more...] about Materialise and EOS supply PA-FR parts as Airbus onboards
Camera gives researchers more data on laser powder bed fusion melt-pool behavior
Metal parts manufactured using Laser Powder Bed Fusion or "L-PBF" find application in aerospace and medical industries. L-PBF is used to produce complex geometries directly from a CAD model. However, L-PBF is known to produce parts with porosity … [Read more...] about Camera gives researchers more data on laser powder bed fusion melt-pool behavior
3D Systems introduces four resins for Figure 4
3D Systems announced the addition of four high-performance, production-capable resins to its Figure 4 portfolio designed for both batch-run, end-use part manufacturing, and prototyping applications. The company has added Figure 4 High Temp 150C FR … [Read more...] about 3D Systems introduces four resins for Figure 4
How to switch from castings to metal 3D printing
Most manufacturers would never dream of switching from an investment cast part to one made by additive manufacturing, especially if they already had paid for the casting mold. Yet that is exactly what GE Aviation is doing with four bleed air parts … [Read more...] about How to switch from castings to metal 3D printing
Cummins finalizing its first metal binder-jet 3D-printed production part
Cummins Inc. is finalizing its first production part using a high-precision 3D metal printing technology called binder jet. This marks a significant milestone in the company’s additive manufacturing and Industry 4.0 journey. The part, a Cummins … [Read more...] about Cummins finalizing its first metal binder-jet 3D-printed production part
Making replacement parts made easy with 3D scanning and 3D printing
An important application of additive manufacturing is its ability to produce hard-to-find and hard-to-repair replacement parts. To produce a single part quickly and viably, Nissan Australia needed a different solution to traditional … [Read more...] about Making replacement parts made easy with 3D scanning and 3D printing
A virtual view into metal 3D printing
This April SPEE3D will release SPEE3DCraft, an end-to-end metal manufacturing simulator. SPEE3DCraft gives craftsmen and 3D printing enthusiasts an intuitive virtual experience into metal 3D printing methods using the same tools and equipment … [Read more...] about A virtual view into metal 3D printing
Additively Manufactured Electronic (AME) monolithic RF communications circuit sent to International Space Station (ISS) Flight Studies
Nano Dimension Ltd., an industry-leading Additively Manufactured Electronics (AME)/PE (Printed Electronics) provider, announced that the first-ever integrated RF circuit fabricated by Nano Dimension and designed and integrated by L3Harris, has been … [Read more...] about Additively Manufactured Electronic (AME) monolithic RF communications circuit sent to International Space Station (ISS) Flight Studies