Optomec — a leading, privately-held global supplier of production-grade additive manufacturing (AM) equipment and software announced that its LENS Directed Energy Deposition (DED) systems can deposit any aluminum alloy, including those recently … [Read more...] about 3D print aluminum using Directed Energy Deposition
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A new approach to powder bed fusion makes more materials available for additive manufacture
Applications using metal additive manufacturing (AM) processes continue to increase year on year with considerable R&D activities across all key industrial sectors. The generic term “metal AM” provides an umbrella for a number of specific but … [Read more...] about A new approach to powder bed fusion makes more materials available for additive manufacture
EOS North America launches the INTEGRA P 450 polymer industrial 3D printer
EOS North America released its INTEGRA P 450, a mid-range temperature, powder bed, polymer 3D printer. This selective laser sintering (SLS) platform easily scales based on customer needs, bridging the gap between a small series production printer and … [Read more...] about EOS North America launches the INTEGRA P 450 polymer industrial 3D printer
ExOne introduces new materials and certification levels
The ExOne Company, a global leader in industrial sand and metal 3D printers using binder jetting technology, announced that 15 new metal, ceramic and composite materials have been qualified by ExOne and its customers for 3D printing on the company’s … [Read more...] about ExOne introduces new materials and certification levels
Formlabs adds Tough 1500 resin to its material lineup
The new resin, Tough 1500, offers stiffness and pliability to Formlabs line of desktop stereolithography (SLA) 3D printers, including the Form 3 and Form 2. The “1500” in Tough 1500 Resin represents its tensile modulus (in MPa). Here’s a chart … [Read more...] about Formlabs adds Tough 1500 resin to its material lineup
3D printing process, 3DMP, makes parts from high-strength steels
Nordmetall GmbH, Neukirchen, Germany, specializes in dynamic materials testing, and development projects that advance technologies for manufacturing components from high-strength steels. To improve its process technologies, Nordmetall recently … [Read more...] about 3D printing process, 3DMP, makes parts from high-strength steels
Engineering students learn vehicle design with 3D printing
The Formula SAE is a student design competition organized by SAE International (previously known as the Society of Automotive Engineers, SAE). The goal is to design and manufacture a Formula-style race car under strict regulations, where ingenuity … [Read more...] about Engineering students learn vehicle design with 3D printing
Optomec releases AutoCLAD Additive Repair Automation software across LENS products
Optomec - a leading, privately-held global supplier of production-grade additive manufacturing equipment and software announced it has integrated its Huffman brand AutoCLAD vision system with its traditional LENS metal 3D printer family. AutoCLAD … [Read more...] about Optomec releases AutoCLAD Additive Repair Automation software across LENS products
GE Additive Arcam EBM launches D-material support for pure copper and highly alloyed tool steel
GE Additive Arcam announced the general release of development material (D-material) support for pure copper and highly-alloyed tool steel during 2020. Offering new materials builds on the benefits of electron beam melting (EBM), such as high … [Read more...] about GE Additive Arcam EBM launches D-material support for pure copper and highly alloyed tool steel
Essentium launches high temperature materials and new HSE models
Essentium, Inc. announced the expansion of its additive manufacturing (AM) platform with the introduction of high-temperature (HT) materials and new models of its High Speed Extrusion (HSE) Printing Platform. The nozzle temperature of the new HSE … [Read more...] about Essentium launches high temperature materials and new HSE models
