Digital manufacturing innovator Velo3D announced its plans to launch a next-generation Sapphire industrial 3D metal printer with a vertical axis of 1 meter. The system will ship in Q4 2020, with precision-tool and component manufacturer Knust-Godwin … [Read more...] about Velo3D launches an industrial 3D printer with a Z axis of 1 meter
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3M enters the additive manufacturing industry with new material, also offers contract manufacturing
3M is claiming that it is reshaping the future of fluoropolymers with 3D printed polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), a 3D printable fully fluorinated polymer. Going under the name of 3M Dyneon PTFE, this tailored material formulation is printable with … [Read more...] about 3M enters the additive manufacturing industry with new material, also offers contract manufacturing
Additive is helping to build capacity fast
The additive community continues to impress with how quickly additive vendors meet the needs of healthcare workers and the general public in the development of protection devices. I spoke with Blake Teipel, cofounder and CEO at Essentium, on what the … [Read more...] about Additive is helping to build capacity fast
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
Large format additive technology reinvigorates sand casting
One of today’s newest technologies helps re-invent one of the oldest industrial techniques in the manufacturing of heavy machinery and tools. At JC Steele (a global leader in stiff extrusion machinery and solutions for customers in heavy clay, … [Read more...] about Large format additive technology reinvigorates sand casting
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
3D printing technology mixes reinforcing fibers with resins
Henkel and Fortify recently initiated a development agreement that allows both companies to mutually combine their areas of expertise and further drive the potential of additive manufacturing. Henkel has developed custom technology that enables … [Read more...] about 3D printing technology mixes reinforcing fibers with resins
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
How to develop a 3D printed, optimized industrial robot arm
Metal 3D printing company MX3D printed an optimized industrial robot arm, designed by engineers at Altair for a robot supplied by ABB. This project is an application of large-scale 3D metal printing for heavy equipment parts to customize and optimize … [Read more...] about How to develop a 3D printed, optimized industrial robot arm
