And there is more good news on the additive manufacturing front. Concept Laser announced it achieved its highest sales and new orders in the company’s history to date. The shift to industrial additive manufacturing (AM) production is stimulating … [Read more...] about Metal additive manufacturing continues to advance towards production
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Metal additive manufacturing enables lean, green heat exchanger
The University of Maryland’s Center for Environmental Energy Engineering (CEEE) sums up its quest to deliver innovative approaches to energy conversion in two words: lean and green. CEEE is working with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to develop the … [Read more...] about Metal additive manufacturing enables lean, green heat exchanger
Here come the laser sintering additive machines for plastics
News of growth in additive manufacturing continues. According to Prodways, the size of the plastic laser sintering market is comparable to that of the vat photopolymerization market, which allows the company to cover the majority of industrial … [Read more...] about Here come the laser sintering additive machines for plastics
Additively eliminating weight in aircraft engine parts
Conventional manufacturing techniques have limited capabilities to realize complex geometries or organically shaped components in a cost effective way. Thus, components usually include trade-offs between function and performance. But 3D printing, … [Read more...] about Additively eliminating weight in aircraft engine parts
User views on metal additive manufacturing
While many users of metal 3D printing / additive manufacturing want to keep their projects quiet for competitive reasons, the user market is large. Various forecasters say that the global size of the metal 3D printing / additive manufacturing market … [Read more...] about User views on metal additive manufacturing
3D printing builds nose tip for a supersonic car
Members of the BLOODHOUND supersonic car project and Renishaw have collaborated to produce a prototype for a critical component of the Supersonic Car. BLOODHOUND’s aim is not only to break the sound barrier but also to be the first land vehicle to … [Read more...] about 3D printing builds nose tip for a supersonic car
A peek into the health of the additive manufacturing industry
In the additive manufacturing industry, corporate financial reports give a good picture of the future of this industry. This latest report from Optomec indicates that metal additive manufacturing is gaining acceptance over a broad range of … [Read more...] about A peek into the health of the additive manufacturing industry
Oil drillers use additive manufacturing to create drilling parts
Around the world, well drillers routinely cut miles-deep holes through various rock formations. Many of those well bores are steered through complex hole geometries, often while the drill bit is tens of thousands of feet deep. The technology that … [Read more...] about Oil drillers use additive manufacturing to create drilling parts
3D printing IoT devices
It looks like the Internet of Things (IoT) is reaching into the field of additive manufacturing. As developers seek to create more networked products to sense, collect, analyze and communicate data, new technologies, such as additive manufacturing … [Read more...] about 3D printing IoT devices
Siemens moves into metal 3D printing
Additive manufacturing is garnering a lot of attention, especially from some big companies. The latest to move into this industry is Siemens. The company recently opened a production facility for metal 3D printed components in Finspång, … [Read more...] about Siemens moves into metal 3D printing