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
Directed Energy Deposition
Easier programming for robot additive Direct Energy Deposition
ESPRIT, a CAM software provider for CNC programming, optimization, and simulation, announces a partnership with Alma, a CAD/CAM provider for robotics, to create a complete programming solution for robot additive DED (direct energy deposition). The … [Read more...] about Easier programming for robot additive Direct Energy Deposition
What the additive process EBM can do for automotive development
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, supported by Innovate UK, is focused in accelerating the UK’s industrial growth, developing and proving innovative manufacturing processes and technologies … [Read more...] about What the additive process EBM can do for automotive development
Electron beam melting enables custom orthopedic surgery at scale in China
With the Chinese population aging at a faster pace, each passing year sees an increase in patients with orthopedic conditions. Problems associated with knee joints, hip joints, and the spine have resulted in strong demand for orthopedic products in … [Read more...] about Electron beam melting enables custom orthopedic surgery at scale in China
Designing a better knee joint with additive manufacturing
Italian medical implant manufacturer REJOINT is reimagining the knee joint using Electron Beam Melting (EBM) and IoT-connected sensorized wearables. The market for knee implants is now estimated at around five million implants per year worldwide. … [Read more...] about Designing a better knee joint with additive manufacturing
Optomec introduces production automation system for 3D metal additive repair
Optomec -- a leading, privately-held global supplier of production-grade additive manufacturing equipment and software announced it is offering integrated robotic automation for its Huffman line of production 3D Metal Additive Repair machines. The … [Read more...] about Optomec introduces production automation system for 3D metal additive repair
Using 3D printing to build a nuclear reactor
Here’s an unusual application for 3D printing—printing a nuclear reactor core. Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are working on a 3D-printed nuclear reactor core. The approach to the Transformational Challenge … [Read more...] about Using 3D printing to build a nuclear reactor
3D print aluminum using Directed Energy Deposition
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
The advantages of titanium parts created with additive technology
Dimitris Katsanis is a former elite cyclist, and now engineer, who has been at the forefront of the design and manufacture of Olympic, Tour de France and world championship bicycles for more than thirty years. Today, he continues to innovate and … [Read more...] about The advantages of titanium parts created with additive technology
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
