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Optomec extends Aerosol Jet’s runtime to 8 hours

November 15, 2019 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Optomec, a leading global supplier of production-grade additive manufacturing equipment and software, announced that its Aerosol Jet print engine has been upgraded to operate with an uninterrupted 8-hour runtime. The solution enables full shift … [Read more...] about Optomec extends Aerosol Jet’s runtime to 8 hours

Filed Under: Additive Manufacturing, Directed Energy Deposition, News Tagged With: optomec

Optomec’s new LENS laser deposition head offers configurable optics

October 16, 2019 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Optomec - a leading global supplier of production-grade additive manufacturing systems for the 3D printing of metals, announced the new LENS Laser Deposition Head (LDH 3.X), with a variable optics system that can create three discreet focused spot … [Read more...] about Optomec’s new LENS laser deposition head offers configurable optics

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Directed Energy Deposition, Industrial, News Tagged With: optomec

What is polymer directed energy deposition (DED) for 3D printing and how can it benefit you?

July 26, 2019 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Dr. Natalie Rudolph, Vice President of Research and Development, AREVO For almost a decade now, Additive Manufacturing (AM) has been one of the fastest growing areas in manufacturing. This growth has resulted in significant efforts in material and … [Read more...] about What is polymer directed energy deposition (DED) for 3D printing and how can it benefit you?

Filed Under: 3D Printing Basics, Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Directed Energy Deposition, Featured, Industrial, Out of the Box Tagged With: arevoinc

Additive manufacturing keeps German trains running

June 27, 2019 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

For more than 7,000 Deutsche Bahn employees responsible for maintaining a fleet of several thousand vehicles, the storage and procurement of spare parts involves major challenges. 3D printing of components improves availability of hard-to-procure … [Read more...] about Additive manufacturing keeps German trains running

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Directed Energy Deposition, Industries Tagged With: gerfertec

Researchers explore how EBM can benefit manufacturing

June 26, 2019 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

With major investment from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Holistic Innovation in Additive Manufacturing Network (HI-AM) brings leading metal additive manufacturing experts from seven Canadian universities … [Read more...] about Researchers explore how EBM can benefit manufacturing

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Aerospace, Automotive, Directed Energy Deposition, Medical, News Tagged With: geadditive

Look into the additive manufacturing melt pool

May 29, 2019 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

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InfiniAM Spectral, from Renishaw, is an additive manufacturing (AM) process monitoring software. Developed for use on Renishaw systems, the software helps AM users gain a greater understanding of their AM processes. InfiniAM Spectral is part of a … [Read more...] about Look into the additive manufacturing melt pool

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Directed Energy Deposition, Industrial, Software Tagged With: Renishaw

Optomec demonstrates simultaneous five-axis metal additive manufacturing at RAPID-TCT 2019

May 21, 2019 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

At RAPID-TCT, Optomec will demonstrate simultaneous five-axis additive manufacturing at its booth (#517). The machine handles building, repairing, and coating mid to large-size complex metal parts. An Optomec LENS additive plugin is an advanced … [Read more...] about Optomec demonstrates simultaneous five-axis metal additive manufacturing at RAPID-TCT 2019

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Directed Energy Deposition, Industrial Tagged With: optomec

Henkel and EnvisionTEC to make more materials available for additive manufacturing

May 17, 2019 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Henkel is partnering with EnvisionTEC, Dearborn, MI, in a move to align Henkel´s materials with EnvisionTEC´s printer technology. The partners will showcase selected 3D printed parts for the medical and manufacturing sectors during the upcoming Rapid … [Read more...] about Henkel and EnvisionTEC to make more materials available for additive manufacturing

Filed Under: Additive Manufacturing, Directed Energy Deposition, Materials, Medical Tagged With: EnvisionTEC, Henkel

How small can additive technology build?

March 18, 2019 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

A new technology exists at the intersection of additive manufacturing and micro manufacturing. It is opening up the possibility for manufacturers to take advantage of the inherent advantages of AM while achieving micron level accuracy over a build … [Read more...] about How small can additive technology build?

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Aerospace, Directed Energy Deposition, Featured, Medical, News, Rapid MFG Tagged With: nanofabrica

How additive manufacturing transforms dental implantology

March 7, 2019 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

First invented to aid the chewing function, the focus for dental implants has shifted from mechanical requirements to more biological and aesthetic aspects. For example, their appearance should be as close to nature as possible. Because of this … [Read more...] about How additive manufacturing transforms dental implantology

Filed Under: Additive Manufacturing, Directed Energy Deposition, Medical Tagged With: geadditive

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