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Make dental parts fast, safely, and flexibly

March 17, 2017 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Concept Laser, the pioneer of LaserCUSING, offers the Mlab cusing 200R for dental technology for the additive manufacturing of patient-specific implants, bridges and crowns. The  Mlab cusing 200R has an ergonomic design featuring a space-saving … [Read more...] about Make dental parts fast, safely, and flexibly

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Directed Energy Deposition, Medical, Powder Bed Fusion Tagged With: concept laser

Ensure accurate laser performance with BeamCheck

March 14, 2017 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, announced BeamCheck from Ophir, a beam profiling system that ensures accurate laser performance in additive manufacturing … [Read more...] about Ensure accurate laser performance with BeamCheck

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Directed Energy Deposition, Industrial, Powder Bed Fusion Tagged With: MKS Instruments Inc.

Working with plastics in 3D printing

March 7, 2017 By Leslie Langnau 4 Comments

Plastics, whether in powder, filament, or pellet form, are one of the main material types used in 3D printing/ additive manufacturing (3DP/AM). As 3DP/AM matures, developers continue to explore plastic chemistries and capabilities to offer materials … [Read more...] about Working with plastics in 3D printing

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Binder Jetting, Directed Energy Deposition, Extrusion, Leslie's blog, Material Jetting, Materials, Powder Bed Fusion, Vat Photopolymerization

U.S. Naval Research Lab adds 3D metal printing

February 27, 2017 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is the Navy’s full-spectrum corporate laboratory, conducting a broad-based program of scientific research and development for maritime application related to oceanic, atmospheric, and space sciences. They have … [Read more...] about U.S. Naval Research Lab adds 3D metal printing

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

High speed 3D printer for dental applications

February 24, 2017 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

For the dental industry, the new Vida cDLM, from EnvisionTEC, is the second 3D printer based on EnvisionTEC’s patented Continuous Digital Light Manufacturing (cDLM) technology, which allows accurate, high-speed 3D printing with fewer supports. The … [Read more...] about High speed 3D printer for dental applications

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Directed Energy Deposition, Medical Tagged With: EnvisionTEC

Working with metal materials for additive manufacturing

February 13, 2017 By Leslie Langnau 2 Comments

Perhaps more than any other manufacturing process, additive manufacturing works best when you match the material to the right additive process. Some of the challenges, though, are: --many additive processes suggest proprietary versions of … [Read more...] about Working with metal materials for additive manufacturing

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Consumer Products, Directed Energy Deposition, Featured, Industrial, Leslie's blog, Materials, Medical, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: Proto Labs Inc.

Which is better–additive or traditional manufacturing?

January 31, 2017 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

The debate about additive versus traditional manufacturing will always go back and forth. The answer, of course, depends on the application. For International Submarine Engineer (ISE) Ltd., though, using additive over traditional manufacturing cut … [Read more...] about Which is better–additive or traditional manufacturing?

Filed Under: Additive Manufacturing, Directed Energy Deposition, Industrial, Rapid MFG Tagged With: sciaky

Engineering students build a better steering mount

January 6, 2017 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Michael SÜß, a Research Fellow at the Technische Universität in Dresden, is currently working on his PHD, which focuses on design guidelines for additive manufacturing/electron beam melting. When looking for a demonstrator to design as a portion … [Read more...] about Engineering students build a better steering mount

Filed Under: Additive Manufacturing, Automotive, Directed Energy Deposition, Featured, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping, Software Tagged With: solidthinking

Using additive manufacturing to create hydraulic parts

December 13, 2016 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Additive manufacturing is part of daily use at Land Rover BAR with the help of the Technical Innovation Group (TIG). TIG project manager, George Sykes of PA Consulting commented, “We use additive manufacturing at three different levels within the … [Read more...] about Using additive manufacturing to create hydraulic parts

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Directed Energy Deposition, Entertainment Tagged With: Renishaw Inc.

Sciaky delivers metal additive machine to Airbus

December 13, 2016 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Sciaky, Inc., a subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries, Inc. (PSI), announced that Airbus will take delivery of a state-of-the-art Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing (EBAM) 110 System in December 2016. The  aircraft manufacturer will use … [Read more...] about Sciaky delivers metal additive machine to Airbus

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Directed Energy Deposition, News, Rapid MFG Tagged With: sciaky

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Leslie Langnau is the Managing Editor of the Design World Network. She also has more than 20 years experience as a technology editor, covering such areas as controls, mechanics, mechatronics, couplings, industrial networks, and the field now known as additive manufacturing (formerly rapid prototyping).

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