Materialise announced the qualification by Airbus to manufacture flight-ready parts using laser sintering technology. The material used in the process, produced by EOS, is a flame-retardant polyamide (PA 2241 FR). With this development, … [Read more...] about Materialise and EOS supply PA-FR parts as Airbus onboards
Powder Bed Fusion
3D printed servo valve can save one tonne of CO2
UK-based, Domin, aims to disrupt the fluid power industry by improving the range of technology available and increasing sustainability. Whilst recent decades have seen swathes of technology introduced across all industries, Domin, based in the city … [Read more...] about 3D printed servo valve can save one tonne of CO2
Additive powder for oil and gas applications
Kennametal Inc. launched its Stellite 21 AM powder, a material that the company claims is the first Stellite powder qualified for laser powder bed additive manufacturing. This material is the latest addition to Kennametal Additive Manufacturing’s … [Read more...] about Additive powder for oil and gas applications
3D Systems & Huntington Ingalls Industries collaborate to qualify corrosion-resistant alloys for direct metal printing
3D Systems announced it is collaborating with Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division to develop Copper-Nickel (CuNi) and Nickel-Copper (NiCu) alloys for powder bed fusion additive manufacturing. These new materials could … [Read more...] about 3D Systems & Huntington Ingalls Industries collaborate to qualify corrosion-resistant alloys for direct metal printing
Tips on additively building parts with copper material
Copper is one of the newest materials being used in additive manufacturing applications. But it can be a challenge to work with. Renishaw recently explored how to overcome some of the various challenges of using additive technology with this … [Read more...] about Tips on additively building parts with copper material
Using additive manufacturing to create lower weight and combine functions in microturbine housing
KW Micro Power, a small Florida-based manufacturer, designs and manufactures high power density Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) for commercial aviation and military applications. Over the past five years, Enrique Enriquez, president of KW Micro Power, … [Read more...] about Using additive manufacturing to create lower weight and combine functions in microturbine housing
How to make predictions in additive manufacturing with simulation apps
Engineers at the Industrial Technology Research Institute built a simulation app that can be used to predict the performance of laser powder bed fusion, an additive manufacturing process. The app saves time and money during the additive manufacturing … [Read more...] about How to make predictions in additive manufacturing with simulation apps
3D printed titanium cool-bars help advance particle detection science
One hundred meters beneath the mountains of Switzerland and France sits the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) – the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator ever built. This impressive construction is used by the European Organization for … [Read more...] about 3D printed titanium cool-bars help advance particle detection science
3D Systems to create the world’s largest, fastest powder metal 3D printer for CCDC Army Research Laboratory
3D Systems announced it has achieved significant progress in the creation of the world’s largest, fastest most precise powder metal 3D printer. Through a combination of multiple lasers, large build chamber, and unique material deposition processes, … [Read more...] about 3D Systems to create the world’s largest, fastest powder metal 3D printer for CCDC Army Research Laboratory
Metal additive manufacturing speeds innovation in spinal devices
Tsunami Medical deploys a fleet of four GE Additive Concept Laser Mlab systems to drive innovation, speed and productivity gains in the spinal implant sector. Since its foundation over twenty years ago in Italy’s biomedical valley near Modena, … [Read more...] about Metal additive manufacturing speeds innovation in spinal devices
