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Magnus René, CEO and Johan Brandt, CFO leave Arcam

December 4, 2017 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Magnus René, President and CEO of Arcam AB and Johan Brandt, CFO and deputy CEO have both chosen to terminate their respective employment agreements with the Company. Magnus René has been CEO of Arcam since 2001 and Johan Brandt has been CFO of the … [Read more...] about Magnus René, CEO and Johan Brandt, CFO leave Arcam

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Arcam’s CoCr process benefits the orthopedic industry

November 14, 2016 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Arcam announced its CoCr process for Arcam Q10plus at the Formnext show in Frankfurt  this week. CoCr, together with titanium, is the prime material for the orthopedic industry and it is a commonly used material in the aerospace industry. The CoCr … [Read more...] about Arcam’s CoCr process benefits the orthopedic industry

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Directed Energy Deposition, Materials, Medical, News Tagged With: Arcam

Arcam subsidiary AP&C breaks ground on second plant

October 17, 2016 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Arcam AB, listed on NASDAQ Stockholm, and a leading supplier of Additive Manufacturing (“AM”) equipment, announces that its powder manufacturing subsidiary AP&C in Montreal, Canada, has begun to build its second powder plant in Saint-Eustache, … [Read more...] about Arcam subsidiary AP&C breaks ground on second plant

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Directed Energy Deposition, Materials, News Tagged With: Arcam

Arcam introduces two new additive manufacturing machines

May 16, 2016 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Arcam has introduced two new additive manufacturing machines. The Arcam Q10plus is the new generation EBM machine specifically for cost efficient production of orthopedic implants. The size of the build area allows optimal stacking of the most common … [Read more...] about Arcam introduces two new additive manufacturing machines

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Directed Energy Deposition, Industrial, Materials, Medical, Rapid MFG Tagged With: Arcam

Trends to watch in metal additive manufacturing

March 21, 2016 By Leslie Langnau 1 Comment

Lately, the focus of additive manufacturing is on the metal additive side. Whether the technology used to build metal parts is laser or electron beam, additive manufacturing and metal go together very well. We spoke with the president and CEO of … [Read more...] about Trends to watch in metal additive manufacturing

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Directed Energy Deposition, Leslie's blog, Medical Tagged With: Arcam

Melting metal with high energy

March 18, 2016 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Lasers are a common way to additively build objects out of metal, but it is not the only additive option. Electron beam technology also delivers dense metal parts. Here’s a closer look at the Arcam electron beam process. Bruce Bradshaw The buzz … [Read more...] about Melting metal with high energy

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Directed Energy Deposition, Industrial, Materials, Medical, Powder Bed Fusion, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: Arcam

User views on metal additive manufacturing

March 11, 2016 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Directed Energy Deposition, Leslie's blog, Materials, Medical, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: Arcam

3D printed Titanium cranial plate gets FDA approval

January 28, 2016 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

The trend of “personalized medicine” continues to grow thanks to 3D printing/ additive manufacturing (3DP/AM). Contributing to developments in personalized medicine is BioArchitects, which received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug … [Read more...] about 3D printed Titanium cranial plate gets FDA approval

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Directed Energy Deposition, Materials, Medical, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: Arcam

Electron Beam Melting: What Is It?

May 18, 2015 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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Electron beam melting (EBM) is a type of additive manufacturing technique that uses a cathode ray as its heat source. EBM is a proprietary powder bed fusion technique developed by Arcam. Metal powder is melted in a high vacuum, layer by layer until … [Read more...] about Electron Beam Melting: What Is It?

Filed Under: 3D Printing Basics, Aerospace, Automotive, FAQs, Medical, Powder Bed Fusion, Production 3D Printers / AM Systems News Tagged With: Arcam

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