Metal Additive Manufacturing

A wide range of different technologies can be used in the metal Additive Manufacturing field today. This segment looks at these technologies and the way they are leveraged by industries.

Renishaw to integrate Plastometrex’s proprietary PIP technology into its AM testing processes

PIP stands for Profilometry-based Indentation Plastometry. It’s a technology developed by Plastometrex, a provider of mechanical testing solutions, headquartered in the UK who claims...

RMIT develops a 3D printed ‘metamaterial’ with properties not normally seen in nature

This title looks like the beginning of a Sci-Fi book but it is not. Researchers from Australia-based RMIT have developed a new metamaterial –...

Mantle unveils more tooling applications enabled by its hybrid metal 3D printing technology

Remember Mantle? a manufacturer who turned stealth mode off in 2021 with the launch of TrueShape, a hybrid bound metal printing solution that processes...

TRUMPF and Elementum 3D use their AM capabilities to improve the INTENSE M1 downhill race bike

Founded in 1993, INTENSE helps to develop the geometry, suspension, and look of mountain bikes by producing high-end carbon fiber and aluminum rides. To...

Meltio and One Off Robotics join forces to develop an Additive Manufacturing workcell

The One Off Robotics Cell is an evolution of Meltio’s standard Engine Robot Integration and is also certified to operate with KUKA and ABB...

Incus expands its material portfolio with 99.9% pure copper

Incus, the company behind lithography-based metal manufacturing (LMM) has announced the progression of 99,9% pure copper material to the production stage. The Austrian company...

Electric vehicle chassis built with wire arc additive manufacturing

A lightweight electric commercial car chassis optimized for performance is built using wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM). A novel stream-lined design framework combined with...

Eplus3D launches a customizable metal 3D printing machine with enhanced options

OEM 3D printer manufacturer Eplus3D has introduced the EP-M400S, a metal 3D printer based on Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB). The machine would...

GKN Aerospace to additively manufacture parts for a solid rocket motor demonstrator

Multinational aerospace and defense technology company Northrop Grumman has chosen GKN Aerospace, a company that designs and manufactures aerostructures and engine systems, to help...

Airbus and AddUp install a metal 3D printer in the ISS

Six years ago, in a conversation with Airbus’ Delphine Carponcin, we learned that the space company was working with the European Space Agency on...
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