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.

DMG Mori launches “LASERTEC 30 SLM US” SLM 3D printer for the US market

Yesterday saw the launch of an industrial 3D printer within DMG Mori’s portfolio: LASERTEC 30 SLM US. We first saw this family of industrial 3D printers four years ago at Emo Hannover, in Germany. The US subsidiary...

Nikon creates new Advanced Manufacturing unit in the US

With the goal of becoming a key technology solutions company by 2030, Nikon has been reaching critical milestones with a strategic emphasis on digital manufacturing. The latest one is the formation of Nikon Advanced Manufacturing,...

ValCUN is ready to commercialize its intriguing Metal 3D Printer

Belgium-based ValCUN is probably one of the most fascinating start-ups I talked to last year. Given the complexity of the Belgian market for AM companies, I admire every single milestone they reach to accelerate...

Impossible Objects’s new CBAM 25 3D printer claims to achieve volume manufacturing, relies on Dyndrite ADK software

Machine manufacturer Impossible Objects has just added another 3D printer to its CBAM composite 3D printing portfolio. Named CBAM 25, the company claims that the machine would print fifteen times faster than the competition, bringing...

Wayland secures a £4.6 million funding round to meet demand for its Electron Beam 3D Printing technology

Wayland Additive Limited has closed a £4.6 million funding round, with backing from existing investors Longwall Ventures, Parkwalk Advisors and ACF Investors. Strategic investor Metrea Discovery joins the round as a new supporter of...

Aerospace AM: 3D Systems confirms performance of NASA’s New Super Alloy GRX-810

Last year, NASA made headlines with the launch of an oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) alloy. Named GRX-810, the new metal alloy is said to withstand extreme temperatures (up to 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit = 1093,333°C),...

Mantle adds high-precision shaping capabilities to its hybrid metal 3D printing technology

With the goal of enabling tool rooms to automate their toolmaking process by producing sharp corners and edges, Mantle, a manufacturer developing metal 3D printing for toolmaking, has recently unveiled a High-Precision Shaping package....

New upgrade enables Solukon to enhance depowdering of metal 3D printed parts for SLM Solutions

Solukon has integrated an optimized swivel arm into its SFM-AT1000-S automated depowdering system. Designed for large parts, the automated depowdering system can process parts as big as rocket engines and combustion chambers.  Solukon has...

The reasons why Relativity Space bids goodbye to Terran 1, the 3D printed rocket that recently launched

A couple of days ago, the whole AM aerospace and space industries joined Relativity Space in a milestone that we should forever cherish: the successful launch of its 3D printed Terran 1 rocket. As...

FFF Metal 3D printing: The Virtual Foundry develops H13 tool steel filament

The Virtual Foundry, a material producer based in the USA, has added the H13 Tool Steel Filament to its portfolio of materials. The material producer is best known for developing filaments for FFF metal...