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.

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Space Machines Company produces “Australia’s first” bimetal 3D printed rocket thruster

Space Machines Company (SMC), a startup specializing in mass-produced rapid response systems, completes the production of a bimetal rocket thruster using multi-material additive manufacturing...

FOCUS | Designing for depowdering: Optimizing 3D printed parts from the start

We’ve often preached the benefits of DfAM (Design for Additive Manufacturing) in terms of lightweighting, topology optimization, and part consolidation —but one critical aspect...

Kinectrics and Burloak Technologies achieve first metal 3D printing application for the nuclear industry

Four years ago, Kinectrics, a division of BWX Technologies Inc. and Burloak Technologies, a division of Samuel, Son & Co., joined forces to develop...

Croom Medical introduces a 3D-printed porous ingrowth technology for orthopedic implants

Croom Medical, a company known for pushing the adoption of tantalum 3D printing across the healthcare and medical industries, launches a new solution: Biofuse™,...

QuesTek develops new printable alloy concept for aerospace and energy applications

QuesTek Innovations, an expert in computational materials engineering is working with an expert in niobium production to develop a high-temperature alloy design concept optimized...

Apple’s latest iPhone Air integrates first 3D printed parts

Although reports in 2023 revealed that Apple had begun using metal 3D printing (binder jetting) for certain Apple Watch components, such as the steel...

Foundation Alloy introduces a new generation of high-performance refractory metals

Refractory metals are a range of materials whose capabilities are yet to be explored. They are defined by their exceptionally high melting points (typically...

Space Machines 3D printed a rocket engine that achieved extended burn durations of 65 seconds

Space Machines Company (SMC), a leading Australian space technology company, today announced the successful completion of its proprietary Scintilla propulsion engine. The engine has...

Farsoon and electric motorbike developer 3D print over 1,000 titanium parts for the KLINGA project

Last year, 3D printer manufacturer Farsoon partnered with Stark Future, a developer of electric motorcycles, to advance series production of premium electric motorcycle components...

Swiss Steel Group introduces a wire-arc additive manufacturing solution. Here are its characteristics.

Acknowledged for its powder and wire solutions for additive manufacturing, Swiss Steel Group and its subsidiary Ugitech introduce the UGIWAM® wire. This additive manufacturing...