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.

With fewer processing steps and a lot of color options, EOS spices up the game with its new aluminum 3D printing material

EOS, the company that has coined the term responsible manufacturing solutions for industrial 3D printing, has recently added a new aluminum alloy to its...

BLT’s new metal 3D printer is equipped with 20 fiber lasers

Machine manufacturer BLT may be achieving another milestone in the AM industry with the launch of a metal 3D printer that is equipped with...

Airbus Helicopters saves on raw material and fuel costs with metal 3D printed parts

In a major development, aerospace giant Airbus Helicopters has used 3D printed parts created by high-tech manufacturing solutions provider  TRUMPF to improve its fuel...

Assonic & Oerlikon partner to streamline Additive Manufacturing with a new powder preparation system

The last time we spoke about German machine manufacturer Assonic Dorstener Siebtechnik, the company was part of the AM Powder Plus network which aimed...

Solukon adds three key upgrades to its depowdering system for metal 3D printed parts

Two years ago, we caught up with Andreas Hartmann, CEO and CTO of Solukon to discuss the SFM-AT350, the company’s depowdering system for medium-sized metal...

Artist uses AddUp’s AM technology to make 19th century sculptures at the Beautés exhibition

Additive Manufacturing Technology has come a long way since its inception and French company AddUp is a major player in this field. AddUp's AM...

What’s the right recoater for your metal AM process?

It might be easy for engineers or designers to think that, because they are not directly involved with the manufacturing of parts, they shouldn’t...

How Cold Metal Fusion helps to create metal 3D printed parts with a polymer SLS 3D printer

One of the most advanced methods in additive manufacturing is Cold Metal Fusion, a solution developed by Headmade Materials,  to create metal 3D printed...

What does SUN METALON do? The company whose metal AM is adopted by TOYOTA

The company has raised in total approximately US$9.7M, the latest round being $2 million in pre-series A funding SUN METALON, a company headquartered in Japan,...

Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing is an ideal production candidate for large-scale parts, yet still lags far behind in adoption. Here is why.

On the metal 3D printing market, DED and LPBF are often the first technology processes that come to one’s mind when looking to produce...