APWORKS adds Farsoon LPBF 3D printer to its production environment
APWORKS, an AM service bureau that focuses on delivering metal 3D printing applications, has added a new Laser Powder Bed Fusion machine to its portfolio: the FS422M-4 3D printer.
Developed by Farsoon, the new machine...
Smart Watch Housings can be 3D printed with Titanium6Al4V and LMM
Remember lithography-based metal manufacturing? The Additive Manufacturing process that turns 3D files into prototypes and small-scale production of components in MIM (metal injection molding) quality. So far, this manufacturing process is known as a...
Identifying defects by “listening” for them as they occur in a metal 3D printer
Acoustic monitoring for detecting porosity in laser powder bed fusion could be viable.
In a recent article, we learned that one can identify defects in a laser powder bed fusion machine using the Materialise Quality...
Alternative processes including Additive Manufacturing help Northrop Grumman reduce lead times by 75% for its solid rocket motor
Global aerospace and defense technology company Northrop Grumman recently achieved the successful test of its new solid rocket motor. One of the goal of the company was to build one of the most advanced...
With LPBF, Upwing Energy moves from engineering design to full SCS compressor rotor assembly in just 10 weeks’ time
Through the integration of metal Additive Manufacturing into its processes, Upwing Energy, a gas technology service company, has optimized manufacturing time needed to support its Subsurface Compressor System's (SCS) gas well deployment schedules.
The patented...
3 reasons that justify the use of AM in the valve sector. The case of Ramén Valves.
Created to address the challenges of the Swedish pulp and paper industry, when it comes to fiber suspensions, Ramén Ball Sector Valves are used today as isolating and control valves for fluids, gases, turbid...
Additive Manufacturing Solutions to explore the technical feasibility of recovering critical materials from surplus defense assets
Additive Manufacturing Solutions Ltd. (AMS), a UK-based startup providing material and process validation services, is collaborating with the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA) to research the technical feasibility of...
Australia returns to space through the successful launch of SpIRIT nanosatellite – which features 3D printed radiator
A lot is happening in the space industry right now – and this is in major countries adopting AM technologies. Australia, a country that is acknowledged for providing AM solutions to the defense industry,...
The Common Additive Manufacturing Qualification Template
The Applied Science & Technology Research Organization of America (ASTRO America), a not-for-profit that is working hard to advance the public interest through manufacturing technology and policy, is working on a project that will...
Enhancing metal AM production speed using laser beam shaping and NExP-1 material
Material producer Equispheres Inc. and 3D printer manufacturer Aconity3D pushed the limits of their 3D printing machines and materials, building on their previous announcement of improving the metal 3D printing production speed by 3x....
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