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....
ArcelorMittal officially debuts on the Additive Manufacturing industry as a steel powder supplier
A new business unit, ArcelorMittal Powders, has been established to commercialise the output of the atomiser.
Indian steel giant ArcelorMittal is the latest newcomer to effectively join the AM industry. So far, the Belgian subsidiary...
Formnext 2023: “The devil is in the details”
I would have loved to start this article like many people on social media, by saying that formnext was wonderful from the beginning to the end of my participation but I can’t. If I...
Metal AM: TRUMPF focuses on industry-specific needs to deliver productivity and automation
Making Additive Manufacturing (AM) a more common process for serial production requires taking into account the specific challenges of vertical industries using the technology. In the medical industry for instance, being able to achieve...
Eckart GmbH on the use of high-strength alloys in Additive Manufacturing
By definition, an alloy is a mixture of two or more metals or of a base metal with non-metallic additions. By integrating various elements into a pure metal’s lattice structure, materials properties can be...
Conflux Technology 3D prints argon heat exchangers for AMCM M4K 3D printers
The Additive Manufacturing (AM) industry is at a crucial junction in history where the technology itself has been used to create parts for a 3D printer. Today, the story highlights metal AM heat transfer...
ValCUN achieves important milestone, unveils its Minerva 3D printer and printhead at Formnext 2023
One always remembers the first time we do something new. For a machine manufacturer, the very first sale is proof that their product has gone beyond the MVP stage to enable potential real-world applications....