The use of aluminum in Additive Manufacturing: challenges and opportunities
Metal Additive Manufacturing applications are filled with examples that involve the use of titanium, Inconel and recently, pure copper. As we are exploring the next phase of growth of this segment, we need to...
SPEE3D unveils on-site metal AM solution for the defense industry
SPEE3D, Australian metal additive manufacturing company, has unveiled its Expeditionary Manufacturing Unit (EMU), a complete on-site mobile additive manufacturing solution. EMU combines SPEE3D’s expeditionary metal 3D printer, XSPEE3D, with its SPEE3Dcell post-processing and testing...
Eplus3D’s EP-M2050 metal 3D printer can integrate up to 64 lasers
On the heels of the launch of its customizable metal 3D printer EP-M400S, metal 3D printer manufacturer Eplus3D introduces the EP-M2050 industrial 3D printer. Boasting a six-by-six laser matrix equipped with thirty-six galvanometers, this...
John Hopkins can identify Additive Manufacturing defects with nanoseconds
Remember when I told you a growing number of defect analysis tools are being developed and commercialized? As a reminder, some of the most common defects created during AM — and among the hardest...
AM 4 AM announces enhanced mechanical properties for its HiperAL aluminum alloy powder
Material producer AM 4 AM recently celebrated a milestone in its journey: the improvement of mechanical properties of its HiperAL aluminium alloy.
The company announced the development of this aluminum alloy two years ago. It...
AddUp introduces LevelUp, a new service department for Additive Manufacturing projects
Metal 3D printing company AddUp has announced a new Service Department within its offering. Named LevelUp, the new service aims to contribute to the success of a project, such as training and consulting, co-design...
AMGTA issues research on sustainability of powder and wire additive feedstock
The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (“AMGTA”), a global advocacy group focused on promoting sustainable additive manufacturing (“AM”) industry practices, announced today the preliminary results of a research project titled “Specific Energy of Metal...
Meltio unveils new robotic DED metal 3D printer developed in collaboration with FANUC and Accufacture
On the heels of a recent launch, the manufacturer of the wire-laser metal deposition system Meltio has announced the release of a new robotic AM solution. Called Alchemist 1, the system is based on...
GE Additive team returns to the Cincinnati Zoo, this time to create a metal 3D printed cast.
The first time we talked about the use of metal 3D printing in a zoo, it was 4 years ago when Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, a zoo that harbours about 2,000 animals, called...
The quest to avoid or minimize support structures in Additive Manufacturing
There are two types of people working with 3D printed parts: those who know how to deal with support structures and those who don’t. Last year at Formnext, while walking across the aisles, I...
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