The must-have technical features in an automated powder removal system
With key examples on medical 3D printing.
Most of the time when we talk to an additive manufacturing user, one of the challenges that keeps coming back when using additive manufacturing is the post-processing stage...
Optomec and Acme Manufacturing develop Automated Work Cell for the Additive Repair of Turbine Parts
Metal 3D printing company Optomec Inc. and Acme Manufacturing, an expert in robotic material removal systems have developed together a fully automated work cell initially optimized for repairing aviation compressor blades made of titanium.
The...
Mantle releases the F-200 furnace, announces the commercial availability of its metal 3D printing technology for toolmaking
Last year around March 2021, Mantle officially turned stealth mode off with a $13M investment secured from various VC firms. What raised the interest of investors is an intriguing hybrid metal 3D printing process...
ZEISS AM in-process, an advanced Powder-Bed Analysis solution that could move metal AM beyond R&D and prototypes
Driving industrialization with Additive Manufacturing is a long journey where every step counts. Some players in the field decide to focus that journey on the pre-manufacturing stage, while others like to focus on the...
ORYX Additive unveils New SRC1 Cleaning Agent for FDM 3D Printing
Oryx Additive has developed a new chemical cleaning agent for removing support material from Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3D printed parts.
If you are not quite familiar with the name Oryx Additive, don’t worry. The spun...
How to qualify and certify 3D printed heat exchangers? A few procedures.
Heat exchangers’ design has not significantly changed in decades – until Additive Manufacturing comes into play. AM comes with a freedom of design that can be exciting and…intimidating. At first, one might get excited...
Quality Assurance Control | Metrology and Inspection for Additive Manufacturing
Additive Manufacturing is certainly the ideal manufacturing tool to fabricate components that one could not manufacture with conventional manufacturing processes but there is one thing we tend to forget: this technology does not benefit...
Pulsed Electrochemical Machining: An Alternative Postprocessing Method for AM
While metal additive manufacturing has incredible capabilities, a few notable restrictions ultimately inhibit its progress: part resolution, minimum wall thickness, and surface quality, naming a few. Some advanced technologies seek to resolve these issues,...
AddUp and ECM Group to develop thermal treatment solutions for metal 3D printed parts
Metal 3D printer manufacturer AddUp and heat treatment equipment manufacturer ECM Group join forces to develop thermal treatment solutions dedicated to metal 3D printed parts. As a manufacturer of L-PBF and Directed Energy Deposition...
Xioneer launches a support removal station for FDM 3D printing
Ever since it has been acquired by BellandTechnology AG, 3D printer manufacturer Xioneer has remained in stealth mode. At the time, the company had just unveiled its flagship product, an industrial-grade 3D printer.
Fast forward...