Post-processing for Additive Manufacturing

Several OEMs developing machines for the Additive Manufacturing (AM) community also launch specific services that allow those who would not like to invest in the purchase of machines to benefit from the capabilities of...

Machine manufacturer Solukon has announced an improved version of the SFM-AT350/-E, its automated depowdering system unveiled last year at Formnext. As a reminder, this machine is an upgraded version of the SFM-AT350. Since last year, the...

After a metal machine part is printed, it requires additional finishing and has to be measured to ensure the part meets critical tolerances. In other words, every aspect of the part must be the...

When you know that an application or solution can change someone's life, every explanation can be a real puzzle to demystify. Yet, this time it's different, and that's probably because we've been out in...

AMAZEMET, an expert in ultrasonic atomization, has adopted solutions from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio to help build its closed-loop production chain for metal 3D printing materials and support post-processing equipment. AMAZEMET provides laboratory-scale units for...

A recent communication from machine manufacturer Solukon sheds light on a space company that develops 100% reusable rockets. Named Stoke Space, the company headquartered in Kent, Washington joins the New Space era with the...

Post-processing company AMT adds a new machine to its X portfolio: the PostPro DPX. The new system would complement the PostPro SFX's (AMT’s desktop chemical vapor smoothing system) by enabling cleaning for 3D-printed parts...

M&H, a provider of design, 3D metal printing, surface treatment and finishing services, has added an automated depowdering system to its production environment. The Austrian company wanted to ensure the metal 3D printed parts...

PIP stands for Profilometry-based Indentation Plastometry. It’s a technology developed by Plastometrex, a provider of mechanical testing solutions, headquartered in the UK who claims testing of 3D printed metal parts “could easily be 99%...

Among the post-processing tasks that have often been considered modest priorities by OEMs, there is depowdering. The thing is, a lot of consideration has always been given to depowdering of metal 3D printed parts,...