DOSSIER: What’s the role of atmospheric gases for additive manufacturing?
Additive manufacturing has been addressed through a wide range of topics but an area that is often left apart is the role of atmospheric gases for its various technologies.
In an industry that offers a...
“Additive-Talks”: What are the implications of AM for the Energy Industry?
Last week, on May 6th, we gathered experts from Siemens Energy, Engie Laborelec and ETN Global to discuss the implications of Additive Manufacturing for the energy industry.
As several developments are being discussed across the...
Dossier: Composite 3D printing, understanding the value proposition of a niche technology
When Additive Manufacturing comes to composites fabrication, we did not expect this combination to work and lead to the development of some niche yet interesting applications for the industry. In their latest report, SmarTech...
Dossier: Exploring Additive Manufacturing in the oil, gas and maritime industries
Professionals of the Maritime, Oil and Gas (MOG) industries take major risks to gain valuable global opportunities. Some of these risks involve adopting new regulations and laws, climate change, as well as production of...
What does “openness” truly mean in a metal AM system?
Needless to recall the monumental changes that helped many industries appreciate and consider the potential of additive manufacturing. With over 300 metal additive manufacturing (AM) systems available on today’s market, most of them being...
How to define additive manufacturing candidacy for production applications?
A wide range of rules has been established to implement conventional manufacturing processes. AM breaks many of these rules since it introduces new capabilities that are not compatible with conventional manufacturing. One of these...
The use of Inconel 718 in Additive Manufacturing
Among the wide range of applications that Additive Manufacturing allows, a key interest is devoted to processing superalloys for aerospace, automotive and even nuclear; industries in a nutshell, that require outstanding combination of superior...
Five Hot Topics on the 2020 Additive Manufacturing market and their impact on 2021
We usually start/end the year by asking companies what the ending year meant for them and how they envision the upcoming year. This year, we have done things differently. We have discussed topics that...
DOSSIER: Is FDM 3D Printing (still) a good choice for professionals? – Improvements & market expectations
“Professional users adopting 3D printing are not looking for a new hobby, they're looking for solutions to their most pressing business problems”, Kevin Han.
Fused Fabrication Filament (FFF), Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), Fused Laser Manufacturing…the...
Architecture and Construction: Prospects of development for 3D printing
In January 2013, Universe Architecture, a Dutch architectural firm, created a media hype when it announced it would build a building using 3D printing. The announcement raised awareness about the possibilities of 3D printing...