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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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;...
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,...
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.
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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....