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[DOSSIER] AM & Casting: How is Additive Manufacturing impacting metal casting (and vice versa)?
If one only looks at the manufactured part, at first glance, it could be easy to say that casting technology has nothing to envy to metal 3D printing as both technologies can deliver parts...
CASTOR’s new solution enables to measure 3D Printed Part Carbon Emissions
As several actions are undertaken to move towards a complete sustainable environment, we gradually learn that there are methods other than LCA that can be used to help manufacturers measure data. Software company CASTOR...
Here are Linde’s latest gas technologies for Additive Manufacturing
Global industrial gases and engineering company Linde currently presents a number of flagship gas technologies at this year’s Formnext, including its bespoke gas mixture developed specifically to optimize printing in laser powder bed fusion processes;...
[DOSSIER]: Understanding “Materials Data Management Systems” in Additive Manufacturing
While they no longer question the potential of AM to be a great tool to meet today’s industry requirements; industries do recognize that process repeatability and material availability issues remain one of the most...
How do AM companies help tackle climate change? – Tangible actions on the ground.
Climate change is a topic that is on everyone’s lips. Governmental authorities have sounded the alarm so loudly that both legal entities and individuals feel they have a mission: play their part in addressing...
Equinor: An “Additive Mindset” to address climate change and sustainability issues
There are some industries – like the energy sector – where the struggle to drive climate change is more challenging than others. Brede Lærum and Pantea Khanshaghaghi took 50 minutes of their Wednesday shift...
How recyclable and 3D printable are metals? F3nice told us.
We will remember spring 2020 as a period of confinements that led to the shutdown of several activities around the world. For Luisa Elena Mondora and Matteo Vanazzi, in addition to the pandemic that...
Material selection and product design are vital to ensure 3D printed shoes circularity. HILOS reports on its first environment evaluation.
Footwear brand HILOS has been working lately on its first environment evaluation of 3D printed shoes. While this is the second environment evaluation we read on a 3D printed consumer product, it should be...
Powder recovery in an AM production: What? Why? How?
At the very beginning, when manufacturers started using Additive Manufacturing (AM), the market was severely lacking in materials specifically designed for the technology. Contract manufacturers therefore worked with leftovers and scrap with general specifications,...
Laser Powder-Bed Fusion or Material Jetting, what technology best suits the production of custom mould inserts?
Insert moulding services are one of the main services offered by digital manufacturers. Such a service helps accelerate the development cycle of products across the medical, automotive, consumer products and electronic components industries. The...