Tag: fabrication additive
“Print what’s suitable”: Inside Vår Energi’s additive manufacturing strategy
When we map additive manufacturing in the energy industry, the same handful of names tends to surface on our radar: Shell, Equinor, Kongsberg Ferrotech,...
Empa turns to metal 3D printing to repair ageing steel infrastructure
Steel bridges, support structures and industrial frameworks are built to last decades, but fatigue cracks eventually catch up with them. Replacing a permanently installed...
Guaranteed signs MoU with Lockheed Martin to support Belgium’s F 35 industrial strategy with WAAM
Guaranteed just signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with global security, defense and aerospace contractor Lockheed Martin. Together, they will deploy Guaranteed’s large-scale metal...
Solukon’s SPR-Pathfinder® Pro tackles 3 challenges in depowdering complex 3D printed parts
Last year, for the very first time, automated depowdering expert Solukon, together with The Exploration Company, opened our eyes to the importance of designing...
Bambu Lab says its latest 3D printer is “extra large”. Let’s be clear about what this means
3D printer manufacturer Bambu Lab has announced the A2L, the latest addition to its A-Series desktop lineup. Positioned as a "large-format" machine for creative...
Rocket Lab’s 1,000th Rutherford Engine: When additive manufacturing becomes a competitive moat
Space company Rocket Lab has just announced a milestone: the 1,000th Rutherford engine has rolled off its production line. In the world of space...
Fitasy makes single-shoe purchasing commercially viable through 3D printing and spatial AI
Indianapolis-based Fitasy has announced a significant update to its on-demand footwear production platform: customers can now purchase a single shoe (left or right) at...
Lynxter brings food-grade silicone into additive manufacturing. Is this really a first?
French 3D printing specialist Lynxter has announced the launch of SIL-004, a silicone material it describes as the “world's first directly 3D-printable material” compliant...
Is additive manufacturing the key to cutting spare part emissions in energy and maritime?
The International Energy Agency (IEA) once estimated that advances in manufacturing technology worldwide could cut industrial energy use by 18–26%. This shift would translate...
Latin America: Petrobras installs DNV-qualified 3D-printed polymer part offshore
Petrobras has officially installed the first DNV-qualified 3D-printed polymer part in the Latin American energy market: a non-metallic handwheel on its P-74 offshore platform.
The...