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3D printing service bureau opens (FreeForm)
FreeFORM reports that it’s one of the first service bureaus to be involved in metal binder jet AM. FreeFORM Technologies recently opened its doors in St. Marys, Pa. . The self-described “company of engineers for engineers” offers three methods of 3D-printing parts: •...
Aircraft with Titanium 3D-Printed Parts
The XB-1 aircraft contains more than 20 titanium parts from the 3D printer, mainly for critical engine operations in an extremely high temperature environment. . The aircraft contains more than 20 printed titanium parts. The digital manufacturing innovator VELO3D...
Why Was This Block 3D Printed? To Help With Machining
This fixture tool for holding additive manufactured parts for machining was made within the same additive manufacturing build as the parts themselves. . Production metal parts made via additive manufacturing (AM) generally need CNC machining as a secondary step. The...
6K Welcomes Expert Metal 3D Printing Team Members and Magnus René as Advisor
U.S. company 6K , which has locations in West Virginia and Massachusetts, uses proprietary advanced plasma processing to develop AM powders from sustainable sources. . The company is so named for its continuous UniMelt process, which it says is the world’s only...
Lab study of droplet dynamics advances 3D printing
A comparison between the experimentally observed ejected droplet shape at break-up (a) and the simulated droplet shape (b) at various operating conditions approaching the experimental conditions. The simulated droplet shape significantly differs from experiments,...
Metal 3D Printing: Who Will Win the Laser Wars?
There’s a war raging in the metal additive manufacturing. It’s particularly interesting timing too, given the current state of uncertainty in manufacturing and key end markets like aerospace and automotive as the COVID-19 pandemic rages entering 2021. . The last few...
Desktop Metal Announces Pure Copper 3D Printing for Studio System
Desktop Metal has announced the latest material for its Studio System metal 3D printer: pure copper. This is a significant development for the product line, as it enables the production of unique copper parts using a comparatively low-cost desktop 3D printing system....
How To Get Into Lost Wax Casting (with A Dash Of 3D Printing)
I’ve always thought that there are three things you can do with metal: cut it, bend it, and join it. . Sure, I knew you could melt it, but that was always something that happened in big foundries- you design something and ship it off to be cast in some large angular...
Papadakis Racing shows off massive inconel 3D printed turbo manifold
Larger parts seem to be the trend for metal 3D printing lately. Maybe not yet mass produced large parts but certainly some big one-offs for custom luxury and racing cars. . Leveraging the expertise and AM capabilities at AM and engineering services provider MIMO...
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