Additive Manufacturing
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Trial-and-error build modeling in the additive manufacturing sector limits 3D-printing’s uptake in industrial activity. Trial and error has been necessary because repeated build failures show designers how best to correct for errors. The material and human costs associated with such failures, however, do not justify AM uptake in the near-term.…
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Once thought destined mainly for prototyping, additive manufacturing is now increasingly employed in the development of spare parts, small series production and tooling in forward-thinking manufacturing industries such as aerospace, electronics, automotive and medical devices. Among industries at the forefront of innovative manufacturing, the medical sector has emerged as a…
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Almost exactly a year after first launching its “Made in India” iFusion metal 3D printer series, Intech Additive Solutions is launching the iFusion LF series for large-format laser powder bed fusion (LPBF). The new metal 3D printer range was entirely developed and built at Intech’s facility in Bengaluru, India. The…
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Modena-based CRP Meccanica is now the exclusive distributor for Italy of VELO3D Metal printers. “We will work alongside the customer by offering them sales and after-sales support, service and maintenance, and support during the production phase,” commented Engineer Franco Cevolini, CTO and President at CRP Meccanica. CRP Meccanica, a leader…
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Leveraging technical support from 3D Printing Corporation, DMM’s 3D printing service division DMM.make started offering post-processing capabilities for its B2B and B2C online 3D printing services in Japan. DMM.make, which offers online 3D printing services using HP MJF and Markforged CFF technologies among others, has now added AMT‘s PostPro3D system…
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The following is a preview of an interview conducted by 3dpbm with General Motors. Look out for the full story in our upcoming Automotive AM Focus 2021 eBook. For over a century, Detroit-based General Motors (GM) has been a key pioneer and player in the global automotive sector. Today, GM…
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3DCERAM Sinto is partnering with Avignon Ceramic, a supplier of investment casting for some of the largest aviation engine manufacturers, as well as the world’s leading precision foundries, to create U3DC. The joint venture aims to provide the precision foundry industry with proven solutions in both the production of 3D…
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The battle to “alluminate” the future of metal AM production has intensified this week as three major players have engaged in new aluminum-specific AM activities. After A20X working to optimize metallurgy and Rusal announcing a major push for ALLOW-based AM alloys in the US, Canadian power manufacturer Equispheres is launching…
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Callum Automotive installed MakerBot‘s METHOD X 3D printer to produce functional prototypes, tooling and production parts. Callum’s luxury automotive design business focuses on luxury vehicles and associated lifestyle brands, including the limited edition Aston Martin Callum Vanquish 25 by R-Reforged. The automotive industry spent 2020 taking up 3D printing devices…
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Additive Technologies—RusAT, an enterprise of TVEL Fuel Company and ROSATOM’s integrator for additive manufacturing business—opened its first RusAT Additive Technologies Center (ATC) at the site of the Moscow Polymetal Plant. ROSATOM’ ATC in Moscow has been created as the first model of a facility combining development, engineering, and manufacturing. It…
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