Metal Additive Manufacturing
Metal additive manufacturing is the fastest growing area of industrial 3D printing and is continuing on its disruptive journey, overcoming major challenges and seeing faster movement into true serial production applications.
This trend is spurring more healthy growth in the segment, despite temporary slowdowns experienced at the end of 2016. Now the metal additive manufacturing market appears to be entering its next major phase of growth, with the established area of metal powder bed fusion technologies undergoing major changes to address costs and volumes limitations, and an emerging market coalescing around new bound metal printing technologies.
Relevant Initiatives in this metal additive manufacturing include end-to-end process optimization for both powder bed (SLM, EBM) and powder fed processes (DED, LMD) by all major manufacturers including GE (Concept Laser and Arcam), EOS, 3D Systems, SLM Solutions, Trumpf, DMG Mori and more. Another interesting area of growth is the development of production-ready metal binder jetting technologies and bound metal technologies from major new entry players such as Desktop Metal, HP and GE – along with polymer market leader Stratasys’ own initiatives.
Latest metal additive manufacturing news:
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Standards organization ASTM International has announced a partnership with three UK-based organizations—the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), Innovate UK and the British Standards Institution (BSI). Through the collaboration, the partners will aim to fast track the establishment of technical standards to drive the additive manufacturing industry. It is now a commonly…
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As anticipated by Vice President Massimo Dattilo in 3dpbm’s exclusive interview last November, Canadian plasma atomized powder specialist PyroGenesis is stepping up its expansion activities with the signing of a mutually exclusive agreement with Aubert & Duval, a subsidiary of the French ERAMET Group. The agreement outlines a multi-step strategy to…
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California-based metal AM company Velo3D has announced a partnership with Praxair Surface Technologies, Inc. (PST), a producer of premium specialty alloy-based powders for the aerospace and other industrial markets. Through the agreement, Velo3D will establish process parameters for new alloys with Praxair’s TruForm powders and will qualify the company as…
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RUAG Australia, a subsidiary of technology company RUAG, is teaming up with Australian research groups to explore the utilization of the laser metal deposition (LMD) process for aircraft repairs. The project, carried out in partnership with members of the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC) and RMIT University, will specifically…
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Australian metal 3D printing company Aurora Labs Limited has announced the formation of a new company, AdditiveNow. The new company was formed through a 50/50 incorporated joint venture with engineering firm WorleyParsons Services Pty Ltd. The collaborative venture, which has been in the works for some time, was officially signed…
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Desktop Metal had quite a significant presence in the last edition of Formnext, where we had the possibility to meet again with Tuan Tranpham, Chief Revenue Officer of the company. The American company based in Burlington, Massachusetts, has been specifically focusing on end-to-end metal 3D printing manufacturing solutions. Founded in…
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Some time ago, we had the opportunity to see a preview of Siemens’ new facility dedicated to additive manufacturing—an impressive complex of over 4,500 square meters (created through an investment of €30 million) that aims to revolutionize the use of 3D printing technologies for production. Last week, Siemens officially opened…
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Massachusetts-based Markforged has announced the release of a new material for its Metal X 3D printing platform: H13 tool steel. The new material will enable Metal X users to 3D print high-strength, temperature resistant parts for robust applications, including metal forming tools, dies and punches; hardened inserts for fixtures; and…
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Fabrisonic, the metal 3D printing company known for its Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing (UAM) technology, has been working in collaboration with Luna Innovations, a specialist in optical measurement technology, to develop 3D printed smart structures. In short, these smart structures consist of metal parts printed using Fabrisonic’s UAM process which are…
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Even now, news from Formnext 2018 is still trickling in. 3YOURMIND announced this week that it recruited AM veteran Stefan Ritt as its new Head of Global Marketing at the industry event and now a new partnership between AK Steel International B.V. and Bralco Advanced Materials Pte. Ltd. has been…
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