AM Research
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The University of North Texas’ Center for Agile and Adaptive Additive Manufacturing has been granted $10 million in funding from the 86th Texas Legislature. The center, which will be supported by the university’s existing Additive Manufacturing Laboratory, will be used to develop market-based solutions for a range of Texas industries. The…
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GKN Aerospace is to lead two ground-breaking collaborative additive manufacturing research programs, AIRLIFT and DAM and will inject its unique Laser Metal Deposition by wire (LMD-w) AM technology in the programs. AIRLIFT and DAM are focused on making AM serial production ready at high rates and exploring how AM can…
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GKN Aerospace has announced the commissioning of a second additive manufacturing cell at the U.S Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The cell (Cell 2) is expected to be the world’s largest pilot production cell utilizing laser metal deposition with wire (LMD-w) processes. The announcement, made at…
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The Mediated Matter Group led by designer Neri Oxman at MIT is behind some of the most compelling and boundary-pushing projects we’ve seen that combine 3D printing and architecture or design. From a novel glass 3D printing technique, to a water-based digital fabrication method, to the haunting Vespers mask series,…
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Behind every great advancement in manufacturing is research: research into new processes, research into new materials and research into new applications. It goes without saying that in an industry as young as additive manufacturing, research is still playing a huge role in the advancement, adoption and industrialization of the technology.…
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The KEIO University, one of Japan’s most prestigious private university is the first customer using Nanoscribe´s latest 3D printer model Photonic Professional GT2. The installation at the Center for Research, Faculty of Science and Technology will open up completely new opportunities in many fields of applications such as mechanical, electrical,…
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GE Research has developed a quantum-secure Blockchain Network for 3D printing which is capable of managing digital transactions, from powder to finished part. The novel technology was recently recognized by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) which awarded GE Research a 2019 Manufacturing Leadership Award for Supply Chain Leadership. As…
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A Portugal-based consortium led by equipment manufacturer Adira Metal Forming Solutions seeks to facilitate the enlargement of the selective laser melting (SLM) additive manufacturing process for large-format metal parts. The project, SLM-XL, brings on partners from the Instituto Superior Técnico, the Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciência e Tecnologia and…
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3D printing company ExOne is once again teaming up with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the biggest U.S. Department of Energy open science laboratory, to advance the process of 3D binder jetting AM. Together, the partners will work to develop new binder systems for ExOne’s sand and metal 3D…
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An aerospace engineering professor at the University of Cincinnati has come up with a cool new approach for inspecting metal 3D printed parts and identifying defects in their structure. The technique involves a few key ingredients, including one part 3D printing, a dash of ultrasonic waves and ice. Francesco Simonetti,…
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