Case Studies
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Endocon GmbH, a German medical device company, has turned to additive manufacturing to improve hip and knee replacement surgeries. The company utilized metal AM technologies from GE Additive to create the endoCupcut, an innovative medical device that makes hip cup extraction easier, more cost effective and more reliable. In an increasingly…
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PostProcess Technologies, a New York-based specialist in automated intelligent post processing for additive manufacturing, recently showcased its capacity to deliver high quality surface finish standards and high accuracy for complex metal parts. Working in collaboration with industrial manufacturing company Ingersoll Rand, PostProcess utilized its Hybrid DECI Duo solution to successfully…
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In Tennessee, oral and maxillofacial surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Brooks, and his team of residents are using EnvisionTEC’s 3D printing solutions to create better treatment plans, implants and other life-changing devices for patients with birth defects, or recovering from disease or trauma. With more than 20 years of experience, Dr. Brooks…
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Though the aerospace industry has been a fertile sector for the exploration and adoption of metal additive manufacturing technologies, the automotive industry has remained somewhat more restrained. That is not to say that 3D printing isn’t being used in automotive production—it is being investigated by most if not all car…
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Though 3D printed construction is gradually becoming more viable for building livable houses (there are even a handful of examples, already!), there are other ways that 3D printing is contributing to the construction and architecture field. At New Hudson Façades (NHF), a company specializing in the design and manufacturing of…
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Additive manufacturing is continually being adopted by industrial users across a range of industries, from aerospace, to medical, to manufacturing. In a recent case study, engineering company GKN demonstrated how additive manufacturing and design for AM could offer advantages for a hydraulic system over traditional manufacturing processes. In the case…
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In 2014, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) awarded Ohio-based Fabrisonic seed funding to develop its hybrid Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing (UAM) process for improved metal heat exchangers. With continued support from JPL over the years and with in depth development and testing, Fabrisonic has successfully developed pumped fluid loop heat exchangers…
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hpl structural, a German engineering and construction firm specializing in complex steel structures, has found a way to dramatically improve its development process with the integration of 3D printing. Whereas the company’s designers would have typically inspected a digital CAD model to determine its structural feasibility, it can now 3D…
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Although it is often associated with high precision, small size parts, laser Stereolithography is no longer just for small stuff. In fact, it has never been, since 3D Systems own line up of industrial SLA systems is capable of reaching some impressive build volumes and Materialise has been using Mammoth…
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Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery Ltd in Lincoln, England recently turned to 3D scanning and additive manufacturing technologies to restore a hundred-year-old Ruston Hornsby motor car. The car, originally introduced in 1920, was one of the first products released by industrial equipment manufacturer Ruston & Hornsby Limited, now part of the Siemens…
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