Energy
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Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc., (Nasdaq: LECO) utilized its proprietary large-scale, metal 3D printing solution to deliver just-in-time parts to Chevron USA, Inc. to help bring a refinery back online according to schedule. During a recent routine maintenance shutdown, extended lead times and supply chain delays on traditionally manufactured parts challenged…
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Additive manufacturing solutions provider 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) and Saudi Arabian Industrial Investments Company Dussur have signed an agreement intended to expand the use of additive manufacturing (AM) within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and surrounding geographies, including the Middle East and North Africa. The announcement was made during a ceremony…
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Considering the geographical nature of Alaska’s North Slope, one can only imagine the logistical challenges of operating there. Consumables such as burner plugs and valves, that are found within ConocoPhillips’ 40-year-old original gas turbines at the Kuparuk River Unit, North America’s second-largest oil field, are not manufactured anymore. This, in…
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Dr. TieJun Zhang’s team at Khalifa University has developed a new way to 3D print reservoir rock replicas that have complex porous structures and mimic a carbonate rock’s natural mineralogy. The rocks, micro 3D printed using PµSL technology from BMF (Boston Micro Fabrication), are transparent, and allow researchers to image precisely…
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Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC), a leading developer of Micro Modular Reactors – MMR – systems for the production of safe, commercially competitive, clean and reliable nuclear energy, has adopted two 3D printers from the recently updated X-Series line of binder jetting systems, with two additional machines to follow this…
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BWX Technologies, (NYSE: BWXT) has just been awarded a $4.9 million contract amendment by Battelle Energy Alliance LLC to manufacture TRISO nuclear fuel. BEA manages Idaho National Laboratory on behalf of the Department of Energy. Under the terms of the amendment, BWXT subsidiary Nuclear Operations Group, Inc. will manufacture a…
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Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) has licensed a novel method to 3D print highly resistant components for use in nuclear reactor designs. USNC Executive Vice President Kurt Terrani, formerly of ORNL, said the novel method will allow the company to make parts with desired complex shapes more efficiently. The novel…
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Velo3D, Inc. (NYSE: VLD) has expanded its European presence to support its growth efforts in the region. The expansion includes the opening of a technical center in Augsburg, Germany, where Velo3D’s Sapphire systems will be assembled and demonstrated, as well as delivering the first end-to-end manufacturing solution to Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield…
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Lincoln Electric and Stress Engineering Services, Inc. (SES) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to formalize their collaboration in large-format metal additive manufacturing (AM). Lincoln Electric and SES bring complementary strengths to the world of metal additive manufacturing, and now these two leaders are combining efforts to help promote this…
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MX3D, a Robotic Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) company, successfully completed the printing of an industrial pipeline clamp. Clamps such as these are used in the chemical and oil & gas industries to prevent incidents and to increase the run time of an installation before maintenance is required. The WAAM…
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