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TÜV SÜD has performed its first combined audit in the field of additive manufacturing (AM) for Sauber Engineering AG, a company specializing in the development of innovative methods and manufacture of high-quality components. This audit has now resulted in the issue of two certificates, ISO 9001 and DIN SPEC 17071…
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LEO Lane, an Israeli firm that offers intellectual property protection to the additive manufacturing industry, uses algorithms to regulate the use of clients’ designs. The company responds to a growing concern about safeguarding intellectual property across the AM sector, which is defined by its decentralization and the consequent transmission of…
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Additive manufacturing bolsters local industries that need high-precision parts. The early months of the current pandemic strained global supply chains when such parts were needed most, particularly in medical applications. TÜV SÜD, a company that facilitates technology-driven change, has responded to this challenge by creating checklists that assist companies with…
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The National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME) at Auburn University in Alabama has received a $3 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which will support a two-year research project aimed at improving commercial air travel with 3D printed metal components. The research project will place a particular…
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Multinational conglomerate Honeywell announced this week that it has obtained the first FAA certification for a flight-critical aircraft engine component made using 3D printing. The part in question, #4/5 bearing housing, is a major structural component in the ATF3-6 turbofan engine aboard the Dassault Falcon 20G maritime patrol aircraft, commonly…
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Global standards organization ASTM International has announced that its upcoming event focused on AM – the ASTM International Conference on Additive Manufacturing (ASTM ICAM 2020) – will no longer be held in person in Orlando, Florida and will be hosted virtually. The now online event is scheduled to take place…
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Singapore-based Additive Flight Solutions (AFS), an aerospace AM venture founded by Stratasys and SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) announced it has received AS9100D certification and is registered with International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG), a global body that governs quality management within the aerospace industry’s global supply chain. Founded in 2018, Additive…
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Last fall, Boston-based 3D printing company RIZE, Inc. announced with pride that its RIZE One 3D printer was the first in the world to receive UL 2904 GREENGUARD certification. Now, the company has successfully expanded its portfolio of GREENGUARD certified products, including the XRIZE full-color 3D printer, RIZIUM ST filament…
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Standards organization ASTM International and America Makes have compiled and released a strategic guide for additive manufacturing data that identifies gaps, challenges, solutions and action plans. Published by ASTM International’s Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE), the guide consists of content derived from a workshop on AM data management…
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UpNano GmbH, a Vienna-based company spun out from TU Wien, has made a breakthrough in nano-scale 3D printing by producing test specimens large enough for material characterization according to ISO standards. The test specimens were produced using UpNano’s 2-Photon Polymerization (2PP) 3D printing technology, which is capable of producing details…
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