Metals
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Massachusetts-based 3D printing company Markforged is now one of a small handful of companies in the AM industry offering a copper 3D printing material. Today, the company announced the release of pure Copper for its Metal X 3D printer, which will enable the production of complex copper components with high…
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Elementum 3D, Inc., a Colorado-based R&D company specializing in the development of advanced metals and composites for additive manufacturing, has received an investment from trading firm Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA). The backing will enable Elementum 3D to expand its marketing and sales efforts for its proprietary metal powder technology.…
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Copper has been hot in 3D printing recently and titanium has been hot from the start of the metal AM industry. Now a study on a new titanium copper alloy, published in Nature Journal by RMIT researchers, combines the two materials in order to reduce the risk of cracking and deformation.…
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Warsaw University of Technology developed a new solution for lowering the costs of using metal powder bed fusion technologies by affordably atomizing any metal part or scrap. The new rePowder system allows users to produce high-quality powder regardless of the initial form of the feed material. Pure elements, previously produced…
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GE Additive has had an impressive showing at Formnext this year, presenting new AM systems in its Concept Laser and Arcam families and more. On the Arcam side, GE Additive has also announced the upcoming general release of development material (D-material) support for pure copper and highly alloyed tool steel…
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A team of influential players in the AM industry are coming together to develop a new high-strength and lightweight aluminum alloy for the aerospace and automotive industries. Materials expert Oerlikon will be working alongside industrial gases company Linde and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) to pioneer the new 3D…
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Desktop Metal is expanding its portfolio of metal materials for its Studio System with the release of 4140 chromoly steel. Recognized as one of the more versatile chromoly steels, 4140 demonstrates good toughness, high tensile strength, and good resistance to abrasion and impact. The 3D printing metal has applications across…
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The ExOne Company, a leader metal and sand binder jetting AM technology, and Global Tungsten & Powders Corp., a global manufacturer of tungsten metal powders, have entered into a collaboration to advance tungsten-based metal 3D printing using binder jetting. The new ExOne-GTP collaboration focuses on the development of two metal…
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The use of copper by humans dates back to some of the earliest known civilizations, over ten thousand years ago. In fact, copper was one of the first metals ever used by humans. The trajectory of the metal has also been closely linked to the invention of various processing methods,…
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Markforged has announced the availability of a new metal material for its Metal X system: Inconel 625. Designed for easy printing, the material offers excellent corrosion and high temperature resistance and is ideal for applications in harsh environments, such as in the chemical processing, offshore and aerospace industries. According to…
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