Ex-SpaceX Engineer Launches Manufacturing-as-a-Service Company
Freeform, a new metal 3D printing company, has emerged from stealth and is planning to launch software-defined, autonomous printing factories around the world.... read more »
3D Printing Metal
3D printing metal technologies like powder bed fusion, metal binder jetting, and directed energy deposition have grown at an explosive pace. Read everything about it here on 3DPrinting.com.
International Consortium to Promote Use of 3D Printed Metals in Construction
The Politecnico di Milano is leading a "ConstructAdd", an international consortium of partners in developing metal 3D printing techniques to improve energy efficiency... read more »
Researchers Use Digital Twin for DED Optimization
A group of researchers from Tokyo University of Science and Suwa University of Science, in Japan, have collaborated with TOCALO Co. Ltd. to... read more »
British Army Gets AM Parts for Armored Vehicles
UK defense supplier Babcock International Group has introduced its first 3D printed metal parts for the British Army's Titan and Trojan fleets. This... read more »
Realtime AI-based Keyhole Pore Detection
Researchers at University of Virginia have published a paper highlighting their work in the use of machine learning (ML) for the real-time detection... read more »
DOE Exascale Computing Project to Advance Metal AM
A team of researchers from ORNL, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, NIST and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville have been... read more »
John Deere Tractors Get AM Engine Parts
Tractor manufacturer John Deere has been using additive manufacturing in their prototyping for years, but have recently announced that they will be using... read more »
ORNL Testing Robotic AM System with Neutron Source
Oak Ridge National Laboratory seems to have all the best toys where it comes to testing 3D printing processes for metals, and the... read more »
Concentrated Solar Power Plants to Use Printed Parts
Concentrated solar power plants work by reflecting sunlight from a mirror or lens into a receiver. Depending on the type of solar plant,... read more »
Hybrid LPBF Used to Make Smooth Quarter Wave Resonators
Printing metals with LPBF methods leaves a rough finish, which requires costly post processing. Sure, you can throw the part onto a CNC... read more »
Shell 3D Prints Leak Repair Clamp
In the world of oil and gas, it is not always convenient to switch off pipe networks to seal up a potential leak.... read more »
Engineers Demonstrate LPBF Microstructure Modification with Secondary Laser Pass
The microstructure of metals printed with LPBF methods can be modified by tweaking certain process parameters while the printing process is underway. Researchers... read more »
Engineers Develop Contactless Powder Spreading
When using powder bed fusion methods of printing, the fresh layer of powder at the top is typically deposited before being evened out... read more »
MIT Researchers Strengthen Metal Prints with Induction Heating
Researchers from MIT have figured out a means of heat treating 3D printed metals so that they can be used in high temperature,... read more »
TRUMPF Prints Copper Radio Frequency Quadrupole for CERN
German machine manufacturing company TRUMPF has revealed a fairly huge copper printed part designed for use in particle accelerators. The component, measuring almost... read more »
US Navy Installs Hybrid Additive System on USS Bataan
We have seen a growing interest in military applications of 3D printing over the last couple of years, and this is particularly true... read more »
Rock Island Arsenal to House Largest Metal 3D Printer in the World
Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, will soon have the largest metal 3D printer in the world installed at the military base. The media were... read more »
Relativity Space Reveals New Stargate Metal Printer
California-based rocket company Relativity Space has announced their new super-sized rocket printing robotic 3D printer system, dubbed the Stargate 4th generation. The new... read more »
Huge Metal Aerospace 3D Printed Part Manufactured
A consortium from Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), TU Dresden (TUD) and Autodesk have collaborated with GE AAT Munich to produce one of... read more »
ORNL Accelerates Part Inspection with Deep Learning and X-Ray CT Scanning
Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been developing a framework for the inspection of 3D printed metal parts utilizing artificial intelligence combined with X-ray... read more »
