Consolidating Metal Assemblies with 3D Printing
Neenah Foundry worked with Hoosier Pattern Inc to convert an 11-piece, laser cut welded swing frame assembly into a single-piece design using an... 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.
3D Printed Aluminum Alloy Registered by GM Subsidiary
GM and Boeing's co-owned HRL laboratories has registered their 3D printed aluminum alloy with the Aluminum Association. This is a major step forward... read more »
IDAM Project Will Advance Metal Printing in German Automotive Production
The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research’s IDAM (Industrialization and Digitization of Additive Manufacturing for Automotive Series Processes) project recently held its... read more »
SBI Produktion Unveils Plasma Arc Metal Printer
Austria-based SBI Produktion has just released their new plasma arc M3DP metal printing system. The technology uses a wire-feed DED system using a... read more »
Environmental Impact of Metal AM
This is a guestpost by Alex Huckstepp of Digital Alloys Metals production, from mining ore through manufacturing parts, accounts for 7% of our... read more »
GE Additive to Consult GA-ASI Aeronautics on Metal Printing
Aeronautics company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) will be consulted by GE Additive’s AddWorks service to accelerate their metal printing plans. While... read more »
3D Printed Milling Cutter Slices Titanium, Wins $15,000 Prize
Considering the dense and high-strength metals the aerospace sector uses, they always need to be on top of their game when it comes... read more »
3D Printing Metals Market Forecasted to Reach $3 Billion by 2025
Grand View Research, Inc. issued a report that forecasts the global 3D printing metals market to reach $3.05 billion by 2025. The 2017... read more »
Joule Printing by Digital Alloys – Fast and Low Cost Metal Printing
Digital Alloys has been working on a very exciting new metal printing technology the past years. It's dubbed Joule Printing™ and after years of... read more »
Distortion Simulation AddOn Aids Metal Print Accuracy
In metal additive applications, distortion can be a significant problem. As parts are produced, the melting and cooling of the material can result... read more »
Xerox Acquires Vader Systems & Enters 3D Printing
Printer company Xerox is finally going 3D by acquiring Vader Systems. This marks a major shift into the additive manufacturing sphere by a... read more »
LASIMM Hybrid Machine Prints Large Metal Parts
Hybrid machines that combine 3D printing with CNC are rapidly growing in popularity. Enter: the LASIMM hybrid machine, offering metal parts, large prints and... read more »
Betatype Engine Improves Orthopaedic Implant Internal Geometry
London-based Betatype are an advanced manufacturing company that found a new way to improve orthopaedic care. Betatype identified a means of making crucial,... read more »
Researchers Develop 6-Axis Metal Printer
Researchers from the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra (FCTUC) and the Norwegian independent research organization SINTEF have developed a new... read more »
LaserProFusion: EOS Introduces Million Laser Printer
With Formnext 2018 coming up next week, companies are making their latest technologies known. In keeping with this, EOS has just showed their... read more »
Nanoe Showcasing Zetaprint: Metal & Ceramic Printer
Another company is making its debut in the metal + ceramics 3D printing game. Ceramics expert Nanoe will be unveiling their own Zetaprint... read more »
Iro3D Now Shipping $5,000 SPD Metal Printer
Iro3D made quite a splash a few months ago when they announced their $5,000 metal 3D printer. While $5,000 might seem quite hefty,... read more »
LIFT: Dutch Researchers Laser Print Pure Gold Structures
Dutch researchers at University of Twente have invented a new form of metal additive manufacturing that allows a laser apparatus to print pure... read more »
Mitsubishi Introduces Dot Forming 3D Printing Tech
Mitsubishi Electric Company is working on a new dot forming technology. Dot forming is a high speed, high quality mix of a few... read more »
Solukon Launching Metal Print Post-Processing Machine With Siemens
Siemens is teaming up with Solukon Maschinenbau GmbH to release the SFM-AT800S post-processing system. The machine will allow users to finish up their metal prints... read more »
