SLM Solutions has unveiled its latest additive manufacturing technology today, promising “support-free” 3D printing with reduced cost per part and increased design freedom. It’s called Free Float, a new software which,…
Continue readingSome of the complex structural arrangements of catalysts; left is known as branched structure and the right as cage structure. Credit: Professor Anna Klinkova of the University of Waterloo New…
Continue readingVolkswagen has announced its plans to use metal binder jet 3D printing technology in vehicle production in partnership with HP and Siemens. The automotive giant has set a target of…
Continue readingOptomec has been awarded a $500,000 process development contract by the Air Force Sustainment Center for the ‘additive repair’ of jet engine components used in the F-15 and F-16 fighters….
Continue readingElevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Niantic and Hasbro have partnered to make the real-world augmented reality mobile game Transformers: Heavy Metal. It’s yet another location-based…
Continue readingGE Aviation has received Engineering Change Proposal approval from the US Air Force (USAF) for an F110 additively manufactured sump cover. It is the first engine component designed for and produced…
Continue readingJune 9, 2021Leave a Comment GE has announced that their printed metal jet engine sump cover has received USAF airworthiness certification, adding another example to the very small list of…
Continue readingWe are constantly immersed in magnetic fields. The Earth produces a field that envelops us. Toasters, microwaves and all of our other appliances produce their own faint ones. All of…
Continue readingDesktop Metal has announced the qualification of 4140 low-alloy steel for its Production System. Renowned for its toughness, high tensile strength and resistance to abrasion and impact, 4140 is an…
Continue readingOur regular readers will know that Executive Editor Joris Peels is enthusiastic about application-specific 3D printing endeavors, seeing the benefits additive manufacturing (AM) can bring to everything from nozzles and…
Continue readingFarsoon has announced the launch of the FS721M-8 metal powder bed fusion 3D printing system which is equipped with eight 1KW lasers. The company introduced the platform at TCT Asia,…
Continue readingAddUp has announced the launch of its new-generation FormUp 350 metal powder bed fusion 3D printing system. The FormUp 350 has been designed to deliver reproducible series of parts at…
Continue readingThe ideal crystalline structure of graphene is a hexagonal grid. Image courtesy of AlexanderAlUS (additional image credit:CORE-Materials, CC BY-SA 2.0 license). Researchers at Palacký University Olomouc in the Czech Republic,…
Continue readingHave you ever seen something that’s so fascinating you’re sure there has to be some kind of practical application for it, but you just can’t figure out what? That’s how…
Continue readingModel for the Earth’s core: Heidelberg researchers verify presence of solar noble gases in metal of an iron meteorite. High-precision noble gas analyses indicate that solar wind particles from our…
Continue readingProtolabs has received DNV certification of its metal additive manufacturing service which it believes will provide much needed confidence for customers in the energy sector. The digital manufacturing service provider…
Continue readingPreziosa Francesco SRL, a manufacturer of sheet metal cabinets, and Add-it have cut up to 40% out of redesigned custom robotic grippers using nTopology software and Desktop Metal’s 3D printing…
Continue readingThe detection of the heavy metals iron (Fe) and nickel (Ni) in the fuzzy atmosphere of a comet are illustrated in this image, which features the spectrum of light of…
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