Energy
ORNL Produces First 3D Printed Specimen Capsule for Nuclear Energy
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the largest R&D center sponsored by the US Department of Energy (DOE), has successfully tested a 3D printed specimen capsule for use in the lab’s…
AM Rewind: The Biggest News and Trends of 2024
After a sluggish 2023, driven by persistent inflation and geopolitical tensions, 2024 has seen some recovery. Economic growth climbed from about 2.8 percent in 2023 to a modest 3.2 percent…
3D Printing News Briefs, December 14, 2024: Multimaterial SLA, Fusion Energy, & More
We’re starting with a new 3D printer in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving to fusion energy and a facility for catalyst shaping based on 3D printing. Then…
Sperra to 3D Print Energy Infrastructure in California
Sperra, a concrete 3D printing company, focuses on constructing critical energy infrastructure rather than building houses or selling printers. The company has secured two significant contracts that will expand its…
3DPOD Episode 225: Oil & Gas 3D Printing with Cassidy Silbernagel, Head of AM Engineering at Exergy Solutions
In this episode of the 3DPOD, Cassidy Silbernagel, Head of AM Engineering at Exergy Solutions, takes some time to discuss design for additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing, with a…
3DPOD Episode 224: The Business of WAAM with Mark Douglass, Business Development Manager for Lincoln Electric Additive Solutions
Lincoln Electric is a storied, large company in welding. The company collaborated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to develop a welding technology that is now actively used in production. Lincoln…
Conflux Gets $11M for 3D Printed Heat Exchangers in Series B Round
Conflux Technology, an Australian startup that specializes in deploying additive manufacturing (AM) to produce heat exchangers, has brought in $11 million in its Series B round, led by Breakthrough Victoria,…
GM Invests $10M in Forge Nano’s EV Battery 3D Printing Tech
GM Ventures, the investment arm of the Detroit auto giant, has invested $10 million into Forge Nano, the original equipment manufactuer (OEM) of atomic layer deposition (ALD) equipment used for…
3D Printed Materials Enable MAGNOTHERM’s Next Gen Magnetic Cooling Tech
MAGNOTHERM, a German startup spun out of TU Darmstadt, has announced a significant breakthrough in the world of advanced cooling technologies that could mean huge potential for everything from refrigeration…
Hyundai Motor Group and Singapore Sign 3D Printing Joint Research Agreement
Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) and Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have signed an agreement to collaborate on research into hydrogen energy systems, as well as an agreement to jointly develop…
ORNL Combines 3D Printing and HIP to Create Large Metal Parts
As the demand for large-scale metal parts continues to rise across sectors such as clean energy, aerospace, and defense, the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is spearheading…
ADNOC Gas and Immensa Develop Digital Library for Thousands of 3D Printed Spares
A division of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), ADNOC Gas, announced it has been cultivating a digital file catalog to support its additive manufacturing (AM) efforts. In partnership…
DOE Awards Iowa State $1M to Research 3D Printed Tungsten for Nuclear Energy
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a $1 million grant to Iowa State University for R&D into using directed energy deposition (DED) additive manufacturing (AM) of tungsten components…
Vallourec 3D Prints WAAM Downhole Part to American Petroleum Institute Standards
Vallourec‘s Head of Additive Manufacturing Olivier Tartar disclosed on LinkedIn that the company has produced a downhole component via wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM). The French tube manufacturer boasts $3.4…
Contract Manufacturer Knust-Godwin Selects Continuum Powders for 3D Printed Oil & Gas Parts
Knust-Godwin, a Houston-based contract manufacturer focused on supplying parts for applications across heavy industry, has selected Continuum Powders as the exclusive supplier of metal additive manufacturing (AM) powders, for a…
Blueflite to Develop Hydrogen Storage for 3D Printed Drones
Blueflite, a startup focused on drone-based logistics, is in the process of developing hydrogen fuels storage for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) through a collaborative project in Australia’s Northern Territory (NT)….
DNV’s AM Lead on Unifying 3D Printing Efforts in Energy
Energy. Whether we like it or not, we all use it and, until humans evolve to have photosynthetic skin, we will continue to extract it from our environment. This necessity,…
US Navy Awards SBIR to Hyliion to Develop 3D Printed Megawatt Generator
Hyliion, an Austin-based company that uses metal additive manufacturing (AM) to produce power generation solutions with reduced carbon remissions, has received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the…
Lockheed and Others Award $20M to H3X to Develop Electric Motors with 3D Printed Parts
H3X, a developer of high-power-density electric motors made with 3D printing, has closed a $20 million Series A funding round. This round was led by Infinite Capital, with investments from…
US Air Force Awards Wright Electric to Develop 3D Printed Batteries for Drones
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Wright Electric a Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to develop high-power output rechargeable batteries made with additive manufacturing (AM). Announced on…
Hyliion to Deploy KARNO Generator at U.S. Energy Biogas Fueling Station
Energy tech company Hyliion Holdings Corp. (NYSE: HYLN) has announced a collaboration with U.S. Energy, a developer and distributor of refined products, alternative fuels, and environmental credits. The companies have…
Nikon SLM Solutions Partners with Tucker Induction Systems for Copper 3D Printing
While much of the additive manufacturing (AM) industry is likely fawning over the use of copper 3D printing for rocket parts, it is in industrial applications where the technology will…
Hinetics 3D Prints Heatsinks for Electric Aviation via Protolabs
Hinetics aims to help electrify flight. To achieve this, it needs high-performance components, including those for heat sinking. Founded in 2017 by Dr. Kiruba Haran, Hinetics makes electric motors for…
Oil & Gas 3D Printing Firm RusselSmith Brings SPEE3D to West Africa
SPEE3D, the Australian cold spray firm dubbed by Matt Kremenetsky as the “most American 3D printing company,” has announced a strategic partnership with Nigerian energy solutions firm, RusselSmith. The driving…
