Post-processing
3D Systems Expands Product Line ahead of Formnext 2024
At Formnext 2024, 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) will be introducing a suite of new technologies and materials aimed at advancing production capabilities across additive manufacturing (AM) sectors. Showcasing developments in…
Gas and Watertight 3D Prints with DIAMANT Sealant
Water tightness has long been a significant challenge in 3D printing. Personally, I’ve tried various sealants, paints, solvents, and resins to properly seal 3D-printed parts. Now, a German firm, DIAMANT…
Solukon’s New Massive System Depowders Two Tonne 3D Printed Parts
Solukon is releasing a large depowdering system, the SFM-AT1500-S, of which it has already sold two units. This machine can handle parts measuring up to 600 x 600 x 1,500…
AM Ventures Firms Headmade and DyeMansion Extend Post-processing for 3D Printing Tech
Ahead of Formnext 2024, advancements from both Headmade Materials and DyeMansion, two companies backed by AM Ventures, have highlighted the growing maturity of post-processing in 3D printing. These developments showcase…
Formlabs Adds Materials, Post-Processing Tools to SLA & SLS 3D Printing Ecosystem
3D printing double unicorn Formlabs is making it easier, and more efficient, for users to print final, consumer-ready parts by streamlining post-processing, and opening up new workflows. Today, the company…
Stratasys Releases Origin Two 3D Printer and Origin Cure Post-Processing System
Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS), the American/Israeli additive manufacturing (AM) pioneer, has released the Origin Two digital light processing (DLP) 3D printer, a follow-up to the Origin One that the company released…
Desktop Metal Sells First PureSinter Furnace to AmPd Labs
While Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM) is in the midst of its acquisition by Nano Dimension (Nasdaq: NNDM), business must continue as usual and that includes the commercial development of its…
The Deadliest of all Dead Ends in the 3D Printing Industry
The end of June saw the execution of North America’s biggest additive manufacturing (AM) trade show of the year, RAPID + TCT, in Los Angeles, California. I wasn’t there. I…
From IPA to Innovation: Transitioning to Safer Resin Cleaning Solutions for Additive Manufacturing
In resin-based 3D printing, post-processing is crucial for high-quality parts. After photopolymer resins are cured, printed objects are often covered in excess resin that must be removed before further post-processing…
The Art of Post-Processing with Direct Metal Laser Sintering Technology
Additive manufacturing (AM) and more specifically, direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) technology has brought unprecedented design freedom and application complexity to metal manufacturing. It has enabled the creation of complex,…
PostProcess Technologies Sells 20th System to “Global Tech Leader”
PostProcess Technologies has announced that it has sold its 20th post-processing system to a single customer. The 20th unit is a PostProcess DEMI X 520 unit, but the firm has…
Quintus Technologies: Enabling a More Appropriate Additive Process Chain
When I attended the ASTM F42/ISO TC 261 meetings in nearby Columbus, Ohio, I had the opportunity to participate in two facility tours. We visited The Ohio State University’s Center…
Renault Buys AM Solutions Post-Processing Equipment
Renault Flins is the largest factory in the Renault Group. Located near Paris, it produces components for Renault and Nissan and has manufactured the Clio and Zoe models. The site…
3D Printing News Briefs, June 22, 2024: Depowdering, Helicopter Cockpit, & More
We’ll take care of business first in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as one of CORE Industrial Partners’ portfolio companies has made an acquisition. Aectual won an innovation award for…
3D Printing News Briefs, June 8, 2024: Flame-Retardancy, Scanner Upgrade, & More
We’re starting with a new flame-retardant plastic powder by Siemens Mobility and the LEHVOSS Group, and then moving on to an Artec 3D 3D scanner upgrade and an automated quality…
DyeMansion Launches Black Diamond Finishing Hub: AM Post-Processing as a Service
DyeMansion, a pioneer in post-processing solutions for polymer 3D printing, has announced its latest offering, the Black Diamond Finishing Hub. Essentially, the company is providing comprehensive industrial post-processing as a…
SPEE3D Releases Expeditionary Manufacturing Unit for Cold Spray 3D Printing
SPEE3D, the Australian original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of cold spray additive manufacturing (CSAM) systems, has released an end-to-end deployable production unit for metal parts. The new product, called the Expeditionary…
ASTM/ISO Meetings Bring 3D Printing Experts on Quintus Technologies & OSU Facility Tours
I recently attended the biannual ASTM F42/ISO TC 261 meetings at The Ohio State University in nearby Columbus, Ohio. It was one of the most well-organized industry events I’ve ever…
Nylon 3D Printed Parts Made More Functional with Coatings & Colors
Parts 3D printed from polyamide (PA, Nylon) 12 using powder bed fusion (PBF) are a mainstay in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry. While post-finishing processes have improved the porosity of…
3D Printing News Briefs, April 6, 2024: Depowdering, Cybertruck Door Handles, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, ioTech’s digital manufacturing CLAD technology is opening up opportunities for microelectronics and additive manufacturing. Hexagon and Raytheon Technologies commercially released the Simufact Additive Process…
Stoke Space Deploys Solukon’s Automated Depowdering for 3D Printing Reusable Rockets
The space industry continues to thrive with the help of additive manufacturing (AM), which, as AM Research says in its “3D Printing in Commercial Space” report, offers many advantages over…
3D Printing Leaders Team with Rivelin for Robotic Metals Post-processing
UK-based Rivelin Robotics is working on creating a manufacturing cell to automate the post-processing of metal 3D printed parts. If successful, this approach could reduce the costs of metal 3D…
AMS 2024: Post-Processing for 3D Printing Should be More than an Afterthought
We’ve come a long way in thinking of post-processing as the (only?) dirty little secret of the AM industry, and trying to hide how much work it can actually be…
3D Printing News Briefs, February 17, 2024: Shot Blasting, Service Bureaus, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting out with post-processing, as SKZ Würzburg is using a shot blast system from AM Solutions for its research. Moving on to business,…
