3d print aluminum
New EOS Responsible Manufacturing Portfolio Includes Material Recycling and Reduced-CO2 Aluminum
Members of the additive manufacturing industry often tout the technology’s green credentials, but only pay lip service to inherent issues with energy use and material sourcing. EOS is doing more…
3D Printing News Unpeeled: Ricoh and Siemens, Programable Microstructure and Medicated Ear Implants
In an exciting paper from Nature Communications, Shubo Gao, Zhi Li, Steven Van Petegem and a whole host of other people at Singapore’s A stars, NTU but also the Paul Scherrer…
EOS’s New Aluminum is a Breakthrough for Metal 3D Printing
EOS is rolling out Al5X1, a heat-treatable aluminum alloy boasting both high elongation and strength. It doesn’t require quenching, which is a real cost-saver. Skipping the hot isostatic pressing (HIP)…
Gefertec’s arc605 Metal 3D Printer Installed with First U.S. University Client
Thanks to funding from the Department of Energy and the United States Army, the University of Pittsburgh is proud to own the first Gefertec arc605 3D printer at any university…
Naval 3D Printing Grows with DNV Verification of 3D Printed Crane
The maritime sector is one of the more overlooked segments in 3D printing, with only a handful of companies really taking advantage of the opportunities there. A new business involved…
3D Printing News Briefs, October 24, 2020: nTopology & Etteplan, DSM, CAR3D Project, MELD Manufacturing
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re talking about a partnership between nTopology and Etteplan, a new material from DSM, CAR3D’s COVID-19 protection equipment, and a pretty cool 3D printed…
VELO3D Develops Process for 3D Printing Aluminum F357 on Sapphire Systems
California-headquartered digital manufacturing company VELO3D, which recently raised $28 million in a Series D funding round, just announced that it has developed a process for 3D printing parts out of…
MELD Manufacturing Reaches Major Milestone with Metal 3D Printed Components
Virginia-based company MELD Manufacturing Corporation was launched in the spring of 2018 as a subsidiary of Aeroprobe Corporation, which produces instruments that provide and measure real-time air and flow data. Aeroprobe…
Why Anodizing Machined Parts is Important for Electronics Manufacturers
The practice of anodizing — a form of electrolytic passivation that thickens the oxidized outer layer of a metal part — has existed for around a hundred years. Most widely…
3D Printing News Briefs: July 20, 2018
We’re starting out with some construction news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, then following that with a little business, a little metal, and a little 3D design. Russian firm AMT-SPETSAVIA…
3D Printing of Aluminum and the Potential Tariffs
As a result of the February 2018 U.S. Department of Finance findings, in a Section 232 investigation into U.S. aluminum and steel imports pricing the path is clear for the Trump administration to…
Shapeways Introduces Their Newest 3D Printing Material – Aluminum!
While FDM printing has been very advantageous to designers prototyping products it isn’t always up to the task of creating really refined products for sale. Though it is exciting to…
Materialise Announces New Aluminum Alloy 3D Printing Material as They Report Quarterly Earnings
Within the 3D printing space, materials really are everything. If we were only able to print using thermoplastics, the industry would never have taken off. Although thermoplastics and thermoplastic composites…
Reindeer 3D Printed from Aluminum ‘Santa’ Superalloy for Christmas
Author Washington Irving once wrote about St. Nicholas “riding over the tops of the trees, in that self-same wagon wherein he brings his yearly presents to children.” But any mention…
Laser Sintering 3D Printer, Sintratec, Reaches CrowdFunding Goal, Announces New Materials
When Sintratec launched their SLS desktop 3D printer on Indiegogo back in November, the campaign was met with a lot of enthusiasm. After all, selective laser sintering is completely foreign…
