additive friction stir deposition
Friction Stir Additive Used to Make Shape Memory Metal Ceramic Composites
Associate Professor Hang Yu, along with researchers Donnie Erb and Nikhil Gotawala, has used Additive Friction Stir Deposition (AFSD) to make shape-memory ceramics. Published in Materials Science and Engineering R:…
Advanced Manufacturing Shows New Signs of Life at U.S. Research Universities
Additive manufacturing (AM) companies continue to demonstrate success at moving beyond R&D-centered, prototyping applications and one-offs, towards higher production volumes for end-use parts. Yet to keep that momentum going in…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 11, 2025: Project Call, Auto Color Mapping, & More
We’re starting with America Makes news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as a new project call for continuous fiber AM was recently announced. Moving on, there are two stories…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: September 8, 2024
In this month’s first 3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup, things are picking up! There are multiple in-person events this week, including the TETS Symposium, Additive Manufacturing in Medicine, a…
Emerging AM Technologies Analysis: Where Are They Now, Part 1
In March 2023, AM Research published the “Emerging AM Technologies Analysis: 10 Companies to Watch” report highlighting 3D printing companies with the potential to disrupt the additive manufacturing (AM) industry….
MELD Partners with Sumitomo to Expand Large-format Metal 3D Printing in Japan
In a significant move that underscores the growing global interest in large-scale metal 3D printing, MELD Manufacturing Corporation has announced a strategic partnership with Sumitomo Corporation. The Fortune 500 global…
3DPOD Episode 147: Solid State Metal 3D Printing with Tim Bell, COO of MELD
Meld is one of the most exciting metal 3D printing startups out there. Its additive friction stir deposition is a solid-state process that can print very large metal parts that…
MELD Spins off Metal 3D Printing Service Bureau
Just as Virginia Tech was awarded a U.S. Department of Defense grant for the purchase of an additive friction stir deposition (AFSD) system, the only commercial provider of AFSD equipment, MELD…
Virginia Tech Receives $800K DoD Grant to Research Friction Stir Metal 3D Printing
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has granted Virginia Tech $800,000 to research a form of metal 3D printing known as additive friction stir deposition (AFSD). Virginia Tech will use…
