metal 3d printing
by Sarah Saunders | May 19, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, 3D Software, Business, Metal 3D Printing
Happy Friday! In this week’s second edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, Metalysis joins an international alloy technology partnership and CRP USA is exhibiting its WINDFORM 3D printing materials at SOMSA for the first time. DeskArtes, Thor3D, and EOS are all... 
by Sarah Saunders | May 19, 2017 | 3D Printing, Aerospace 3D Printing, Metal 3D Printing
I fly on an airplane maybe once or twice per year, but I admit that I don’t know a lot about planes, or engines; I just have faith that it will get me where I need to go. According to Experimental Aircraft Info, for each power impulse, every airplane engine... 
by Sarah Saunders | May 17, 2017 | 3D Printers, 3D Printing, Business, Metal 3D Printing
Advanced manufacturer FATHOM, based in California, has had a busy year so far: the company expanded its on-site managed services, showcased a video game controller at SOLIDWORKS World that was 3D printed using a Stratasys F123, demonstrated a DragonFly 2020 3D printer... 
by Sarah Anderson Goehrke | May 14, 2017 | 3D Printers, 3D Printing, 3D Software, Business, Exclusive Interviews, Metal 3D Printing
EOS may have stood out this week at RAPID + TCT due to its volume of announcements during an announcement-heavy show: it didn’t have anything new to highlight. The company is instead, Glynn Fletcher, President, EOS of North America, told me, bearing close... 
by Sarah Saunders | May 10, 2017 | 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, Business, Metal 3D Printing
Online 3D printing service platform 3D Hubs, which releases helpful data reports on 3D printing trends each quarter, gave us all a valuable 3D printing guide, and shows us where to go to celebrate Global 3D Printing Day, is venturing further into the world of metal 3D... 
by Sarah Saunders | May 9, 2017 | 3D Printers, 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, 3D Software, Business, Metal 3D Printing
I’m calling today’s edition of 3D Printing News Briefs the RAPID + TCT version, as all of the companies we’re covering today are attending the event in Pittsburgh. XJet will be displaying its metal and ceramic inkjet 3D printing expertise, while... 
by Sarah Saunders | May 4, 2017 | 3D Printers, 3D Printing, Business, Metal 3D Printing
Italian industrial 3D printer manufacturer Roboze, which just last month introduced its new and improved Roboze One 3D printer and announced that the CTC would evaluate its materials and provide feedback on how to develop them for aerospace, has been rapidly expanding... 
by Sarah Anderson Goehrke | May 3, 2017 | 3D Printers, 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, Business, Exclusive Interviews, Metal 3D Printing
BeAM Machines has been making strides to broaden its presence and applications in the metal additive manufacturing sector as it looks with a laser focus (pun intended) toward Directed Energy Deposition (DED) offerings. The company, headquartered in Strasbourg, France,... 
by Sarah Anderson Goehrke | May 2, 2017 | 3D Printers, 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, 3D Software, Business, Exclusive Interviews, Metal 3D Printing
Over the last few years, we’ve become quite familiar with Massachusetts-based Markforged, the company behind some of the strongest innovations in 3D printing today. Known already for reinforced 3D printing at the desktop with high-strength materials such as... 
by Sarah Saunders | Apr 27, 2017 | 3D Printing, Business, Metal 3D Printing
International high-technology group Safran, which has core businesses in aerospace, defense, and security, has just announced that it will partner up with French industrial-grade 3D printer manufacturer Prodways Group, in order to develop additive manufacturing... 
by Greg Paulsen | Apr 26, 2017 | 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, Metal 3D Printing, Sponsored
When it comes to building end-use metal parts there are multiple options, from traditional processes like CNC Machining and Sheet Metal fabrication to additive manufacturing technologies like Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) and Metal Binder Jetting. To help you... 
by Sarah Saunders | Apr 19, 2017 | 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, Business, Metal 3D Printing
Last year, Premium AEROTEC, a German manufacturer of commercial and military aircraft production systems, entered into a partnership with Norsk Titanium, to offer 3D printed metal components to Airbus, one of its major clients. Premium AEROTEC is a leader in the metal... 
by Clare Scott | Apr 19, 2017 | 3D Printing, Aerospace 3D Printing, Metal 3D Printing
Lately, when we hear about new developments in space exploration, it’s almost a guarantee that 3D printing will be involved somehow. We’re putting 3D printed components in our rocket engines and using the technology to fabricate satellites. There are 3D... 
by Maria Conrado | Apr 3, 2017 | 3D Printing, Business, Metal 3D Printing, Science & Technology, Sponsored
RAPID + TCT is back in Pittsburgh for its 27th installment, a fitting time to return to “The Steel City” – when metal additive manufacturing stands out among the latest growth and advancements in the industry. As metal 3D printing becomes competitive with... 
by Clare Scott | Mar 31, 2017 | 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, Metal 3D Printing
Metal additive manufacturing is one of the oldest forms of 3D printing, but the technology is still constantly being developed. The most common forms of metal 3D printing still have flaws and limitations; for example, most metal powder-based forms of additive... 
by Clément Moreau | Mar 29, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, Business, Metal 3D Printing
Although metal 3D printing may seem like a new technology, it’s been around since the 1980’s, and used chiefly in production of high value, highly engineered, complex parts and prototypes. Companies have been pouring R&D dollars into 3D printing to manufacture... 
by Clare Scott | Mar 28, 2017 | 3D Printers, 3D Printing, Metal 3D Printing, Science & Technology
Many 3D printing technologies involve the use of lasers to produce both metal and plastic parts. If you’re familiar with additive manufacturing, you’re probably at least somewhat familiar with the most common laser-based 3D printing processes. In the case... 
by Sarah Saunders | Mar 24, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printers, 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, 3D Software, Business, Medical 3D Printing, Metal 3D Printing, Science & Technology
For this Friday edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll take a look at copyright law, a 3D printer, new 3D printing products, a prestigious award and a group meeting, and some predictions for groundbreaking technology. The US Supreme Court has made a decision... 
by Scott J Grunewald | Mar 17, 2017 | 3D Printing, Business, Metal 3D Printing
At some point 3D printing technology will evolve far enough that it can eliminate the need for traditional manufacturing processes like injection molding. Not only would this allow consumers to produce and customize products in their own homes or at nearby local micro... 
by Sarah Saunders | Mar 14, 2017 | 3D Printers, 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, Metal 3D Printing
It’s been a little over two years since Netherlands-based Admatec, or Additive Manufacturing Technologies, hit the 3D printing scene with its fleet of four ADMAFLEX 2.0 rapid ceramics 3D printers. Since then, Admatec, which was founded as the result of a... 
by Sarah Saunders | Mar 9, 2017 | 3D Printing, Metal 3D Printing
It seems 3D printing is touching every single industry under the sun these days, including nuclear power plants. Regardless of how you feel about them, they do exist, and they are here to stay. It’s important to continue researching ways that additive... 
by Bridget Butler Millsaps | Mar 3, 2017 | 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, Business, Metal 3D Printing
3Diligent has been noted for their unique role in the 3D printing industry, connecting clients and vendors. Their marketplace offers subscriptions, both free and premium, that allow customers access to 3D printing technology and materials they may not have... 
by Bridget Butler Millsaps | Feb 13, 2017 | 3D Printing, Aerospace 3D Printing, Business, Metal 3D Printing
Today we see a wide range of industrial items being 3D printed, from rocket engines and entire planes, to cars and motorcycles. While this technology is helpful to manufacturing in many ways, we often see 3D printing being used for different types of housings and... 
by Sarah Saunders | Jan 28, 2017 | 3D Printers, 3D Printing, Metal 3D Printing
China-based Hunan Farsoon Hi-tech Co., Ltd., also known as Farsoon Technologies, was established in 2009 by laser sintering expert Dr. Xu Xiaoshu. Not only did the company make a deal with the Chinese government to build and manage China’s first national 3D... 
by Sarah Anderson Goehrke | Jan 27, 2017 | 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, Aerospace 3D Printing, Business, Exclusive Interviews, Metal 3D Printing
Additive manufacturing is an undeniable part of the future of global industry, built on decades of research and innovation. Among the most obvious harbingers of AM to come has been the pace with which global giant GE has been expanding their use of the technology. We... 
by Sarah Anderson Goehrke | Jan 18, 2017 | 3D Printers, 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, Additive Manufacturing Research, Business, Exclusive Interviews, Medical 3D Printing, Metal 3D Printing
As we settle collectively into 2017, the new year is looking all the brighter in the light of the setting sun of 2016 as the last year in additive manufacturing produced incredible advances and brought new players into the center of focus as they began to position... 
