nickel-based superalloy
3D Printing News Briefs, January 20, 2022: Metals, Fiber Batteries, & More
Starting with material news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Velo3D has qualified a new superalloy for its Sapphire 3D printers. Equipment manufacturer PGV is saving time and money with…
Desktop Metal Qualifies Nickel Superalloy IN625 for Production System 3D Printing
Metal 3D printing mass production leader Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM) has announced that nickel-chromium superalloy IN625 is the latest material qualified for high-volume 3D printing with its industrial Production System,…
VELO3D Enables 3D Printing Nickel Superalloy at Vertex Manufacturing
Cincinnati-based Vertex Manufacturing is now the first contract manufacturer to offer 3D printing of the superalloy Hastelloy-X using a VELO3D system. After purchasing a dedicated machine for Inconel 718 in June,…
Optomec Receives $500K Contract from USAF for Additive Repair of Jet Engine Components
Metal and electronics 3D printing solutions provider Optomec was awarded a $1 million contract from the US Air Force in late 2020 to create and install a high-volume additive repair…
3D Printing Webinar and Virtual Event Roundup: April 4, 2021
ASTM’s certificate course continues this week, and Cellink is discussing oncology drug screening applications in a webinar. Those are just two of the topics in this week’s webinar roundup, followed…
Chromalloy Using VELO3D Tech to 3D Print Aftermarket Gas Turbine Parts
Sequa Corporation subsidiary Chromalloy, which provides integrated manufacturing and repair solutions for manufacturers and operators of gas turbine engines, has chosen the Sapphire metal 3D printing system from privately-funded Silicon…
New Nickel Superalloy ABD-900AM Designed for Crack-Free Metal 3D Printing
In past decades, additive manufacturing (AM) technologies introduced new possibilities for direct manufacturing of complex parts with costs and lead times much shorter than conventional manufacturing; however, the materials used…
3D Printing News Briefs: April 30, 2020
We’re starting today’s 3D Printing News Briefs talking about some new products – SHINING 3D is announcing its new desktop 3D inspection system, and Recreus has launched a new polypropylene…
3D Printing News Briefs: June 27, 2019
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting with a couple of stories from the recent Paris Air Show: TUSAS Engine Industries has invested in GE Additive technology, and ARMOR explained…
GE Research and Project Partners Using Metal 3D Printing to Make a More Efficient Heat Exchanger
Heat exchangers are designed to efficiently transfer heat from one matter to another, and are being increasingly produced through the use of 3D printing these days, as the technology can…
Siemens Saves Time and Money, and Lowers CO Emissions, with 3D Printed Gas Turbine Component
German engineering group Siemens is on a roll in its quest to determine just how many benefits can be offered by 3D printing in the power generation industry. The company…
Brilliant Flash of Light Lets Scientists Study Structure of 3D Printing Material at Atomic Level to Reduce Defects
Additive manufacturing processes, while amazing and valuable, are not without their flaws, and lots of research has been conducted into how and why defects in 3D printing that can cause…
Australian Researchers Design, Build, and Test-Fire 3D Printed Rocket Engine in Four Months
The race to a complete, 3D printed rocket engine is on – NASA has been working for years to develop a fully 3D printed rocket engine, and this summer Rocket…
PyroGenesis Announces That First 3D Printable Metal Powder Production System is Complete and “Exceeds Expectations”
It seems like every time I turn around, I’m learning of more and more innovative 3D printing news coming from Canada. There’s Ottawa Hospital’s 3D printing program, the 3D printer-equipped…
Stratasys Direct Manufacturing’s Direct Metal Laser Sintering in the Automotive Spotlight on Jay Leno’s Garage
3D printing leader Stratasys, back in 2014, acquired both Harvest Technologies and Solid Concepts and combined the two with its existing digital manufacturing service business, RedEye, to form a parts-on-demand and…
Siemens Engineers Successfully Test New 3D Printed Gas Turbine Blades, Manufactured at Siemens-Owned Materials Solutions
Back in 2015, German engineering group Siemens formalized a strategic investment package with UK-based Materials Solutions, an additive manufacturing specialist in nickel superalloy components for gas turbines, as well as specialist…
ATI to Spend $70 Million to Increase Nickel-Based Superalloy Powder Capabilities for 3D Printing
3D printing in metal has really begun to take off within the manufacturing space. Printing in metal allows companies to save time and money in creating custom end-use products which…
