The world’s first additively manufactured car engine piston made entirely with ceramic has been developed by Spyros Panopoulos Automotive (SPA) for its revolutionary Chaos Ultracar using XJet technology. Spyros Panopoulos – SPA Founder, pioneer in the automotive industry and the man behind the most efficient combustion engine on the planet – is pursuing speeds of […]
NUBURU and Essentium Partner to launch Blue Laser-based wire feed metal 3D Printers
NUBURU, an industry leader in high power and high brightness industrial blue lasers, and Essentium Inc., a worldwide leader in industrial additive manufacturing (AM), announced a partnership to develop and manufacture a blue laser-based metal AM platform. The new Essentium printer will enable manufacturers to create production-grade metal parts with high resolution and fast throughput. […]
Azoth offers XJet metal nanoparticle jetting for additive manufacturing
Azoth, a manufacturer of 3D printed parts for demanding applications across multiple industries, announces that it is the first company in the United States to offer a breakthrough Metal NanoParticle Jetting Additive Manufacturing technology, also known as Metal Material Jetting, developed by Israel-based XJet Ltd. Utilizing XJet’s technology, Azoth’s customers can order parts on-demand instead […]
EOS North America announces new southern California Additive Manufacturing Innovation Center
EOS North America, a business of EOS, announced plans to open an AM Innovation Center in the Los Angeles/Long Beach-area of Southern California, for additive manufacturing (AM) training, engineering, and customer success. The new West Coast Innovation Center will support EOS customers through a team of application engineers and service technicians, and other customer support […]
AMUG covers additive manufacturing changes and opportunities
Shows and conferences are slowly emerging from the effects of the global pandemic. Some offer both in-person and virtual experiences, others are returning to in-person only. The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) conference hosted roughly 2000 attendees a few weeks ago, and it was great to see everyone. The conference traditionally offers a range of […]
Morf3D receives National Aerospace and Defense Contractors certification
Morf3D, Inc., a subsidiary of Nikon Corporation, announced it has received National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (Nadcap) certification. Morf3D is now one of 10 companies across the globe with this certification for additive manufacturing. “Achieving our Nadcap certification and becoming one of only 10 companies in the world to achieve this distinguished accreditation […]
Lincoln Electric offers metal 3D printing
Lincoln Electric used its proprietary large-scale, metal 3D printing solution to deliver just-in-time parts to Chevron USA, Inc. to help bring a refinery back online according to schedule. During a recent routine maintenance shutdown, extended lead times and supply chain delays on traditionally manufactured parts challenged Chevron’s planned restart schedule. Chevron’s Additive Engineering team worked […]
3D printing materials with color that offers hyper-realistic look and exact shore values
Stratasys introduces three new color resin materials for the Stratasys J7 and J8 Series of PolyJet 3D printers. The three new materials – Agilus30 Cyan, Agilus30 Magenta and Agilus30 Yellow – allow users to achieve a level of design realism beyond what was previously possible. Full-color prototypes that look and feel like a final product […]
3D printing a COVID-19 breathalyzer
Essentium, Inc., announced that the Essentium High Speed Extrusion (HSE) 3D Printing Platform and industrial materials were used to conceptualize, design, prototype, and manufacture ten functional Worlds Protect COVID-19 breathalyzer kiosks in an accelerated time frame. The Worlds Protect team, a collaboration between The Texas A&M University System, Worlds Inc., and the U.S. Air Force, […]
Stratasys’ first sustainability report champions 3d printing climate action, social impact, commitment to ‘mindful manufacturing’
Stratasys Ltd., announced it has published its inaugural report on environmental, social and governance (ESG) activities, following GRI (“Global Reporting Initiative”) Standards for sustainability reporting. The comprehensive report outlines the company’s commitment to ESG and establishes benchmarks for future targets. In 2021, leveraging 30+ years of industry leadership, Stratasys set its ESG strategy and formally […]
Additive Manufacturing Users Group presents DINO awards to three members
The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) presented its prestigious DINO (Distinguished INnovator Operator) Award for additive manufacturing expertise and service to three individuals. The awards were presented at the 35th annual users group conference held in Chicago, Illinois. AMUG representatives presented the DINO Awards in recognition of tenure in the additive manufacturing industry, years of […]
AMUG members elect three to Board of Directors
The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) today announced the election of three individuals to its Board of Directors. Mark Abshire, Shannon VanDeren and Jason Dickman will serve as President, Vice President and Director of Membership, respectively. These newly elected individuals have been actively involved in AMUG and the AMUG Conference for many years and in […]
Additive Manufacturing Users Group names Technical Competition winners
The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) today announced the winners of its annual Technical Competition, which recognizes excellence in additive manufacturing applications and finishing techniques. A panel of industry veterans selected Bill Braune of Dinsmore, Inc. and Nanci Hardwick of MELD Manufacturing as winners in the Advanced Finishing and Advanced Concepts categories. AMUG Members selected […]
Repair of STL and scan data at the push of a button
With a new function called “Marching Cube,” the latest version of CoreTechnologie’s 3D printing software 4D_Additive repairs and simplifies 3D scan data and STL files into closed volumes, within the shortest space of time. The feature allows any type of triangulated 3D model to be automatically corrected and prepared for 3D printing. Simplified 3D Print […]
Rogers Corporation to Highlight Next Generation Thin Materials for Millimeter Wave Multilayer Designs and 3D Printable Dielectrics at Del Mar 2022
Rogers Corporation will exhibit at the Del Mar Electronics & Manufacturing Show May 4th and 5th at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in San Diego, CA (booth #622). High performance circuit materials used in multilayer structures which include a family of thin laminates and bonding materials are being highlighted along with Radix™ 3D Printable Dielectrics. Highlighted […]
Quality-control software helps keep iterations to a minimum
Aerospace, automotive, consumer products, medical devices, national defense and other sectors that use additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies could benefit from quality-control software commercialized by Araqev, a Purdue University-related company. Araqev’s software helps end users print products in only a few design iterations, leading to less scrap material and machining time, eliminating the frustrations with […]
Lockheed Martin uses Velo3d’s additive solution in its Additive Design & Manufacturing Center
Velo3D, Inc. announced that Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is using Velo3D’s end-to-end additive manufacturing solution for its Additive Design & Manufacturing Center, which pilots new additive manufacturing technologies for production deployments in Lockheed Martin’s Space division. Velo3D was selected for its quality assurance capabilities made possible through its Assure software, which provides layer-by-layer traceability of […]
Photocentric and Forward AM renew partnership to reimagine manufacturing
Photocentric, the UK based inventor of 3D LCD printing, is delighted to be reaffirming its collaboration with Forward AM. The move will see a series of new additive manufacturing materials produced with Photocentric and Forward AM, the brand of BASF 3D Printing Solutions. The upcoming AM materials are at the heart of the renewed strategic […]
3D printing custom Bolus for patient specific radiotherapy treatments
3D Systems announced its entry into the radiation oncology market with FDA 510(k) clearance of VSP Bolus, a solution designed to deliver high-quality patient-specific radiotherapy treatment accessories. As the latest addition to the company’s VSP portfolio of personalized medical devices, VSP Bolus is the only solution on the market that offers a full design and […]
Ultimaker releases Ultimaker Cura 5.0
Ultimaker has launched the beta for Ultimaker Cura 5.0, the latest version of its free, open source, slicing software. Ultimaker Cura handles applications in design, architecture, engineering and metal 3D printing. Ultimaker Cura 5.0 was announced at the 21st April Ultimaker Showcase and it includes an enhanced slicing engine for finer and faster 3D prints. […]
Desktop Metal’s S-Max Flex makes 3D Printed sand casting affordable to foundries
Desktop Metal announced the launch of the ExOne S-Max Flex, a scalable, large-format binder jetting system that 3D prints sand tooling. Applications include sand casting complex metal designs for the aerospace, automotive, and energy industries. ExOne was acquired by Desktop Metal in late 2021. The S-Max Flex combines ExOne’s sand printing expertise in process and […]
Siemens opens technology hub in Charlotte NC for additive manufacturing
Siemens is announcing the opening of its new Charlotte Advanced Technology Collaboration Hub (CATCH) which will be located in Charlotte, NC. This new strategic research and development hub, spearheaded by Siemens Digital Industries, Siemens Technology and Siemens Energy, now a separately operated company, focuses on helping our customers accelerate their plans for the industrialization of […]
Race fans watch cars race and be fitted with 3D printed parts on site
Australian additive manufacturing company, SPEE3D, showcased its world-leading metal 3D printing technology at the Melbourne Grand Prix. The company claims its flagship product, the WarpSPEE3D, is the world’s fastest metal 3D printer and can produce parts up to 1000 times faster than traditional methods. Thus, it suits on-demand production and rapid prototyping applications. For the […]
3D copper component development at Schunk
Schunk, a supplier of series-production solutions for metal powder pressing and injection moulding as well as other technologies, has expanded its expertise to include 3D metal printing at its facility in Thale, Germany. This expansion of the metal injection moulding process chain in the field of additive manufacturing makes sense with regard to future bionic […]
Aerojet Rocketdyne uses metal 3D printing technology to make a critical flight component smaller and lighter
On the afternoon of December 19, 1972, Apollo 17’s command and service module CSM-114 “America” splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, bringing its crew and cargo safely home. The event marked the end of NASA’s eleven-year lunar program and humankind’s final visit to the Moon. Thanks in part to Los Angeles, Calif.-based Aerojet Rocketdyne—a manufacturer […]