More aerospace and defense facilities are paying attention to additive manufacturing (AM) for its speed and ability to create parts with complex geometries. The U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, which supports all nuclear-powered Naval submarines and aircraft carriers, is particularly excited about AM’s precision and lightweight parts that streamline designs. So much so that a […]
Lockheed Martin and Sintavia team up to advance metal additive manufacturing
Lockheed Martin Corporation and Sintavia, LLC, announced a collaboration to expand research of metal additive manufacturing (AM) opportunities as an alternative to castings and forgings. AM, also known as 3D printing, has the capability to improve efficiencies in existing castings and forgings supply chains, and provide parts with a higher level of detail and greater […]
How to properly handle powder condensate waste from powder bed fusion
Sintavia, LLC announced it published an overview of proper handling procedures for powder condensate waste generated as part of the powder bed fusion additive manufacturing process. The paper, titled, “Overview of Disposal Procedures for Powder Condensate” was written by Sintavia’s Quality & EHS Engineer, Ashley Wallace, in collaboration with the Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association […]
Sintavia achieves ISO 14001 Certification for environmental management system
Sintavia, LLC, a leading Tier One additive manufacturer supporting the Aerospace, Defense, & Space industry, announced it achieved ISO 14001 approval for its environmental management system at its Hollywood, Florida, location. The new accreditation, which is issued to companies that demonstrate conformance to a set of environmental standards, represents the third ISO certification attained by […]
Sintavia and Siemens collaborate on accelerating digital automation for industrial additive manufacturing
Sintavia, LLC, announced that it has entered into an agreement to collaborate with Siemens Digital Industries Software on the development of an end-to-end additive manufacturing (AM) software as a part of Siemens’ Xcelerator portfolio. Sintavia will provide testing and technical feedback on pre-released software that will be part of future AM solutions. In exchange, Sintavia […]
Sumitomo Corporation of Americas invests in Sintavia
Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (“SCOA”) announced that it entered into an agreement to increase its investment in Sintavia, LLC (“Sintavia”), a Tier One metal additive manufacturer, based in Hollywood, FL. The parties jointly announced that the minority investment, which follows an initial investment by SCOA in 2018, will be used to fund Sintavia’s rapidly growing […]
The environmental benefits of additive manufacturing
On November 9th, Sintavia founder and CEO, Brian Neff, gave a TEDx Talk on the environmental benefits of additive manufacturing, both in terms of optimal parts that can now be manufactured, and also the much more environmentally friendly manner through which these parts are fabricated (compared to something like casting). Here’s the talk:
Sintavia adds eighth and ninth industrial metal printers
Sintavia, LLC, a leading Tier One metal additive manufacturer, announced that it added two more additive manufacturing (AM) machines to its fleet of in-house printers—a TRUMPF TruPrint 3000, the first machine of its kind in North America, and an EOS M400-4, a large-scale printer with four lasers designed for faster production. Sintavia currently has a […]
Sintavia achieves NADCAP accreditation for additive manufacturing
Sintavia, LLC, a leading Tier One metal additive manufacturer, announced that it had achieved National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (NADCAP) approval for its laser and electron beam powder bed fusion applications. The NADCAP accreditation is the latest quality certification achieved by the company, and resulted from a year long application process. “As the […]