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Why Are Manufacturers Switching to a new Aluminum Alloy for Additive Manufacturing?

Fabricating & Metal Work

The part, produced on a Velo3D Sapphire printer, measures 300 mm in diameter and is shown in its as-printed condition. But when looking to optimize the cost, performance and manufacturability of additively manufactured (AM) parts, aluminum alloys can deliver all three goals very efficiently. What’s the Attraction?

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3D Printing for Aerospace – Quality Requirements

Additive Manufacturing

Honeywell, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin are all using 3D printing for critical parts. Honeywell and Boeing are finding vast time and cost savings in printing parts for aging fleets. All 3D printing systems used in the aerospace field need to be based on a strong quality management system.

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Field Notes: ProMat 2025 has Canadian manufacturers competing with optimism amidst a trade war

Automation Mag

For Canadian manufacturers, that meant standing out in the midst of an ongoing trade war, which has seen tariffs levied on both sides of the border, and the pausing and unpausing of other tariffs. For businesses like Attabotics, a Canadian robotics manufacturer attending ProMat, this was a concern. Because the U.S.

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Innovation at Johnson & Johnson with Additive Manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing

An interview by Lauralyn McDaniel with Sam Onukuri, Head and Senior Fellow, Additive Manufacturing at Johnson & Johnson. It is no surprise, then, that the company has invested heavily across the years in medical 3D printing technologies to research and develop new products and solutions. Says Onukuri. Says Onukuri.

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Additive Manufacturing Applications & Acceleration: AM News Roundup for December 19, 2022 – January 6, 2023

Additive Manufacturing

ICYMI: As 2023 begins, the community continues to accelerate with announcements of production additive manufacturing applications including 3D-printed graphene armor, personalized gaming gear, and side view mirrors on the RAM 1500 concept vehicle. Here’s a quick look at these stories and more. Premier Biomedical Inc.,

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EAB Insight: 3D Printing, Maintenance, Efficiency, Training

Mold Making Technology

In "Hybrid" FIM Process, 3D Printing Complements Injection Molding Alpine Advanced Materials used a desktop 3D printer and the freeform injection molding process to reduce prototype tooling production time and cost for its customers. The use of 3D printing for cavities and cores is on the rise.

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Diversifying the Additive Manufacturing Workforce

Additive Manufacturing

Workforce development is a vital topic in today’s additive manufacturing industry – as in every industry around the globe. With burgeoning technologies from automation to artificial intelligence coming into play in the manufacturing workflow, there’s already a lot for personnel to keep up with. The 3D Printing Workforce.