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Tips on working with copper in additive manufacturing

Design World

For example, the privately funded company Ursa Major delivered a copper-based 3D-printed rocket engine combustion chamber from its additive manufacturing lab in Youngstown, Ohio. A challenge, however, is that the existing supply chain for high temperature metal alloy components is limited. However, development […].

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How Additive Manufacturing Can Help Fix the Supply Chain

Fastener News Desk

By Clare Scott A supply chain crisis has been affecting the world in recent years, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic. This has taken the form of long lead times, as well as stalling of production when parts needed for manufacturing fail. There is a potential solution, however: additive manufacturing.

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NAMI selects 3D Systems’ metal & polymer additive manufacturing solutions to power streamlined supply chain for Saudi electricity company

Manufacturer's Monthly

Through this initiative, NAMI will leverage the power of 3D printing to create a localised supply chain for spare parts for SEC, a producer, transmitter, and distributor of electrical energy in the Middle East and North Africa. This will enable SEC to mitigate supply chain risk while lowering costs and driving efficiency.

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Solving Supply Chain Issues with Distributed Manufacturing

Automation World

By enabling manufacturer-certified parts to be licensed and printed through Markforged's global 3D printer network, manufacturers can address common inventory and supply chain problems.

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Supply Chain: Managing Additive Manufacturing Variation, Qualification, & the Entire Process 

Additive Manufacturing

In recent years additive manufacturing (AM) technologies and materials have evolved into being able to achieve industrial-grade parts production, which means AM parts are now entering the supply chain. Angeline Goh, additive manufacturing technology lead for Shell agrees. “We

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MDA Space selects Burloak Technologies as part of its MDA AURORA supply chain

Automation Mag

Burloak Technologies shared in a press statement that it has been selected by MDA Space, a provider of advanced technology and services to the global space industry, as part of the company’s supply chain for MDA AURORA , a product line driving the transition from analog to digital satellite technology.

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Highlights of HP Supply chain and additive manufacturing opportunities in Spain

SMMT

Last week SMMT and some of our members travelled to Barcelona for a visit programme arranged by HP, to showcase additive manufacturing and how it can be used in automotive. To read more about HP Supply chain and additive manufacturing opportunities in Spain here.