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European Integradde project launched to develop DED Additive Manufacturing
June 20, 2019
A European consortium of twenty-six partners from eleven countries has launched a €17 million project with the aim of developing a novel end-to-e...»
GE Aviation to ramp up AM turbine blade production with a further twenty-seven Arcam EBM systems
June 20, 2019
GE Additive announced during the Paris Air Show in June 2019 that GE Aviation has made a significant investment in its Arcam Electron Beam Melting ...»
Download the June 2019 issue of PIM International, out now
June 19, 2019
The June 2019 issue of Powder Injection Moulding International (Vol. 13 No. 2) has been released and is now available to read for free online...»
Guyson installs four blast systems at Material Solutions' new AM facility
June 19, 2019
Industrial finishing equipment manufacturer Guyson International, Skipton, UK, has installed four Guyson Euroblast 8 pressure feed, blast finishing...»
From rapid prototyping to rocket engines: The evolution of 3T Additive Manufacturing
With two decades of experience in part production using Additive Manufacturing technologies, 3T Additive Manufacturing Ltd, based in Newbury, UK, today enjoys a strong position as an international developer and supplier of cutting edge metal AM components.
At a time of transition for the company, Metal AM magazine’s Nick Williams and Emily-Jo Hopson met with outgoing CEO Ian Halliday and his successor, Nigel Robinson, to discuss the evolution of the metal AM industry to date and the business’s plans for further expansion.
Natural resources and national strategies: How metal Additive Manufacturing is taking off in Australia
Australian expertise is today becoming much more commonplace on the international AM scene. From technology and materials suppliers to application developers, companies are growing on the back of world-class research and education facilities, and a business environment where innovation and international trade are rewarded.
Combine this with an abundance of AM-relevant natural resources and, as Alex Kingsbury explains, an environment has been created in which AM is thriving.
Scalmalloy® is too expensive and design optimisation only makes sense in aerospace. True or false?
Additive Manufacturing is not a cheap production process. The software, machine time, materials and expertise required to make the most of the technology all come at a significant cost. The resulting financial pressures may give rise to the temptation to select a material on its price and view advanced topology optimisation as a luxury.
As Jon Meyer, APWORKS, and John Barnes, The Barnes Group Advisors, demonstrate, the unique capabilities of AM mean that basing material choice on cost without considering the impact of material performance on the mass of the part is a false economy, limiting the competitiveness of AM and the potential of an application.
