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TCT Japan confirms 2020 exhibition dates
June 14, 2019
Organisers of TCT Japan have confirmed that next year's event will take place at the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition centre in Tokyo, Japan, from Januar...»
Still time to register for AMPM2019 in Arizona
June 14, 2019
AMPM2019: Additive Manufacturing with Powder Metallurgy, will be held at the Sheraton Grand in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, from June 23–26, 2019. Orga...»
JAS appoints Jeff Trosclair as new CEO
June 13, 2019
JAS Alloy, a supplier of alloys, carbides and metal powders for Additive Manufacturing headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, with addition...»
3Diligent launches Industry 4.0 consulting division for Additive Manufacturing solutions
June 13, 2019
3Diligent, a digital manufacturing services provider headquartered in El Segundo, California, USA, has launched 3Diligent Consulting, a new divisio...»
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.
