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Xiris launches XIR-1800 thermal camera for metal AM
November 26, 2020
Xiris Automation Inc., Burlington, Ontario, Canada, has launched a new thermal camera designed for metal Additive Manufacturing, the XIR-1800. The ...»
ASTM celebrates a successful virtual edition of ICAM 2020
November 25, 2020
ASTM International’s Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE), Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, USA, reports that the International Confer...»
America Makes announces awardees of funding for three project calls
November 25, 2020
America Makes, Youngstown, Ohio, USA, has announced the awardees of three project calls worth $2.23 million in total funding from the Air Force Res...»
New technology and test centre for Rösler brand AM Solutions
November 25, 2020
AM Solutions S.r.l., Concorezzo, Italy, the Additive Manufacturing brand of Rösler Oberflächentechnik GmbH, Untermerzbach, Germany, has launched ...»
LECO highlights metallographic preparation process
November 25, 2020
LECO, a global provider of analytical equipment and services headquartered in St. Joseph, Michigan, USA, has published a series of pre-recorded web...»
MPIF's Powder Metallurgy Sintering Seminar to run online in March
November 25, 2020
The Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) will again hold its Powder Metallurgy Sintering Seminar digitally from March 8–11, 2021. The semina...»
Melrose reports return to profitability for Powder Metallurgy business
November 25, 2020
Melrose Industries PLC, UK, which includes GKN Powder Metallurgy, GKN Aerospace and GKN Automotive, has published a trading update for the four mon...»
Meltio launches new version of its fabrication module Meltio Engine
November 24, 2020
Metal Additive Manufacturing company Meltio, based in Linares, Spain, and Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, has launched the new version of its Meltio Engine...»
Atherton Bikes: The journey from world title success to mastering Additive Manufacturing for performance bike production
The story of Atherton Bikes stands out as a shining example of how metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) can be successfully embraced and commercialised by a small, dedicated team of people.
In the case of the Atherton family, the technology has not only enabled them to maximise their performance at the pinnacle of professional mountain biking, but has also opened a path to commercial bike production in an industry where frame manufacturing is dominated by Taiwan and China.
In an article that will appeal to anyone considering the use of metal AM, the Atherton Bikes team shares its experiences with Robin Weston.
Advancing rocket propulsion through Additive Manufacturing, novel surface finishing technologies and public-private partnerships
Whilst Additive Manufacturing is undoubtedly having a huge impact on the design and manufacture of rocket propulsion systems, most notably combustion chambers and nozzles, the Achilles’ heel of most AM processes is as-built surface finish.
Whilst in many AM applications surface finish may be largely irrelevant to a component’s function or performance, when it comes to high-cycle fatigue properties, achieving the required level of smoothness is critical to performance.
In this article, Justin Michaud, REM Surface Engineering, reports on advancements achieved in this area through a public-private partnership with NASA.
From aerospace engineering to AM: Melanie Lang on FormAlloy and the future of Directed Energy Deposition (DED)
When you mix a childhood obsession with rockets and space travel, a career at some of the biggest global names in aerospace, and a curiosity about hobbyist 3D printing developed through maker fairs, it was inevitable that FormAlloy’s Melanie Lang would end up in the world of metal Additive Manufacturing.
Metal AM magazine’s Emily-Jo Hopson-VandenBos interviewed Lang, CEO and co-founder of Directed Energy Deposition (DED) specialist FormAlloy, about her route into AM, her company’s technology and the outlook for the process.
