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ExOne announces new InnoventPro metal Binder Jetting machine and binder system
September 22, 2020
The ExOne Company, North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA, has released details of its InnoventPro concept, said to be the most advanced entry-level m...»
AML3D ships AM stainless steel ‘showpiece’ propeller to consultancy firm 3D Printing Corporation
September 25, 2020
AML3D Limited, Edinburgh, Australia, reports that it has shipped a 316L stainless steel additively manufactured propeller to 3D Printing Corporatio...»
Granutools to launch its latest high temperature GranuPack analyser virtually
September 25, 2020
Granutools, Awans, Belgium, a developer of advanced instruments to measure powder behaviour, has announced it will launch its latest high temperatu...»
Desktop Metal previews its new Live Sinter software to mitigate sintering distortion
September 25, 2020
In the latest issue of PIM International, Desktop Metal shared details of its upcoming sintering simulation tool, Live SinterTM. Andy Roberts, VP S...»
Simufact introduces new metal Binder Jetting module to compensate for sintering distortion
September 24, 2020
Simufact Engineering GmbH, Hamburg, Germany, part of the Manufacturing Intelligence division of Sweden's Hexagon AB, has introduced its metal Binde...»
Authentise releases digital powder tracking tool to reduce waste and cost
September 23, 2020
Authentise, a developer of data-driven workflow tools for Additive Manufacturing based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, has released Material Ma...»
Carnegie Mellon University researchers develop sensor to detect COVID-19 antibodies using Optomec’s Aeros...
September 23, 2020
Optomec’s Aerosol Jet technology is a production process capable of additively manufacturing extremely precise conductive and non-conductive mate...»
Additive Industries launches video series in the run-up to formnext
September 22, 2020
Additive Industries, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, has launched a ‘Productivity Leadership Challenge’ video series. The company plans to release ...»
Innovation and differentiation: Precious metal Additive Manufacturing in the jewellery sector
Rich in creativity and rooted in a long artisanal manufacturing heritage, one would imagine that there can be few sectors as perfectly suited to embrace the potential of metal Additive Manufacturing than the jewellery industry. In reality, however, the sector continues to hold back on the full-scale adoption of AM, despite numerous successes.
In this article, Michela Ferraro-Cuda considers progress to date in the adoption of precious metal AM in the jewellery industry, and showcases a number of leading designers who have leveraged the technology’s potential for innovation and differentiation.
Unrealised potential: The story and status of Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion
In January, Boeing’s new 777X aircraft made its maiden flight, powered by two GE9X engines from GE Aviation. Whilst this was a major moment for both companies, it was also a huge milestone for Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-EB), and the culmination of decades of process and material development work at the driving force behind the technology, Arcam AB.
Whilst the many turbine blades used in the GE9X engine are the highlight of the first chapter in the story of PBF-EB, there is also a lingering sense of unrealised potential. Here, Joseph Kowen considers the story to date and highlights a new generation of firms working to increase the technology’s adoption.
In pursuit of perfection: A case study on how Bugatti and APWORKS leverage the full potential of AM
It is far too easy to overuse superlatives when speaking about hypercars or Additive Manufacturing. When the discussion combines both – Bugatti’s new driver-focused Chiron Pur Sport and a high-performance AM component that truly pushes today’s processes to their limits – the result is worthy of a closer look.
In the following in-depth case study, Bugatti and APWORKS explain the requirements, development and production of the Chiron Pur Sport’s exhaust finisher and share insight into some of its hidden details, from lattice structures to nature-inspired honeycomb reinforcements.
