Tooling up: Kennametal really gets into additive April 6, 2020 Kennametal is focused on the additive applications where we can leverage our core capabilities in delivering material properties for demanding applications in wear, erosion, corrosion and high temperatures.
Formlabs Announces Tough 1500 Resin February 11, 2020 Today, Formlabs continued turning additive manufacturing’s talk into action with the release of the company’s newest material, Tough 1500, part of Formlabs’ Engineering Resin segment. Designed for the company’s stereolithography (SLA) 3D printers, Tough 1500 Resin enables engineers, designers and manufacturers to create stiff, yet pliable, parts that bend and spring back quickly under cyclic loading, according to the company.
3D Printing Cleared for Takeoff January 29, 2020 Aerospace was an early, and enthusiastic, adopter of additive manufacturing. The technology has been used to make brackets inside of aircraft.
The Growing Use of Additive Manufacturing in Medical February 6, 2020 Terry Wohlers, a renowned expert on additive manufacturing, and Bruce Morey, Senior Technical Editor for SME’s Manufacturing Engineering Magazine, discuss the present and future of AM in the medical and dental fields. Applications are discussed and skepticism addressed as the industry anticipates RAPID + TCT in Anaheim April 20-23 and the Additive Manufacturing for Medical Yearbook SME will publish in April.
Resolution Medical Ensures its AM Parts with Zeiss O-INSPECT May 28, 2020 Resolution Medical, headquartered in Minneapolis, manufactures parts on contract for medical device OEMs.
America Makes reaches significant milestone March 18, 2020 America Makes, the public-private partnership that the Obama administration set up to foster research and innovation in additive manufacturing, achieved a significant milestone late last year: an online portal to track gaps in additive manufacturing (AM) standards.
How Viable is Additive Manufacturing? February 28, 2020 In 1984, Charles Hull invented the first 3D printer, which used stereolithography to build up a plastic product layer by layer. Over 35 years later, additive manufacturing (AM) is drastically altering a range of industries, from manufacturing to the medical sector.
Siemens Offers Medical Free Access to the Siemens AM Network March 26, 2020 Siemens connects healthcare providers and medical designers to produce components through additive manufacturing in wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
Renishaw Names Denis Zayia President January 30, 2020 Renishaw Inc., a precision engineering and manufacturing technologies company, announced the appointment of Denis Zayia to the position of President of its U.S. operations.
New Company Advances Sustainability in AM January 29, 2020 Has a new producer of powders for additive manufacturing (AM) done the improbable, not just once but twice?