Tag: 3D Printing

3D printed series of connectors in duplex stainless steel.

Featured Story – Positive results for 3D-printed duplex connectors

Large-scale 3D metal printing company MX3D has successfully produced a structural connector in duplex stainless steel, designed in collaboration with engineers from Takenaka, one of the largest architecture, engineering, and construction firms in Japan.
Lockheed Martin engineers and technicians install the titanium heat shield to the Orion crew module on 25 July 2018 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo: NASA/Kim Shiflett

Featured Story – Titanium, aerospace and 3D printing: the “ménage à...

If there is one market for CRAs that is bristling with invention and creativity, it is the aerospace industry. Attempts to make air travel more efficient and more comfortable are bearing fruit thanks to notable advances in manufacturing, including robotics and especially 3D printing. Significant developments include the introduction of electric aeroplanes, especially for short journeys; new aircraft designs; the proliferation of drones; and growth of the space sector.
Figure 1. Illustration of the WAAM Process

3D Printing for the marine industry

The marine industry in general has been slow to embrace the 3D printing concept. The use of continuous liquid metal deposition under computer numerical control has created opportunities to produce complex shapes such as forgings and castings whilst avoiding the need for expensive tooling and the time delays in fabricating moulds. Notwithstanding this slow start, development work at Delft Technical University in 2017 has led to the production of the world’s first metal deposited marine propeller.

Usage of 3D printing increases in the O&G sector

The use of additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, is gradually increasing in the oil and gas industry. Currently, accounting for less than 0.1% of the overall global manufacturing market, which is currently valued at USD 12.7 trillion, it is estimated that the 3D printing market will be worth USD 32bn by 2025 and over USD 60bn by 2030, says GlobalData.
BASF Ultrafuse 316L metal filament for 3D printing

BASF Ultrafuse 316L metal filament for 3D printing

With Ultrafuse 316L, BASF 3D Printing Solutions launches an innovative metal-polymer composite for Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) into the market.
MHI showcase its new technologies at RAPID + TCT 2019

MHI showcase its new technologies at RAPID + TCT 2019

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machine Tool Co., Ltd., a group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) based in Ritto, Shiga Prefecture, is set to begin overseas marketing of its 3D printer using its proprietary Directed Energy Deposition (DED) process.
Gabbioneta way to Additive Manufacturing

Gabbioneta way to Additive Manufacturing

The term “additive manufacturingâ€? encompasses many technologies; 3D Printing, Rapid Prototyping, Direct Digital Manufacturing, layered manufacturing and additive fabrication.
3D-printed stainless bridge

3D-printed stainless bridge a success

In April a ground-breaking stainless steel 3D printing project reached a major milestone with the successful completion of the bridge span section of a fully functional 3D printed bridge in Amsterdam.
voestalpine invests in Austria

voestalpine invests in Austria

After more than two years of planning, the final location decision was taken during the Supervisory Board meeting of voestalpine AG.
EOS sets quality standard for metal-based AM

EOS sets quality standard for metal-based AM

EOS is the technology supplier in the field of industrial 3D printing of metals and polymers. With EOS StainlessSteel 17-4PH IndustryLine, the company has raised the bar in terms of industrial and quality standards in Additive Manufacturing (AM) across the entire sector.