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| EOS Expands Powder Portfolio with Stainless and Tool Steels, and Nickel Alloy |
| EOS
has introduced metal materials for additive manufacturing (AM) on its M
290 machine, including two stainless steels, one tool steel and one
nickel alloy. Among the new powders: EOS StainlessSteel 254, an
austenitic stainless steel created for extreme conditions; and EOS
StainlessSteel SuperDuplex, a high-strength austenitic-ferritic duplex
stainless steel optimized for AM while maintaining super-duplex
properties. |
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| 3D-Scanning Software Offers Full Inspection and Reverse-Engineering Workflows, and More |
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| Artec
3D has released Artec Studio 17 (AS17), the latest iteration of its
3D-scanning software, which the company says represents a significant
leap forward for the product. Several new features and updates
reportedly enhance functionality for quality inspection, reverse
engineering and full-color CGI workflows. Among them: The ability to
scan an object and completely reverse-engineer it all in one software,
streamlining design and manufacturing workflows. |
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| High-Energy Nozzle Enables Spee3d Printing of Hard-Phase Materials |
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has introduced the Phaser, a high-energy nozzle designed to work on
Spee3d additive manufacturing machines with a wider range of hard-phase
materials including stainless steel, titanium, high-strength aluminum
and nickel-based carbides. The new nozzle allows for printing of
materials that withstand severe conditions such as high stress, immense
shock loads and abrasive environments. |
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| A First: U.S. Navy Deploys Xerox AM Machine at Sea |
The U.S. Navy has operationally deployed a Xerox ElemX Additive metal-AM machine at sea, reportedly a first for a metal-AM machine aboard a Navy ship. “The military supply chain is among the most complex in the world and putting the ElemX on the USS Essex means that sailors now can bypass that complexity and print parts when and where they need them,” says Tali Rosman, general manager of Elem Additive.
The ElemX leverages Xerox’s liquid metal AM technology that uses standard aluminum wire. |
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| Manufacturing Technology Orders Soften in May, but Remain at Elevated Pace |
| Orders of manufacturing technology dipped slightly in May to $441.2 million, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT–The Association For Manufacturing Technology. May orders were down 14 percent from April, but nearly equal to May 2021 orders. Year-to-date orders reached $2.42 billion, a 20-percent increase over 2021 orders through May. |
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| Sauber Technologies Extends Strategic Metal-AM Partnership with Additive Industries |
| Sauber Technologies and Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen have extended their technology partnership with Additive Industries for another 3 yr., according to Additive Industries officials. Sauber Technologies has been using Additive Industries’ MetalFab platform for additive manufacturing (AM) since 2017, and now boasts four systems inhouse. |
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| Markforged to Acquire Digital Metal, Expand into Volume Part Production |
| Markforged announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Höganäs AB to acquire binder jetting technology developer Digital Metal. The acquisition is expected to propel Markforged, creator of the Digital Forge integrated metal and carbon fiber AM platform, into high-throughput production of metal-AM parts, according to Markforged officials. |
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| New Online Community for Designers of AM Electronics |
J.A.M.E.S.
(Jetted Additively Manufactured Electronics Sources) announced the
launch of the FrAMEwork platform to bring together designers of
additively manufactured electronics (AME). This joint venture between
Hensoldt and Nano Dimension was founded to advance the development of
AME through a collaborative space that delivers technical know-how,
design enablement and challenges, within a global, diverse community at
all levels of expertise, according to officials.
J.A.M.E.S has collected experience in AME design and processing by using
the DragonFly AME 3D printer from Nano Dimension, which simultaneously
3D prints a dielectric-ink (photopolymer) and a highly conductive silver
nano ink to produce 3D-printed AME structures. |
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