Additive Manufacturing

Desktop Metal Launches Manufacturing for 316L Steel

Desktop Metal’s Shop System enables users to print end-use parts in 316L stainless steel with throughput, print quality and productivity unattainable via legacy additive manufacturing processes.

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Vertex Acquires 3D Printing Machine from Velo3D

Vertex Manufacturing is the first contract manufacturer to own a Velo3D system that processes the superalloy.

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Aerospace

Tall AM Build Envelope Cuts Months of Aerospace Prototyping

By using SLM Solutions’ vertically extended SLM 800 3D printer, Safran was able to develop and produce a large component for landing gear on a small business jet in days instead of months.

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The Challenge with AM Process Substitution

Making a one to one replacement of a part with AM is rarely cost-effective. Approaches like MFAM can improve the cost curve for AM, as Tim Simpson illustrates.

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5 Reasons to Attend the Additive Manufacturing Conference + Expo

Additive Manufacturing Media welcomes additive manufacturing experts, users and newcomers to a production-focused event in Cincinnati, Ohio, this October.

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Basics

4 Ways Robots and 3D Printing Intersect

Four examples of how robotic automation and additive manufacturing both help and are helped by each other.

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Balancing MfAM and DfAM for Metal Additive Manufacturing

For viable metal AM, users must balance design for additive manufacturing (DfAM), modifying for additive manufacturing (MfAM) and cost per kilogram.

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Functional Injection Molds (and More) from 3D Printed Metal Paste

A 3D printing process from Mantle shapes extruded metal paste before it is sintered, dramatically reducing the time from print to finished part. 

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New to Additive Manufacturing? There's a Resource for That

3D printing for production is more than buying a machine and pressing “print.” A microsite from Additive Manufacturing Media covers AM processes, materials, workflows, business considerations and more. 

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Felsomat USA Announces Innovation Day

Join Felsomat June 10, 2021, for its Innovation Day, a day of presentations, technology demonstrations and networking opportunities.

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