It now seems like a long while ago, but it was only February 2020 that saw the official opening of the Institute for Innovative Materials, Processing and Numerical Technologies (IMPACT) center, which...
The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT, based in the spa city of Aachen, Germany, has long been a pioneer in metal powder research – in particular, in spearheading a range of processes...
The oil and gas industry according to most commentators is on the rise, following devastating price crashes between 2014 and 2016, with offshore activity particularly booming. According to market...
A 3D printing software company based in the US suggests that a data-driven approach to additive manufacturing (AM) is the way forward to revolutionize this new technology. US company Senvol, based in...
The city of Sheffield, UK, has traditionally been at the forefront of metallurgy – being a major source of iron and steel during the industrial revolution, and an important producer of steel parts and...
A US-based 3D printing company is working with researchers to develop ‘disappearing’ magnesium parts – 3D printed medical implants that are designed to slowly dissolve in the body. Liz Nickels spoke...
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In recent years additive manufacturing (AM) machines have been used to make a variety of unique bespoke applications – such as high-end taps/faucets, a sundial, and a replica Celtic figurine – but...
Liz Nickels spoke to Desktop Metal, a US-based company that uses MIM-based 3D printing to make the technology more accessible to all. While metal additive manufacturing (AM) has sought to...
Computer aided design (CAD) software is vital to design 3D parts for metal additive manufacturing (AM). However, translating this data to make it print ready can be one of the trickiest part of the...
Liz Nickels spoke to Linde, one of the leading gas providers in the world, about how additive manufacturing (AM) providers and users need to think carefully about the various aspects of industrial...
Liz Nickels spoke to Sintavia, a Florida-based 3D printing company founded in 2012, about how it plans to improve AM part quality by ensuring that the background to the printing process is...
