Indy 500 🤝 3D printing
The 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 takes place on May 26. This year, the cars on the track feature a new 3D printed component: the next generation of the titanium top frame that holds the aeroscreen and protects the driver in the event of a rollover.
We tell its manufacturing story on The Cool Parts Show!
🏁 See the full episode at TheCoolPartsShow.com 🏁
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The Cool Parts Show is sponsored by Carpenter Additive
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LPBF 🤝 DED
#TheCoolPartsShow went to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center to learn about the 3D printed thrust chamber assembly 🚀
📺 Full episode at www.TheCoolPartsShow.com
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3D Printing vs. Cavitation
(Cavitation never stood a chance.)
Ergonomics and Economics of Really Big Laser Powder Bed Fusion
As laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) machines get larger, they introduce new challenges when it comes to the ergonomics and economics of 3D printing metal parts from powder. This video filmed at CIMP-3D, the Center for Innovative Materials Processing through Direct Digital Deposition located at Penn State, looks at a large-format “factory” built around a 3D Systems DMP500 3D printer with a build area measuring 500 x 500 mm.
To deal with the heavy build plates, large amounts of powder and big parts produced, this machine is surrounded by a collection of peripherals. This equipment includes a Build Breakout Station, Powder Recycling Module, specialized wire EDM, and a transportation module to move material and builds ergonomically. While this machine can be applied to make very large parts, its more economical application might be to produce multiple smaller parts at once.
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A lot can happen in six years. A lot HAS happened in the six years since the last NPE — and we've invested in covering the ways industrial 3D printing has progressed in that time, including the developments that have advanced the plastics industry.
Additive Manufacturing Media will be on-site at #NPE2024 covering the new ways plastics manufacturers are finding success with 3D printing.
Follow along with our coverage at #COVEREDinPT.
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3D printing elastomers onto textiles is not only possible, it's practical, too, as we saw at Formnext.
Application: 3D printing onto textiles
Designed and manufactured by:
Chromatic 3D Materials
Anouk Wipprecht
Material: Chromaflow 70
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Mobile cobots as the solution for loading and unloading 3D printers in print farms?
Peter Zelinski visited the Print&Go and Branch Robotics booth at Formnext to see cobots in action.
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Powder particles of different sizes can be used in metal 3D printing.
Most powders for metal 3D printing are made up of particles of similar size. This ensures repeatable density and performance.
But, Additive Manufacturing Media executive editor Stephanie Hendrixson visited a company (Uniformity Labs) that offers materials that are made up of particles in different sizes.
These multimodal powders can pack more densely in the bed of a laser powder bed fusion or binder jetting 3D printing.
Uniformity Labs says this leads to reduced porosity, more efficient use of lasers and binder, and even improved material properties.
Want to know more about multimodal powders and Uniformity Labs' approach? See it here: https://www.additivemanufacturing.media/articles/multimodal-powders-bring-uniform-layers-downstream-benefits-for-metal-additive-manufacturing-
We are one week away from announcing the WINNERS of The Cool Parts Showcase 🏆
Watch Stephanie and Pete's recap of the finalists and then VOTE if you haven't already.
thecoolpartsshow.com/showcase 🗳️
Don't forget — you can see the finalist parts in person at Formnext Forum Austin next week!
✨ Thank you to The Cool Parts Showcase sponsor, Carpenter Additive ✨
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We can't talk about additive manufacturing without talking about materials.
Materials offer maybe the greatest area of design freedom in additive. At Formnext Forum Austin, Jacob Nuechterlein of Elementum 3D will talk about new possibilities for metals in additive manufacturing, new metal alloys, metal ceramic composites and the way forward into production with these materials.
Come join us. Hear him speak. Meet Jacob.
#FormnextForum is our conference and networking event in Austin, Texas, August 28 through 30.
It is for manufacturing leaders. It is all about additive manufacturing for production.
Sign up at www.formnextforum.com
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Is a 3D printed part strong and durable enough to do the job?
If you've ever asked yourself or your team that question, you might be interested in one of the speakers coming to Formnext Forum Austin.
Matt Sanders is going to be speaking in the main track about qualification testing and what it can teach us about the strength and performance of additive parts.
Matt is a qualification engineer at Stress Engineering Services, a company who — as the name might suggest — specializes in figuring out when, where, how and why parts will fail.
#FormnextForum is an event for manufacturing leaders. It is for companies that are already using additive, as well as those looking to adopt. Typically, qualification is a big part of that decision. So come learn from Matt and our other great speakers.
You can find all the information at www.formnextforum.com
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Eaton stood up an aircraft part production facility using additive manufacturing. They did this because of the advantages additive brings in speed, cost, supply chain resiliency, design freedom.
It wasn't easy.
At Formnext Forum Austin, director of additive manufacturing Michael York is going to talk about Eaton's journey with additive — the struggles, the challenges, the successes.
Hear him speak and meet him.
#FormnextForum is our event all about #additivemanufacturing for production. It's for manufacturing leaders.
Join us August 28 through 30 in Austin, Texas. Details at formnextforum.com
Carolyn Seepersad, professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, is going to be talking about design, specifically in terms of process awareness, iterations and computational design in additive manufacturing at Formnext Forum Austin.
A conference and networking event for manufacturing leaders, Formnext Forum will be held in Austin, Texas, August 28 through the 30, offering a diverse platform of speakers with expertise from various tracks in the additive space.
AM editor Fiona Lawler recently had the pleasure of speaking with Carolyn, who explained a project she's currently working on, namely the discovery of innovative 3D printing techniques to reimagine the design of complex medical devices, such as pediatric breathing masks.
Learn more about Carolyn's presentation and #formnextforum at https://www.formnextforum.com/
We hope to see you there.
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AM's Bridge Production Opportunity | Formnext Forum
Bridge production — this is something that Michigan manufacturer Extol, Inc. has a lot of experience with.
Andrew Roderick of Extol will speak at Formnext Forum Austin about the advantages of using additive manufacturing to get from the early prototyping stages into the first stages of production.
Learn more about Andrew's presentation and #formnextforum at https://www.formnextforum.com/
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📢 Finalists announced! 📢
It was a competitive field, but after careful review of dozens of entries and extensive deliberation, we selected 15 finalists for The Cool Parts Showcase.
👀 See the finalist 3D printed parts at www.thecoolpartsshow.com and in person at Formnext Forum Austin in August!
Thank you to all who entered the Showcase (you made it very competitive and a difficult decision!) and congratulations to those who have moved on to the finals. 🎉
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