EP-M250 3D printer and OptimScan 5M scanner dramatically shorten automotive part development cycle 3D Printer Hardware

EP-M250 3D printer and OptimScan 5M scanner dramatically shorten automotive part development cycle 3D Printer Hardware

by Automotive

SHINING 3D has been working in close contact with automotive companies and motorsports teams for years to help them adopt additive manufacturing and increase productivity while reducing costs. In a recent case, SHINING 3D helped an automotive company design, produce and test a new exhaust pipe through a new phase of product development. The metal powder bed fusion (MPBF) technology from SHINING 3D, with the EP-M250 3D printer, and the high-precision OptimScan 5 blue-light 3D scanning and inspection technology were used during the process.

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Fabrisonic 3D prints sensors into rocket fuel pipe for NASA Additive Manufacturing

by Aerospace

Fabrisonic, a specialist in solid-state metal AM, has once again teamed up with Luna Innovations, a manufacturer of medical, telecommunications, energy and defense technologies, to showcase the potential of its Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing (UAM) process. In this particular project, the partners were enlisted by NASA to gather data from cryogenic fuel pipes for rocket test stands.

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Prellis Biologics launches TissueWorkshop to simplify 3D scaffold design Bioprinting

by Design

Prellis Biologics, Inc. is hoping to make the bioprinting process more accessible in order to accelerate research in the field of human tissue engineering. As part of this effort, the company has developed TissueWorkshop, an easy-to-use web-based interface designed for biologists and tissue engineers. The program, which can reportedly be learned in minutes, enables users to generate libraries of vascular-inspired 3D scaffolds based on user input.

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Velo3D targets Japanese market through distribution agreement with TNSC (Mitsubishi Group) AM Industry

by Business

Metal AM company Velo3D is entering the Japanese market through an exclusive distribution agreement with Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (TNSC), which is owned for 50% by Mitsubishi Chemical. The company, a provider of welding solutions and industrial gases, will represent Velo3D and its metal AM offering (including the Sapphire 3D printer, Flow pre-print software and Assure quality control software) in Japan.

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Bone-inspired beams could lead to longer lasting 3D printed structures Research & Education

by Architecture

A team of researchers from Purdue University, Cornell University and Case Western Reserve University is drawing inspiration from bones to make stronger, more resilient 3D printed structures for buildings, aircraft and more. The researchers have recreated a specific beam structure found within natural bone that provides strength and lifelong wear resistance using 3D technologies.

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RIZE and Dassault Systèmes’ joint solution in North America to maximize productivity AM Industry

by Business

Color 3D printer manufacturer RIZE, Inc. has announced a partnership with software company Dassault Systèmes that will aim to drive the adoption of additive manufacturing. Through the collaboration, the companies will jointly offer a versatile 3D printing solution to customers in North America that will support a range of applications and services, covering prototyping, tooling and end-use production.