Additive Manufacturing Media

On the campus of the Collins Aerospace production site in West Des Moines, Iowa, one room — one very large, newly added room — contains the resources able to replace (or nearly replace) an entire supply chain. Supply chain wins are critical, but here's the real kicker: Collins will be using 3D printing to produce parts for aircraft turbine engines including fuel nozzles, impellers and others not yet disclosed. The focus on 3D printing parts with strange internal passages will equate to a significantly better acceptance rate. How much better? Well, 50% production yield is accepted for these parts when made through assembly and brazing. With the additive process, by contrast, the rate of acceptable parts will be above 90%. Simply put, with AM, a much larger proportion of manufactured parts will make it onto planes. Get the full story on this... ...in this article: https://lnkd.in/gcXDJ_PK ...and in this video we filmed at Collins Aerospace: https://lnkd.in/g3ph9Rz4

Hot oil + valves + 3D printed Inconel Velan Inc. manufacturers valves for various processes, including one that moves hot oil, and we mean HOT. The temperature variance this oil introduces when passing through a valve can induce thermal shock and stress. Insulation is needed from within. Previously, that insulation came in the form of a machined metal tube with a thermal barrier coating. But, Velan has developed a 3D printed alternative: a double-walled lattice part with corrosion resistance. Stephanie Hendrixson has the details here: https://lnkd.in/dGNey4tA In article: Luc Vernhes Fadila Khelfaoui Duc (Duke) T. Tran, P.Eng MBA

We're going LIVE in fifteen minutes! Join us on our YouTube channel for a live episode of The Cool Parts Show — all the celebrate the show's 5-year anniversary. Here's the link: https://lnkd.in/gy7fKwV5 See you soon! #3Dprinting #additivemanufacturing #coolparts #thecoolpartsshow

In laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), applying multiple materials separately within the same build seems as though it should be impossible. After all, the “bed” of the powder bed machine is an undifferentiated mass of powder, offering no capacity to segregate separate materials. We learned about a system that brings this segregation to LPBF machines. A promising application (pictured) is heat transfer components that combine a thermally conductive metal with a metal for hardness or structural strength in one single solid part. Learn more in Peter Zelinski's article + video here: https://lnkd.in/gqeky36g In article: Jacklyn Griffis, Guha Manogharan CIMP-3D, Schaeffler Aerosint

The Cool Parts Show turned 5 in 2024. Thank you to everyone who has watched since the show's debut in 2019. We invite you to celebrate the show's anniversary with us this week — tune in to our special LIVE episode! We'll answer questions, share updates on parts and give away Cool Parts swag. 🆒 🆒 🆒 It'll be a celebration of the show that celebrates Cool 3D printed parts! Here are the details: 🗓️ Thursday 12/12 at 8pm ET 👀 Bookmark the link: https://lnkd.in/gxVUii3f We hope to see you in the live chat on Thursday. Stay Cool!

“The math changes when the printer gets faster.” Here's one of Stephanie Hendrixson's takeaways from #Formnext2024 that she shared on the AM Radio podcast. Want more? Find our full episode dedicated to Formnext 2024 wherever you listen to podcasts or here https://lnkd.in/gRPZGKdZ 👆 Mentioned in episode: nLIGHT, Inc. Formlabs EOS HP 3D Printing Q.big 3D GmbH - Large-Scale 3D Printing Lithoz Nikon SLM Solutions Solukon Maschinenbau GmbH CEAD Group Caracol AM Lore Cycle Endless Industries JEOL Ltd. ArcelorMittal Eplus3D Additive Manufacturing Dyndrite Synera ARBURG GmbH + Co KG Nano Dimension Makino Conflux DFactory Barcelona AM Craft - Aviation Additive Manufacturing Services Stratasys

While no harmonized material standards exist for AM parts, it is possible to qualify 3D printed components based on a Particular Material Appraisal (PMA). In this article, control valve manufacturing company SAMSON GROUP and certification company TÜV SÜD describe an approach to qualifying additively manufactured pressure equipment to the European Pressure Equipment Directive (PED). Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gsjUwCbz 💡 Why is this important? Additive manufacturing provides new possibilities for pressure equipment, and there is a controlled, viable path for qualification of such components despite the current lack of AM-focused standards. Thanks to Domagoj Vnucec, Jörg Keller, Martin Boche and Holger Eckholz

Additive manufacturing is winning on cost against established processes. We saw this advancement addressed in many of the end-use parts on display at #Formnext this year. Among the selections we talk about in the latest episode of The Cool Parts Show are components: ➡️ delivering improved performance through additive manufacturing. ➡️ leveraging possibilities such as a thick layer height or dense nesting to enable optimal cost-effectiveness. Watch our sampling of 8 cool parts from Formnext here: https://lnkd.in/gstHyiSq #TheCoolPartsShow is sponsored by Carpenter Additive.

There's no #3DPrintingDay song to hum along to today (🎶🎶 All I want for 3D Printing Day is yoooou...to know that 3D printing is not necessarily going to/intended to replace all other forms of manufacturing, but to supplement efforts especially in areas of design freedom, process consolidation and bridge production among others 🎶🎶) BUT, there is a new episode of AM Radio to blast over your speakers today. AM editors Peter Zelinski and Stephanie Hendrixson share observations from the #Formnext 2024 show floor and discuss takeaways for additive manufacturers. The trade show included increased applications for the semiconductor market, machine launches and technology advances aimed at cost cutting, plenty of LFAM, and more. Listen to the conversation on Formnext 2024 here: https://lnkd.in/gyCV9mjT

Aircraft makers applying 3D printing processes to manufacture plane components often begin with less critical parts first, then proceed to more vital parts as confidence builds. But with General Atomics’ introduction of directed energy deposition (DED) to part production, the company began with a part that could not be more critical to flight. DED via the Rapid Plasma Deposition process from Norsk Titanium will be used to 3D print the wing splice for an unmanned aerial system following requirements similar to those of the company’s existing SkyGuardian aircraft. That is, this process will make the part that affixes the wings to a remotely piloted plane. Producing the part this way makes it practical to apply titanium to a component previously machined from aluminum, allowing a more compact design. See it on The Cool Parts Show: https://lnkd.in/gK-TAYJJ #TheCoolPartsShow is sponsored by Carpenter Additive.