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The Hunt for Invisible Damage

In April, just days after the fatal engine failure incident on Southwest Airline flight 1380, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced its intent to issue an emergency airworthiness directive. “The directive will require an ultrasonic inspection of fan blades [of CFM56-7B engines] when they reach a certain number of takeoffs and landings. Any…
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Preview of RAPID + TCT 2019

February 19, 2019 · 3D printing and additive manufacturing show returns to Detroit in May.

Understanding MicroCT for Additive Manufacturing

October 4, 2018 · MicroCT systems employ either a fan-beam or cone-beam approach to transmit X-rays through a part. Data from either type of scanner is collected at a planar detector and then processed to create 3D volume reconstructions, which can be analyzed and viewed layer by layer.

Voxeljet Adds TPU, PP to Sintering Toolkit

September 28, 2018 · The use of polypropylene in 3D printing could be beneficial in automotive, electronic, industrial and consumer goods applications, the company reports.

3D Printed Graphene Recharges Battery Design

September 27, 2018 · A 3D printed graphene technique developed by researchers from Virginia Tech and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) promises to revolutionize the way manufacturers produce batteries and supercapacitors.

GKN Cuts Tooling Production Times with 3D Printer

September 25, 2018 · According to GKN, the lead time typically required to produce a metal or plastic replacement tool is several weeks. With a 3D printer in the facility, the company can more quickly produce tools that are better suited to its operational needs.

Senvol and NIST: New Project to Establish AM Process-Structure-Property Relationships

September 24, 2018 · The Continuous Learning for Additive Manufacturing Processes Through Advanced Data Analytics project goal is to apply data analytics to both empirical and physics-based additive manufacturing data to establish process-structure-property relationships.

HP Advances Metal 3D Printing for Mass Production

September 17, 2018 · The HP Metal Jet—a platform that the company says addresses longstanding limitations of metal 3D printing and positions the technology as a cost-effective alternative for low-cost, mass production—is revealed at IMTS.

Gold Nanoparticles Shine Light on 3D-Printing Defects

September 1, 2018 · An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Vanderbilt University has developed a technique that uses the optical properties of gold nanoparticles to detect and quantify missing layers in 3D-printed products.

The Hunt for Invisible Damage

September 1, 2018 · A peek inside the fatigue analysis discipline of the Federal Aviation Administration.

3D Printed Cardiac Patch Mends Damaged Hearts

August 31, 2018 · The team employed an electrohydrodynamic printing process known as melt electrowriting (MEW) to engineer 3D fiber scaffolds, which could help the newly-injected cells remain in the live heart and grow. The stretchable microfiber scaffold, which featured a hexagonal or beehive design, was combined with specialized stem cells, with the aim of supporting the cells and improving their maturation, the study said.

Mosaic Add-On to Enable Color and Multi-material in 3D Printers

August 29, 2018 · 3D printing startup Mosaic releases add-on Palette 2 to enable multimaterial multocolor 3D printing in single color FDM printers.

Velo3D – the Most Advanced Metal AM System You’ve Never Seen

August 29, 2018 · Velo3D was formed to address such metal AM challenges as product design limitations, part-to-part build consistency, process control and total manufacturing workflow cost-effectiveness.

Printed Electronics Enable Smart Sensors

August 27, 2018 · The United Technologies Research Center and researchers at the University of Connecticut (UConn) are leveraging 3D printing technology to create wear sensors that can let operators know when a machine is damaged.

Lockheed Martin Certifies 3D-Printed Fuel Tanks

August 24, 2018 · In addition to meeting NASA’s strict requirements for strength, durability, and weight, Lockheed Martin was able to reduce production time for the fuel tank domes by 87%, and cut delivery time from two years to three months.

Boeing Invests in Digital Alloy’s High-Speed Metal Printing

August 22, 2018 · Digital Alloys’ Joule Printing technology can combine different metals into a single part to improve thermal, magnetic, and other properties.

3D Printing Cybersecurity Gets Boost from DMDII and Others

August 21, 2018 · The National Center for Cybersecurity in Manufacturing focuses on 3D printing cybersecurity risks.

Stratasys Now Shipping Dedicated Carbon Fiber Edition 3D Printer

August 20, 2018 · The new Stratasys Fortus 380mc CFE (carbon fiber edition), is designed to be an affordable industrial 3D printer dedicated to the rugged demands of running carbon fiber.

One-Step Multimaterial Printing

August 20, 2018 · Researchers at Washington State University used 3D printing technology to print metal and ceramic structures along with a bimetallic tube that is magnetic in one end and nonmagnetic in the other

Renishaw Releases Process Monitoring Software

August 17, 2018 · To help improve consistency and help customers identify these anomalies, the company has released a new process monitoring software called InfiniAM Spectral that can improve process stability and part quality.

A Smart Language for Additive Manufacturing

August 16, 2018 · Researchers at the University of Huddersfield are creating a new smart language that can enable better communication between designers and engineers that are creating objects using 3D printing.


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