Metal Additive Manufacturing: the Cheaper the Better?
Metal additive manufacturing has seen many trends over recent years including pushing the (build) envelope & deposition rate to higher levels, broadening the materials portfolio, and expanding into new markets. One trend that cannot be overlooked is the number…
Sandvik and Renishaw collaborate to qualify new materials for Additive Manufacturing
Global engineering company Renishaw is collaborating with Sandvik Additive Manufacturing to qualify new additive manufacturing (AM) materials for production applications. This encompasses a broad range of metal powders, including new alloy compositions that…
Innovation Days 2019 – Prima Industrie presents the new generation of systems for Additive Manufacturing in its new Advanced Laser Center
The second edition of the Innovation Days, the international event dedicated to innovative technologies for Additive Manufacturing and sheet metal processing, was held in the new Advanced Laser Center of Prima Industrie. Over…
Getting melt into shape
A central issue regarding the die casting process is the mould. It determines the contours of a die cast part and affects its properties. Mouldmaking still has a huge development potential, particularly in…
Creating digital twins of materials
To ensure the digital networking of production systems and the optimization of material-specific requirements, we need to measure, analyze and replicate the changes in material properties in a process in which “digital twins”…
Okuma presented digitisation trends and new machines
At this year’s IMTS Okuma introduced new machines and features. In addition to the premiers at the fair, Okuma also presented its wide product portfolio ranging from various hardware solutions to software and…
The robot eye with an all-round field of view
Where am I? Like humans, robots also need to answer that question, while they tirelessly glue, weld or apply seals to workpieces. After all, the production of precision products depends on robot control…
An innovative Integrated Design Decision Support System (IDDS) for Additive Manufacturing
Over the last 18 Months a pan European team of researchers and companies has been developing an integrated software solution aimed at helping designers, engineers and scientists in the development of parts by…
EuroBLECH 2018: Step into the digital reality
EuroBLECH 2018, the 25th International Sheet Metal Working Technology Exhibition, takes place from 23 – 26 October 2018 at the Hanover Exhibition Grounds in Germany. Major exhibitor countries are Germany, Italy, Turkey, China,…
3D printing metal powder recovery system cuts material and labor costs
A new dust-tight, fully automated 3D-ReKlaimer™ Metal Powder Recovery System for 3D printing systems recovers and reconditions used powders to exacting particle sizes, reducing waste and lowering operating costs while preventing contamination of…
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