Goodfellow helps companies facilitate industrial innovation Leading global supplier of materials, Goodfellow, has collaborated with a number of major international companies to provide research materials in several industry sectors. Case studies have now been launched on…
Thermwood unveils high-capacity melt core for its LSAM Print Head Thermwood has completed initial testing of a larger melt core for its LSAM (Large Scale Additive Manufacturing) systems. Thermwood’s additive print head housing can accommodate interchangeable melt cores. A melt…
Sawing machine company joins NextGenAM project Sawing machine manufacturer, Kasto is supporting the NextGenAM project, the aim of which is automation of industrial 3D printing to optimise workflow and cut costs for large scale production. The…
The march towards digitalisation Protolabs’ special operations manager, Stephen Dyson looks at how advanced manufacturing techniques like 3D printing can be utilised to create a more efficient aerospace industry. Manufacturers everywhere are facing…
Valuechain signs partnership to digitalise additive manufacturing in East Asia Valuechain has signed a strategic partnership with Korean manufacturing company, Clad Korea at the TCT Korea exhibition, to bring Valuechain solutions to the East Asian additive manufacturing marketplace. The initial…
Valuechain receives Innovate UK funding to develop AI into AM software Lancashire-based software company, Valuechain have received £960k funding from UK Research & Innovation towards the development of artificial intelligence into its additive manufacturing production control software, DNAam. Launched in July…
Additive Manufacturing Conference breaks records, announces expansion The 2018 edition of the Additive Manufacturing Conference broke the attendance record for the event, with more than 650 attendees. The previous record had been set in 2017 and the…
Additive Manufacturing Users Group opens conference registration The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) has announced online registration is now available for its 2019 Education & Training Conference, which will be held in Chicago, Illinois from 31st March…
A fight to the finish To reduce the costs of surface finishing additively manufactured parts, Innovate UK has brought together a team of experts under the project leadership of Croft Additive Manufacturing, including Liverpool John…
Boeing and Thermwood Corp. form AM partnership Boeing and Thermwood Corporation have employed additive manufacturing (AM) technology to produce a large, single-piece tool for the 777X programme. The project is demonstrating that additive manufacturing is ready to…
Formnext 2018: The AM industry’s global elite With new exhibitors from 26 nations generating significant growth and its Hall 3 already full to capacity, Formnext 2018 is adding up to an additive manufacturing event not to be…
Why the cheapest additive powder doesn’t give the cheapest parts LPW's latest case study highlighting confidence in commercial reuse of Inconel 718 AM metal powders. One of the key benefits of additive manufacturing, over conventional manufacturing methods, is the ability…
3D Systems and GF Machining announce DMP Factory 500 3D Systems and Georg Fischer’s Division, GF Machining Solutions, have announced their first joint solution: the DMP Factory 500. The scalable manufacturing system, integrating additive and subtractive manufacturing, is designed…
3D Systems to showcase production workflow solutions at AMB 2018 3D Systems has announced it will feature its most advanced digital manufacturing solutions for metalworking at AMB 2018, including 3D printers, software solutions, and materials. The company’s ProX DMP 320…
Aerospace suppliers urged to join £15m programme Suppliers to the UK aerospace industry are being urged to engage with a £15 million programme funded by Innovate UK and the Aerospace Technology Institute aimed at encouraging them to…
Stratasys helps GKN cut AM assembly tool production time Stratasys has announced that GKN Aerospace is improving production times and removing design constraints for multiple tooling applications since integrating additive manufacturing at its Filton manufacturing site in the UK.…
Metalysis powers up first industrial scale plant Metalysis, the UK technology company with a solid-state process to produce valuable alloy powders, is powering up the world-first commercial plant at its Materials Manufacturing Centre in Wath upon Dearne,…
GKN wins AM contract from ArianeGroup rocket engine turbines GKN Aerospace will develop and manufacture two full scale turbines for the Prometheus low-cost re-usable rocket engine demonstrator on liquid oxygen and methane propellants. The turbines will generate power for…
Is PAEK AM now a reality? It’s an exciting time for additive manufacturing using PAEK or polyaryletherketone polymers, a relatively new industry sector, which has been developing for less than 10 years. As in other areas…
Accelerating AM technologies at the TCT Show Visitors to the TCT Show can learn about 3D printed carbon fibre on the desktop, automated layering and cutting of prepreg carbon fibre sheets, 3D printed moulds and lay-up tools,…
Linked in additive manufacturing When metal additive manufacturing specialist, Zenith Tecnica needed an ERP system that would accommodate the data generated by the 3D printing process it turned to Valuechain for the answer. Ed…
SLM Solutions officially opens new headquarters in Lübeck SLM Solutions Group is celebrating the official opening of its new company headquarters in Lübeck-Genin. Chairman of the Supervisory Board Hans-Joachim Ihde cut the ribbon for the future-oriented location in…
TWI takes the lead in additive manufacturing project TWI is taking the lead in the Open Architecture Additive Manufacturing (OAAM) project to demonstrate the ability to manufacture large metallic components via additive manufacturing (AM) for the benefit of…
Boeing HorizonX invests in high-speed metal 3D Printing company Boeing has announced its investment in Digital Alloys, a US-based company developing high-speed, multi-metal additive manufacturing systems that produce 3D printed parts for aerospace and other production applications. Digital Alloys'…
