Powder bed processes such as laser sintering offer almost unlimited geometric freedom when printing components. Which is necessary because the components originally designed for injection molding have ...

3D-printing metal in the deposition style carries many names, such as laser-engineered shaping, directed energy deposition, and laser metal deposition. Because these all represent the same concept, ...

Zeiss Industrial Quality Solutions (IQS) and EOS, a developer of manufacturing solutions via industrial 3D printing technology, are to jointly integrate and market the Zeiss AM (additive manufacturing ...

Engineering company Renishaw is collaborating with Simufact to improve the quality of laser powder bed fusion – by accurate simulation and streamlined additive manufacturing build preparation. The ...

GranuTools enhances powder understanding by offering cutting-edge physical characterization tools. Integrating years of experience in scientific instrumentation with fundamental studies on powder ...

A team of researchers from the University of Virginia, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison has made a breakthrough in the field of additive manufacturing that could ...

Additive manufacturing (AM) has witnessed tremendous growth as its focus has shifted from prototypes to end-use functional parts. However, the industry has a set of critical production challenges, ...

Multi-faceted powder characterization, including measurement of dynamic properties, can be used to correlate powder properties and process performance to support equipment selection, optimization, and ...