Realtime AI-based Keyhole Pore Detection
Researchers at University of Virginia have published a paper highlighting their work in the use of machine learning (ML) for the real-time detection... read more »
3D printing metal technologies like powder bed fusion, metal binder jetting, and directed energy deposition have grown at an explosive pace. Read everything about it here on 3DPrinting.com.
Researchers at University of Virginia have published a paper highlighting their work in the use of machine learning (ML) for the real-time detection... read more »
A team of researchers from ORNL, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, NIST and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville have been... read more »
Tractor manufacturer John Deere has been using additive manufacturing in their prototyping for years, but have recently announced that they will be using... read more »
Oak Ridge National Laboratory seems to have all the best toys where it comes to testing 3D printing processes for metals, and the... read more »
Concentrated solar power plants work by reflecting sunlight from a mirror or lens into a receiver. Depending on the type of solar plant,... read more »
Printing metals with LPBF methods leaves a rough finish, which requires costly post processing. Sure, you can throw the part onto a CNC... read more »
In the world of oil and gas, it is not always convenient to switch off pipe networks to seal up a potential leak.... read more »
The microstructure of metals printed with LPBF methods can be modified by tweaking certain process parameters while the printing process is underway. Researchers... read more »
When using powder bed fusion methods of printing, the fresh layer of powder at the top is typically deposited before being evened out... read more »
Researchers from MIT have figured out a means of heat treating 3D printed metals so that they can be used in high temperature,... read more »
German machine manufacturing company TRUMPF has revealed a fairly huge copper printed part designed for use in particle accelerators. The component, measuring almost... read more »
We have seen a growing interest in military applications of 3D printing over the last couple of years, and this is particularly true... read more »
Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, will soon have the largest metal 3D printer in the world installed at the military base. The media were... read more »
California-based rocket company Relativity Space has announced their new super-sized rocket printing robotic 3D printer system, dubbed the Stargate 4th generation. The new... read more »
A consortium from Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), TU Dresden (TUD) and Autodesk have collaborated with GE AAT Munich to produce one of... read more »
Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been developing a framework for the inspection of 3D printed metal parts utilizing artificial intelligence combined with X-ray... read more »
Die-casting has been used for the mass production of toy cars such as Hot-Wheels and Matchbox for decades. It’s a great way of... read more »
The nuclear industry is raising the quality-bar in terms of additive manufacturing again, this time by installing a 3D printed steel component in... read more »
Researchers at NIST, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a means of printing 17-4 precipitation hardening (PH) stainless steel... read more »
San Francisco company Mantle Inc.is launching a complete solution for the manufacture of 3D printed metal mold tooling, and it looks very interesting... read more »