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In-Situ AM for Turbine Seal Ring Repairs to be Developed and Tested for Three Gorges Dam

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China Yangtze Power has awarded Dongfang Electric Machinery a reported 15.8 million yuan (approx. $2.36 million) contract to develop in-situ AM technology for repairing turbine runner seal rings at the Three Gorges hydropower station. The 29-month project covers seal rings between 8.4 and 10.9 meters in diameter across eight generator types at the world’s largest…

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Peopoly brings laser leveling to $15,000 large-format pellet 3D printer

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3Descu enables 3D printing quotes through ChatGPT and Claude

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