As contract manufacturers continue to develop proprietary laser-based powder bed fusion (PBF-LB) systems rather than procure them from the market, Shane Collins, Tech Fellow, Metal AM at Wohlers Associates, explores the technical and economic motivations.
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The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) has released OpenCAL, a DIY volumetric 3D printer developed in collaboration with Prusa Research and Formlabs. Formlabs produces the resin, which will be...
An under-appreciated story driving the additive manufacturing (AM) industry this year has been the divergence between what’s driving the market in China and what’s driving it everywhere else. Let’s start...
The company is expected to share more information on Morphé in due course.
Introducing a brand new experience by TCT for the additive manufacturing industry.
The new systems automate the replenishment of printing systems with processed SLS powder, closing the gap that previously existed between powder preparation and printer powder supply.
After years of overpromising, the next phase of AM growth will be won by companies that consistently deliver what they say. When I entered additive manufacturing in 2014, after 15...