High-Precision Process Monitoring and Error Detection in Additive Manufacturing
Advances in process monitoring and control are crucial to further increasing the quality, reproducibility and efficiency of this manufacturing process.
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Additive Manufacturing
Taking a Holistic Approach to the Additive Manufacturing Process Chain
Additive manufacturing (AM) has evolved from a prototyping technology into a powerful production process, capable of delivering functional, high-performance components at industrial scale. However, scaling AM into a reliable production tool requires more than just advances in printing hardware.
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Nikon Advanced Manufacturing Partnering with U.S. Navy to Expand U.S. Maritime Industrial Base
Nikon Advanced Manufacturing Inc. (Nikon AM) is partnering with the U.S. Navy Maritime Industrial Base (MIB) Program to advance additive manufacturing solutions for the U.S. Navy.
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Additive Manufacturing Breakthrough Extends Service Life of Large Die Casting Tools
By combining a newly developed tool steel with a scalable Laser Powder Bed Fusion system (PBF-LB/M), the project team has produced a hybrid, large-volume tool insert for the transmission housing of the Toyota Yaris Hybrid—bringing conformal cooling and extended tool life into industrial-scale production.
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Actionable In-Situ Awareness Challenge Winners Announced
The Actionable In-Situ Awareness Challenge was launched to address a persistent gap in metal additive manufacturing, where quality control is still largely post-process and defects are often discovered only after lengthy, costly builds. By creating a competitive, real-world environment, the Challenge provided a pathway for sensor companies to prove their value to end-users across aerospace and defense.
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ORNL Releases Advanced Dataset to Strengthen Additive Manufacturing Quality Control
Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Peregrine software, used to monitor and analyze parts created through powder bed additive manufacturing, has released its most advanced dataset to date.
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Toyota Accelerates Factory Innovation with 3D Printing – From Concept to Tool in 24 Hours
Stratasys has announced that Toyota’s production engineering group is accelerating innovation on the factory floor through its strategic collaboration with Stratasys.
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Fringe Inspection Now Available for Renishaw 500Q Revolutionizing Precision with Advanced Optical Metrology
The new Fringe Inspection 500 Kit delivers high-resolution, layer-by-layer heightmaps for powder bed fusion users seeking to advance their metal additive manufacturing using the only repeatable, calibratable, unit based in-situ inspection product on the market.
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Stratasys Extends 3D Printing Partnership with Andretti INDYCAR
Andretti Global, a racing team under the TWG Motorsports umbrella, has announced that longtime partner Stratasys has extended its multi-year partnership with the team as the Official 3D Printing Partner of Andretti INDYCAR.
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Five Finalists Named in ASTRO America’s Actionable In-Situ Awareness Challenge
ASTRO America has announced the five finalists for its first-ever Actionable In-Situ Awareness Challenge, a competitive initiative aimed at accelerating the deployment of real-time sensor and monitoring technologies in additive manufacturing (AM), specifically for aerospace and defense applications.
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