The DECSAM programme will develop and deploy the latest additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, such as beam shaping and in-situ process monitoring, to make metal laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) additive manufacturing (AM) more cost-effective, productive and sustainable for flight-ready parts.
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Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF), a leader in micro-precision 3D printing solutions, has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted U.S. Patent No. 12,420,486 B2, titled ‘Multi-Scale System for Projection Micro Stereolithography.’ The patent covers BMF’s groundbreaking dual-resolution optical system, a key innovation behind the company’s microArch D1025 printer.
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For years, Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) has been celebrated as a revolutionary discipline, one that empowers engineers to unlock geometric freedoms and create structures once deemed impossible. And indeed, today’s design and additive manufacturing ecosystem includes powerful tools that predict distortion, prevent build failures, and improve part quality through intelligent scanning and exposure strategies.
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ASTM International and CECIMO, the European Association of Manufacturing Technologies, on behalf of AM Europe, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the ASTM International Conference for Advanced Manufacturing (ICAM) to deepen transatlantic cooperation in additive manufacturing (AM) standards, certification, and workforce development.
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The Applied Science & Technology Research Organization of America (ASTRO America) has announced its selection as project lead for a $1.66 million award under the Quality Test and Inspection Methods Expediency (QTIME) project.
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As industries from aerospace to biomedical increasingly rely on software to design complex material structures, a persistent challenge has emerged: manufacturing reality often falls short of computational design intent. Even advanced 3D printers struggle to faithfully reproduce the precision demanded by algorithms, leading to a disconnect between predicted and actual material performance.
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Dyndrite, providers of next generation industrial software for additive manufacturing, has announced support for Additive Industries’ MetalFab industrial 3D printers.
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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 (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 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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