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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Rooted firmly in the principles of metrology, Phase3D’s Fringe Inspection is rewriting the rulebook for in-situ process monitoring by enabling layer-by-layer inspection with unit-based, repeatable, and calibratable measurements — delivering clarity, traceability, and confidence to AM users like never before.
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Metal 3D printing technology not only enables precision manufacturing of intricate structures but also effectively reduces costs by simplifying production processes and minimizing material waste.
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Firestorm Labs, Inc., the expeditionary manufacturing company that’s redefining distributed, point-of-need production has secured $47 million in Series A funding. The new capital, rapid growth, and multiple U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) contracts secured by Firestorm, signal investor confidence and build upon the initial $12.5 million seed round.
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The process uses localised heating of a supersonic powder stream with a laser to deposit metals and cermets to build, coat or repair parts, overcoming the high-temperature and material limitations of comparable techniques such as thermal spraying.
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TRUMPF, a global leader in industrial laser and machine tool technology, has announced the divestiture of its metal additive manufacturing (AM) business to Lenbach Equity Opportunities III Fund (LEO III).
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The SPARES project, short for ‘Surrogate‐accelerated, Physics‐guided Assessment for the Reliability of Structures’, is a key component of DARPA’s SURGE program (Structures Uniquely Resolved to Guarantee Endurance). Its mission: to enable faster, more reliable qualification of AM metal parts through the convergence of physics-based simulations, AI-driven surrogate modeling, and in-situ process monitoring.
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Scientists have used holographic projections to bring unprecedented resolution to a light-based 3D printing technique. The method allows the fabrication of millimeter-scale objects within seconds using significantly less energy than previous approaches.
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Comau and Roboze have announced a collaboration focused on meeting the market need for affordable automation in advanced, on-demand manufacturing applications. The cooperation targets a range of sectors, from automotive and aerospace to energy, racing, and beyond.
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The dedicated tooling hub is designed to assist manufacturers validate and scale practical applications for additive manufacturing in production environments.
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