Coventry-based Sarginsons Industries has become the first foundry in the UK to invest in inorganic 3D sand core printing technology, committing £800,000 to a system capable of producing printed cores at around 54 litres per hour. The move is aimed…
Bambu Lab patents detail automatic printhead changing and nozzle monitoring systems
Bambu Lab has filed three Chinese patent applications covering new nozzle-monitoring and automatic printhead-changing technologies. The designs include illumination integrated into cooling ducts and a storage rack capable of exchanging multiple replaceable printheads. Filed by Shenzhen Tuozhu Technology Co., Ltd.,…
AI-guided experiments identify low-power DED parameters for NASA’s GRCop-42 alloy
Researchers at Washington State University and the University of Minnesota have developed an AI-guided experimental design method that identified feasible Directed Energy Deposition (DED) parameters for GRCop-42 at laser powers as low as 500 W. Called Bayesian Experimental design for…
New FilaDC i10 by SUNLU and INSLOGIC Rethinks Filament Storage
Moisture remains one of the leading causes of failed FDM prints, wasted filament, and nozzle clogs, yet the standard remedies haven’t moved much in years. Heated dryer boxes work but demand a constant cycle of drying, printing, and resealing that…
New Hybrid Process Turns 3D Printed Mandrel Into Leak-Free Nuclear Components
Oak Ridge National Laboratory and A.J. Tuck Company have developed a hybrid manufacturing process, combining 3D printing, electroforming and hot isostatic pressing, that produces leak-free containers used to build critical components for advanced nuclear reactors, cutting a step out of…
Navy Fast-Tracks 3D Printed Parts to Boost Submarine Production
The U.S. Navy released new technical requirements Aug. 11 designed to rapidly scale metallic 3D printing across the submarine enterprise, stripping away administrative and engineering hurdles that have slowed the use of additive manufacturing (AM) in submarine construction, maintenance and…
AI-Guided 3D Printing Targets Nuclear Manufacturing Supply Gap
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) announced a new collaboration to expand the domestic supply chain for industrial pressure vessels using wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM), a move aimed at accelerating the qualification of critical nuclear…
From Print Lab to Test Fire: Chromatic 3D Materials’ New Camp Ripley Facility
Minneapolis-based company Chromatic 3D Materials has established a rocket propellant test-firing capability at Camp Ripley, a 53,000-acre Minnesota National Guard training facility near Little Falls, under a five-year lease agreement that took effect June 1. The company says the site…
70kg vs 200kg: How a Printed Foam Shell Made an Ape Camper Road-Trip Possible
Italian rider Francesco Furlani has completed over 4,500-kilometer journey from Italy to Nordkapp, Norway’s North Cape, driving a three-wheeled Piaggio Ape TM 703 fitted with a camper body built entirely through large-format 3D printing. The shell weighs around 70 kilograms,…
ACMI’s Horizon Manufacturing Cup Offers Startups Funding
The American Center for Manufacturing and Innovation (ACMI) announced the launch of the Horizon Manufacturing Cup, a fast-pitch competition that will award $3 million in non-dilutive funding, including a $1 million grand prize, to five manufacturing startups. The one-day event…
