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International aerospace giant Airbus will be using Sigma Labs’ PrintRite3D Version 5.0 quality assurance software to test and evaluate metal 3D printing and its applicability to serial production for aerospace parts. The collaboration will make use of the software’s Rapid Test and Evaluation Program followed by validation tests for a powder bed fusion 3D printer. […]
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GE Additive recently shipped its first Concept Laser M Line Factory system from Germany, the happy recipient being GE Aviation’s Additive Technology Center (ATC) in Cincinnati, Ohio. GE Additive acquired Concept Laser in 2016 and has since then increased the build volume and redesigned the software of the metal 3D printing system. ATC 3D printing […]
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3D Systems has been selected by the Combat Capabilities Development Command of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) to develop “the world’s largest, fastest, most precise metal 3D printer.” The $15 million contract covers the designing, construction, and testing of a metal 3D printer that will have a build volume of 1000mm x 1000mm x […]
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UK-based fluid and power systems manufacturer Domin has enlisted Renishaw for the development of some of its products. In particular, Renishaw has found a more efficient means of producing High-performance direct drive servo valves. As a result, the valves are more powerful while being far cheaper and faster to produce. Domin and Renishaw have been […]
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Aside from the proliferation of new printing methods, companies are also looking into modifying conventional materials for better processing. While this has been common for plastics, researchers from Austria’s TU Graz have applied it to Stainless Steel. The researchers modified steel using silicon nitride to control the reactions during formation, which improved surface finish and minimised […]
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UK-based GKN Aerospace is starting up 2 new programs to accelerate Industrial additive manufacturing. The company hopes the programs will further increase market share for the technology globally. As a result, they are pumping £33 million into the AIRLIFT and DAM programs, both investigating different areas and processes. GKN’s AIRLIFT and DAM programs will research serial […]
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While most may know Rolls-Royce for luxury automobiles, the company also produces aviation parts. Consequently, as part of their aerospace endeavors, the British automobile giant has announced that they will be producing parts for airplanes using the SLM 500 metal printer. The multiple-laser melting system joins the ranks of various other industrial metal printers Rolls-Royce […]
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Neenah Foundry worked with Hoosier Pattern Inc to convert an 11-piece, laser cut welded swing frame assembly into a single-piece design using an ExOne 3D printer. The new swing frame weighs less than the original and took significantly less time to fabricate. The swing frame is a utility tractor component made by Amerequip Corporation, a […]
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The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research’s IDAM (Industrialization and Digitization of Additive Manufacturing for Automotive Series Processes) project recently held its first meeting in Munich. The project aims to expand automated 3D printing processes throughout the German automotive production industry for the purpose of reducing manual labor requirements as well as the design […]
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While the substantial benefits of 3D printing are discussed often in the progressive industrial and technological sectors today, the advantages they can have for just one business and their innovative endeavors are enormous. For a company like GH Induction Group, being able to 3D print with copper allows the Valencia, Spain-headquartered induction heating company to offer improved solutions for over 4,000 customers around the globe—many of whom may benefit from electromagnetic induction heating based on new production processes in electron beam melting (EBM).
Now, GH Induction Group is launching 3Dinductors, their new website (http://www.3dinductors.com) completely dedicated to their 3D printed coils and inductors, made of pure copper. While copper is a metal that offers a list of almost magical benefits due to its malleable texture and excellent ductility, accompanied by 3D printing technology, GH can produce inductors with a significantly increased service life (up to four times higher in some cases), higher density, and stronger mechanical properties. Coil spares are manufactured to be identical geometrically, and all parts are optimized for the high performance.
“This means reduced production costs per part and an improvement in treatment that cannot be achieved with current technology,” states the GE team in their most recent press release.
Critical attention to research and design, and ongoing development—as well as experimenting with other 3D printing processes that could not deliver like EBM does—has allowed GH to make serious breakthroughs for industrial companies engaged in manufacturing processes that require industrial induction heating technology. Applications such as automotive are a perfect example of industries that will benefit further from such techniques as part production cost is significantly reduced, production is much more efficient overall, and less inventory is required.
Although there are many different production methods for 3D printing and additive manufacturing methods today using metal, electron beam melting is the only method allowing GH to print pure copper alloy. To begin, the GH team can engineer their own 3D CAD designs, making changes as needed, and quickly. They are also able to control production and quality, preventing the number of hot spots, improving coil cooling as they transform inductor characteristics when necessary, and manufacture in a vacuum atmosphere to prevent porosity issues and rusting. 3D printed inductors can also be fixed just like conventionally-manufactured designs.
3D printing with metal has become popular for a wide range of industries because it offers the ability to manufacture extremely strong but lightweight parts with complex geometries. We have seen numerous other forays into 3D printing with copper too, as researchers create pure copper powder, construction engineers design 3D printed copper roofs, and others are dedicated to improving processes using this metal and others. What do you think of this news? Let us know your thoughts; join the discussion of this and other 3D printing topics at 3DPrintBoard.com.
[Source / Images: GH Induction Group]
