Foshan, China-based Faiborida 3D has introduced the SLM M500, a large-format laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) metal 3D printer with a 500 × 500 × 500 mm build envelope and four 500 W lasers. The ...

As a US Marine Corps combat engineer serving in Iraq, Jim Monroe used MacGyver-like hacks to repair mine rollers. Meant to detonate and clear mines, these heavy studded wheels are mounted on the ...

WORCESTER, MA, June 7, 2024 – SPEE3D, a leading global additive manufacturing company, will introduce its groundbreaking large-format metal 3D printer, TitanSPEE3D, at the Large Scale Additive Action ...

Markforged on Tuesday announced that it has added metal printing capabilities to its FX10 machine. Through the new FX10 Metal Kit, the industrial additive manufacturing machine is capable of printing ...

One broken screw can derail an entire manufacturing process. Run out of spares and you face a crisis if your supplier overseas needs six weeks to deliver new screws. However, if you have a metal 3D ...

Researchers have come up with a 3D printing method using liquid metal that's claimed to produce structures at least 10 times faster than existing metal additive manufacturing processes, though it does ...

Our current level of technological development does not allow us to build things in space. In the best-case scenario, we are capable of assembling stuff in orbit, but the actual build of structures ...

Welding is typically used to join two parts together, whether those parts be metal or plastic. There are various styles of welding, but we won’t go into those here. Casting is the act of pouring a ...

New research shows that the build direction of selectively laser melted 316L stainless steel governs its resistance to stress ...

3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing (AM,) has evolved in leaps and bounds in recent decades to become an exciting emerging manufacturing technology in multiple industries. This article ...

FDM stands for fused deposition modeling, but what does that mean, and how does it differ from other 3D printing methods? Let ...

What you need to know when selecting, storing and using metal powders for additive manufacturing applications. In 2021, the global metal powder market was valued at $6.75 billion and projected to grow ...