Wayland Additive’s Calibur3 metal additive manufacturing system has been leveraged to produce a temporary replacement part for the pylon assembly. The pylon assembly connects weapons systems to the aircraft’s wing.
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The two companies are said to have worked closely together on the design of the part, with its geometry being optimised for weight reduction and printability.
It comes just days after Desktop Metal - the parent company of ExOne since a $575 million acquisition in 2021 - filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy, with foreign subsidiaries being put up for sale.
Top Definition, available via an over-the-air software release, will allow users to directly print features as thin as 0.2mm, while 'dramatically improving' the as-printed strength of small features previously too fragile to print.
The organisations first partnered in 2018, with Andretti installing the Stratasys F370 and Fortus 450mc platforms to bolster its engineering and production capability.
The new Fringe Inspection 500 Kit has been developed in partnership with HRL Laboratories, a materials science and additive manufacturing research institution, to directly support the DARPA SURGE initiative.
With beta testing now complete, the company is taking orders in the U.S. for the NextDent 300 printer, which will be manufactured in its South Carolina manufacturing facility.
The patented process leverages advanced spray drying and optional plasma densification techniques to produce highly densified composite particles that are spherical and flowable.
After news broke of Desktop Metal's Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Nano Dimension announced that the decision was made by Desktop Metal’s independent Board of Directors.
