The flow plates are thought to be the ‘first ever safety-related AM components to enter serial production’ and are installed in VVER-440 fuel assemblies.
The addition of the SLM 280 2.0 machine is expected to have a significant impact on AMS' production efficiency, supporting its play in the UK motorsport, defence, aerospace and space markets.
The beta release, Replique said, received 'overwhelmingly positive feedback' with the company now ready to introduced the database to the broader community.
Colin Hautz made the point on this week’s Additive Insight podcast where, in addition to detailing ArcelorMittal’s motivation for entering the additive manufacturing market, he sought to explain the benefits of using steel over aluminium.
Sidus Space has established two-way communications with its 3D printed LizzieSat satellite, which is focused on earth observation and remote sensing solutions powdered by Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (Geo-AI).
Würth Additive Group has introduced its Digital Inventory Services inventory management product as it bids to enable the secure transmission of intellectual property (IP) to different locations worldwide.
Per their agreement, Airtech will provide comprehensive support to AES in additive manufacturing business opportunities and technical areas, with AES committing to the exclusive use of Airtech products in its LFAM projects.
Among the 2024 finalists are manufacturing leaders such as Boeing, Deutsche Bahn, Jabil and Siemens Energy, as well as established additive manufacturing technology providers like HP, EOS, Stratasys, Formlabs, Ricoh 3D, Massivit and Markforged.
The University of Birmingham plans to use this system for research into novel materials including functionally graded materials, copper, precious materials, and refractory metals.