Directed Energy Deposition

Optomec records more than 10 million turbine blade refurbishments with DED 3D printing technology

Optomec has recorded more than 10 million turbine blade refurbishments with its metal 3D printing technology after conducting a recent customer survey.

By TCT Team

/ 25 Aug 2020

Arevo partners with Superstrata to additively manufacture unibody bike frame

Arevo is additively manufacturing impact-resistant unibody carbon fibre bike frames for the flagship product of Silicon Valley-based Superstrata.

By TCT Team

/ 13 Jul 2020

DP Technology enhances metal additive manufacturing support

DP Technology has announced two product updates to support powder bed fusion and direct energy deposition manufacturing.

By TCT Team

/ 11 Jun 2020

DP Technology enhances metal additive manufacturing support

Overcoming distortion in new DED additive manufacturing processes with simulation

Dr.-Ing. Beatrix Elsner, Dr. Frank Silze (OSCAR PLT) and Dr. Axel Marquardt (TU Dresden) present findings from an industry collaboration to overcome distortion in new DED additive manufacturing.

By TCT Team

/ 8 Jun 2020

Figure 1 Shape comparison between CAD (solid colour/white) and additive manufactured components (transparent green). The CAD colour coding indicates the surface deviation in [mm]. Left: Or...

Kingsbury adds GEFERTEC to metal additive manufacturing line-up

UK-based machine tool specialist Kingsbury has been appointed to distribute GEFERTEC's metal additive manufacturing systems throughout the UK and Ireland.

By TCT Team

/ 21 Apr 2020

Additive manufacture of a component by WAAM using the integrated welding torch in a 5-axis GEFERTEC machine.

WAAM3D secures funding to commercialise Wire-based Additive Manufacturing

UK additive manufacturing company WAAM3D Ltd. completes Series A round with investment from Singapore-based Accuron Technologies Ltd.

By TCT Team

/ 4 Feb 2020

WAAM3D receives injection of capital from Accuron to complete its Series A round (Credit: WAAM3D)

Simufact beefs up its additive offering for 2020

The German engineering software firm expands features for its simulation softwares.

By TCT Team

/ 22 Nov 2019

Optomec announces new LENS Laser Deposition Head for Optimized DED Processing

The supplier of production-grade additive manufacturing systems today announced the new LENS Laser Deposition Head (LDH 3.X).

By TCT Team

/ 15 Oct 2019

Optomec announces new LENS Laser Deposition Head for Optimized DED Processing

AREVO to additively manufacture carbon fibre unibody frames for new e-bike line

AREVO is to additively manufacture the carbon fibre unibody frames for a new line of e-bikes being brought to market by Pilot Distribution Group.

By TCT Team

/ 3 Sep 2019

AREVO to additively manufacture carbon fibre unibody frames for new e-bike line

Lloyd's Register certifies AML Technologies' wire-arc additive manufacturing facility

Australian service bureau, AML Technologies becomes world’s first wire-arc additive manufacturing facility certified by Lloyd’s Register.

By TCT Team

/ 22 Aug 2018

Andy Sales, AML Managing Director, receives the LR-endorsed AM facility qualification certificate from Hussain Quraishi, LR Strategic Projects Lead.

STELIA Aerospace utilises Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing to build fuselage panel demonstrator

STELIA Aerospace, a French manufacturer of aerostructures and aircraft seats, has harnessed WAAM to produce a demonstrator for metallic self-reinforced fuselage panels.

By TCT Team

/ 19 Feb 2018

DEFACTO_STELIA_PANEL Metallic self-reinforced fuselage panel.

Certified 3D printed WAAMpeller signals future for marine parts on demand

Deputy Group Editor, Laura Griffiths reports on a trip to Rotterdam to witness the unveiling of the world's first certified 3D printed marine part.

By Laura Griffiths

/ 1 Dec 2017