Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technolog (ILT), Aachen, Germany, is tackling the challenge of 3D printing large components economically by using a new process called Hybrid AM that combines ...

Researchers have reported developing a new metal Additive Manufacturing approach that actively mixes molten metal during ...

The US Marine Corps has begun field evaluations of the AIMMS, a deployable manufacturing machine designed to enable the ...

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed a new 3D printing approach for metal ...

3D printing became a reality when Charles Hull patented his Stereolithography (SLA) printer back in 1986, which was capable of printing only acrylic-based 3D objects. However, 3D printing supports a ...

The 19th century was the age of steel; the 20th was the age of synthetic polymers and plastics, but the 21st century will be the age of glassy metals. High-grade steel making and the invention of ...

As opposed to conventional metal alloys, metal matrix composites (MMCs) possess inimitable physical, thermal, electrical, chemical, and mechanical properties that make them most suitable in today’s ...

Metal additive manufacturing continues to expand beyond aerospace prototypes and into production-focused energy systems.

New MOS merges metal workers and machinists into a single designation built around additive manufacturing and remote parts production.