“If we are going to have 3D printers make spare and replacement parts for critical items in space, we have to be able to make spare parts for the printers,” NASA project manager Niki Werkheiser said in the statement. “The…
“If we are going to have 3D printers make spare and replacement parts for critical items in space, we have to be able to make spare parts for the printers,” NASA project manager Niki Werkheiser said in the statement. “The…
Looks like big data and software are delivering heightened optimization to U.S. manufacturing. John Zegers, director of the Georgia Center of Innovation for Manufacturing, sees the ability to collect and use data as a tool to improve plant efficiency. Renaissance…
Here are a few more reasons to use 3D printing for making individual parts for cars and scooters, and investment casting from Solvay, Stratasys, and several divisions of CRP Group. This slideshow also includes Solvay’s work in replacing metal with…
High-hardness ferrous metal matrix composite (MMC) parts have been produced in a one-step 3D-printing process using a new nanosteel powder. The NanoSteel Company worked with an unnamed process development partner to adapt its nanosteel powders to laser sintering, producing a 99.9%…