Metal Additive Manufacturing magazine
WEBJun 1, 2016 · The very existence of BMW Group’s state-of-the-art Additive Manufacturing Campus, located close to Munich, speaks volumes about the potential of AM technology in the automotive industry. In April, Metal AM magazine’s Technical Consultant, Martin McMahon, and Managing Editor, Nick Williams, had the opportunity to visit the campus.
What is metal Additive Manufacturing?
WEBJun 1, 2016 · Metal Additive Manufacturing, also known as metal 3D printing, offers the possibility to produce complex parts without many of the constraints of traditional manufacturing processes. Additive Manufacturing is defined as “the process of joining materials to make parts from 3D model data, usually layer …
Metal Additive Manufacturing magazine
WEBThe very existence of BMW Group’s state-of-the-art Additive Manufacturing Campus, located close to Munich, speaks volumes about the potential of AM technology in the automotive industry. In April, Metal AM magazine’s Technical Consultant, Martin McMahon, and Managing Editor, Nick Williams, had the opportunity to visit the campus.
An introduction to metal powders for Additive Manufacturing
WEBJun 1, 2018 · The major manufacturing processes for AM powders are Gas Atomisation, Induction Melted Bar Atomisation (EIGA), Plasma Atomised Wire (PAW) (Fig. 1) and Plasma Rotating Electrode Atomisation (PREP). There are, of course, many other methods for the manufacture of metal powders. Additional powder production routes which can be used for selected ...
Titanium powder: Safe production and processing in Additive …
WEBMar 1, 2016 · Titanium powder pyrophoricity, passivation and handling for safe production and processing. As Additive Manufacturing moves out of the prototyping space and into production facilities with multiple machines, the importance of handling and processing powders, particularly titanium, becomes ever more relevant. In …
SpaceX debuts Raptor 3 engine, further enhanced with metal AM
WEBAug 5, 2024 · SpaceX has introduced the Raptor 3 engine (Courtesy SpaceX) SpaceX, Hawthorne, California, USA, has debuted its Raptor 3 engine. Produced using advanced manufacturing technologies including – extensively – metal Additive Manufacturing, the company reports that its engineers have been able to move many external parts inward, consolidating ...
Additively manufactured Czinger 21C redefines next-generation cars
WEBDec 15, 2021 · The Czinger 21C hypercar is a 'tour de force' of metal Additive Manufacturing. With over 350 AM components used in the vehicle's structure, suspension, brake systems, drivetrain and beyond, this is the realisation of the bold vision of Kevin Czinger, CEO of Divergent 3D. Behind the headlines about the car's record-breaking performance, however ...
Metal Additive Manufacturing magazine – About the publisher
WEBNick Williams. Editor & Managing Director Email: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)1743 469909. A graduate of the University of Manchester, UK, Nick founded Inovar in 2002 after a career in publishing and scientific/technical event management that spanned a range of industries, including Powder Metallurgy and Metal Injection Moulding.
Metal Additive Manufacturing’s journey to industrialisation
WEBJul 13, 2023 · Fig. 2 The metal Additive Manufacturing market 2016 to 2022 and supplier forecast 2027 (€ billion) (Courtesy AMPOWER) The phase of rapid expansion has cooled down, but we continue to see strong growth in the industry. Based on our AMPOWER Report data, the revenue generated by metal AM machines, feedstock, and part manufacturing services ...
Metal powders in Additive Manufacturing: An exploration of …
WEBMar 29, 2024 · When AM first started to become popular a little more than a decade ago, it was introduced as a greener way to produce parts. There was a lot of hype around the fact that AM only used the amount of materials that are in a finished product – it wasn’t unheard of to hear claims that there was almost zero waste in AM.