Additive Manufacturing

3D-printed composite tail rotor gear box housing enhances Discovery super drone

CFP Technology teams with Flying-Cam to create 3D-printed, functional tail rotor actuators protection using Windform XT 2.0 composites and a powder bed fusion process.  

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Carbon Fibers

Raise3D releases 32 new industrial filaments for carbon fiber 3D printer

E2CF 3D printer continues to support fiber-reinforced part printing with 32 new filament options from 16 global filament manufacturers.  

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IMDEA Materials Institute helps create intelligent sensors for aviation composites

As a part of the European Union’s DOMMINIO project, IMDEA Materials Institute is helping to create embedded smart sensors via 3D printing to provide real-time updates on aircraft during flight.  

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Caracol AM launches new identity, celebrates composites applications

Italian supplier of Heron large format additive manufacturing (LFAM) technology showcases circular economy and aerospace applications.  

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Alpine Advanced Materials introduces rapid prototype molding solution

A combination of Addifab’s resin system, Nexa3D’s 3D printers and Alpine’s advanced composite materials enables production of injection molds that dissolve after part injection, cutting speed and cost.  

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Covestro sells additive manufacturing materials business to Stratasys

New ownership by Stratasys is expected to achieve faster growth, includes Covestro’s R&D facilities, offices and employees in Europe, U.S. and China in the agreement.  

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Low-void, large-scale, high-volume 3D-printed composites

Among its many composites-related projects, Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently installed its first AMCM test cell, combining extrusion with compression molding for fast, low-void, low-porosity thermoplastic composite parts.

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Anisoprint partners with Jacobs University, SIT to establish composite 3D printing ecosystem

On-campus continuous fiber 3D printing based in Bremen, Germany, fosters research, education and technology transfer through materials development, process and design method improvement.  

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Desktop Metal introduces FreeFoam photopolymer resins

New family of products are able to produce durable and dimensionally accurate closed-cell, complex-designed foam parts without tooling via digital light processing.  

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Molds/Tools

Fortify, polySpectra awarded $3 million by DOE to advance 3D-printed tooling

Fortify is to develop inexpensive, durable solutions for lightweighting automotive components using polymers, composites and metals, advancing vehicle part commercialization.  

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