Over the past two years, additive manufacturing has emerged as an attractive alternative due to its unique ability to manufacture “on demand.” Companies have been at the whim of the fragile global supply chain during the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic,…
GE Aviation has projected cost savings of 35% after switching the production of four land/marine turbine bleed air parts from casting to metal 3D printing. The aerospace company worked with GE Additive to additively manufacture the four bleed air components, with the cost…
In a recent webinar, Chris Billings, the co-founder of Duncan Machine Products (DMP), which is a partner with my company, shared a parable that cut straight to a hurdle faced by people in their everyday lives and teams within businesses,…
Between enabling profound new designs and upending the traditional supply chain, the unlimited potential with metal 3D printing will transform the manufacturing landscape. Indeed, the transformation has already begun. But, getting metal AM into production is taking a lot longer than many…
A metallurgist shares insights on choosing the ideal metals for 3D metal manufacturing and ensuring quality production. In this article, a brief introduction to commonly used metal and alloy powders for additive manufacturing (AM) is given. In addition, the reader…
Russian researchers have used machine learning to make metal 3D printing more efficient. 3D printers require fine tuning of positioning and control algorithms using mathematical models to reach optimal performance. This is a lengthy and arduous process and it could…
There’s a lot to like about the additive manufacturing of metal parts, but there’s a lot you need to know before getting started. In a field that’s advancing as rapidly as metal 3D printing, it can be easy to fall…
Based on the survey, machinery companies have high potential to realize great benefits with 3D printing. Historically, metalworking has involved a process called subtractive manufacturing, where a metal block is put inside a computer-controlled machine. The machine cuts the block…
Rapid prototyping technology, building parts by creating a series of successive layers, began in the 1980s in Japan and immediately became a subject of interest in the U.S. The first patent, which coined the term stereo lithography (SLA), was granted in…
Epic failures often are just a precursor to great success in the realm of invention and innovation. Kassy Hart, a lead additive manufacturing engineer for GE Power, can certainly attest to this, and her team has their own corresponding motto relevant…