Super Hero in Super Threads: Iron Man Flight Suit Made from Titanium
June 19, 2019
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Super Hero in Super Threads: Iron Man Flight Suit Made from Titanium, Courtesy of Colorado School of Mines, EOS Printer |
In the first episode of the new TV series Savage Builds, former MythBusters star Adam Savage combines a Marvel Comics Iron Man suit with a jet pack to create a bullet-proof flying super hero. Colorado School of Mines used costume design files from Marvel Studios as the basis for the suit. EOS printed the thin Ti64 costume parts on its M 400-4 four-laser printer, totaling more than 300 costume pieces in 6 weeks. Savage Builds combined the costume with jet-pack technology from Gravity Industries to send Iron Man soaring. Savage Builds debuted last week and airs on Discovery Channel and Science Channel. |
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AM Drives Hot Stamping Tool Improvements |
That's the word from Thomas Bell, executive director of Hitachi Metals, during an interview with our sister publication, MetalForming magazine.
"3D printed inserts enable the creation of effective conformal cooling lines in hot stamping dies," Bell says. "Traditionally, a water line in a hot stamping die runs along the X or Y axis—very linear. It doesn't always reach the surface of the die contour to cool as quickly as needed. AM inserts can be built to do that, which provides a big advantage."
What remains to be seen, according to Bell, is whether AM technology can enable manufacture of inserts large enough to be effective in the very large hot stamping dies.
The interview is part of an August MetalForming preview of the magazine's Hot Stamping Experience and Tech Tour, September 17 in Lapeer, MI, which includes a tour of hot stamping leader and event host Urgent Design & Manufacturing. |
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In This Issue |
AM Partnership Yields Improved Surgeries, Outcomes |
Expertise from Materialise and device provider DePuy Synthes allows surgeons to better plan maxillofacial surgeries and use patient-specific guides and hardware to help ensure success.
Essential Skills
While the much-noted skills gap pervades throughout manufacturing, it is noticeably wider in the additive manufacturing (AM) sector. Notably, however, upskilling of the AM workforce is being addressed around the United States and the rest of the world. |
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Coming in the Summer 2019 Issue |
Aerospace Report
Find out how the AM community provides unique solutions that allow airborne vehicles to fly faster, farther, and more safely and economically than ever before.
Lincoln Electric Enters AM Arena
Wire-Arc AM picks up steam as we take a close look at Lincoln Electric's new business unit. |
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