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Additive Manufacturing
Training Center Coming to Kentucky
Developed for established additive- manufacturing technical and business professionals, the training center is designed to be a hub for advancing man- ufacturing knowledge and workforce expert- ise. UL AMCC will offer hands-on training in additive manufacturing (AM) for metals and curriculum covering design setup, design corrections, machine setup, part
production, post-processing and parts inspection, testing and validation. The training will allow professionals to under- stand how to produce metal parts and emerging materials through AM, establish safety systems, identify hazards from materials and machines, and manufacture parts with safety built into designs.
Underwriters Laboratories LLC (UL), a global safety science organization, and the University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, have teamed to launch the UL Additive Manu- facturing Competency Center (UL AMCC), a 3D printing training facility set to open in the fall of 2015 adjacent to the university.
UL AMCC will join the university’s global advanced-manufacturing campus and the Institute for Product Realization (IPR), and collaborate with other corporate res- idents including General Electric and Local Motors’ FirstBuild.
“UL AMCC will provide engineers and manufacturers with a melting pot of infor- mation and resources and provide a con- nection from our academic research and UL’s certification and safety expertise to practical 3D printing applications,” says Neville Pinto, dean of the J.B. Speed School of Engineering and a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Louisville.
UL also announced that it will open a similar training center in Singapore.
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Neff Capital Management LLC, a private equity firm based in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, has established a new company, Sintavia, LLC, to focus on the additive manufacturing of production parts for aerospace and defense original equipment manufactur- ers. Sintavia, headquartered in Davie, FL, will produce parts based on the exacting quality-control standards required by the aerospace and defense industries. In addition to production capabilities, the company will maintain a state-of-the-art metallurgical and metrology lab.
Florida Startup Prepares to 3D Print Metal Parts
Neff Capital’s funding of Sintavia includes a $10 million investment supporting pro- duction of complex metal parts using selec- tive laser melting (SLM). Sintavia will pur- chase three SLM 280HL dual-laser systems from SLM Solutions NA, Inc., Novi, MI. The systems employ a 280 by 280 by 350-mm build envelope, with either a single 400-W, dual (400 +1000-W), or twin 400-W lasers. http://slm-solutions.us
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