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Additive Manufacturing
Airbus Adds EB Machine to Print Large Titanium Structural Parts
and explore ways to design and produce their components using the latest 3D technology integrated with conventional machining, automation and more,” says Methods 3D COO James Hanson. “Engi- neers have been bringing their application challenges to us and we have been working with them to implement this technology into their manufacturing operations.”
3D Printing Metals Market to Grow at a 31.5 Percent CAGR
Trumpf, Siemens Partner on a Combined Metal-AM Solution
The global market for 3D printing of metals is projected to reach $776.8 million by 2020, for a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 31.5 percent. Driving the growth are applications in the aerospace and defense industries, particularly the manufacture of aircraft engines and components. This according to analysts at MarketsandMarkets.
With the goal of integrating part design and engineering for 3D metal printing with print preparation and build, machine manufacturer Trumpf has forged a partnership with software provider Siemens. Together the companies will provide a 3D metal-printing platform that avoids the need for data conversion. “Our partnership will result in an optimum interaction between machine and soft- ware,” says Peter Leibinger, head of the Trumpf laser technology/electronics divi- sion, “so customers can move forward with designs optimized for additive man- ufacturing.”
While North America represented the major market for 3D printing of metals in 2015, it’s the Asia-Pacific region that’s estimated to be the fastest-growing market from 2015 to 2020. Metal-powder and printing-machine manufacturers are expanding their presence in that region to meet the expected rise in demand from end-user industries and new investments from engineering and manufacturing companies.
Methods Launches Additive-Manufacturing Labs
Methods 3D, Inc., a subsidiary of Methods Machine Tools, has opened additive- manufacturing laboratories in each of its seven technology centers. The labs—at its headquarters facility in Sudbury, MA, and in Detroit, MI, Charlotte, NC, Chicago, IL, Phoenix, AZ, and San Francisco and Los Angeles, CA—are outfitted with 3D printers designed for various processes including direct metal printing, select laser sintering, stereolithography and multi-jet printing. Also included is a full complement of post- processing equipment including EDM, CNC machining and inspection.
Siemens’ new NX software designed specifically for additive manufacturing will be integrated with Trumpf’s build processor and be sold with Trumpf TruPrint 3D metal-printing machines.
“Our new additive labs allow manufacturing professionals to consult with experts
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Sciaky, Inc., Chicago, IL, announced that Airbus planned to take delivery of an EBAM (electron- beam additive-manufacturing) 110 system (70- by 47- by 63-in. work envelope) in December 2016, to produce large titanium structural parts. Sciaky’s EBAM process com- bines computer-aided design, addi- tive-manufacturing processing prin- ciples, and an electron-beam heat source. A fully-articulated, moving electron-beam gun deposits titanium via wire feedstock, layer by layer, until the part reaches near-net shape. From there, the part requires heattreatment and post-production machining.
AMUG Conference Registration Open for Business
Sciaky brings quality and control together in one step with its IRISS interlayer real-time imaging and sensing system, which can sense and digitally self- adjust deposition precisely and repeatably. This closed-loop control ensures consistent
The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) has kicked off online reg- istration for its 2017 Education & Training Conference, scheduled for March 19-23, 2017, in Chicago, IL. The conference, in its 29th year, is open to owners and oper- ators of commercial additive-manufacturing technologies. Included are technical ses- sions and hands-on workshops, as well as a technical competition, awards banquet and two-day exposition. Visit www.am- ug.com for more information.
part geometry, mechanical properties, microstructure and composition.
Sciaky, Inc.: www.sciaky.com