In fluidized-bed powder feeders, a bed of powder is continuously agitated by a fluidizing gas, in this case the carrier gas.
Metallurgy Breakthrough: 3D Printing High-Strength Aluminum
Researchers at HRL Laboratories LLC have designed a new method that enables high-strength aluminum alloys, as well as high-strength steels and nickel-based superalloys, to be used in 3D printing.
NASA rocket engine igniter made of Inconel and copper by hybrid 3D laser printing
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala., announces that its engineers have tested the first 3D printed rocket engine igniter made of Inconel and a copper alloy.
Sciaky receives President’s Award for its electron beam additive manufacturing systems
Sciaky Inc., Chicago, announces that it has received the President’s “E” Award from the U.S. Department of Commerce for the export of its industry-leading electron beam additive manufacturing (EBAM) systems to countries around the world.
America Makes and ANSI collaborate to update standards for additive manufacturing
America Makes, Youngstown, Ohio, and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Washington, have launched Phase 2 of the America Makes & ANSI Additive Manufacturing Standardization Collaborative (AMSC) to update its standardization roadmap for additive manufacturing.