Additive Mfg & 3D Printing

6K Additive has announced a $1.1 million purchase order for its Nickel 718 superalloy powder, in a move that underscores growing manufacturing demand for high-performance materials in additive manufacturing applications.

Additive manufacturing is emerging as a potential solution to costly spare-parts delays in the oil and gas sector, with companies exploring on-demand production methods to address supply chain gaps that contribute to millions in annual downtime, according to information released by RusselSmith.

Metal additive manufacturing company SPEE3D says its deployable 3D printing technology helped restore a disabled US Army combat support vehicle in less than 24 hours during a live field exercise in Tennessee, demonstrating how expeditionary manufacturing could support military readiness in remote environments.

A 3D-printed helmet padding system for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians is being developed using additive manufacturing, with a focus on data-driven quality assurance, amsight said in a media release.

Conflux Technology has announced that its 3D-printed, configurable transmission oil cooler has completed a full-distance endurance race on a Multimatic-engineered car, in what the company described as a demonstration of reliability and performance under top-tier motorsport conditions.

6K Additive has signed a global long-term supply agreement with Siemens Energy to advance circular manufacturing practices in nickel-based alloy powder production. 

Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research) has released an updated analysis projecting that additive manufacturing (AM) applications will reach $24.5 billion in market impact by 2025 and expand to $110 billion by 2034. 

Manufacturing research at IMDEA Materials Institute has demonstrated a new way to increase the flexibility of 3D-printed nickel–titanium alloys, using woven architectures to overcome limitations associated with additive manufacturing.

Titomic Limited has entered into a Space Act Agreement with NASA to allow testing and evaluation of components produced using its cold spray additive manufacturing technology.

An additive manufacturing research project led in collaboration with Adelaide University is seeking to advance the manufacturing of next-generation power systems for space and defence applications, as researchers and industry partners work to transition a nuclear battery prototype toward pre-commercial manufacture.