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Industrial Additive Manufacturing
Industrial additive manufacturing applications are primarily linked to prototyping in the automotive field and early adoption for production in the aerospace segment, which is by far the biggest user of polymer and especially metal 3D printing technologies.
As machine production throughput has increased in recent years, industrial adoption of AM is now beginning to extend to short and medium batch production for the automotive segment as well. Furthermore, as new metal and polymer technologies now enable the production of larger parts at reduced costs, the use of AM has begun to contaminate the energy segment (with applications in both traditional and sustainable energy production and transport) and the marine segment.
While the cost and time reduction benefits of AM technologies for weight and (topology) optimization, subassemblies and generative part design have been well documented, several hurdles still exist that are limiting the widespread adoption of these key technologies in full end-to-end digital and automated production cycles. Several of these hurdles are inherent to the AM technologies and related material availability, however, the biggest challenges remain linked to process standardization, part finishing and repeatability.
Today every major aerospace or automotive manufacturer has made some significant strides toward the adoption of AM both for internal R&D and production and by leveraging external 3D printing service bureaus as a key resource for outsourced supplies. Every AM-related industrial project is growing and the trend is clearly accelerating.
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EVAP Investment LLC, an internationally recognized business development advisory specializing in industrial participation and offset strategy and development, and Assembrix Ltd, an international provider of 3D printing software, have partnered…
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Maritime and offshore industry spare parts will now be delivered more efficiently, saving cost and time, through the use of additive manufacturing. Officially launching at the NAMIC conference in Singapore,…
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HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division and General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) have advanced efforts to integrate additive manufacturing technology into the shipbuilding process for nuclear-powered submarines. The use of…
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The US Department of Energy (DoE) has announced a combined $45 million for two sets of projects that will innovate manufacturing processes for both wind and water energy technologies, both…
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6K Additive, a division of 6K Inc. and a leader in the sustainable production of materials for additive manufacturing, has been awarded a 5-year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) from Army…
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SPEE3D has partnered with the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF) to introduce its innovative cold spray additive manufacturing (CSAM) technology to Japan. This contract with the Japan Ministry of Defence…
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One of the segments that have been most affected by Velo3D’s unique metal LPBF additive manufacturing capabilities, especially in terms of part size, is the energy sector. This industry has…
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According to the Kyiv Independent news desk, the US Under Secretary of Defense William LaPlante has said that the US has provided the Ukrainian military with industrial-size 3D printers to…
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NAMI (National Additive Manufacturing & Innovation Company) is a leading Saudi-based company in Riyadh that specializes in additive manufacturing. Backed by industry giant 3D Systems and Dussur, NAMI is dedicated…
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Aurora Labs Limited, an industrial technology and innovation company that specializes in the development of 3D metal printers, powders, digital parts, and their associated intellectual property, has signed a Master…
