The use of granular materials and fine powders are commonplace in industrial applications. These materials must be precisely characterized in order to properly control and optimize processing methods, ...

Last week I went to the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) and it was incredible. This is a toy store for machinists and showcases the best of industrial automation. But one of the ...

Researchers have improved flaw detection to increase confidence in metal parts that are 3D-printed using laser powder bed fusion. Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National ...

This article looks at how Dynamic Image Analysis (DIA) and Laser Diffraction (LD) technologies may be used to characterize the size and shape of common metal powders and metal alloys, utilizing the ...

GE has announced its plans to build the world's largest laser-powder additive manufacturing machine. The device, which will be developed through a new branch of the company called GE Additive, uses a ...

Freeform has developed a 3D printing system called GoldenEye that is specifically optimized for metalworking. According to ...

A team of researchers from the University of Virginia, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison has made a breakthrough in the field of additive manufacturing that could ...

Additive manufacturing is a process that adds material, usually on a layer-to-layer basis, to make a 3D object based off the interpretation of 3D computer-aided-design (CAD) data. Additive ...