Articles Tagged with ''additive manufacturing''

Traditionally, it has taken months or even years to get equipment to astronauts up in space, depending on the launch re-supply schedule. Zero-gravity 3D printing, however, may soon completely eliminate the need to send parts or equipment to spacecraft.

SALT LAKE CITY—Medical device manufacturer Amedica Corp. has become the first company to make complex silicon nitride structures using a 3D printing process called robotic deposition, or robocasting.

TEL AVIV, Israel—Researchers at Tel Aviv University are developing a new 3D printing technology that can create electronic circuits using nickel nanoparticles.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands—Researchers here have developed a unique assembly line that combines robotic pick-and-place technology with additive manufacturing.

FINSPÅNG, Sweden—Siemens is investing $23.8 million to build a new factory here devoted to the mass production of 3D-printed metal components.

KALAMAZOO, MI—Stryker Corp. is a building a new, state-of-the-art 3D printing facility this year. The facility will be used to make components for the company’s joint replacement products.

HØNEFOSS, Norway—A new 3D printing technology developed by Norsk Titanium is being used to produce titanium alloy structural components for Airbus passenger jets.

Aerospace engineers are pushing the boundaries of 3D printing.

Manufacturers that assemble parts for 21st-century spacecraft are well aware that what they’re making is often the first of its kind.

ITHACA, NY—Researchers at Cornell University have used stereolithography to create air-powered elastomeric robotic tentacles that could someday be used to move or grip objects.