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Assembly and Joining - Page 12
- From The Additive Report
Oklahoma shop wins aerospace contract to 3D-print Microvanes
- Feb 5, 2021
- News Release
Rapid Application Group has signed an agreement to supply Metro Aerospace with additively manufactured Microvanes, which affix to the exterior of an aircraft’s fuselage to reduce drag and improve fuel efficiency. “Given the rigorous standards and the extreme operating conditions for the...
- From The Welder
Sonobond Ultrasonics’ Advanced HMI delivers data-driven capabilities for metal welding
- Feb 4, 2021
- Product Release
Sonobond Ultrasonics has introduced its Advanced HMI with Smart Touchscreen. It offers access to four welding modes (time, energy, height, and height with energy); real-time monitoring and adjustment of energy, power, preheight and final-height weld parameters; sequential job selections to run...
- From The Welder
Modular Jupiter series from Amada Weld Tech performs precision joining
- Feb 2, 2021
- Product Release
Amada Weld Tech has introduced the Jupiter series of modular systems for precision joining, available for laser welding, laser marking, resistance welding, micro arc welding, and hot bar bonding applications. The modular system comes in four sizes, so it can be adapted to specific production...
- From The Additive Report
Large-format 3D printers eliminate ‘stitching’ parts together
- By Kip Hanson
- Jan 28, 2021
- Article
Big 3D printers eliminate the need to join multiple small parts into a single structure, enhancing accuracy, saving time, and cutting costs.
- From The Additive Report
Romi’s new hybrid machines perform additive and subtractive operations
- Jan 28, 2021
- Product Release
Romi has introduced a line of hybrid machine tools that combine traditional machining operations, like milling, with 3D metallic additive manufacturing. Three Generation D vertical machining centers—the D 800, D 1000, and D 1250—form the basis for this family of hybrids. They feature heavy cast...
- From The Additive Report
Zare acquires majority stake in AM dental device company Proxera
- Jan 27, 2021
- News Release
Zare, which joined forces last August with fellow AM service provider Beamit, has acquired a majority stake in the medical 3D printing company Proxera. Proxera specializes in printing dental devices and will operate as an independent company controlled by Zare. Proxera’s dental expertise is...
- From The Additive Report
ExOne launches online calculator for determining cost of metal 3D printing
- Jan 21, 2021
- Product Release
A new tool from ExOne compares the cost of binder-jetting a metal part on one of the company’s Pro 3D printers to the cost of making the part via a traditional manufacturing process or other additive method. The Production Metal Cost Calculator is available at the ExOne website and reportedly...
- From The Additive Report
Sintavia buys two 3D printers for building rocket components
- Jan 14, 2021
- News Release
Sintavia LLC, a Florida designer and additive manufacturer of critical thermal components for the aerospace, defense, and space industry, has purchased two M4K-4 printers from the German company AMCM GmbH, part of EOS GmbH family of companies. The metal printers are stretched versions of EOS’s...
- From The Welder
Dengensha names national sales and service manager
- Jan 12, 2021
- News Release
Resistance welding equipment provider Dengensha America, Bedford, Ohio, has promoted Doug Becker to national sales and service manager, overseeing sales, service, and engineering operations in the U.S. and Canada. Becker has more than 20 years of sales and account management experience in global...
Distillery fabricator makes collars to speed manifold-making process
- By Eric Lundin
- Jan 12, 2021
- Article
Joining tubes at right angles to make a manifold is never an easy process. Fabricators spend a lot of time marking, cutting, coping, and aligning everything. The staff at distillery fabricator Hillbilly Stills found that pulling collars with a T-Drill unit eased the entire burden.
- From The Fabricator
Better connection design speeds structural fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 1, 2021
- Article
An alternative, automated approach to connection design with cloud-based analytics software could have profound implications for metal fabrication, erection, and the overall construction timeline.
- From The Additive Report
General Motors opens a new facility dedicated to 3D printing
- Dec 29, 2020
- Article
The automaker’s new 15,000-sq.-ft. AIC is devoted to making additive manufacturing an accepted production method within the auto industry.
- From The Additive Report
Hybrid additive/subtractive manufacturing system cuts energy company’s inventory
- Dec 26, 2020
- Article
Pump manufacturer Sulzer devised a hybrid AM/machining system to help Chevron lower its spare-parts inventory.
- From The Welder
KapTec from CenterLine dresses caps, automates cap changing
- Dec 18, 2020
- Product Release
CenterLine (Windsor) Ltd. has introduced KapTec, designed to dress caps and automate cap changing in a variety of resistance welding applications. The compact, self-contained unit can be used on single- or dual-ped guns. Standard features include modular design, integrated cap presence detection...
- From The Additive Report
Construction-scale 3D printing company raises $11 million in funding
- Dec 17, 2020
- News Release
Branch Technology—developer of a composite 3D printing process used to make structures for buildings—recently announced the closing of an $11 million funding round led by EquipmentShare, along with oversubscribed support from Brick & Mortar Ventures, Chattanooga Renaissance Fund, and other...
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