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The 3D printing market is forecast to grow between 18.2 and 27.2 percent annually from 2019 through 2023, according to experts cited in a March report issued by 3D Hubs. That equates to an average compound annual growth rate of 23.5 percent and projects that the industry will double in size every...
Excerpted and adapted from an article written by Cummins Inc. Director of Sustainability Communications Blair Claflin. Cummins has sold its first metal part printed on one of its own 3D printers, moving the company a significant step closer to the exciting potential of additive manufacturing. The...
Let’s face it—the parts coming out of most 3D printers are … a little ugly. There are supports to remove, powder and resin to clear away, and critical surfaces and features to machine. Without these secondary operations, printed parts are of little value. As any parts designer will tell you,...
Salvagnini America Inc., Hamilton, Ohio, a manufacturer of flexible sheet metal processing systems, machines, process software, and tooling for factory integration, has announced the retirement of Bill Bossard, who has served as its president for 17 years. For the past two years, Bossard has been...
Prototyping usually comes to mind when industry people think of additive manufacturing (AM). They seldom think of using AM to build jigs, fixtures, and gauges, which typically are machined from metal. However, job shops can save dollars and time by 3D-printing these common shop tools. All it takes...
Renishaw’s RenAM 500Q metal additive manufacturing system has four 500-W lasers, each able to access the whole powder bed surface simultaneously. This capability results in faster build rates, which raises productivity and lowers the cost per part, says the manufacturer. The company cites these...
Optomec’s new LENS CS 800 additive manufacturing system is based on directed-energy-deposition technology and was designed for printing medium to large parts. Because it features laser output up to 3 kW and is equipped with a newly designed deposition head, the system has a broad range of...
Cortec® has introduced M-120, a water-based corrosion inhibitor additive that does not contain heavy metals. The additive can be used alone or in conjunction with other inhibitors to help increase the corrosion protection abilities of water-based and solvent-based coating systems. It is...
St. Louis-based Metal Exchange Corp. has opened a trading office in Singapore, MEC Global Trading Pte. Ltd. The new office is led by Craig Weber, global business manager.
The privately owned family company is a provider of nonferrous metals.
Announced price increases from the steel mills haveresulted in about an $80/ton price increase on hot-rolled coiled steel in recent weeks. Based on feedback from steel service centers, the increase in steel prices looks to be sticking, but the ending of Section 232 tariffs could change the current situation dramatically.
Raptor-Ready Dovetail Blanks, produced for patented Raptor workholding fixtures, are available from TCI Precision Metals. The design adds a dovetail to one surface of the material before production machining. It locks securely into the workholding fixture, allowing the part to be fully machined on...
Heat-treating provider Paulo will add hot isostatic pressing to its thermal processing services with the acquisition of a QIH 122 M URC® hot isostatic press from Quintus Technologies. The press is equipped with the manufacturer’s proprietary uniform rapid cooling, a feature that helps improve...
United States Steel Corp. has accepted an award from the High-Performance Computing for Manufacturing Program (HPC4Mfg) Special Call: Steel and Aluminum, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, to expand the company’s manufacturing capabilities for AHSS. The goal of the winning project,...
For 15 years the organizer of JEC World, the world’s largest composites exhibition and conference, has recognized organizations that have developed “outstanding” products and technologies. At the 2019 installment of the exhibition, held March 12-14 in Paris, organizer JEC Group presented...
Madison Chemical has introduced RP Gold, a water-based rust preventive that provides long-term indoor storage protection for ferrous and copper alloys. Applied to previously cleaned parts by immersion, manual spray, or recirculated spray methods, it leaves a nearly invisible, dry-to-the-touch film...
The Fabricator is North America's leading magazine for the metal forming and fabricating industry. The magazine delivers the news, technical articles, and case histories that enable fabricators to do their jobs more efficiently. The Fabricator has served the industry since 1970.
start your free subscriptionThis week on The Fabricator Podcast, Jason Becker, host of the Arc Junkies Podcast and owner of Underground...
The Association of Metal Processors and Distributors (AMPD) serves the needs of professionals in the steel distribution industry.
Follow the link below to find an AMPD member steel supplier near you.