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US Navy awards $2.6m metal additive manufacturing contract
4 April 2018
The US Navy has awarded Concurrent Technologies Corporation a $2.6 million two-year contract for supplying laser metal additive manufacturing solutions
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New welding method to expand use of AHS steel
17 January 2018
A new welding technique for advanced high-strength steel for automotive and aerospace applications has been developed by a researcher at the Brazilian Air Force Command’s Institute for Advanced Studies
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GE Additive works with GKN on powder bed machines
25 October 2017
GE Additive has signed a memorandum of understanding with UK engineering group GKN to collaborate on part development projects on powder bed machines
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GE Additive to reveal cubic metre AM machine for aerospace at Formnext
4 August 2017
General Electric subsidiary GE Additive has announced the ongoing two-year development of a laser-powder additive manufacturing machine with a build envelope of one cubic metre capable of producing aircraft parts
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By Dave MacLellan, Executive Director, AILU
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Gemma Church finds that additive manufacturing is being used to transform lives through advanced implants and guides for surgeons
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Matthew Dale looks at what can be achieved by combining robots with lasers, including a novel tool for repairing jet engines being developed by Rolls-Royce
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High-power blue diode lasers are becoming available that have significant advantages over traditional infrared lasers for machining metals. Greg Blackman investigates