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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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After the international laser technology congress AKL, in Aachen in May, Matthew Dale learned that dramatic increases in power are on the horizon for ultrafast lasers
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Greg Blackman finds that new EU PPE regulations mean that laser safety eyewear must have an operational lifespan, a change that will impact manufacturers and users alike
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Keely Portway looks at how digitally networked laser machines, along with additive systems, will help improve production efficiency in the factories of the future