A Texas firm called Solid Concepts has announced it has successfully 3D-printed a gun in metal. The firm chose to print a working replica of a classic Browning 1911 pistol in order to prove how ...

What is direct metal laser-sintering (DMLS), and does titanium pose any unique technical challenges for this technology? A: DMLS is an emerging technology for rapid, additive manufacturing of metal ...

DePuy Spine reduces medical component lead times using direct metal laser sintering. Direct metal laser-sintering (DMLS) technology has spawned a new foundation on how medical companies design ...

Additive manufacturing is a process that adds material, usually on a layer-to-layer basis, to make a 3D object based off the interpretation of 3D computer-aided-design (CAD) data. Additive ...

Michigan-based Sintercore is billing its Auxetik (pronounced Aug-ZETIK) as the first commercial 3D printed firearm muzzle brake. Made of Inconel alloy using a laser additive manufacturing process, the ...

Germany-based companies, 3D-Micromac AG, a provider of laser micromachining systems, and EOS GmbH, an e-Manufacturing group, have teamed up to form a new organization dubbed 3D MicroPrint GmbH. The ...

NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center began operations in 1960, pioneering space exploration and rocket advancements for travel to the moon, space shuttle propulsion and many NASA legacy missions ...

Production of complex aerospace parts directly from CAD data, on short lead time, without tooling or layup. Tremendous design flexibility, part-count reduction and customization on the piece-part ...

What is Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) and where does it fit in additive manufacturing? Are there any design guidelines to know when using this process? What are the best applications for metal ...