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We only have eyes for...industrial 3D printing. Happy Valentine's Day, friends. 

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Did you hear? The airless basketball with 3D printed lattices is no longer just a prototype — it will become available for purchase next week. Read the news release on Additive Manufacturing Media here:  https://www.additivemanufacturing.media/news/wilson-plans-to-sell-customizable-airless-3d-printed-basketball?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=communitypost  

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Arguably additive manufacturing has always blurred the lines between the physical and digital worlds, but recent overlaps with augmented reality (AR) are blurring it even further. Augmented reality is both advancing AM and benefiting from this technology.

Details about the examples in the photos here:  https://www.additivemanufacturing.media/articles/4-augmented-reality-connections-to-3d-printing?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=communitypost 

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Genetic engineering for metal — MRL Materials Resources LLC uses artificial intelligence to help realize a design tool for determining the properties of 3D printed metals. 

Read the full story on material microstructure here:  https://www.additivemanufacturing.media/articles/genetic-engineering-for-metal-the-promise-of-microstructure-control-via-additive-manufacturing?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=communitypost 

Photo 5 explanation: 
This is an illustration of improved fatigue strength. Both images show microscopic views of 3D printed Ti6Al4V. 

On the left is a sample made through traditional laser powder bed fusion followed by hot isostatic pressing (HIP). For the sample on the right, MRL employed LPBF using its own process controls to obtain needed material properties without need for HIP, and also to realize a more useful microstructure. 

The colors indicate the angular orientation of hexagonal crystals of the metal. 

The sample on the left is more prone to crack propagation, where the sample on the right can be seen to feature "clumping" of angular orientations that pose a barrier to the spread of cracks. Stopping cracks extends fatigue life, producing a longer-lasting part even though the composition of the metal did not change. 

3D printing with glass — we went Down Under for this one.

Australian startup  @MapleGlassPrinting  has developed a process for extruding glass into artwork, lab implements and architectural elements. Along the way, the company has also found more efficient ways of recycling this material.

We tell the full story here:  https://www.additivemanufacturing.media/articles/3d-printing-brings-sustainability-accessibility-to-glass-manufacturing-?utm_source=youtube&?utm_medium=communitypost 

 #3Dprinting   #additivemanufacturing   #recycling   #glass   #glassrecycling 

5 Reasons Space Exploration Needs Additive Manufacturing 🚀
#1 Getting vehicles to space
#2 Making systems to be used in space
#3 Producing spare parts
#4 Manufacturing products for earth
#5 Building habitat and infrastructure

Details (and a 6th bonus reason) in Stephanie Hendrixson's article here:  https://www.additivemanufacturing.media/articles/6-reasons-space-exploration-will-need-additive-manufacturing?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=communitypost  

Or, watch our 3D printing + space playlist here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGNAl... 

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@wagner-machine-company5421  made this microturbine generator housing for KW Micro Power out of aluminum alloy F357 on a Sapphire metal AM system from  @velo3d . The part is about 9" in diameter by 9 inches tall, and it features large open spaces inside its form — open regions 6 to 7 inches high — through which fuel flows to cool the part. The Wagner team recognized that these unsupported openings could lead to distortion.

To understand part behavior in laser powder bed fusion followed by heat treating, Wagner Machine measures post-heat-treat parts using a scanning system from  @creaform , then compares this geometry to the original CAD file. 

The comparison view of the microturbine housing in Geomagic software from  @Oqton  maps the discrepancy. 

The blue “bruises” you see on the outside of the part show where the discrepancy after heat treating is particularly large. To a slight degree, the outer walls over the open internal regions caved in. That is, they sank by up to 0.0249 inch (0.632 mm).

However, they did not sink in uniformly. The scan reveals an interesting unintended effect of an additional feature of the housing. Fastener holes running through the part act as tent poles, holding the outer walls in place.

Our editor-in-chief Peter Zelinski writes more about this heat treat scan and the microturbine housing at  https://www.additivemanufacturing.media/articles/how-does-heat-treating-affect-a-metal-3d-printed-part?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=communitypost 

This is a basic production part, but with a spin only 3D printing can provide. These nine brackets are printed as a set, with the connector tie included. The set can be made and inventoried as a single object, rather than tracking each bracket separately.

This set was printed using Evolve's STEP process. Watch Stephanie Hendrixson explain STEP here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1be2... 

Gobble, gobble! Some of our subscribers are from outside of the United States, but the Additive Manufacturing Media team is based in Cincinnati, Ohio, where we are currently preparing for Thanksgiving. Before we get too far into the cooking (sorry, no 3D printed turkeys), we'd like to say THANK YOU to all of our subscribers here on YouTube. Industrial additive manufacturing is our passion and it's a blast to share in it with you! 

"If you’re not 3D printing, you’re not going to keep up."
— John Steel, Product Designer at the Slugger Innovation Center in Roseville, CA.

More about  @sluggernation 's foray into 3D printing with  @Formlabs  at  https://www.additivemanufacturing.media/articles/louisville-slugger-uses-formlabs-technology-to-accelerate-innovation?utm_source=youtube