Tuesday, December 13, 2016

3D Metal Printing

Metalysis are producing metal powders suitable for 3D printing; this is due to their excellent physical properties such as flow, packing density, particle diameter and associated narrow size distribution.
Metalysis can tailor the mean particle diameter and corresponding size distribution of titanium and tantalum powders towards a given 3D printing process, i.e. selective laser melting (SLM), electron beam melting (EBM), direct metal deposition (DMD), etc.
Metalysis spherical titanium powders have successfully been used to fabricate a number of 3D printed parts, including automotive turbocharger component and an aerospace turbine guide vane. This represents a paradigm shift in the availability of consumables for the 3D printing of metal components.

Titanium Opportunities in Additive Manufacturing - 2017: An Opportunity Analysis and Ten-Year Forecast”

Titanium Opportunities in Additive Manufacturing 2017: An Opportunity Analysis and Ten-Year Forecast - Research and Markets

The belief that titanium printing is becoming the largest opportunity for metal additive manufacturing materials, with revenues exceeding all other alloy groups used in metal AM over the next ten-year period. Sought after primarily for its high strength to weight ratio, biological inertness, and other desirable properties when combined with additive layer manufacturing, titanium alloys are burgeoning in the medical, aerospace, automotive, dental, and consumer products industries.
With GE purchasing a controlling share in one of the largest titanium additive manufacturing companies in the world, and thus gaining a significant stake in the supply chain for titanium powders used in additive manufacturing systems, the titanium supply chain has been thrust into short term uncertainty. The market is responding to significantly increased demand for high quality, traceable, and exceptionally pure titanium materials for additive manufacturing, with a number of new market entrants having taken place in 2016 and more planned for 2017. Capacity expansions at existing leaders in the titanium powder supply chain are underway, thus creating a chaotic future scenario with potentially over a billion dollars on the line in the future.
As a specialty study in a specific material, this report presents our latest -- and highly granular -- market forecast data as well as critical market analysis for use of titanium in key industries adopting AM, as well as considerations for the future adoption and use in other applications. The primary opportunity factors related to the broader supply chain, primary providers of AM titanium powder and other forms, and analysis of the print technologies and powder production processes all combine to help business development and strategy professionals determine how to focus their efforts in titanium powder, parts, and print technologies.
Key Topics Covered:
Chapter One: State of Metal and Titanium Additive Manufacturing MarketTrailing Twelve-Month Review
1.1 Key Trends in Metal Additive Manufacturing Influencing Demand for Titanium
1.2 Market and Application Tracking - Additively Manufactured Titanium Components and Their Value in Key Markets
1.3 Titanium Powder for Additive Manufacturing Supply Chain in Transition Phase
1.4 Key Points from this Chapter
Chapter Two: Additive Manufacturing Technologies and Utilization of Titanium Metal Powders
2.1 Primary Titanium Powder Characteristics for AM Technology
2.2 Metal Powder Bed Fusion Technology and Related Metal Powder Production Considerations
2.3 Blown Powder Directed Energy Systems and Related Metal Powder Production Considerations
2.4 Wire-Based Directed Energy Deposition Technology and Market Considerations
2.5 End-User Considerations for Titanium Powder in Additive Manufacturing
2.6 Key Points From this Chapter
Chapter Three: Analysis of Titanium Materials for Additive Manufacturing - Production Methods, Players, and Supply Chain
3.1 Supply Chain Considerations for Titanium Powder
3.2 Production Methods for Titanium Powder for AM
3.3 Competing Titanium Materials in the AM Industry
3.4 Influential AM Titanium Powder Suppliers, Resellers, and Market Share Analysis
Chapter Four: Summary of Ten-Year Forecasts for Titanium Powders in Additive Manufacturing
4.1 Methodology Review
4.2 Metal 3D Printing Hardware Forecasts
4.3 Titanium Powder Demand and Revenues by Vertical Industry
Companies Mentioned
- AP&C
- ATI Metals Corp.
- GKN Hoeganaes
- H.C. Starck
- LPW Technology
- Metalysis
- Osaka Titanium
- Praxair Surface Technologies
- Puris, LLC
- Pyrogenesis
- Tekna
- Z3DLab
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Global Industry Study on 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence Market by Application, Type, Manufacturers, and Regions, Forecast up to 2021
Scope of the Report:
Report mainly focus on 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence in Worldwide market, especially report covers 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence market like, in North America, 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence market in Europe, 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence market in Asia-Pacific, 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence market in Latin America, Middle as well as Africa. This report categorizes the 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence market based on manufacturers, regions, type and 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence market application.

Market Segment by Manufacturers, this report covers
1 Stratasys
2 3D Systems
3 Arcam Group
4 Renishaw
5 ExOne
6 Optomec
7 SLM Solutions
8 EnvisionTEC
9 VoxelJet AG
10 Sciaky Inc
11 EOS e-Manufacturing Solutions
Market Segment by Type, covers
1. Plastics Material
2. Ceramics Material
3. Metals Material
4. Other Material
Market Segment by Applications, can be divided into
1. Commercial aerospace
2. Defense
3. Space
Market Segment by Regions, regional analysis covers
1. 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence Market in North America (USA, Canada and Mexico).
2. Europe 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence Market(Germany, France, UK, Russia and Italy).
3. 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence Market in Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Korea, India and South-east Asia).
4. Latin America 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence Market, Middle and Africa.
Global 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence market report covers Manufacturers Profiles with their Business Overview which also includes 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence Type and Applications, 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence Sales, Price, Revenue and 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence Market Share. This report also includes Global 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence Market Competition, by Manufacturer, 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence Sales and Market Share by Manufacturer. Global 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence Sales as well as 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence Revenue by Regions (2011-2016)
Report on (Worldwide 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence Market) mainly covers 10 Chapters to deeply display the global 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence market.
Chapter 1, to analyze the 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence market’s top manufacturers, with sales, 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence market revenue, and price of 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence, in 2015 and 2016;
Chapter 2, to display the 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence market’s competitive situation among the top manufacturers, with 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence market sales, revenue and 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence market share in 2015 and 2016;
Chapter 3, to show the global 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence market by regions, with sales, 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence revenue and market share of 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence, for each region, from 2011 to 2016;
Chapter 4, 5, 6 and 7, to analyze the key regions, with 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence market sales, revenue and share by key countries in these regions 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence Market scenario;
Chapter 8 and 9, to show the 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence market by type and application, with sales 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence market share and growth rate by type, 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence market application, from 2011 to 2016.
Chapter 10, Global 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence market forecast, by regions, type and application, with 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence market sales and revenue, from 2016 to 2021.
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huge 3-D printer

A new company in Akron wants to bring 3-D printing to the region in a big way.
Literally.
Additive Engineering Solutions has been operating as a consulting firm since August 2015 but is getting ready to switch gears to production with the addition of a Big Area Additive Manufacturing machine from Cincinnati Inc. The machine is probably best known for printing a drivable car at the International Manufacturing Technology Show back in 2014, said Austin Schmidt, partner and president of Additive Engineering Solutions.
It's much larger, and faster, than any 3-D printers on the market, Schmidt said. And since most of the BAAM machines on the market aren't easily accessible to companies, Schmidt said he saw an opportunity for a contract manufacturer. The focus at Additive Engineering Solutions will be 3-D printing tools and molds for different industries, said Andrew Bader, one of the partners who's overseeing business development.
Additive Engineering Solutions really got its start in the summer of 2015, when Schmidt and Bader met at a young professionals event. Schmidt was still working in additive manufacturing at Caterpillar, and Bader invited him to do a presentation at OGS Industries, his family's Akron-based metal stamping and fabrication company. OGS immediately found an application for 3D printing in its shop, and Bader thought similar companies in the region could use the same kind of information. The two filed the paperwork to start Additive Engineering Solutions as a consulting business in August 2015. But when Schmidt learned about the BAAM printer, the two decided to look into it.
That wasn't always the goal for Additive Engineering Solutions. In fact, when the company got started, the goal was explicitly "to not buy a printer," Schmidt said. Additive manufacturing is a competitive market, he said, and it's difficult to stand out. But the opportunity to have "first mover advantage" was very attractive, Bader said.
The two pitched the idea to Tom, Bader's uncle, and John, his father, who are, along with Bader and Schmidt, partners in the business. After Schmidt, Bader and his uncle visited Cincinnati Inc., the manufacturer of the machine, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which developed the technology, in May, the decision was basically made.
The company placed the order for the machine in early July. In September, Schmidt began working at Additive Engineering Solutions full-time and started setting up the company's supply chain, customers and jobs.
Additive Engineering Solutions' BAAM machine is the 11th one the company has sold, and the first at a service bureau, said Rick Neff, BAAM sales manager for Cincinnati Inc. The others are in universities, labs or large companies, he said, with the latter using the machines for their own purposes.
Neff said typical 3-D printers can print parts that fit in a shoebox. BAAM can print parts that are 5 1/2 feet wide, 13 feet long and 6 feet tall.
And having one of their machines at a company like Additive Engineering Solutions will be a good thing for Cincinnati, Neff said. The company gets "lots and lots of people" calling it to print parts, he said, a service it will perform but not its main purpose.
That interest demonstrated a need to Bader.
"We kind of had these pre-established sales pipelines," he said.
Bader said there are already a few jobs lined up, though the company declined to name any specific customers. Additive Engineering Solutions has also been busy setting up its new facility at 990 Evans Ave. in Akron, which it is renting from OGS. Total startup costs, including the BAAM machine and supporting equipment like a 5-axis CNC router, are about $1.5 million, Schmidt said.
Additive Engineering Solutions is a spinoff of OGS, but the new company is using the more established one for functions like human resources and facility maintenance, Bader said. That's allowing Additive Engineering Solutions to run very lean. Officially, the only employee outside of Bader (who is also still working at OGS) and Schmidt is senior process engineer Clark Patterson. Tom Bader is serving as chief financial officer when needed.
The BAAM machine is expected to arrive near the end of December. Schmidt and Patterson have been traveling to Cincinnati Inc. and Oak Ridge National Laboratory to make sure they're comfortable running the machine.
"Our goal is when it drops, we're ready to go," Schmidt said.
Tim Fahey, vice president of industry and innovation at Team NEO, said Additive Engineering Solutions' addition of the BAAM machine will give the company a "unique ability," as 3-D printed parts are usually limited in size. It also adds another additive manufacturing capability to Northeast Ohio and enhances the region's reputation as a 3D printing hub.
Richard Lonardo, advanced manufacturing program manager at the Youngstown Business Incubator, said the company's focus on large-format tooling in particular will give it a unique asset. There's a lot of tool manufacturing in the state, and people are looking for ways to make those tools faster and more complex.
"We think they're going to be a big hit," Lonardo said.