Page 8 - 3D Metal Printing Spring 2018

3D INDUSTRY NEWS
Nanodiamonds Boost 3D-Printed Polymer Performance
Auburn University Plans Two AM Centers
Auburn University will create two new research centers focused on 3D printing with its partners—NASA's Mar- shall Space Flight Center and ASTM International.
The National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence, which already has more than 40 industry and govern- ment collaborators, is being formed with the Marshall Space Flight Center and will be housed in the school’s College of Engineering, where it will develop new standards for the industry and conduct research into technology and workforce development.
In addition, it will be part of a new Additive Manufacturing Center of Excel- lence. That's in collaboration with ASTM, a global organization that estab- lishes industry technical standards, and EWI, an engineering and technology nonprofit.
Christopher Roberts, dean of Auburn's Ginn College of Engineering, says the school has made major invest- ments in faculty, labs and equipment to "achieve a leadership position in addi- tive manufacturing.”
Carbodeon and Tiamet 3D have announced the first nan- odiamond-enhanced filaments for 3D printing with a 100- percent increase in tensile strength.
Finnish nanodiamond manu- facturer Carbodeon and Dutch 3D-printing specialist Tiamet 3D have announced the first nanodia- mond-enhanced filaments for 3D printing. The Carbodeon/Tiamet 3D filaments, based on a joint- patented technology, improve the mechanical and thermal proper- ties of 3D-printed items.
“By joining forces we’ve already developed filaments with a 100-percent increase in tensile strength, improved print- ability and better thermal prop- erties,” says Reid Larson, CEO of Tiamet 3D. “Printing also runs more quickly and more reliably
with the addition of Carbodeon polymer-tailored nanodiamonds.”
“Nanodiamonds offer the potential to make 3D-printed components that perform
as well as, or better than, comparable injection-molded components, but with massive cost reductions and production speed improvements,” says Carbodeon CEO Vesa Myllymäki.
The first Carbodeon/Tiamet 3D filaments will be polylactic-acid-based, with further development focused on high-performance thermoplastics. The companies signed a strategic partnership agreement on joint filament development, along with an agree- ment for Carbodeon to supply nanodiamond materials to Tiamet 3D.
The newly developed filament product will be available from Carbodeon and Tiamet 3D. Carbodeon filament products will be sold under its uDiamond brand. Carbodeon: www.carbodeon.net; Tiamet 3D: www.tiamet3d.com
Sintavia Approved as Flightworthy Additive-Parts Supplier to Honeywell
Sintavia, LLC, Davie, FL, a Tier-One metal-AM manufactur- er, received internal approval to provide production for Hon- eywell Aerospace using the laser-powder-bed-fusion process. The approval covers all programs within Honeywell Aero- space.
“We have been working with Honeywell for more than 18 months as part of its rigorous supplier qualification,” says Brian R. Neff, Sintavia’s chairman and chief executive officer. “We are grateful that all of our team’s hard work has paid off, and are looking forward to demonstrating the many benefits of addi- tive manufacturing within Honeywell’s supply chain in the form of lower costs, shorter manufacturing times and dramatic design improvements.”
Sintavia: www.sintavia.com
Additive Industries Announces Expansion Plans
Additive Industries, a supplier of 3D-metal-printing equip- ment and software developer headquartered in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, will add a development center in the United King- dom. The facility will house MetalFAB1 demonstration systems and support process and application development for the UK and Ireland. Additive plans to hire a team of 3D-printing profes- sionals. The company also will move its headquarters to a new facility that is seven times larger than its current building. The new headquarters will include development and system assem- bly and test operations, currently in two separate locations.
The headquarters news comes on the heels of a recently announced five-year plan where Additive Industries seeks to become a top-three-worldwide metal-AM company in sales. Additive Industries: www.additiveindustries.com
6 | 3D METAL PRINTING • SPRING 2018
3DMPmag.com