As 2019 comes to a close, 3D Printing Industry takes a look back at the year to see how additive manufacturing has not only changed but expanded into various sectors. In the month of January, new safety standards in metal 3D printing and patents for a holographic 3D printer were established, as well as international plans to build 3D printed bases on the moon.
The following article records several standout developments from the first month of 2019.
BP and 3D printing
打开月,英国跨国石油and gas companyBPconfirmedthat it is using 3D printing to manufacture components for its petrochemicals business. The company previously integrating additive manufacturing to produce parts for its chemicals division, including agitators used inside catalytic reactors.
David Eyton, BP’s head of technology, stated that “It could be transformational for product supply chains [as] you can make it where you need it.”
“million laser” technology
Towards the end of 2018,EOS揭示了即将推出的“百万激光”技术的细节LaserProFusion。今年一月，3D Printing Industryfollowed up with Güngör Kara, EOS Chief Digital Officer, and Nikolai Zapernick, EOS’ Senior Vice President Central Europe to find out how this technology is working towards mass production.
“[Against] injection moulding it will never compete with 100,000 parts, but [LaserProFusion] will challenge in the 5,000 – 10,000 range with customization,” demonstrates,” said Zapernick. “The idea is that this would be 24/7 continuous production, and if you need a different part, you can just add it into the build and its produced in minutes/hours rather than months.”
Patents for holographic and magnetic 3D printing
美国跨国公司IBM, filed a专利relating to “3D printing on the surface of an acoustic hologram。” First submitted in June 2017, this patent presents an invention with the potential to fabricate a hollow object in a single step.
A专利from Nataša Muševič, director of Research and Development at small-scale manufacturing provider and consultancyZavod Park在斯洛文尼亚，还出版了一种利用“磁悬浮”的无支持3D打印方法。
A new set of standards
UL，总部位于伊利诺伊州的全球安全咨询和认证公司发起了Blue Cardfor additive manufacturing materials to aid manufacturers to reach their potential customers.
ASTM International, also partnered withInnovate UK,英国标准机构(BSI), and the UKManufacturing Technology Centre（MTC）在考文垂，发展technical standards for directed energy deposition(DED).
而且，Metal Powder Industries Federation(MPIF) publishedA Collection of Powder Characterization Standards for Metal Additive Manufacturing,作为与金属粉状原料有关的九种现有测试方法的汇编。
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In an update ofDecree No. 2018-1057, which came into force January 1 2019, theFrench Governmentplaced further control over foreign investment into sensitive technology sectors, including雷电竞充值。更具体地说，该活动被列为有关“网络安全人工智能，机器人技术，增材制造，[和]半导体的研发”。雷电竞充值
Furthermore, theChina National Space Administration(CNSA) announced plans to be the first country to establish abase on the moon using additive manufacturing。CNSA副负责人Wu Yanhua在谈到此事时说：“我们希望[我们]测试一些技术，并为建立由多个国家共享的联合农历基地做一些探索。例如，我们可以使用3D打印技术在月球上在月球上建造房屋吗？”
Academic research leveraging additive manufacturing
3D Printing Industry launchedCrAMmed, a 3D printing digest based on the latest academic additive manufacturing research. One of the studies included in the first edition explores the effects of gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) concentration on cardiac myocytes and fibroblasts, which are used to 3D print heart tissue.
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Featured image shows concept art for the future LaserProFusion system. Image via EOS.
