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basis, Riley says, commenting on his new position with Fabrisonic. “Fabrisonic has an incredibly promising future in the advanced-manufacturing ecosystem. We need more companies like this to advance our manufacturing capabilities here in the United States.”
Says Mark Norfolk, Fabrisonic presi- dent and chief executive officer: “Fab- risonic is thrilled to have Dr. Riley join our team. His experience in metal mate- rial science, management, and research and development will help us continue to accelerate our company.”
Huge Parts for Turkish Aerospace Industries via Huge Sciaky DED Printer
Sciaky, Inc. announced that it will deliver what it claims to be the world’s largest electron-beam directed energy deposition (DED) printer to Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI). Delivery dates are being finalized for the cus- tomized EBAM 300-series additive man- ufacturing system, which will print titani- um aerostructures measuring nearly 6 m long at TAI’s Ankara, Turkey, plant. The contract also includes collaboration on a series of projects aimed at optimizing TAI’s use of the EBAM machine and its technology.
TAI serves as Turkey's technology center for the development, moderniza- tion, manufacturing, system integration and lifecycle support of its aviation and space programs.
The EBAM machine’s work envelope exceeds 6 m in length by 2 m in width by 1.8 m in height. Deposition rates report- edly will exceed 20 kg./hr. hour for many metal alloys. Also, the EBAM printer can switch quickly to an electron-beam welder for large-scale welding applica- tions—TAI is expected to make use of the dual capabilities.
For quality control, the EBAM machine employs the closed-loop Inter- layer Real-time Imaging and Sensing System (IRISS), which reportedly can sense and digitally self-adjust metal dep- osition with precision and repeatability.
PrinterPrezz Using Uniformity Labs Powder to Produce Advanced Medical Devices
PrinterPrezz, Inc. and Uniformity Labs announced a Memorandum of Under- standing to utilize Uniformity Labs’ tech- nology in laser powder-bed fusion and binder jetting for medical-device appli- cations. The first joint effort involves qualification of Uniformity Labs’ ultra-low porosity Ti64 titanium powder at Printer- Prezz’ innovation center to produce implantable medical devices, beginning with the spine implants manufactured on 3D Systems ProX DMP printers. Utilizing the ultra-low porosity powder will reduce print time and lower the cost of manu- facturing these devices, according to
officials from both companies. The com- panies will seek to qualify spine implants through the FDA regulatory approval process.
“We aim to leverage the qualification of Uniformity Labs’ metal powders to accelerate new product introduction and reduce device costs for patients around the globe,” says Shri Shetty, PrinterPrezz chief executive officer.
A medical-technology company, Print- erPrezz, Fremont, CA, focuses on com- bining 3D printing with nanotechnolo- gies to address the needs of the spine-device market, according to com- pany officials. Geoffrey Doyle, Uniformity founding advisor and vice president of business development, serves as an advisor to the PrinterPrezz executive team and board of directors.
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