The need for speed, and how the right powder can reduce AM part production costs by 50%
Equispheres’ Doug Brouse and Dr Martin Conlon discuss how the use of advanced aluminium powders can improve the build rate for Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB) by two to four times, as well as offering significant advantages for Binder Jetting (BJT) production
Expert Advice: Why you should integrate Powder Bed Fusion into your business
Powder Bed Fusion describes AM processes in which metals in powder form are fused with a heat source to manufacture a part. This heat source either be in the form of either a laser or an electron beam. An example of a technology that uses a laser is laser powder bed fusion (LPBF).
Advances in Additive Manufacturing Held Back by Old Powder
This article is an abridged version of the whitepaper titled ‘The Problem with Additive Metal Manufacturing.’
Ingredients for Production: Better Metal Powder, Better Metal 3D Prints
Despite ongoing advances in metal 3D printing technology, it continues to suffer from process reliability and productivity problems. Higher quality metal material may be a key part of solving this problem.
Metal AM Focus 2020 eBook – Spotlight: How AM powder properties influence design allowables and print rates
In its tenth eBook, Metal AM dive into one of the most interesting and valuable areas of the additive manufacturing industry: metal.
Powder in metal additive manufacturing, an obstacle to its development?
Equispheres is a Canadian company that specialises in the development of metal powders, particularly for additive manufacturing technologies such as laser powder bed fusion or cold spray.
Can 3D Printing Help Metals to Go Green?
Recent years have seen a boom in the development and application of 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, technologies. Polymer/plastic printing has been most utilized, but other materials are gaining traction, and metal additive manufacturing is a prime example.
Equispheres on bringing aluminium powder to binder jetting and adding value to 3D printing
The early years of Equispheres can be divided into two; the time spent in the lab, formulating and testing the reliability, sinterability and fine feature ability of its aluminium alloys and the time spent convincing investors, regaling them with the potential applications of the additive manufacturing materials the company is bringing to market.
Equispheres Attains Third-Party Aerospace Validation For Its 3D Printing Powders
Equispheres, a metal additive manufacturing powder manufacturer, has reached an important milestone in its pursuit of superior quality materials.
Equispheres’ Aluminum Alloy Powders Can Be Used in Binder Jet 3D Printing Process
Equispheres’ aluminum alloy powders for binder jetting improve 3D printed metal parts with better uniformity, density, and flowability. Ideal for aerospace and automotive, these powders make binder jetting more efficient for complex metal components.