What is direct metal laser-sintering (DMLS), and does titanium pose any unique technical challenges for this technology? A: DMLS is an emerging technology for rapid, additive manufacturing of metal ...

DePuy Spine reduces medical component lead times using direct metal laser sintering. Direct metal laser-sintering (DMLS) technology has spawned a new foundation on how medical companies design ...

DePuy Spine's use of a DMLS system reduced wait times and increased flexibility in producing surgical tool prototypes A DMLS system allowed DePuy Spine to quickly present consulting doctors with ...

A Texas firm called Solid Concepts has announced it has successfully 3D-printed a gun in metal. The firm chose to print a working replica of a classic Browning 1911 pistol in order to prove how ...

ROCK HILL, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--3D Systems Corporation (NASDAQ:TDSC), a leading provider of 3-D Modeling, Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing solutions, today announced it has entered into a private ...

Additive manufacturing is a process that adds material, usually on a layer-to-layer basis, to make a 3D object based off the interpretation of 3D computer-aided-design (CAD) data. Additive ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. TJ McCue is Seattle-based and covers tech & productivity tools. Additive manufacturing (AM) touches or will touch many aspects of ...

3D printing with metals has been around for a while now, but — just like 3D printing as a whole — it’s only just starting to seep through from industrial applications to consumer-friendly ones. In ...

Germany-based companies, 3D-Micromac AG, a provider of laser micromachining systems, and EOS GmbH, an e-Manufacturing group, have teamed up to form a new organization dubbed 3D MicroPrint GmbH. The ...

Michigan-based Sintercore is billing its Auxetik (pronounced Aug-ZETIK) as the first commercial 3D printed firearm muzzle brake. Made of Inconel alloy using a laser additive manufacturing process, the ...

What is Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) and where does it fit in additive manufacturing? Are there any design guidelines to know when using this process? What are the best applications for metal ...