Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing (UAM) is an innovative, solid‐state process that employs high-frequency mechanical vibrations to bond layers of metal tapes or foils. Distinguished from traditional ...

This piston features a copper and stainless steel UAM 3D printed base; laser powder bed fusion was used to build the more intricate features on top. See this and other examples of ultrasonic additive ...

Additive manufacturing has emerged as a collection of disruptive technologies for fabricating parts with complex geometries and site-specific microstructures. It has been even shown that their ...

According to the university, the technology will soon enable a much greater range of items to be 3D printed at home on a small budget. The study published in Smart Materials and Structures creates and ...

The Center for Industrial Photonics (CIP) at the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) has developed an additive manufacturing technique—laser-assisted cold spray (LACS). Subscribe to our newsletter for ...