New Mexico-based 3D printing solutions provider, Optomec, has released an independent study showing the validity of automated laser cladding for gas turbine engine repairs. The study, conducted by Terry VanderWert, a 40-year veteran in laser process [...]
Optomec, a supplier of proprietary additive manufacturing equipment and software, has just shipped its 500th 3D printer to its new home at a division of General Electric, which now counts has more than 20 Optomec [...]
Optomec, the New Mexico-based manufacturer of industrial metal and electronics 3D printing systems, has announced the delivery of its 500th machine, which was recently installed at General Electric. Full Article
Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln illustrates how applying secondary processes between 3D-printed layers can have a ripple effect on part properties. Dr. Michael Sealy explains the potential for medical implants using Optomec’s LENS platform. [...]
Students at Navajo Technical University in Crownpoint will soon gain hands-on experience in additive metal manufacturing with an industrial 3D printer supplied by Albuquerque-based Optomec Inc. Full Article
Optomec announced that it will showcase its industry-proven LENS and Huffman systems for 3D printed metal repair of gas and turbine engine components at the MRO Asia- Pac conference in Singapore. Full Article
Navajo Technical University (NTU) received a hybrid controlled atmosphere system from Optomec for education, research and workforce development in advanced metal additive manufacturing. NTU purchased the directed energy deposition machine with a National Science Foundation [...]
Optomec — a leading global supplier of production-grade additive manufacturing systems for 3D printed metals, announced it delivered a LENS Hybrid Controlled Atmosphere System to Navajo Technical University (NTU) for education, research and workforce development [...]
A team from global defense company Northrop Grumman has conducted a study with metal additive manufacturing specialist Optomec’s Aerosol Jet Printing (AJP) technology. Researchers have demonstrated a new method of using AJP to fabricate interconnects [...]
Electronics additive manufacturing can output the same result as conventional PCB methods, but getting there is a much different process. This is the first article in a series from Bryan Germann of Opomec about the [...]