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📣 Microscale Robotic Actuators with Shape Memory! 🤖 Imagine needing to pick up something incredibly small or navigating a gripper through a tight space to reach the target. Enter the game-changing 3D printed shape memory actuator! Thanks to the innovative research team at North Carolina State University, a new type of actuator will soon be available to revolutionize our toolbox. Here’s why this is a big deal: 🔸 Dual-Layer Design: Combines a 3D printed layer with microfluidic channels and a shape memory polymer layer. 🔥 Shape Memory Magic: Heating and cooling techniques "lock" the actuator’s shape. 📏 Ultra-Thin: These actuators can be made less than 1mm thick! 💧 Hydraulic Control: Watch as they are opened and closed using a hypodermic needle in the video. Stay tuned for more updates on this groundbreaking technology! #tech #innovation #robotics #automation Research paper: "Fully 3D-Printed Miniature Soft Hydraulic Actuators with Shape Memory Effect for Morphing and Manipulation" 👇👇👇 ➖Did you find this interesting? Like and comment to let me know what you think. ➖Follow me, Matt Malloy, for more on advanced manufacturing technology, cobots, and some occasional humor. Thanks!

The European Space Agency - ESA has announced winners for a big project called the COSMIC LFAM Grand Challenge. This project, in collaboration with Caracol AM AM and D-Orbit is all about making new and better ways to manufacture things in space. Four teams – Gradel, H-CAM, Lodestar, and Treddy – have won the challenge. They will work on adapting a special kind of large-scale 3D printing for use in space. This isn't just a regular competition. It's about bringing together different experts to create new technologies for space. These advancements could change the way we do things on long space missions and even help in setting up on other planets in the future. I think this project is really exciting. It shows how teamwork and new ideas can lead to big changes in space exploration and technology. #grandchallenge Learn more about this project at ESA's Grand Challenge: https://lnkd.in/eBKq9viX

PIM International #SponsoredContent: Admatec Europe is set to unveil a new system for a versatile ceramics 3D printing experience at Formnext 2023 in Frankfurt. Visitors will have the chance to see how this breakthrough technology will empower researchers by accessing a realm of novel possibilities in application design. Admatec remains steadfast in its commitment to delivering top-notch technology to customers seeking industrial-grade components, characterized by outstanding surface finish, all while maintaining cost-effectiveness within the market. Particularly as industries like the aerospace sector are heavily investing in ceramics applications, Admaflex technology presents the possibility to test and develop materials with its open-source systems. The ceramics’ electrical-insulating properties and ability to withstand the vacuum and radiation of space make them suitable for satellite and spacecraft components. Combined with its high temperature resistance, high stiffness and strengths it is the ideal material to combat the effects of space environment. Register for Admatec’s upcoming Webinar with Canopy on October 24 Register: https://lnkd.in/ed4CRY9z

🚀 Exciting news from the final frontier! Relativity Space, pioneers in 3D printed rocket technology, are propelling ahead with new funding, maintaining a stellar valuation of $4.2B. 🌌 Their groundbreaking approach is revolutionizing how we reach the stars. Stay tuned as they expand their universe! #RelativitySpace #3DPrinting #SpaceInnovation #FundingNews #TechTrends #VentureCapital #Innovation 🔗 [Insert link to the full blog post]

Green Lasers Light the way for LMD in Space Exploration! 🚀 Check out this unique rocket engine nozzle demonstrator in pure copper, printed by FormAlloy Technologies, Inc. using a TRUMPF TruDisk Green laser! 💚 Green lasers have a great advantage over IR lasers with highly reflective materials like copper, aluminum, gold and silver, as more of the laser light is absorbed. For Additive Manufacturing processes like LMD – Laser Metal Deposition, this results in printed parts with better surface finish, better printed density and higher productivity as printing can be done faster, more efficiently, with less waste. Keep your eye on the sky for more exciting LMD applications in space exploration with Green Lasers!  #additivemanufacturing #spaceexploration #LMD

Metal 3D printing is transforming space exploration by enabling the creation of complex, lightweight, and highly durable components directly in space or on Earth for spacecraft. This technology allows for the production of intricate designs that are not possible with traditional manufacturing methods, significantly reducing the weight and cost of space missions. In-space manufacturing using metal 3D printing can produce spare parts and tools on-demand, minimizing the need for extensive inventories and reducing dependency on Earth resupply missions. This capability enhances the flexibility and resilience of space missions, making long-term space exploration and habitation more feasible. By streamlining the production process and enabling rapid prototyping and iteration, metal 3D printing accelerates the development of advanced spacecraft, satellites, and habitats, pushing the boundaries of what is possible in space exploration. Explore More: https://lnkd.in/dni_Hmnw #Innovation #3DPrinting #Aerospace #SpaceExploration #TechRevolution #RelativitySpace #AdditiveManufacturing Chat With US : https://bit.ly/4a8LXA3

🚀 Revolutionizing Space Exploration with Metal 3D Printing! 🌌Relativity Space's Stargate is changing the game in rocket manufacturing with its groundbreaking technology. Here's how: 🛠️ Advanced Additive Manufacturing: Prints entire rockets, reducing parts and assembly time. 🏗️ Complex Geometries: Creates lighter and stronger components using various metal alloys. 💰 Cost-Effective: Accelerates production and lowers costs, making space exploration more accessible. 🌠 Future-Ready: Building the Terran 1 and Terran-R rockets for satellite deployment and beyond. 🚀Follow Ethen Laing for the Latest Insights in AI and Tech Innovations https://lnkd.in/gkXq-6pr #Innovation #3DPrinting #Aerospace #SpaceExploration #TechRevolution #RelativitySpace #AdditiveManufacturing

🚀 Embracing Tech: Unveiling Synergy 🚀 In 2020, CMASLab-ETH Zurich developed a transformative drone using morphing control surfaces for precise roll, pitch, and yaw control. Collaborating with 9T Labs, structural components were 3D printed from plastics and composites. Research by Urban Fasel, Dominic Keidel, Leo Baumann, Giovanni Cavolina, Martin Eichenhofer, and Paolo Ermanni showcased the potential of carbon fiber composite additive manufacturing, optimizing strength via tailored fiber placement.🌟 Compliant morphing mechanisms offer promise in aerospace performance enhancement. Additive manufacturing for composites merged with morphing capabilities presents cost-efficient production and improved structure performance. This discourse explores composite additive manufacturing's application to morphing aerospace structures. A milestone achievement—additively manufacturing a complete composite primary and morphing structure of a fixed-wing drone—underscores the potential of our Additive Fusion Technology (AFT) as a reference design & manufacturing standard! 🛫🌐 #AdvancingComposites #AdditiveManufacturing #composites #aft #9tlabs

We, at Progresja, along with the entire AM industry, were thrilled to see the news of Airbus Defence and Space's successful demonstration of the first metal 3D printing in space! Huge congratulations to their team for this incredible achievement. This news is particularly exciting for us because we've also been actively involved in pushing the boundaries of metal additive manufacturing for space applications. Through two European Space Agency - ESA activities, we explored the use of various feedstocks in metal laser additive manufacturing under simulated space conditions. These projects helped us understand the potential and limitations of different techniques for in-space manufacturing. Building on that valuable knowledge, we were able to develop our LPBF (Laser Powder Bed Fusion) technology, which holds significant promise for functioning in microgravity environments. Both DED (Direct Energy Deposition) developed by Airbus and LPBF developed by Progresja show the potential to revolutionize off-Earth manufacturing by enabling the fabrication of ready-to-use metal parts directly in space. We're proud to be contributing to this exciting field alongside pioneers like Airbus. Stay tuned for further updates on our progress! #ESA #Discovery #OSIP #OpenDiscoveryIdeasChannel #AdditiveManufacturing #AM