2 Feb 2018
Additive redesign of an oil header: Small part – big impact
Surprising component solutions are not unusual in the world of manufacturing. But the extent to which they are changing our previous view of manufacturing is reflected in a small 3D metal printed part from Bosch in Bamberg. In the assembly of common rail injectors (CRI), a conventionally machined part has been replaced by a metal printed part. The object is a new oil header that wets a thread with oil in order to optimize the subsequent fitting of two components. We saw very clearly what the term redesign by AM really means.
30 Jan 2018
Arcam AB delists from Nasdaq Stockholm exchange
GE (NYSE: GE) today announces that Arcam AB has delisted from the Nasdaq (Stockholm) exchange. The last day of trading of Arcam stock was January 26, 2018.
10 Jan 2018
Jason Oliver appointed head of GE Additive
GE Additive has appointed Jason Oliver as CEO and Vice President, GE Additive. As CEO, Oliver will lead the GE Additive operations including Concept Laser, Arcam and GeonX, reporting to David L. Joyce, GE Vice Chairman. Oliver joined GE on January 1.
13 Dec 2017
GE Additive reveals prototype of new binder jet machine
Cincinnati, 13 December 2017 – GE Additive has released the first image of a prototype of a brand new additive machine (project name H1) based on binder jet technology that will eventually challenge the need for castings. Further iterations of this machine will be made in early 2018 with the first production machines being shipped mid-2018.
16 Nov 2017
GE Additive acquires GeonX to strengthen software simulation capabilities
Frankfurt am Main (Germany), November 16, 2017 – GE Additive announced today that it has acquired GeonX, a privately-owned developer of simulation software. Terms of the deal are not being disclosed.
14 Nov 2017
GE Additive unveils first BETA machine from its Project Atlas program
Frankfurt am Main (Germany), November 14, 2017 – GE Additive today unveiled the first BETA machine developed as part of its Project A.T.L.A.S program. The meter-class, laser powder-bed fusion machine has been developed to provide manufacturers of large parts and components with a scalable solution that can be configured and customized to their own specific industry applications.