3-D printing

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Catching energy-exploration caused earthquakes before they happen

March 10, 2021 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Geoscientists at Sandia National Laboratories used 3D-printed rocks and an advanced, large-scale computer model of past earthquakes to understand and prevent earthquakes triggered by energy exploration.[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="250"] Sandi…

Categories: Energy / Environment / Water, Science / Technology / Engineering

Topics: 3-D printing, earthquakes, energy exploration, Geoscience, geoscience modeling, induced seismicity

Sandia’s robotic work cell conducts high-throughput testing ‘in an instant’

June 11, 2018 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Today with 3D printing you can make almost anything in a matter of hours. However, making sure that part works reliably takes weeks or even months.Until now.[caption id="" align="alignright" width="250"] Sandia National Laboratories materials scientist …

Categories: Materials Science, Science / Technology / Engineering

Topics: 3-D printing, 3D printing, additive manufacturing, LDRD, materials, materials discovery, materials science, prototype testing, robotic work cell, robotics

Brad Boyce watches a yellow commercial robot scan a 3D-printed test part with blue light.

Sandia team designs in a new way for additive manufacturing

May 29, 2018 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A Sandia National Laboratories team built a telescope to demonstrate how to design for additive manufacturing, familiarly known as 3D printing, to take advantage of the technique’s strengths and weaknesses.[caption id="" align="alignright" width="250"…

Categories: Science / Technology / Engineering

Topics: 3-D printing, additive design, additive manufacturing, structural designers