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Sometimes, looking through the photos you sent me, I catch myself thinking that my place of work can be compared with NIICHAVO (Scientific Research Institute of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the setting for the fantastic stories of the Strugatsky brothers). Sometimes I can’t keep up with all your achievements in 3D printing, and as the hero of the story of science fiction brothers, I think that I got into magic and sorcery.
Don't believe me?! Then see for yourself!
Literally 10 years ago, preparations for Halloween began 2-3 months in advance. After all, it was necessary to choose a character for the holiday, stock up on all the necessary paraphernalia for the image, buy/sew/borrow a costume. Now the preparation process takes much less time. It is enough to think over and choose a hero, and all the necessary details can be printed on a printer.

For example, friends from Chita "MetvKube" helped in creating a bright image for a beautiful girl:

Jason Norton didn't go unnoticed at the Halloween party. Of course, the masked man will get most of the attention. I think that everyone will ask themselves the question: who hides his face, and for what purpose does he do it, will the intrigue be revealed, will the mask be removed?

Colleagues from Krasnoyarsk continue the theme of the man in the mask. This time, the necessary details were printed to create the image of the famous superhero “Daredevil”.

I think with the advent of 3D printing, Game of Thrones fans can transform into their favorite characters at least every day. After all, the necessary attributes of the image, which are very difficult to find on sale, can be printed! For example, colleagues from Nizhny Novgorod helped in the embodiment of the image of Sansa Stark.
“Winter is coming!”. But 3D printing works in all weather conditions!

But fans of films about a fantastic future have a chance to imagine themselves as space rangers saving their planet from the invasion of foreign invaders.
The main weapon of space defenders performed by Alexander Sudarkin and Dmitry Karpukhin.

And, of course, what is Halloween without a pumpkin. By the way, as the survey showed, this orange vegetable is most often associated with the most mystical holiday.
I present to your attention the “ominous pumpkins” printed by friends from Abakan.

But even in Halloween there are characters that make it hard not to smile when you look at them.
The “king of emerald” dragons and the inimitable Omniam, printed by Dmitry Govorukhin, can also be classified as a cohort of evil spirits, but evil spirits are very nice and kind (look into their eyes! There is so much friendliness and curiosity in them).

And, of course, the winner of the “character with an overwhelming dose of mercy” nomination is baby Groot.

Another important attribute of Halloween is sweets. To create a special holiday atmosphere for cookies, you can choose some original shape.
Ideas for baking from colleagues from Miass, Tomsk and Pskov.

Of course, Halloween has not gained enough fame yet and not everyone celebrates it. Therefore, I present to your attention a selection of November works, the use of which you will find in everyday life.
The use of 3D printing to create interior items is becoming more and more popular. Agree that very often it is quite difficult to find a thing that is ideal in color and design, it is at such moments that printing comes to the rescue.

Interior elements performed by Andrey Babeshko, Oleg Zolotorev, colleagues from Pskov and friends from NIOZ.3D

The work of colleagues from Pskov and Andrei Babeshko continues the theme of outstanding interior solutions.

Friends from Chita "MetvKube" offered such an interesting interior solution for the outer facade of the building.

Lots of light, air and space! Colleagues from St. Petersburg embodied the most daring ideas and solutions in the layout of the mansion for Johnny Depp.
Watch, enjoy, dream!

Another example of using 3D printing to create layouts. Modeling and reconstruction of the building of the 19th century by Ildar Tazeev.

Did you know that 3D printers are also actively used in medicine? For example, in the creation of anatomical models.

If you are not ready to admire the smile of poor Yorick, but your soul needs a plastic friend, then pay attention to the work of colleagues from Stary Oskol.
I'm sure you won't be allergic to such a cat!

Each epoch has its own characteristic things peculiar only to this time. The iconic features of the 21st century can be called vape and, again gaining popularity, hookah. We do not undertake to judge whether this is good or bad. We only note that 3D printing is actively used in this area as well.
For example, colleagues from Chita printed details for a decorative hookah:

An analogue of the coilbuilder v3 pro kit (vape) printed by friends from Gomel:

It seems to me that in the near future the interiors of cars will be completely made of plastic. Alexey Grigoryan and colleagues from Izhevsk confirm my theory.

And already traditional. New parts printed to replace the old ones. Examples of work from colleagues from Irkutsk, Abakan, Izhevsk and Krasnoyarsk.

And, of course, through the efforts of 3D printing and a colleague from Miass, Tomsk, Khabarovsk and OOO OBYOM, not a single household appliance was saved from a lonely death in an electrical engineering dump. Still, it's great that now a broken part is so easy to replace! It is enough to print a new one, and a second “life” will begin for your beloved au pair.

More useful work from Sergey Romanovsky, colleagues from Miass, Tomsk, Stary Oskol, Moscow.

A celebration of white and geometric shapes. Even ordinary card holders and springs can be not only functional, but also beautiful.

On the front of 3D printing, you can highlight your own drummers of labor.
Colleagues from Sevastopol 3D-SEVAS have recently printed a Z-axis drive:

Coils for power transformers:

At Alexey Cherenkov, the beginning of November passed under the motto “First of all, first of all, a 3D printer, and then everything else”.
During this time, a powerful laser pointer was printed:

The motorization of the EQ3 telescope continues:

The parts necessary for production are printed:

Made by 3D printer:
Laser engraver:

3D printer repaired:

A large number of necessary parts printed:

And now it's time to talk about the work that this time impressed us the most.
A two-meter luminous pillar from colleagues from Tomsk.
By the way, you can charge your phone from it.
Fans of non-standard interior solutions suggest paying attention to this work. I think that by purchasing such a lamp / charger, the title of the owner of the original house will definitely be yours.
Colleagues, the plastic coil of your choice will come to you with the next order!

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Interview with Rusal's Technical Director Viktor Mann

Additive technologies are gaining more and more popularity among manufacturers. Victor Mann, technical director of Rusal, spoke about what is hidden behind the term "additive technology", how it changes the production process and whether it can revolutionize the aluminum industry in the near future in an interview with Gazeta. Ru.

- Let's start with the main question. What is additive technologies?

— The most striking example of additive technologies is 3D printing, which is becoming more and more mainstream. For a long time, when processing a part or product, excess metal was removed by machine tools, that is, it was about the “removal” of material. Additive technologies work on the opposite principle - they allow the part to "build up". This requires only a 3D printer, a 3D model of the product and metal powder. Thanks to this technology, parts and assemblies with complex geometry can be created as a whole, within the framework of one technological operation. In addition, the production time of the final product is significantly reduced.

— How could this “build-up” change the steel industry? How do additive technologies affect accuracy, manufacturing time, production cost?

- Now the technology is only gaining market, so the costs for manufacturers are quite high: this applies to both equipment and raw materials.

Nevertheless, the market is growing, along with this, prices for equipment are falling, powders are becoming more affordable, and now it is very important for any company to take its share in this market just at the stage of its formation, in order not only to become a leading manufacturer, but also determine the segment development vector.

As for aluminum, additive technologies will not revolutionize production in the near future: primary metal, alloys, and semi-finished products will not go anywhere. But the share of products made using additive technologies will certainly continue to grow.

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— In what areas can aluminum parts created using these technologies be useful?

- Aluminum products created using additive technologies will be used in the automotive and mechanical engineering, in the aerospace industry, growth is expected in the consumer electronics segment. For example, if we talk about the aviation industry, we, together with Russian Helicopters, have successfully manufactured aircraft parts using our own AlSi10Mg alloy powder.

By and large, these are the areas where aluminum is already in demand, and all areas of aluminum application, including potential ones, are open to new technology. And to expand the possibilities of using additive technologies around the world, and Rusal is no exception, work is underway to create new powder alloys with improved properties.

With the reduction in the cost of production technology, with the discovery of new alloys, compositions, the demand for additive parts will only grow. The advantage of additive technologies lies primarily in the absence of restrictions inherent in traditional production methods.

A significant advantage is the possibility of an individual approach, when changes to the product do not require reconfiguration of equipment and replacement of expensive technological equipment.

- What parts can be created with current capabilities? In your opinion, is metal printing now more about developments and prototypes, or is it about ready-made things?

— The possibilities of creating aluminum parts using additive technologies are limited only by the capabilities of the equipment, more precisely by the size of the working space of a 3D printer, but this barrier is gradually becoming a thing of the past. Almost anything can be made. Indeed, the greatest advantages of 3D printing are in prototyping, because even with the high cost of the technology, the opportunities for creating "piece" samples are wider in terms of development time and resources involved.

But it would be wrong to attribute the use of additive technologies exclusively to the development stage: in single and small-scale production, the growing opportunities of the 3D printing market are already actively used. In addition, the use of additive technologies is practically waste-free, and in terms of the growing importance of the environmental component of production, 3D printing will become even more in demand by companies.

— By the way, what is more important in metal 3D printing — the printer itself or the material?

— The printer is a tool, the quality of the final product depends on its characteristics. If the equipment does not have sufficient accuracy, then no quality of aluminum powder will correct the situation. But this also applies to the material from which we manufacture products, so talking about the priority of the printer or metal is not entirely true. The final product depends equally on the quality of the equipment and the material.

— Are the printers produced in Russia or do we import them from abroad?

- If we talk about 3D printers, then, unfortunately, they are mostly imported. It was not us who stood at the origins of the technology, and samples of printers were not created in Russia, so now we need to catch up with the leaders.

Nevertheless, positive developments in this direction should also be noted - some Russian companies, for example, the Regional Engineering Center of UrFU and TsNIITMASH, are actively developing their own 3D printers, which will be manufactured using domestic components.

— What is the situation with powders?

— Here Russia has much more opportunities now. For example, Rusal has the strongest research and production base for the production of aluminum powders - we produce powders at specialized sites of enterprises in the Irkutsk region and Volgograd, and the company's ETC activity allows us to be optimistic about the development of this area.

At the moment, the world market for aluminum powders for 3D printing is not so large and is about 170 tons per year, about 500-700 tons of powders are produced from other metal alloys.

But in the medium term, we intend to take up to 25% of the world market for aluminum powders for 3D printers.

— How is the situation with additive technologies in Russia in general? Does the state provide any support, financial or bureaucratic? Is there a "government order" for the relevant specialists?

- One of the main problems for Russia in the development of additive technologies is the lack of qualified specialists in this field, as well as the lack of national standards for additive manufacturing. However, these issues are being addressed.

Now we are taking measures to widely introduce additive technologies. First of all, work is underway in the field of regulatory documentation. For example, in the United States, standards in the field of additive technologies have been in place for more than five years, which facilitates their application in high-tech industries.

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