3D Printing - Additive Manufacturing

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September 17, 2021

ASICS 3D Printed Generatively Designed Sandals Coming Soon

Sandals, slippers, thongs, flip-flops...call them what you will. They are extremely utilitarian in their design, and generally speaking they are pretty easy to manufacture also. So gi...

September 16, 2021

Anycubic Photon Ultra DLP Printer now on Kickstarter

Anycubic has just launched their long awaited cost-effective DLP resin printer on Kickstarter, which you can see at this link. What is so special about this new resin printer, and what...

September 10, 2021

New Strong Red Wax Material Enables Complex Jewelry Casting

Wax casting is perhaps the most ancient of manufacturing methods to have been augmented by 3D printing, and the innovations don’t seem to be slowing down much, as 3D Systems has just anno...

September 10, 2021

Dutch Filament Store now with Free Delivery

Are you based in the Netherlands and looking for some 3D printing hardware and consumables? If the answer is “yes!” then we have some good news, as we have located the lowest filament ...

September 7, 2021

3D Printed Motors Coming Soon

Electric motors are becoming very popular in the automotive world, with companies all around the globe vying for a slice of the EV pie. And with such demand, comes innovation. Motors t...

September 3, 2021

3D Printed Bee Homes to Spur Public Interest in Bees

Bee numbers are dwindling, especially in the UK, and that’s bad news for pretty much everyone who eats food. A team of researchers from Lancaster University have hatched a plan to boost n...

September 2, 2021

Audi 3D Prints their Packaging Trash into New Parts

German automaker Audi has revealed their new in-house upcycling program that takes their own packaging materials and 3D prints them into assembly aids for use on the production line. N...

September 1, 2021

US Marines Print Metal Rocket Cap for Mine Clearance

“War! What is it good for?” asked Edwin Starr. “Absolutely nothing!” was his oversimplified reply. He was partly correct. As it turns out, war is pretty good for finding innovative new...

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Automotive

3D Printing Metal Rodin Cars 3D Prints Titanium Hydraulically-Controlled Sequential Gearbox

When you’re a startup supercar manufacturer nestled in the remote hills of New Zealand, relying on old tricks is no way to pull ahead of ...

Automotive Audi 3D Prints their Packaging Trash into New Parts

German automaker Audi has revealed their new in-house upcycling program that takes their own packaging materials and 3D prints them into ...

Automotive Polish Race Team Gets Lightweight AM Upgrades

A kart racing team in Poland has made use of additive manufacturing to further reduce the weight of their already lean PMT-03 racing machine. The PRz Racing Team, based in Rzeszów, Poland, have ...

Aerospace

3D Printing Metal Satellite Benefits From Metal AM Weight Reduction

The European Space Agency’s 15-year Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) Program is aimed at stimulating R&D and creat...

Aerospace Largest Plastic Aircraft Part Printed

Aerospace is gradually looking at new ways to replace metals with plastics, and existing plastics with even better, modern plastics, comp...

3D Printing Metal GE gets USAF Airworthiness Cert for Metal AM Critical Part

GE has announced that their printed metal jet engine sump cover has received USAF airworthiness certification, adding another example to the very small list of printed critical parts for use in avi...

Military

3D Printing Metal US Marines Print Metal Rocket Cap for Mine Clearance

“War! What is it good for?” asked Edwin Starr. “Absolutely nothing!” was his oversimplified reply. He was partly correct. As it turns ...

3D Printing Metal Aussie Subs to Get Cold Spray Repairs In-Situ

Over the last year we have seen wider adoption of AM processes for use in repairing items, particularly in the marine and aerospace secto...

Military US Navy Tests Conductive Plastic AM Radar Components

Antennas need to be electrically conductive, so they either need to be manufactured from a conductive material (metal, typically) or else be made from an insulator coated in a conductor. Researc...

Medical

Medical 3D Printed Compression Masks Treating Burns in Gaza

In 2020, a gas leak at a bakery in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, caused an inferno resulting in 25 fatalities and dozens of people sustainin...

3D Printing Metal 3D Printed Titanium Spinal Fusion Cage Receives NMPA Clearance in China

The research forefront of 3D printing for spines is ever advancing, and China offers the latest advancement with Huaxiang Group’s AM tita...

Medical Clinical Reliability of FFF Printed PEEK Implants Quantified

Machined PEEK plastic has been used in custom cranial implants for some time, as it is strong, light, and biocompatible. Recent efforts have yielded a range of printable medical-grade PEEK filamen...

Reviews

3D Printers Hands-On Review: BIQU B1

Hands-on review of the BIQU B1 3D printer, a $300 printer that’s designed for hobbyists, educators, and crafters.

3D Printers Hands-On Review: Craftbot FLOW IDEX XL

Hands-On Review Craftbot FLOW IDEX XL In the desktop 3D printer market, overall build quality ranges across the board, with optio...

3D Printers Hands-On Review: Flashforge Creator 3

While our review of the Flashforge Guider 2S is still fresh in your mind, we’ve got back to work and put its big brother, the Creator 3, to the test. Both of these printers are targeted to professi...