3D Printed Bearings and Tribo-filaments
When we hear the phrase “3D printed bearing” the first thing that may come to mind are the many videos of YouTubers testing if you can print balls in-situ inside a bearing case. The answer ...
Read More »
Porsche Demos 3D Printing for Electric Vehicles
You’d be forgiven for thinking that Porsche are new to the electric vehicle game. In fact, the first cars designed by Ferdinand Porsche himself actually had electric drives, albeit for a ...
Read More »
Digital Dentistry: Auto-stacking for Volume Production
We have taken a look at the types of machines used for 3D printing orthodontic products in this previous article. And as this writer discovered, 3D printing in the orthodontic industry is a ...
Read More »
CERN using 3D Printing to Improve Particle Detection
The European particle smashing agency, CERN has turned to 3D printing to manufacture components for a cooling system in the Large Hadron Collider. The 27km circumference LHC is buried deep ...
Read More »
Using AI to Design AM Missile Parts
Ignoring all warnings from Hollywood from the last 4 decades, US Army engineers and scientists have turned to AI to assist with the production of 3D printed missile components. ...
Read More »
Guide to Printing Food-Safe Plastic Products
Plastics have been a long-time favorite material of the food industry. Plastics are cheap, easy to manufacture in large quantities, they are water-tight (good for keeping your university ...
Read More »
Decathlon Embraces 3D Printing for R&D
It’s no surprise that French sporting goods manufacturer Decathlon has been utilizing 3D printing for their R&D
Read More »
Research Brings Varying Gloss 3D Prints
Surfaces vary in shape, color, texture, opacity and gloss. Most of these can be replicated by selecting the right material or by altering the geometry of the part printed (in terms of shape ...
Read More »
An Overview of 3D Systems’ DMP Metal Printers
In this article we'll look at the line of DMP printers and their printable alloys. From stand alone 3D printers to modular production systems.
Read More »
Lost Wax Casting with Additive Manufacturing
In using 3D printing, multiple steps of the investment casting process can be skipped. This can potentially save a lot of time and cost.
Read More »
New DED Machine Gets Computer Vision for Additive Repair
Directed Energy Deposition (also known as Blown Powder Directed Energy Deposition) is not only good for manufacturing new parts from scratch, but it is also great for Additive ...
Read More »
3D Print Your Own Car Parts
Before the advent of large scale 3D printers, if you wanted to mod your car with bodykits, you would have to shell out for a molded aftermarket part, and probably have to do some extra ...
Read More »
Fraunhofer Researchers go XXL as FutureAM Nears Completion
Huge scale metal AM is getting a lot of coverage recently. Recently we published an article showing how NASA is using DED for manufacturing big rocket engines using copper alloys. They ...
Read More »
Inkjet Technology Guides Electrons in Graphene Prints
Graphene is a carbon allotrope which is touted as the wonder material with applications ranging from high capacity batteries to transparent electronics to bio-compatible medical components. ...
Read More »
Turning Ocean Trash into Filament
Plastic waste is a huge problem for the oceans of planet Earth. Humans produce over 300 million tons every year and at least 8 million tons of that ends up in the ocean. 80% of all ocean ...
Read More »
Options for Dental Printing
Many dental appliances require a high level of customization to ensure conform and compatibility with the patient. In comes dental printing
Read More »
Free Tool for Estimating Metal AM Costs
Metal 3D printing services are generally fairly friendly and knowledgeable and are happy to give you quotes for your printed parts all day long. But it’s usually not an automated process ...
Read More »
Reusing Metal Powders
Metal powders are costly, and depending on the geometry of the part, can be even more costly due to unused powders which often go unrecycled. Big hollow parts leave a lot of unused ...
Read More »
3D Systems Gunning for Military Applications with 9-Laser Behemoth
3D Systems have just announced some developments showing that they are on track to provide a huge metal printing machine for the US military. 3D Systems are describing it as “World’s ...
Read More »
3D Printed Drug Delivering Hearing Aids
The hearing aid industry was one of the first sectors to employ 3D printing in mass production of products. Every ear is different, and 3D printing allows perfect bespoke customization for ...
Read More »