It is no secret that COVID has put a strain on medical device production. Items ranging from PPE equipment to nasal swabs to medical ventilators have all been affected...and in many cases, ...
Read More »Surface finish for metal additive manufacturing really is the key to its usefulness. Nobody wants a rough, wavy part, especially if it is to mate with another component or seal some kind of ...
Read More »Last week we covered a new additive manufacturing method for printing multiple materials into a single part. But whereas the Fraunhofer Institute printer from our previous article used ...
Read More »We are seeing more and more stories at the intersection of 3D printing and Digital Twin / VR technology recently, especially it seems in the domain of aerospace engineering. In this ...
Read More »There are countless examples of 3D printers capable of printing one or two polymers. But what if you want to print more than just thermoplastics? How about a 3D printer that can print ...
Read More »A couple of months ago we took a look at a range of 3D printing materials with various electrical and thermal properties. The articles focused on the use of conductive, and ...
Read More »Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites are great. As long as they are made with continuous fibers. When you start chopping these carbon fibers up and mixing them with a ...
Read More »Remember the early days, when 3D printing was just becoming mainstream? “It’s like a Star Trek replicator!” they said. “Everyone can make anything! It’s like a factory in your ...
Read More »Are you concerned that your torpedos and other weapons of naval warfare are sinking to the bottom of the ocean and turning into pollution?. Well worry no more, as researchers in the US ...
Read More »We have covered the 3D printing ambitions of Oak Ridge National Laboratory a couple of times before. And they are indeed HUGE ambitions. Take a look at their 3D printed nuclear thimble ...
Read More »In this post we will be taking a look at the F410 filament 3D printer from Fusion 3, a 3D printer manufacturer from North Carolina. The F410 a fairly voluminous FFF type polymer printer, ...
Read More »Plastic filament feedstocks can be a pain in the neck for a variety of reasons. Depending on the filament, you may need to change the extruder or the feeder system. And let’s not get ...
Read More »In July 2020, the CNSA (Chinese National Space Agency) launched their Mars spacecraft on top of a Long March 5 rocket. The mission, known as Tianwen-1, comprises three segments, being an ...
Read More »If you just place an orthopedic implant into a human being without considering the flexibility of the replacement bone, then you risk what is known as “stress shielding”. This is due to ...
Read More »Defence giant Honeywell, has recently announced that their 3D printed bearing housing has been approved for use on the Dassault Falcon 20G maritime patrol aircraft. At last, a 3D printed ...
Read More »POLYAERO is the technical aeronautical training school at the University of Aix-Marseille, France. With the aid of a whole bunch of aerospace industry partners, they have recently started ...
Read More »Porosity and other defects are a problem where it comes to parts printed with metal powder bed fusion processes. One team of researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne ...
Read More »In this post we will be looking at the Cold Metal Fusion (CMF) AM method, and we will be answering that exact question. What is it? Cold Metal Fusion is a powder-based indirect metal ...
Read More »Singapore-based Additive Flight Solutions Pte. Ltd. has received AS9100D certification, which will enable the company to provide parts to the aerospace industry. AS9100D is an aerospace ...
Read More »Automaker SEAT has this week announced the launch of their own 3D Printing LAB. The lab is located in the SEAT Prototype Development Centre at their main plant in Martorell in Barcelona, ...
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