NASA Funded Project Successfully DEDs GRCop-42 Copper Alloy
Additive Manufacturing and copper have both been finding a friend in the space industry recently, particularly in the domain of rocket engines. We... read more »
3D Printed Lenses for Smart Glasses
Remember Google Glass? It was a nose-mounted smart product that offered the moon and delivered ridicule and paranoia. And do you remember the... read more »
3D Printed Holography Device Protects Soldiers from Aerosols
Holography has been touted as being just around the corner for decades, and asides from the odd Tupac light show, hasn’t really manifested... read more »
BMW 3D Printing Superbike Components at the Track
German automaker BMW is very big on additive manufacturing, especially when it comes to their research and development, having recently opened the doors... read more »
NASA uses Blown Powder Method to Scale up Rockets
We have taken a look at how the private sector are using additive manufacturing to build rocket engines in this previous article. In... read more »
3D Printed Aerogels for Miniature Thermal Insulation
Heat transfer occurs via three mechanisms, being conduction (via a solid), convection (via fluids) and radiation (via space). Electronic components are generally in... read more »
Mattel’s Haptically-controlled 3D Printed Hot Wheels Workflow
Custom car fanatic Greg Salzillo entered his self-built Nashville Metropolis Rat Rod into the Hot Wheels Legends Tour. The tour is a US-based... read more »
Nature-inspired Ocean & Wind Turbine Mods Boost Efficiency
Wind turbines can be a little bit lossy in terms of their aerodynamic performance. Luckily mother nature has been working on this problem... read more »
3D Printed Plastic Rebar Replacement Used to Make Greener Concrete
I always start these eco-friendly concrete articles with a reminder of how environmentally unfriendly normal concrete manufacturing is, because it really can’t be... read more »
DOE Funds Automotive Industry Printing for Sensors and Fault Detection
University of North Texas has just received a couple of Department of Energy (DOE) grants to push forward their ongoing research into 3D... read more »
Additive Drives Gets 1.5 Million Dollars Seed Funding for AM Motor Components
Manufacturing coil windings for motors (and other components) is fantastically labour intensive, requiring many steps for converting the raw material into the end-use... read more »
3D Printing Glass Fixtures for Facades
Building glass facades help to create a smooth aesthetic for buildings, often concealing structure underneath to create something more visually fitting for the... read more »
Tuneable Stiffness from Crosslinked Polymers
Tunable stiffness is highly desirable in the world of medical implant manufacture. When 3D printing prosthetics (especially bone replacements) it’s important to get... read more »
3D Printing Metal and Plastic in One Go
Metal and plastic hybrid 3D printing has long been the aim of those wishing to print PCBs and rudimentary electronic components, such as... read more »
3D Printed Tensegrity Soft Robots
Additive manufacturing and tensegrity and robots? Soft ones? These are three of our favorite things. A South Korean research team from Ulsan National... read more »
When to choose Metal Injection Molding and when 3D Printing
Metal Injection Molding (MIM) has been around for some time, but has been plagued with issues including void formation and part fatigue problems.... read more »
Fraunhofer Fusion Factory Unveiled at IFAM
The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (IFAM) in collaboration with XERION BERLIN LABORATORIES has shown off their new Fusion Factory... read more »
ICON gets Contract for Moon Printing
US-based architectural 3D printer company ICON has received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract including funding from NASA, which will help them... read more »
AM Checklists Assist with Quality Medical Printing During COVID
It is no secret that COVID has put a strain on medical device production. Items ranging from PPE equipment to nasal swabs to... read more »
Fine Surface Finishes for Metal AM
Surface finish for metal additive manufacturing really is the key to its usefulness. Nobody wants a rough, wavy part, especially if it is... read more »
