Engineer Reveals Easy Way to Strengthen PLA Through Annealing In Heat Bath
PLA is probably the most used thermoplastic for 3D printing but one of its downsides is the lack of strength. Therefor many users... read more »
Create it REAL Launches New Platform That Protects Against Copyright Infringement
Copyright has always been one of the growing concerns of the digital age. Many companies are, understandably, quite unsure about how to cope... read more »
Prototype Ejection System Allows For Continuous 3D Printing
Continuous printing is gathering quite some steam lately. It's easy to see why because of how many prosumers and companies want to convert... read more »
Momentum Technologies Licenses ORNL’s 3D Printed Magnets
Momentum technologies has undertaken a new licensing deal to produce 3D printed magnets. The original design belonged to Oak Ridge National Laboratories. The... read more »
Engineers Working Towards Self-Replicating 3D Printers to Build Lunar Bases
As machines are developing more and more autonomy, apparently so are 3D printers. Researchers at Carleton University in Ottawa are working on a... read more »
Reebok Set To Use Liquid Factory To 3D Print Next Line of Shoes
It's not every day that a titan in the world of sportswear announces a major leap in its manufacturing strategy but Reebok seems... read more »
OPENCREATORS BS210 Kickstarter: A 3D Printer With Auto Build Plate Changer
One of the more laborious aspects of 3D printing is changing the buildplate, take out prints and set up the next one. If... read more »
Formlabs Releases Fuse 1: An Economical SLS Industrial 3D Printer
Having released the highly successful Form 1 and Form 2 SLA printers, Formlabs is now diversifying into the SLS territory. The Fuse 1... read more »
Solidscape Showcases S300 Series Wax Modelling 3D Printers For Jewelery At JCK
It's easy to see that the market for 3D printing jewelery is steadily coming back in vogue. As a result, many firms are... read more »
Researchers Looking At Food Printing As Potential Solution to Dysphagia
Researchers at Austrlia's CSIRO are looking into the possibilities of how printed food can help feed patients with dysphagia. Dysphagia is a disease... read more »
New Project Aims to Develop Biobased Materials For Construction Applications
Biobased materials for 3D printing have been around for a while. PLA, for example, is the most common material in desktop 3D printing.... read more »
MIT Produces 4D Shapeshifting Pasta
4D printing and food printing are about to collide. MIT's Tangible Media Group has developed pasta that reacts folds into various shapes when... read more »
Institute of Technology Carlow Students Build Prototype F1 Racecar
Car manufacturing is probably the most machine intensive industry out there. Naturally, this makes it an ample space to tinker with 3D prints... read more »
Thermwood Reveals New Large Scale 3D Printhead Design
Being among the oldest companies in manufacturing technologies, Thermwood is not one for going small with new inventions. Their latest foray into large-scale... read more »
NASA Prepping to Add 3D Printed Radiation Shields to ISS Habitat
NASA is no stranger to additive manufacturing. The company was among the most prominent early users for a long time. In keeping with... read more »
MIT Researching Possibilities of Armor Inspired by Biomimicry
While the defense applications of additive manufacturing have made great strides, there's one area we hear little of. Armor and safety gear have... read more »
Study Outlines New Tool For 3D Printing Complex Interlocking Furniture Parts
Often when we cover studies, they have more theoretical components as opposed to practical. This one is notably different in this regard. Less... read more »
Australian Researchers Use 3D Bioprinting Pen In Orthopaedic Surgery
Among the many marvels happening in modern medical research is the addition of additive technologies. Doctors have been particularly keen on developing orthopaedic... read more »
UCLA Develops 3D Printed Medical Microchips
Microfluidics is one of the fields that is experiencing a boom thanks to 3D printing. Due to the need for such delicate design... read more »
Key Takeaways From Sculpteo’s State of 3D Printing 2017 Study
Sculpteo recently released it's State of 3D printing 2017 study. The study is the result of an annual effort at gathering data about... read more »
