Hands-on Review: PRO HT
BigRep recently sold their 500th printer to JAMADE, maker of the 3D printed underwater scooter AMAZEA. BigRep now has customers in dozens of countries across the world. To provide the most ...
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Hands-on Review: ColorFabb XT
In our efforts to empower our readers, we’ve reviewed another popular filament, ColorFabb XT. This is a product of the Netherlands, a hotbed of 3D printing activity and development, so we ...
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Post-Processing FDM 3D Prints
FDM 3D printers excel at quickly getting objects in hand. But often those objects aren’t the right color or they’re a bit rough. Sometimes that’s okay because it’s a very early-stage ...
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Hands-on Review: Carbodeon uDiamond PLA Filament
While PLA and ABS are great, there’s a lot of interest in the 3D printing world for more functional materials. Material scientists have been hard at work creating new copolymers, alloys, and ...
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Hands-on Review: BASF Ultrafuse 316L Stainless Steel Filament
Ever since BASF announced their Ultrafuse 316L a couple months ago, we’ve been itching to get our hands on this filament that promises fully-metal objects using most desktop 3D printers. ...
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Pengraff UK 3D Prints Wall Mounting Solutions For Consumer Electronics With Recycled Materials
A collaboration between filament manufacturer Filamentive and wall mounting solutions producer Pengraff UK has resulted in a new sustainable business model that takes into account ...
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BigRep Unveils Four New Materials at FABTECH Chicago
Large-scale 3D printing provider BigRep has just announced four new materials at FABTECH in Chicago. The new materials show off a range of functionalities and will further enhance the ...
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Graphene-Filled 3D Printing Filament In The Works
A joint development agreement between Terrafilum and XG Sciences seeks to produce graphene-enhanced filament and coatings. Carbon fiber is a popular additive in materials to make them extra ...
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Stratasys Releases More Production-Grade Materials
Stratasys recently unveiled a selection of high-performance, production-grade materials intended for manufacturing, aerospace, and automotive applications. The new offerings are especially ...
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PLA Composite With Coffee Ground Waste Displays Improved Characteristics
Researchers at Washington State University have developed a composite mixture of PLA and coffee ground waste that is both tough and environmentally friendly. The project aims to illuminate ...
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The Circular Juice Bar That 3D Prints Cups From Peels
There are few things as refreshing as orange juice, though one contender may be this “Feel the Peel” machine that both delivers fresh-squeezed orange juice and provides a biodegradable 3D ...
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Professional 3D Printing With Fusion3’s Certified Material List
There are several features that make the Fusion3 F410 stand out from other professional 3D printers but one of them is really something special: their Certified Materials List (.pdf 2019 ...
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New Polymer Blends Display Enhanced Interlayer Bonding for FFF/FDM 3D Prints
Spanish researchers have developed polymer blends that enhance interlayer bonding for FFF/FDM 3D prints. By mixing together TPU and ABS in various proportions, they have reportedly created ...
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All You Need to Know About Nylon Filament
Nylon has an enduring popularity within the 3D printing industry. It is applicable to both material extrusion and powder bed fusion 3D printing technologies. It can be difficult to print on ...
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Chinese Researchers Investigate Short Carbon Fibers in 3D Printed PEEK
In a paper titled “Flexural Properties and Fracture Behavior of CF/PEEK in Orthogonal Building Orientation by FDM: Microstructure and Mechanism,” Qiushi Li’s team reveals their findings on ...
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PVDF Filament Printing Guide
Looking for a material with high strength, high purity and resistance to solvents and acids? Polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) might be what you are looking for. Recent research has shown ...
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Copper3D & 3D Universe Partner For Antibacterial Filaments
Copper3D has just penned a deal with 3D Universe for re-selling their antibacterial filaments in North America. The agreement allows 3D Universe to sell Copper 3D's patented NANOCLEAN and ...
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Fortify and DSM collaborate to develop industrial materials for 3D printing
Fortify, a Digital Composite Manufacturing (DCM) firm in Boston, and DSM, a Dutch multinational chemical company, have partnered up to develop industrial-grade composite materials for 3D ...
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Copper3D Researching Antimicrobial Printing Aboard ISS
NASA's Nebraska Space Grant office has just issued Copper3D a research grant for thermoplastic printing applications in space. Both organisations are looking test the antimicrobial ...
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Luminescent PLA Composite Filaments Display Improved Characteristics
PLA is probably the most common and easy to use 3D printing material on the market. Thai researchers have developed luminescent PLA composites that display desirable heating and mechanical ...
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