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... read more »
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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... read more »
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... read more »
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... read more »
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... read more »
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... read more »
3D Printing Flexible Filament
3D Printing flexible filament on a desktop 3D printer can be a bit tricky. Slicer software settings and 3D printer hardware both come... read more »
Bamboo Mixtures Improve Polypropylene Filaments
From peat to hemp, there's been a surge in "natural" filaments that are recyclable and often reusable. Now joining this illustrious list of... read more »
Refabricator 3D Printer Aboard ISS Turns Space Waste Into Filament
Northrup Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft recently made its way to the international space station with some very important cargo. The craft is carrying crucial equipment... read more »
ETH Zurich Develop Magnetic Filament For Printing
Kai von Petersdorff-Campen, a doctoral student in the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering at ETH Zürich, has just developed a method they... read more »
Renewi & Refill Create Filament Made From Recycled Fridges
International waste recycling company Renewi is partnering with Refill for a novel new filament made from recycled fridges. [related id=25053 name=print-your-city-outdoor-furniture-recycled-plastic] Coolrec, a... read more »
Genecis Turns Food Waste to Printable Bio-Plastic
Toronto start-up Genecis has developed a novel new way of harnessing microbes to turn food waste into bio-plastics. The process creates PHA plastics... read more »
uDiamond Filament Improves Print Speed With Nanodiamonds
Helsinki-based Carbodeon has previously shown how the presence of nanodiamonds within thermoplastic filament can improve thermal conductivity and tensile strength, among other properties.... read more »
Researchers Develop Electrically Conductive PEEK Filaments
A joint research project has just revealed the capabilities of electrically conductive PEEK 3D printer filament. The researchers produced the material by adding... read more »
Metallic Glass Filaments Provides New Metal Printing Process
Researchers at Yale University have just demonstrated a new means of 3D printing metal using metallic glass filaments. The technology provides a means... read more »
Choosing a Good Filament
Getting great print results sometimes can be more an art then science. There are however several methods to increase your chances of success... read more »
US Army Converting Plastic Bottles to Printable Parts
Recycling isn't something one associates with the US army ordinarily. But when it comes to the battlefield, you take whatever resources you can... read more »
US Tariffs May Raise 3D Printing Filament Prices
A large portion of 3D printing supplies that come into the US are from China. This is especially true of PLA and ABS... read more »
Scientists Process Plant-based Resins Into Anti-Bacterial Filament
A group of researchers has just uncovered a means of creating anti-bacterial filament with anti-microbial properties. This filament consists of a variety of... read more »
Filament Storage For 3D Printing: Your How-To Guide
Filament storage poses a big problem for 3D printing enthusiasts. Incorrect storage results in moisture from the air making its way into your... read more »
