1,825 Horsepower Bugatti Bolide is Packed with 3D Printed Parts
While our loyal readers are fully aware of the near ubiquitous adoption of AM throughout the automotive manufacturing industry, the shift has gone... read more »
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Bringing you the latest 3D printing news from industry, academia and government projects all around the world. From press releases to research papers – come join us, and learn about the hottest trends in additive manufacturing.
3D Printed Bearings and Tribo-filaments
When we hear the phrase “3D printed bearing” the first thing that may come to mind are the many videos of YouTubers testing... read more »
Porsche Demos 3D Printing for Electric Vehicles
You’d be forgiven for thinking that Porsche are new to the electric vehicle game. In fact, the first cars designed by Ferdinand Porsche... read more »
Treating Scoliosis with Exos Armor, a 3D Printed Back Brace
Scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine that can be caused by a number of muscular and neuromuscular conditions. It affects 2-3%... read more »
CERN using 3D Printing to Improve Particle Detection
The European particle smashing agency, CERN has turned to 3D printing to manufacture components for a cooling system in the Large Hadron Collider.... read more »
Using AI to Design AM Missile Parts
Ignoring all warnings from Hollywood from the last 4 decades, US Army engineers and scientists have turned to AI to assist with the... read more »
Sugar Lab Launches Holiday Collection of 3D Printed Confections
There have been headlines about 3D printed food for a decade at least, but that many years later and there are very few... read more »
Bridgestone 3D Prints Tire Molds to Improve Traction
McLaren is 3D printing Titanium wheels and Carbon Performance is printing Aluminum brake calipers, so what about tires? It turns out that they’re... read more »
Researchers 3D Print Liquid-Filled Defect-Detecting Objects
The market for microfluidic chambers is still small, mostly because the technology to create them effectively hasn’t been around that long. 3D printing... read more »
Research Brings Varying Gloss 3D Prints
Surfaces vary in shape, color, texture, opacity and gloss. Most of these can be replicated by selecting the right material or by altering... read more »
Researchers Develop CoNi-Based Superalloys for 3D Printing
One of the hurdles that’s still being overcome in metal 3D printing is the ability to print with superalloys. The most common forms... read more »
Prototyping a Vortex Rocket Engine with a Desktop 3D Printer
It seems that every rocket manufacturer has adopted 3D printing in some way, whether they’re printing nozzles, injectors, engines, or entire rockets (in... read more »
Cobra’s New King Supersport-35 Putter is 3D Printed
With 3D printing spilling into sports applications ranging from custom football helmets and shoes to Formula 1 car parts, it was only a... read more »
New DED Machine Gets Computer Vision for Additive Repair
Directed Energy Deposition (also known as Blown Powder Directed Energy Deposition) is not only good for manufacturing new parts from scratch, but it... read more »
3D Printed Membranes for Water Osmosis
Researchers at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) have been investigating methods to print microfiltration membranes... read more »
Fraunhofer Researchers go XXL as FutureAM Nears Completion
Huge scale metal AM is getting a lot of coverage recently. Recently we published an article showing how NASA is using DED for... read more »
Dyze Design Releases Pulsar Pellet Extruder with 2.5kg/h Flow Rate
Back in July, we told you about the release of Dyze Design’s Typhoon high-output 3D printer extruder that could print almost one kilogram... read more »
Inkjet Technology Guides Electrons in Graphene Prints
Graphene is a carbon allotrope which is touted as the wonder material with applications ranging from high capacity batteries to transparent electronics to... read more »
Turning Ocean Trash into Filament
Plastic waste is a huge problem for the oceans of planet Earth. Humans produce over 300 million tons every year and at least... read more »
PERI 3D Prints First Apartment Building in Germany
3D printing buildings is becoming big business as PERI GmbH is printing Germany’s first apartment building in Wallenhausen, Bavaria using their BOD2 portal... read more »
