Compact SLS Printer Aims to Disrupt Supply Chains
If you’ve been considering investing in a polymer SLS printer, but were concerned about things like financial cost, physical space, and ventilation requirements,... 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 Ball Wheels Are On A Roll
When someone is accused of ‘reinventing the wheel,’ it’s meant to signify that they wasted time developing something that already exists. And yet... read more »
Industry Collaboration Highlights Path to 3D Printed Lungs
Earlier this year 3D Systems announced that they would be stepping up their efforts in the realm of bioprinting, in particular they intend... read more »
India Unveils First AM House
It’s been a good year for 3D printed houses, at least in terms of AM construction companies getting a little airtime. And the... read more »
3D Printed Compression Masks Treating Burns in Gaza
In 2020, a gas leak at a bakery in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, caused an inferno resulting in 25 fatalities and dozens of... read more »
Concrete Additive Manufacturing Gets Intricate
Most of the concrete printing stories we look at on this website are focused on large scale concrete printing systems with fairly large... read more »
Automated Vapor Smoothing for Post-Processing MJF Parts
When it comes to chemically resistant plastics commonly used in industrial 3D printers, stronger chemicals are often required for vapor smoothing. Many of... read more »
Metal AM Medical Implants Taking off in China
China is embracing metal additive manufacturing for the large scale manufacture of medical implants. Beijing-based AK Medical have been in the implant game... read more »
YouTuber Makes Metal Terminator Skull with Lost PLA Casting
YouTube recommendations can lead down some strange rabbit holes sometimes. My own recommendations mainly consist of videos of people eating 50-year old MRE... read more »
Mosaic Launches Array, An Automated 3D Printing Platform
Mosaic has made a name for themselves in the multi-color 3D printing world with their popular Palette system, a sophisticated device that turns... read more »
AM Prototypes and Generative Design Builds a better Bow
When we hear the term generative design, our minds often turn immediately to 3D printing. This is totally understandable, the two technologies do... read more »
Baubot Construction Robot Can 3D Print And More
At this point, construction-scale 3D printers that can print houses aren’t exactly new. Most of those house printers are essentially just very large... read more »
3D Printed Supercapacitor for Space Exploration
Storing energy on space missions can be tricky. Batteries do not like the cold of space and so have to be heated in... read more »
20ft Rocket Stage 3D Printed and Ready for Test
California-based space company Relativity Space has shared a bunch of new pictures on their social media showing the progress of their metal AM... read more »
Saab Tests AM for Battle Damage Repairs on Gripen Fighter
Most of our aviation-related 3D printed stories focus on internal components hidden deep inside aircraft machinery, and most of those stories focus on... read more »
3D Printing Fixtures and Masking Just Got Easier
Approximately 10% of all plastic AM goes into the manufacture of plastic fixtures ranging from brackets to jigs. And apparently, only 1% of... read more »
Polaroid’s Candy Printing Pen
Hey, remember Polaroid? Polaroid used to make cameras until Industry 4.0 came along and replaced film with memory cards. In the last decade... read more »
Researchers Grow Brain in 3D Printed Microfluidic Bioreactor
Microfluidic systems may be small, but they’re likely to be among the fastest growing applications for 3D printing in the coming years due... read more »
3D Print Ceramic And Use Your Home Microwave As A Kiln
Chinese ceramic printer company Cerambot has just announced the release of their new ceramic printer, dubbed the Cerambot Eazao, following on the success... read more »
Ford and HP Recycle 3D Printing Waste Into Molded Car Parts
End of life waste management of automotive materials is a huge task, with the auto vehicle recycling industry is the 16th largest sector... read more »
