Global standards organization ASTM International is partnering with Innovate UK, BSI (British Standards Institution) and the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) to create technical standards needed by the additive manufacturing industry.
Kapton, stick glue, painter’s tape, and Aqua Net hairspray. What do all these things have in common? They’re all used as bed adhesives on FDM (fused deposition modeling) 3D printers. Getting that first layer to adhere to the print bed is critically important
The Department of Community and Economic Development has awarded a $57,000 grant to the University of Pittsburgh and General Carbide Corporation to investigate effective methods of 3D printing with tungsten carbide powders. Laser sintering technologies…
In a collaborative effort between researchers at ETH Zurich and MIT, a material was 3D printed with a stiffness that comes notably close to the theoretical maximum limit of a stiffness to weight ratio possible according to the laws of physics.
A 3D printable toy company called 3DKToys has been awarded a provisional patent for a Pin and Void method of connecting 3D printed objects that’s used in their line of 3D-printable toys.
There’s been a growing interest in 3D printing with clay-like materials for a number of reasons, including but not limited to a more pleasing aesthetic, better mechanical and insulative properties, and even energy storage.
3D printing gets faster, cheaper, and more precise every day thanks to investigative studies and experimentation conducted by dedicated researchers like those at Da-Yeh University in central Taiwan; in a joint effort with Plastics Industry Development …
The special mechanical attributes of 3D printed parts with an internal lattice structure have been investigated and thoroughly documented in a study recently published
The special mechanical attributes of 3D printed parts with an internal lattice structure have been investigated and thoroughly documented in a study recently published
Among the greatest rewards to building a robust community in any industry is the diversity and volume of new techniques, designs, and methodologies that are shared from so many different sources around the world, whether that be a well-paid researcher …
