3D printing news

Pleko is a new pair of shoes, made largely through 3D printing with composite materials. The structural part of the shoe, namely the insole, midsole, spikes and ribs, was designed with carbon fiber using selective laser sintering (SLS). The resulting…

Companies in the skincare sector have been creating innovative solutions by applying various 3D printing technologies. From cosmetics to bandages, to actual bio-printed skin that can be used to eliminate the need for testing products on animals, the 3D printing…

As 3D printing technologies gain prominence in different application sectors, more and more companies are considering taking advantage of the benefits offered by the manufacturing process. The main method they tend to opt for is the fused deposition modeling (FDM),…

This week discover, among other things, the properties and characteristics of PLA vs. ABS, two of the most popular polymers in the 3D printing industry. Next, explore the world of 3D-printed rockets being used for space missions. Moving on to…

Car manufacturer Honda is working with Italian 3D printer manufacturer WASP to come up with the design of its future electric motorcycles. Using a clay extrusion process, the Japanese company has imagined futuristic vehicle designs with a reduced environmental footprint,…

Netflix’s Squid Game series has taken over the public consciousness and every corner of the internet. The Korean drama tells the story of a group of financially indebted people who risk their lives in a survival competition for the chance…

NFT, blockchain, Ethereum, Ether, cryptocurrency, eWallet, Metaverse…You’ve probably come across these terms often in recent months. After all, they can be found in numerous headlines and fuel the debate on whether digital asset trading is just another investment bubble or…

Does additive manufacturing have a place in healthcare establishments? This is precisely the question being analyzed in research conducted by Dr. Atana Chaudhuri, associate professor of technology and operations management at Durham University Business School. He conducted a survey that…

The global housing crisis, coupled with the labor and raw materials shortage in the construction industry has opened a huge opportunity for 3D printing to be leveraged as a solution to provide housing for people across the globe. Companies have…

According to a study by PwC, in the manufacturing industry, 94% of all cyber-attacks are from industrial espionage and cyber-theft of trade secrets. In the 3D printing industry, CAD files and other Intellectual property are regularly shared via email and…

When the pandemic shut down the world last year, a number of industries were severely impacted. However, 3D printing proved to be more robust than many others. That being said, a few studies have shown that though it did not…

Today, additive manufacturing is not only used for the creation of prototypes using thermoplastics. Advances in the development of new materials have allowed this technology to be implemented in a wide variety of sectors. This is also the case in…