3D materials

When most people think about 3D printing, the material that comes to mind is usually plastics. Though there are, of course, other materials, including metal and ceramic, but polymers still make up the majority of the market for 3D printing…

Covestro has launched a new 3D printing material, Arnite® AM2001 GF (G) rPETm, made from recycled post-consumer PET waste. This is the materials manufacturer’s first additive manufacturing specific product. The material is a glass-fiber filled recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) for…

Since 2014, Fabulous, co-founded by the Coulet brothers, has been supporting French companies from a variety of industries in integrating additive manufacturing. In 2020, however, it undertook a strategic shift by initiating a new complementary activity of powder materials development…

Over the years we have certainly seen some odd alternative 3D printer filaments. There have been filaments made from coffee grounds, hemp and even food waste. These filaments have often been made for a noble cause, namely to address sustainability…

For centuries, gears have been used in a variety of everyday objects. However, they can be difficult to make. To ensure that as little friction loss as possible is generated during the transmission of power, special attention must be paid…

Researchers at the University of Leeds, in collaboration with Edinburgh University, have 3D printed soft synthetic surfaces with the same texture as a human tongue. Made of silicone, they could mimic the topology, elasticity and wettability of this complex organ.…

Material scientists from the University of California San Diego have developed liquid crystal material that can shift its form. Researchers demonstrated that by controlling the printing temperature of liquid crystal elastomer, or LCE, it is possible to control the material’s degree…

There is a lot going on with 3D printing materials! Recently, a team of researchers has succeeded in 3D printing with silica aerogel, the most insulating material of all. Known for being rather brittle, this material is often reinforced with…

A team of researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) has developed a material that can be 3D printed into any shape and pre-programmed with reversible shape memory. In other words, once a…

The US Army keeps exploring the wide range of possibilities provided by additive manufacturing technologies. Recently, the Army allocated $11 million in total for the research and development of new high-performance polymer materials. Who will be conducting the research? The…

A few days ago, the American manufacturer RIZE unveiled a new glass fiber reinforced filament compatible with its full-color printing solutions. This is a first for the company, which aims to offer its customers more applications, relying on the rigidity…

HIPS (High Impact Polystyrene) is a thermoplastic polymer based on a mixture of polystyrene and polybutadiene rubber. Many popular materials in 3D printing are particularly characterized by their resistance to chemical solvents. However, in the case of HIPS, the solubility…