3D Materials

Infinite Materials Solutions LLC (Infinite) has announced the launch of a new water-soluble support material that it has put forth as a direct competitor to PVA. Named AquaSys General Purpose (AquaSys GP), the support material has been designed to be…

It is no secret that 3D printing is growing in popularity both at home and in industry. That is not to say that there are no obstacles that could prevent someone interested in the topic from taking it up as…

According to a press release, researchers at the University of Bath have succeeded in making PLA even more degradable. Essentially, they have found that by incorporating sugar units into the polymers, they can be degraded more easily when exposed to…

What if it was possible to turn a plastic bottle into filaments for 3D printers and thus participate in reducing plastic waste? To be able to do just that is the idea behind the open-source Polyformer machine, which was created…

A while ago, in 2020, Spanish company BCN3D and the German Henkel group joined forces for a long-term partnership. Recently, it has been announced that the collaboration will now focus on developing formulations for the recently launched Viscous Lithography Manufacturing…

The Brazilian petrochemical firm Braskem recently announced the release of its first line of sustainable 3D printing filaments. The petrochemical company, which is based in São Paulo, is known for being the largest polyolefin producer in the Americas. A market…

When it comes to exploring the unknown, what better than innovative, flexible technologies which can adapt to any need? For that reason, one of the largest adopters of additive manufacturing in the past few years have been organizations working on…

Sustainable packaging has become an end-to-end business solution, and increasingly we are seeing the possibilities for 3D printing in the sector. The 3D printing manufacturing cycle of digitally designing packaging and using environmentally conscious materials results in high-quality products that…

Suprem is a Swiss materials manufacturer that specializes in continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastics. Its solutions enable the machinery, medical, energy, sports and aeronautic industries to design strong, lightweight parts with high temperature resistance. Recently, the company launched a brand dedicated…

It’s almost Easter and with it, its chocolates of all shapes and sizes as well as its always enticing sweets! At 3Dnatives, we love chocolate as much as 3D printing and that’s why we are highlighting today the different ways…

One of the many benefits of using 3D printing for the manufacture of products is that it enables companies to move from away mass-production to mass-customization — offering a selection of colors and styles to suit the tastes of each…

It seems lately that the space race has been reignited. In recent years we have seen major moon projects from companies all over the globe — such as the Griffin lunar lander from Agile Space Industries, ICON, which is set…