3D Technologies

The product development landscape is constantly evolving, demanding innovative approaches to bridge the gap between ideas and reality. Rapid prototyping (RP) has emerged as a powerful tool in this realm, fostering creativity and efficiency. At its core, rapid prototyping is…

One of the best-known advantages of 3D printing, which is appreciated by different industries, is freedom of design. While still having to follow rules with certain limitations depending on the part to be produced, Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) allows…

According to a report by MarketsandMarkets, the polymer 3D printing market is growing, with a calculated value of $1.7 billion in 2023 and an estimated $4.4 billion by 2028. Among the most widely used thermoplastics in the manufacturing industry is…

When we think of furniture or homes, it is undeniable that the material that comes first to mind is wood. However, the creation of objects with wood has been controversial due to wasteful practices that contribute to air, water and…

Museums worldwide are embracing innovative technologies to revolutionize access to their extensive artifact collections. Among these advancements, 3D scanning and printing have emerged as powerfully useful tools, offering unprecedented opportunities for researchers, educators, and enthusiasts to engage with historical specimens…

The 3D printing industry is constantly evolving, moving more and more towards mass production and the need to optimize production and post-processing processes. As highlighted in the latest report from PostProcess Technologies, which analyzes post-processing trends in 2022, industry users…

Over the past year, we have seen a number of major milestones in the field of microscale 3D printing. Now there has been yet another, as researchers at Stanford University in California have developed a new microscale 3D printing process…

Repeatedly, we’re exposed to the groundbreaking applications of 3D printing within the automotive and transportation industries, showcasing the immense potential of this technology. Numerous car manufacturers have embraced additive manufacturing in their production processes. Take, for instance, the Swedish Volvo…

A wide variety of technologies can be found in the field of additive manufacturing including those able to directly 3D print parts in color. However, this is not the cast for all and most of them tend to create parts…

3D printing continues to advance. The latest innovation comes from a group of researchers from the Beckman Institute in the U.S. who have developed a printing technique capable of delivering results in multiple colors from a single ink. Inspired by…

Back in 2022, leading IDEX 3D printer manufacturer BCN3D made waves when the company announced the new Viscous Lithography Manufacturing (VLM) technology. However, since then, we have heard little about the groundbreaking process. That changed today when BCN3D held a…

What if you could 3D print large-scale metal parts quickly and cheaply? That’s the question posed by a team from MIT, and more specifically the MIT Self-Assembly Lab, who set out to circumvent the current limitations of metal 3D printing.…