3D Technologies

What if you could estimate the production costs associated with additive manufacturing? This is what AMOTool, the new online tool developed by the Finnish company Etteplan, offers. It is actually designed for metal 3D printing technologies and would allow companies…

Large-format 3D printer manufacturer Thermwood Corporation has unveiled a new approach to XXL 3D printing: the creation of parts vertically, rather than horizontally like all machines on the market. This development will allow the  company to further increase its printing…

Electron Beam Melting (EBM) is part of the powder bed fusion family. Unlike Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF), it uses, as its name suggests, an electron beam to fuse metal particles and create, layer by layer, the desired part. Marketed…

Directed Energy Deposition (DED) is a more complex 3D printing process, typically used to repair or add additional material to existing components. It is completely possible to fabricate parts from scratch using this technology, but it is often used for…

All technologies part of the Powder Bed Fusion (PBF) family use a build platform containing powder material to additively manufacture a part – the powder can be polymers or metals. It was during the 1990s that several companies began exploring…

There are currently multiple additive manufacturing technologies that exist in the industry, each focusing on different materials and sectors. Today, we present to you our complete guide on Binder Jetting, a technology used for ceramic materials, metals and more recently…

3D printing continues at a frantic pace, but the processes behind this technology are still unclear to some. After our articles on Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) and Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) technologies, we now present Material Jetting. This process is…

There are multiple 3D printing technologies within the industry, they are used in different sectors and for different utilities. Among them is Selective Laser Sintering (SLS). How does this technology work? What materials can be used? We tell you everything…

Stereolithography is considered to be the process behind 3D printing, with the first equipment being patented in 1984 by Charles Hull, and the first commercial machine developed by 3D Systems in 1988. Today, we are going to learn more about…

FDM is the principle technology in 3D printing. It is the most recognized in the 3D printing world, known by the name of ‘Fused Deposition Modeling’ or FDM or FFF for short. S. Scott Crump developed FDM in the late 1980s…