Materials

Though additive manufacturing has been posited as a solution to the negative environmental impacts created through traditional manufacturing, experts tell us that there are still many ways in which AM itself needs to become more eco-friendly. One of these is…

The additive manufacturing sector has seen the supply of materials explode in recent years: market players are constantly innovating and looking for solutions to meet the needs and constraints of manufacturers. It is well known that the materials that are…

We have all heard it before, the classic mantra of “Reduce, reuse, recycle.” Well, Spanish company Recreus has put the concept into action with their newly introduced Reciflex, a TPU filament for 3D printing that is made 100% out of…

At the University of Louisville (UofL) Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research and Department of Mechanical Engineering, a team of researchers claims to have transformed soybean shells into functional 3D printing material. Using waste from soy processing, they were able…

Using a powder bonding machine from ExOne, a team of researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the largest US Department of Energy science and energy laboratory, has developed a method for designing ceramic-metallic parts. The patent-pending process would…

Scientists from the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), a leading research and teaching university in Australia, have developed a ceramic-based ink that could allow surgeons to create 3D printed bone parts with actual living cells. We’ve seen recently…

Scientists at Australia’s RMIT University found that 3D printing concrete in helicoidal, or spiral, patterns rather than standard parallel lines, resulted in increased structural integrity of the final piece. This, in turn facilitates the production of taller, more complex and…

Australian company Cobalt Extreme has developed a manufacturing technology that combines 3D printing with injection molding. Its technology is geared towards the engineering and manufacturing of innovative artificial lift equipment for oil production. Thanks to this combination, Cobalt Extreme developed…

Formlabs has added a 30th patented material to its catalog! During the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas, which took place virtually this year, the American manufacturer presented its new resin intended for jewelers: the Castable Wax 40 Resin. To develop…

Yesterday, RUSAL America announced the expansion of its aluminium product offerings to include additive manufacturing powders. The new powders will comprise four traditional Al-Si based casting alloys and five specialty alloys designed for use in the aerospace and automotive industries,…

According to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, almost 800,000 people suffer from a stroke each year in the US. During a stroke, blood supply to part of the brain is cut off. In 85% of cases, it is…

Equispheres is a Canadian company that specialises in the development of metal powders, particularly for additive manufacturing technologies such as laser powder bed fusion or cold spray. Drawing on its experience on the market, Equispheres recently conducted a study investigating…