The origin of the use of ceramics goes back to ancient Greece, initially created for the creation of pots or plates for food, and based on clay cooked at temperatures of up to 500ºC. Later, around […]
Recently, the Centre for Innovative Technology (CIT) announced that CIT GAP Funds has invested in the company Metallum3D based in Charlottesville, Virginia. The startup is an online metal 3D printing platform that provides accessible and affordable […]
Ultimaker, the leading manufacturer of FDM 3D printers launched the ‘Ultimaker Material Alliance Program’ 12 months ago. Recently, the company revealed that the program has more than 80 contributing companies. It was at the Hannover Messe […]
The 3D printing service giant, Shapeways, has just added a new material to its range to enable the creation of 3D printed orthosis and prostheses. The new material is polyamide 11 (PA 11), one of the […]
4D printing is an upcoming form of additive manufacturing with effects that continue beyond the print. It is similar to 3D printing in the sense that an object is also built layer by layer. However, the […]
The Dutch 3D printer and software developer, Bond 3D should receive investment from Victrex, the performance plastics developer. Victrex confirmed its intention to invest millions of Euros into the company not too long ago. The UK-headquartered company […]
Fortify is a young company that seeks to revolutionise the long delivery cycle and the often poor material quality of traditional manufacturing processes.The company was founded on research on composite 3D printing by Randall Erb and […]
3D Systems 3D Systems from South Carolina has launched a new rubber-like material for its desktop FabPro 1000 3D printer. The new material is called FabPro Elastic BLK and it is incredibly flexible and strong. Apparently, the […]
Largest 3D Printed Metal Automotive Part in History Ford Performance, the high-performance division of Ford Motor Company, 3D printed what they claim to be the largest metal automotive part for a working vehicle in automotive history. The […]
What if you could eat a 3D printed steak ? This seems surprising, but that is just what the Italian researcher Giusseppe Scionti of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Barcelona has proposed. He developed a project and […]
What if you could create coffee cups from vegetables? This is the idea behind this project led by the design studio Crème that grew squash in molds to make biodegradable cups, called HyO-Cups. The reason for us talking […]
As 3D printing is becoming more and more widely spread. Various FDM machines are being produced to accomodate the need. For these machines there are the "standard" plastics such as pure ABS, PLA and PET. 3D printing is worked […]
Additive manufacturing, unlike traditional machining techniques, makes it possible to produce parts with complex geometries whose total weight can be optimised using a numerical method called "topology optimisation". This technique literally consists of "removing" the material where […]
While we thought we had seen some crazy 3D printing materials, BMW and the MIT Self-Assembly Lab may have taken the cake after revealing a project that they have been working on for inflatable liquid material. […]
Six years ago, the American manufacturer Formlabs unveiled their first stereolithography 3D printer that was made to be accessible to as many people as possible, with a relatively low marketing price. Since then, the company has […]
A team of researchers from Viterbi University in Los Angeles has found a new way to control sound and vibrations through 3D printing. The team has developed 3D printed metamaterials that are able to block sound […]
3DEO are a unique new metal 3D printing company that are combining scalable aspects of traditional manufacturing, and applying them to 3D printing. Though they don't currently sell their own 3D printers, 3DEO's technology allows them […]
3D printing is a rapidly growing technology with many advantages over traditional manufacturing methods. It however has its problems, including that 3D printing cannot be effectively used for mass production, and is limited in speed and accessibility. […]
If you've been on the internet in the last year, you may have seen the viral clip of a 3D printed house built in just 24 hours. Apis Cor are a Russian company who built a […]
This week's Top 5 Videos showcases some of the most unbelievable 3D printing updates we've seen in recent times. These include incredibly detailed full-color 3D prints by Mimaki, amazing 3D printed prosthetics by Open Bionics, and […]
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