Materials

When it comes to 3D printing polymers, it can be hard to decide which one to use. This is the case for pretty much any 3D printing technology, but especially for beginners or hobbyists using FDM/FFF 3D printing for whom…

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…

IperionX has announced that it is collaborating with Oak Ridge National Laboratory in order to further develop low-cost titanium alloys for additive manufacturing. As part of a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) approved user agreement, the two will be working…

American research organization Report Oceans recently published a study in which it evaluated the growth of elastomers in the 3D printing market. The organization estimates that the elastomers market will reach 1.389 billion dollars within eight years, with an annual…

We have previously told you about GREENFILL3D, a Polish startup that develops ecological and biodegradable materials for 3D printing. Notably, it developed a wheat bran-based filament, GF3D Branfill3D. This material was created in accordance with modern concepts of zero waste…

As the climate crisis becomes more and more evident, sustainability has become a key driver of innovations in technologies. And additive manufacturing is certainly no different. Most recently, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Laboratory have developed an…

When Carbon was founded in 2013, it set about to radically change product development and manufacturing with its ultra-fast photopolymerization printing process, Digital Light SynthesisTM  (DLS). Since then, the company has continued to make waves as companies like adidas, Ford…

PVA, or polyvinyl alcohol, is a material widely used in the 3D printing industry due to its ability to dissolve in water. In particular, it is used for the creation of print supports when using FDM dual extruder machines. This…

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…

At EPFL in Switzerland, engineers from the Laboratory of Applied Photonic Devices (LAPD) have developed a resin 3D printer capable of designing objects in a few seconds. Based on a volumetric printing technology, it can produce parts with an opaque…

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…