Materials

One of the key to modern manufacturing is research and development into materials. Especially in industries like aerospace, materials that are both lightweight and extremely strong are critical for the parts that need to be made. Indeed, material research for…

At Washington State University, a team of researchers is working on the issue of upcycling, that is to say this method which consists in transforming products or matTurning PLA waste into 3D printing resin materials that are no longer used…

Today, more and more companies are developing composite materials for additive manufacturing, enabling the design of lighter and stronger parts. However, these materials can have a negative impact on the environment as they are often made from a plastic matrix.…

Meltio, an international manufacturer of metal 3D solutions based in Spain and the US, has announced that it is launching four new materials, Stainless Steel 17-4PH, Tool Steel H11, Nickel 625 and Invar, as part of its metal wire materials…

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…

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…