Materials

Compared to traditional production methods, additive manufacturing (AM) offers the advantage of producing little or no waste. However, it is no secret that there is still room for improvement for 3D printing in terms of sustainability. In particular, the direct…

Research and Markets recently released its latest report on the Global High-Performance Materials in Additive Manufacturing Market. Entitled ‘The Global 3D Printing High-Performance Plastic Market’, it analyzes the place and evolution of high-performance polymers such as PA, PEEK, PEKK, PEI and…

Though one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of 3D printers, Prodways offers solutions across the entire 3D printing value chain and for several industries. Earlier this month, the company launched its first automated 3D printing modular system for the dental industry,…

3D Systems, in collaboration with Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division, announced plans to develop Copper-Nickel (CuNi) and Nickel-Copper (NiCu) alloys for use in powder bed fusion additive manufacturing. Both CuNi and NiCu are corrosion-resistant, making them ideal for…

As it’s March 18, we are celebrating World Recycling Day. To day is meant to raise global awareness of issues related to recycling. As such we are taking this opportunity to talk about the latest machine from Sindoh, a South…

Copper3D continues its research into the development of antiviral materials and devices aimed at meeting the needs of the medical sector. After designing a 3D printed breast pump tip to fight against HIV transmission during breastfeeding, the Chilean-American company has now…

At times, metal additive manufacturing can run into a number of hurdles in the production process of certain parts. We already saw how one study analyzed metal fracturing in 3D printing due to narrow vapour depressions, known as “keyholes”. In addition, metal manufacturing…

Digital Metal, a subsidiary of Höganäs AB, is a manufacturer of industrial metal 3D printers which rely on a powder binding process. The company has just added pure copper to its range of materials compatible with the DM P2500, thus…

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…