Materials

Recently, in an endeavor to continue to find ways to encourage alternatives to plastic waste, the Government of Canada has launched the Bioplastics Challenge to encourage small businesses to reduce pollution by turning forest-based residue into sustainable plastic materials. The…

Researchers at the Montanuniversität Leoben in Austria, known for the fields of mining, metallurgy and materials science, have successfully 3D printed aluminum oxide with a tensile strength of 1 GPa (equivalent to 1,000 MPa). The project was made possible by the multi-material 3D…

On World Recycling Day, we told you about Bluesint PA12. A polymer developed by Materialise, which allows printing with a 100% recycled powder. And today, it is the turn of the Czech manufacturer Fillamentum to unveil its new ecological 3D…

More and more companies specializing in additive manufacturing are turning to composite materials to develop parts. And that’s exactly why Ricoh 3D, a Japanese 3D printing service provider, has teamed up with composite 3D printer manufacturer Impossible Objects. This collaboration…

Once again, the American military has shown its interest in using 3D printing. This time, United States Army researchers have collaborated with academic partners from the University of Central Florida (UCF) to work to optimize the additive manufacturing process. The…

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…