The new next generation 3D printing filaments by Creadition have been designed to provide a new standard in performance and quality providing extra resistance from jamming your extruder, nozzle buildup and the problems that are commonplace with the current range of filament 3D printers. Continue reading “Filamento Next Generation 3D Printing Filaments Unveiled (VIDEO)”
On-demand 3D printing services take aim at small businesses
Almost half of of consumer, heavy industry and life sciences manufacturers are expected to be using 3D printers within three years. To help companies experiment with the technology on-demand 3D printing services are springing up. Continue reading “On-demand 3D printing services take aim at small businesses”
Plastic That Carries a Big Charge
Sure, 3D printers can make action figures and architectural scale models, but the plastic they use isn’t conductive enough to form complex electrical components. Now engineer Mike Toutonghi has developed a 3D-printing plastic he says is at least 1,000 times more conductive than anything on the market, … Continue reading “Plastic That Carries a Big Charge”
Tanaka Develops Platinum, Nickel-Based AM Powder Materials
Tanaka Holdings has announced that it has succeed in the development and formation of platinum-based metallic glass powder supporting selective laser sintering 3D printers. Continue reading “Tanaka Develops Platinum, Nickel-Based AM Powder Materials”
The US Army wants to replace gross rations with 3D-printed food
The US Army could one day have its own very own version of the Star Trek replicator. Researchers at the Natick Soldier Research, Development, and Engineering Center in Massachusetts are currently investigating ways that 3D printers could be used to create meals and rations for soldiers. Continue reading “The US Army wants to replace gross rations with 3D-printed food”
igus Presents the World’s First Printable Bearing Material Filament for 3D Printers
Plastics expert igus has introduced the world’s first plastic filament for 3D printers enhanced with tribological, or low friction, properties. The material, 50 times more resistant to wear and abrasion than conventional 3D printer materials, is ideally suited for creating custom bearings. Continue reading “igus Presents the World’s First Printable Bearing Material Filament for 3D Printers”
3-D printers could blur lines of patent laws and others
As three-dimensional printing technology reaches the place at which the personal computer arrived in the late 1980s — the American home — it may bring legal and practical issues along with it. Continue reading “3-D printers could blur lines of patent laws and others”
3D printers’ could change our economy and our lives
“When you produce something yourself instead of purchasing it, that changes your relationship to it,” says Chelsea Schelly, assistant professor of social sciences. She’s discussing the current popular trend of 3D printing. “You are empowered by it.” Continue reading “3D printers’ could change our economy and our lives”
Students, professors work out the kinks in 3-D printers
Imagine, design and print. And if the product is flawed, redesign and print again. Continue reading “Students, professors work out the kinks in 3-D printers”