More 3D printing vendors are introducing metal materials for their systems. One popular metal, in particular, is stainless steel. This material offers a number of benefits to designers. We interviewed Felipe Castaneda, Creative Director at MakerBot, … [Read more...] about Working with stainless steel in 3D printing
Additive Manufacturing
Desktop Health receives FDA clearance for Flexcera resin for dental prosthetics
Desktop Health, a recently launched developer of 3D printing and biofabrication solutions for personalized medicine by Desktop Metal, Inc., announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of Flexcera Base, a … [Read more...] about Desktop Health receives FDA clearance for Flexcera resin for dental prosthetics
How to switch from castings to metal 3D printing
Most manufacturers would never dream of switching from an investment cast part to one made by additive manufacturing, especially if they already had paid for the casting mold. Yet that is exactly what GE Aviation is doing with four bleed air parts … [Read more...] about How to switch from castings to metal 3D printing
How 3D printing can save trees
Early in the 3D printing industry, there were efforts to take wood byproducts and use that material to make parts. These early efforts were interesting for the novelty. Today, however, there’s a more serious effort to turn wood into a usable 3D … [Read more...] about How 3D printing can save trees
Cummins finalizing its first metal binder-jet 3D-printed production part
Cummins Inc. is finalizing its first production part using a high-precision 3D metal printing technology called binder jet. This marks a significant milestone in the company’s additive manufacturing and Industry 4.0 journey. The part, a Cummins … [Read more...] about Cummins finalizing its first metal binder-jet 3D-printed production part
3D-printed circuit boards: How they’re made and why they matter
Once confined mainly to home-brew tinkering, circuit boards created via 3D printing are now practical for some manufactured products. J.F. Brandon, BotFactory Inc. In the past ten years, 3D Printing has gone from a niche prototyping tool to a … [Read more...] about 3D-printed circuit boards: How they’re made and why they matter
Making replacement parts made easy with 3D scanning and 3D printing
An important application of additive manufacturing is its ability to produce hard-to-find and hard-to-repair replacement parts. To produce a single part quickly and viably, Nissan Australia needed a different solution to traditional … [Read more...] about Making replacement parts made easy with 3D scanning and 3D printing
RIZE ships the RIZE 7XC 3D Printer for large format additive manufacture
RIZE, Inc., shipped the RIZE 7XC large-format 3D printer. This printer handles large part sizes for printing parts, jigs, tooling and fixtures. It is available immediately starting at $USD 19,995. “Our customer, a major electronics … [Read more...] about RIZE ships the RIZE 7XC 3D Printer for large format additive manufacture
Taking advantage of lattice designs in 3D printing
Lattice structures are those geometric shapes grouped together to create repeatable patterns for engineering purposes. The idea of lattices has been around for quite some time. You see these repeating patterns on buildings and bridges. For design … [Read more...] about Taking advantage of lattice designs in 3D printing
3D printed servo valve can save one tonne of CO2
UK-based, Domin, aims to disrupt the fluid power industry by improving the range of technology available and increasing sustainability. Whilst recent decades have seen swathes of technology introduced across all industries, Domin, based in the city … [Read more...] about 3D printed servo valve can save one tonne of CO2
