According to a recent analyst forecast, the market for using copper material in 3D printing applications will grow 51% thanks to key technical developments in copper additive processes and materials. While copper materials are being explored … [Read more...]
The importance of testing additive manufacturing materials
3D Systems recently reported the completion of comprehensive testing on the newest materials for its Figure 4 system. For some users, materials testing data is insufficient for their needs. I interviewed Marty Johnson, technical fellow, at 3D Systems … [Read more...]
Continuous Kinetic Mixing ensures additives stay uniformly distributed in printed photopolymers
Fortify, a 3D printing startup, announced the launch of its CKM (Continuous Kinetic Mixing) system, which enables new functions in printed photopolymers. CKM addresses industry challenges that have persisted for decades when processing filled resins. … [Read more...]
Innovations in pellet printing may benefit large structural applications in additive manufacturing
Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, is expanding its additive manufacturing innovations in fused granulate fabrication (FGF). The company is partnering with Juggerbot 3D, an additive manufacturing … [Read more...]
3D Systems provides comprehensive test data on the newest materials for its Figure 4 system
3D Systems completed comprehensive testing on the newest materials for its Figure 4 system against both ASTM and ISO standards. Materials are at the core of 3D Systems’ digital manufacturing solutions, and in late 2019, the company introduced a host … [Read more...]
Cincinnati Inc. to offer 3D printing materials from BASF for the SAAM HT
Cincinnati Incorporated (CI), a U.S.-based, build-to-order machine tool manufacturer announced that its high-temperature Small Area Additive Manufacturing (SAAM HT) machine will now offer BASF 3DPS’s ABS plastic, carbon fiber PET and recycled PET … [Read more...]
ExOne introduces new materials and certification levels
The ExOne Company, a global leader in industrial sand and metal 3D printers using binder jetting technology, announced that 15 new metal, ceramic and composite materials have been qualified by ExOne and its customers for 3D printing on the company’s … [Read more...]
Overcoming the challenges of 3D printing with soft thermoplastic elastomers
Kraiburg TPE performed extensive tests to examine the suitability of its thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) for use in additive manufacturing (AM). The tests showed that most of the company’s TPEs can be used on fused deposition modeling (FDM) on … [Read more...]
The advantages of titanium parts created with additive technology
Dimitris Katsanis is a former elite cyclist, and now engineer, who has been at the forefront of the design and manufacture of Olympic, Tour de France and world championship bicycles for more than thirty years. Today, he continues to innovate and … [Read more...]
Formlabs adds Tough 1500 resin to its material lineup
The new resin, Tough 1500, offers stiffness and pliability to Formlabs line of desktop stereolithography (SLA) 3D printers, including the Form 3 and Form 2. The “1500” in Tough 1500 Resin represents its tensile modulus (in MPa). Here’s a chart … [Read more...]
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