21st Century Tech

MAY 11, 2024

If you have dabbled with 3D printing, you know it works like an inkjet printer but in three dimensions. It takes 3D digital files and renders them into physical objects by laying down ink in layers to build them. You can purchase an inexpensive home 3D printer that uses plastic filament inks.

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E&T

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

A team of scientists from KERI (Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute) and the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has been able to 3D-print smart contact lenses without applying voltage. "Our The related research results were recently published in an article in Advanced Science.

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Additive Manufacturing

MARCH 13, 2023

The beauty of today’s manufacturing environment is that anyone can start a 3D printing service bureau and begin printing parts today. According to a recent report by Persistence Markets , the 3D printing service bureau industry is projected to surge eight times the size of its present state over the next decade.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Plastic thermoforming companies like Duo Form have discovered how to leverage large-format extrusion 3D printing using low-cost plastic pellets to gain a competitive edge. Printing directly with thermoplastic pellets offers several advantages, especially when it comes to reducing part costs.

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AU Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In an article released by Konica Minolta , the company identified the three primary reasons why industries are turning to 3D printing: reduced lead time, reduced costs and reduced transportation.

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AU Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Undergraduate engineering students in UC San Diego’s Yonder Deep student organisation are seeking to develop and 3D-print a completely autonomous, low-cost, modular underwater vehicle (AUV) that will make it possible for scientists to affordably collect oceanographic and climatic data.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 30, 2025

Murphy Forsyth, MMT EAB member and Zero Tolerance general manager and processing engineer shares her top article picks. Here, she kicks off this year’s EAB series by sharing her five favorite MoldMaking Technology articles over the past year, along with key takeaways. The use of 3D printing for cavities and cores is on the rise.

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AU Manufacturing

MARCH 19, 2023

A group of scientists from the Missouri University of Science and Technology is leading research focused on a method for 3D printing nanoparticles to create human tissue. Convertine said the technology is designed to make 3D printing faster, easier and more accurate, the university revealed in a news release.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 13, 2022

Additive manufacturing, also called 3D printing, has emerged as a powerful approach of material development and is being used in manufacturing applications. 3D printing can help create complex and customized parts and high-entropy alloys (HEAs) have a lot of potential for the future in biomedical and aerospace applications.

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Additive Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

has developed three-dimensional (3D) printing technology for production of DURACON (R) polyoxymethylene (POM) products. The technology, known as Material Extrusion (MEX), delivers physical properties close to those of injection-molded articles despite being 3D-printed. TOKYO, Sept.

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AU Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Article by Nick Allen, managing director at 3DPRINTUK. As such, for various applications, 3D printing is a good fit, allowing the manufacture of impossibly complex geometries in a variety of robust materials in a speedy and cost-effective fashion.

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Additive Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The medical additive manufacturing and 3D printing community is always working to use technology to improve patient care and change lives. Rodriguez, MD and the NYU Langone plastic surgery team, clinical engineers from Materialise 3D printed models and surgical guides for both the donor and recipient based on the surgeon’s plan.

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21st Century Tech

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) has invented the machine and manufacturing technique to manipulate microscopic objects using 3D printing and braid them into filaments a mere micrometre in diameter. On October 26, 2022, Nature published an article describing their invention. How small is this?

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Modern Machine Shop

MAY 12, 2024

Now, APG’s sister company uses 3D printed jaws more optimized to this process. One of the first applications the company found for metal 3D printing has proven to be a valuable business opportunity, both for serving internal needs of its sister machining business and now, those of outside customers as well.

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Additive Manufacturing

JANUARY 19, 2023

Whether trying to print bigger with large-scale machines, smaller with micro 3D printing, or even printing or embedding electronics, more machines became accessible. If you missed any of these developments or just want to look at them all together, dive into them by category in the articles below.

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Additive Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Various research points to three major reasons companies do not rush to adopt advanced technologies, such as 3D printing or Digital Twin methodologies. This recent article by Steven R. For example, NASA is a leader in not only developing technologies but applying nanomaterials, digitalization, and 3D printing components.

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AU Manufacturing

JUNE 7, 2023

The database was created using more than 12,000 academic articles and standards linked to the AM industry, the company claims, Authentise revealed in a news release. The post Authentise releases ChatGPT-powered 3D printing database appeared first on Australian Manufacturing.

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Additive Manufacturing

JANUARY 3, 2023

It all starts at sun-soaked Space Beach in Long Beach, California, where 3D printing, materials development, innovation and curiosity collide. The boom that 3D printing (3DP) has brought to the region cannot be understated, its impact has been substantial and has garnered the attention of many. Strap in and enjoy.

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Mold Making Technology

AUGUST 28, 2024

As August comes to a close, we've gathered this month's most viewed articles with valuable insights for moldmaking professionals. These articles and more on this list offer practical knowledge to enhance your operations.

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21st Century Tech

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

It intends to explore and teach the transitioning of today’s manufacturing systems into on-demand, custom-designed processes that use 3D printing or additive manufacturing, and artificial intelligence (AI). space agency, that recently started revealing hardware for spacecraft designed using 3D printing and AI?

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Mold Making Technology

AUGUST 24, 2021

By 3D printing prototype molds with the Fortify process, DeMarini Sports has given its traditional moldmakers more time to work on production tooling, shortening lead times and increasing the company’s development capacity. One of these applications is 3D printing mold inserts and other mold components.

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Modern Machine Shop

DECEMBER 1, 2022

A version of this article was our cover story in the December 2022 issue of Modern Machine Shop. If you are arriving here from that issue, scroll down to find links to articles and video related to each of the 10 points in this piece. Here is the 3D printed adapter. It’s not that simple.

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AU Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Researchers from UNSW Sydney have engineered a miniature soft robotic arm capable of 3D printing biomaterial directly onto the organs of a person. The research team have trialled the device inside an artificial colon and tried 3D printing a variety of materials with different shapes on the surface of a pig’s kidney.

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Modern Machine Shop

DECEMBER 8, 2022

A article we recently posted describes many ways that machining and additive manufacturing (AM) go together. About five years ago, I posted an article with the title, “ Additive Manufacturing Belongs in a Machine Shop.” To this extent, the article’s title was valid, and still is. Should machine shops adopt AM?

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 5, 2025

From workflow efficiencies to cutting-edge tooling strategies, this roundup highlights the top articles that made an impact last month. February was packed with expert advice, industry trends and technological advancements that captured the attention of our readers. Read Now Source: LSI Solutions 5.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 30, 2024

Source: (top left) Boucherie, (top right) TK Mold & Engineering, (bottom left) Emuge-Franken, (bottom right) Plastic Ingenuity The top ten most-viewed articles in January were not only a testament to what our readers took an interest in—they reflect what is trending in our small but mighty world of moldmaking. Dapra Corp.,

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Additive Manufacturing

DECEMBER 21, 2022

LALI-TOF-MS provides chemistry data at the scale of 3D printing with spatial resolution comparable to both the feedstock particle size and the printer’s melt pool. Note: This article was prepared using Federal funds under award 70NANB22H128 from NIST, US Department of Commerce.

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Modern Machine Shop

MAY 6, 2024

From the process of buying a wire EDM to 3D printed parts and beyond, here are ten of the most read EDM articles from Modern Machine Shop. Electrical current flows between the workpiece and electrode, repeatedly creating tiny plasma zones that instantaneously melt and remove the material.

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Plastics Today

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Numbers, 3D printing, force majeure declaration, CA SB 54 legislation, microplastics, tools, and four other articles drew the most attention in January.

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AU Manufacturing

MAY 23, 2023

In a blog article derived from a whitepaper titled, “Maintaining Battlefield Superiority with Metal 3D Printing,” Velo3D examined five ways that sophisticated metal AM can revolutionise the defence sector. Supply chain agility improvement The pandemic has revealed how fragile and inadequate manufacturing supply networks really.

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AU Manufacturing

MAY 18, 2023

Major considerations in copper’s material qualities The quality of the materials used is always the first step towards manufacturing high-value parts, and fusing copper with other metals to create the alloys required for 3D printing high-value parts has not been a simple feat.

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AU Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Two research groups in Korea have collaborated to develop core technology for smart contact lenses that can implement augmented reality (AR) -based navigation through a 3D printing process. The research team added that their micro-pattern technology is very fine (7.2

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Manufacturer's Monthly

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The growth of labour supply will become more limited given the advanced manufacturing using new techniques like 3D printing and robotics. See full article here. More present workers need to take training on new technology and software to adapt to the new working environments. To learn more contact: .

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Photo Credit: 3Dnatives The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) has acquired 3Dnatives , a French company that produces a media platform and international events for professionals in 3D printing, additive manufacturing (AM) and their related market applications. Industrial 3D printing currently only accounts for about 0.1%

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Fastener News Desk

AUGUST 3, 2022

Often, we will supply 10 to 15 thousand articles to customers working with us, and they are not able to change suppliers from one day to the next. This new warehouse will give us the ability for bigger customers to bring their articles together. We are driving organic growth by increasing the article range with our current customers.

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Control Engineering

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

They then 3D printed it and tested it for fatigue failures as well as frequency and radiation pattern fidelity in Penn State’s anechoic chamber, a room insulated with electromagnetic wave-absorbing material that prevents signals from interfering with antenna testing.

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Additive Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

DANBURY, CT – February 27, 2023: The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) has acquired 3Dnatives, a French company that produces a media platform and international events for professionals in 3D printing, additive manufacturing, and their related market applications. Industrial 3D printing currently only accounts for about 0.1%

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