by David | May 13, 2020 | Companies, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Materials
Large-format 3D printer manufacturer BigRep has added two new materials to its certified filament portfolio. The new ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) and ASA (Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate) materials are believed to be ideal for applications in the automotive...
by David | May 13, 2020 | Aerospace and Aviation, Metal
Titanium superalloys are highly beneficial to the aerospace industry, helping companies to reduce their carbon footprint by making planes more fuel-efficient. 3D printing of components constructed from titanium superalloys has become popular in this sector for its...
by David | May 11, 2020 | 3D Trends, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Materials
3D printing is a cool and multi-purpose technology that has countless applications. However, so far, it has been limited by one thing, and that is the size of the 3D printer. . That may soon change. . A team from UC San Diego has developed a foam that can expand to...
by David | May 11, 2020 | 3D News, 3D Trends, Materials
Scientists in the University of Maryland (UMD)’s A. James Clark School of Engineering have reinvented a 26,000-year-old manufacturing process into an innovative approach to fabricating ceramic materials that has promising applications for solid-state batteries, fuel...
by David | May 11, 2020 | Food, Printers and Accessories
As we’ve explored in our food 3D printing series, the technology is still emerging, with only a handful of food printing processes really approaching any form of maturity and level of commercialization. With those technologies that are on the market, we can catch a...
by David | May 11, 2020 | 3D News, Companies, Electronics
In our previous articles in this series, we discussed the history leading up to the development of electronics 3D printing, as well as one of the two dominant methods for printing electronics, direct writing. The other leading method for 3D printing electronics is...
by David | May 11, 2020 | 3D News, Aerospace and Aviation, Construction
From human waste to superplasticizer, astronaut urine could become a useful resource for making a robust type of concrete on the Moon. . A recent ESA research showed that urea, the main organic compound found in our urine, would make the mixture for lunar concrete...
by David | May 11, 2020 | 3D Growth, 3D News, Companies, Metal
Croft Additive Manufacturing (AM), a Warrington-based metal manufacturer, is unlocking future growth by innovating with cutting-edge 3D printing technology. . The company designs and manufactures a wide range of complex metal components. It has harnessed the design...
by David | May 11, 2020 | 3D News, Companies, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
The Nanofabrica team (Idan Gil) Nanofabrica, a startup that develops 3D printers for the manufacturing of electronic and optical parts, said Sunday it has raised $4 million in a funding round led by Microsoft’s venture arm M12 and NextLeap Ventures. . The funding...
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