by David | May 6, 2020 | 3D News, 3D Trends, Electronics
Perhaps the holiest of holy grails for the additive manufacturing (AM) industry is the fabrication of complete, functional goods within a single print operation. . Rather than produce individual parts that must be assembled to form a final product, researchers and a...
by David | May 6, 2020 | Construction, Printers and Accessories
Researchers from France and the UK seek ways to improve 3D printing for construction, revealing their analysis in the recently published ‘ Nailing of Layers: A Promising Way to Reinforce Concrete 3D Printing Structures .’ . Concrete extrusion is a continuing source...
by David | May 5, 2020 | 3D Hobbyists, 3D Models, 3D News, Maker Movement, Technology
The OpenFlexure project makes high precision mechanical positioning available to anyone with a 3D printer – for use in microscopes, micromanipulators, and more. Click here to view original web page at openflexure.org
by David | May 5, 2020 | COVID-19
Formlabs has received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to 3D print adapters designed to convert bi-level positive airway pressure (BiPAP) machines into ventilators. . What makes the adapter so significant, as discussed in...
by David | May 5, 2020 | 3D News, Aerospace and Aviation
Although the advent of technology since the industrial revolution has greatly improved the average standard of living on Earth, the negative outcome of these improvements has led to an increase in pollution and global warming. Greenhouse gases continually destroy the...
by David | May 4, 2020 | 3D News, 3D Trends
Selective LED-based melting (SLEDM) – i.e. the targeted melting of metal powder using high-power LED light sources – is the name of the new technology that a team led by Franz Haas, head of the Institute of Production Engineering at TU Graz, has developed for 3D metal...
by David | May 4, 2020 | 3D News, Companies, Environment, Geopolitical Regions
One of the world’s biggest challenges is what to do with municipal garbage and old plastic. Landfills are filling up , recyclers in China do not want our plastic , and COVID-19 encourages us to use even more disposable products than ever. . But after years or...
by David | May 4, 2020 | 3D News, 3D Trends, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, People
Blake Teipel spends an afternoon sat in front of the computer, stitching together a series of video clips in a bid to win over another engineer unaware, perhaps dubious, of the extent to which additive manufacturing can be applied. “I know that additive is useful for...
by David | May 4, 2020 | 3D News, 3D Trends, Geopolitical Regions, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
While the world is fighting a pandemic and preparing for an impending recession, it seems trivial to discuss 3D printers. But this trivial example does indicate bigger issues at work in public policy. . For starters, the 3D printing process builds a three-dimensional...
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