Manufacturing and Supply Chain Articles

3D Printing Chemistry 101: The Molecular Makeup of PAEK, PEKK and PEEK Plastic

If you’re anything like this author, you got a C- in high school chemistry and never looked back. With a newfound interest in the topic, I’m hoping to revisit the molecular science of some of the most popular materials in 3D printing to understand them—not just in...

3D Megatrends: How 3D Printing, Manufacturing, and Design Will Change

How megatrends and emerging technologies will shape 3D manufacturing and global trends as we face down a crisis. It seems, in this time of global pandemic, the rapid and forced change will touch everything. . Technology, in some instances, is accelerating as we...

Startup Accelerator: 9T Labs Seeks to Make Carbon Fiber 3D Printing Go Industrial

As explored in our series on the topic, carbon fiber 3D printing is experiencing an exciting period of growth. While there are a number of large-scale carbon fiber 3D printing systems in the works, desktop machines are much more common for prototyping. . Markforged...

Stratasys wins one of its largest ever aerospace orders

In what is one of its largest single orders to date, Stratasys has announced that Latvia-based specialist aerospace additive manufacturing service provider, AM Craft, has purchased four large-scale production-grade Stratasys F900 3D Printers to provide certifiable 3D...