Manufacturing and Supply Chain Articles

US Army Discovers a Way to Monitor Performance of 3D-Printed Parts

U.S. Army researchers have discovered a way to monitor the performance of 3D printed parts, which tend to have imperfections that affect performance in ways traditionally-machined parts do not.  . In the paper, "In-Situ Fatigue Monitoring Investigation of Additively...

The Desktop 3D Printing Aftermarket: E3D or Bust

From the heady days of RepRap to today’s $200 printers, hundreds of firms have tried to develop and sell 3D printers. Hundreds more have resold 3D printers or made filament. Comparatively little entrepreneurial attention has been paid to the 3D printing aftermarket,...

Partnership to convert scrap metal into 3D printed rocket parts

Relativity Space, an autonomous rocket factory and launch services leader for satellites and 6K, a developer of microwave plasma technology for the production of advanced materials used in additive manufacturing, lithium ion batteries and other industrial markets,...

Watch This Company Build The World’s Largest 3D Printed House In One Go

3D printed houses are built through additive manufacturing techniques. All the credit goes to large 3D printers and their printing materials. Large-scale 3D printing has enabled us to develop more significant projects in the future using the same method. It uses...