Materials for Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing

What additive manufacturing material for which AM technology? There is a host of additive manufacturing materials out there and the process of joining materials to make parts from 3D model data looks like a story that never ends.

Zortrax adds new metal 3D printing options to its portfolio

Polish 3D printer manufacturer Zortrax has announced a metal 3D printing option for its desktop M300 Dual 3D printer, an FDM-based machine that can work in both single- and dual-extrusion modes. The machine manufacturer...

SPEE3D to develop SUBSAFE manufacturing materials with Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing

The US Navy has chosen metal AM company SPEE3D to develop materials as a part of a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) project related to Expeditionary Maintenance and Sustainment that achieve Submarine Safety Program...

MIT reveals a simple, inexpensive way to strengthen 3D Printing Material Inconel 718

The approach which involves the 3D printing of a metallic powder strengthened with ceramic nanowires, could be used to improve many other materials As you may already know, Inconel 718 is one of the key...

ProductionToGo is now an official distributor of Evonik’s industrial 3D printing materials

Material producers usually work with machine manufacturers but we tend to forget that it also plays to their strengths to work with distribution partners. Specialty chemicals company Evonik reminds us of the importance of...

Creating complex ceramic architectures with SLS 3D printing? A research shows potential for several industries

Complex ceramics can be processed by a wide range of AM processes. Among these processes, the use of SLS 3D printing has often been mentioned with limited potential. A research from PhD student Marco...

Focus: Evonik on the role of polymer materials in improving the next generation of 3D printed implants

Anywhere, anytime: someone may get ill or get seriously injured, thus requiring a medical implant. According to a jointly report published by the American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) and the American Academy of Orthopedic...

Glamorous 3D printed jewelry can be made out of polyamide 12. Evonik demonstrates how.

In a world where fancy 3D printed jewelry has often been associated with precious metals, specialty chemicals company Evonik is challenging the traditional way of thinking to carve a place for its  polyamide 12...

Unbounding 3D printing at scale with new sustainable materials

By its very nature, additive manufacturing is considered a sustainable technology. The sustainable advantages of 3D printing could play an important, even decisive role for producers and manufacturers towards series applications. For material manufacturers...

HRL Laboratories’ 3D Printable Aluminum also joins the selective use of Formula One’s AM materials

In less than a week, we saw two announcements related to new materials approved for use in the world’s fastest race cars. On the heels of Constellium’s Aheadd® CP1 aluminium additive manufacturing powder, HRL...

A circular sustainable supply chain for medical 3D printed implants

Materials producer 6K Additive embarks on another mission to transform a metals supply chain, this time in Australia and with  Surgical Metal Recycling Pty Ltd (SMR), a company that is dedicated to changing the way we...

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