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.

(Critical) Challenges raised and solved by high-performance polymers for AM – Key examples in the automotive industry

In an industry where the growth of AM is often highlighted through a strong focus on metals, it should be noted that polymers remain the widely used material group, all applications combined. Industries such...

FFF Metal 3D printing: The Virtual Foundry develops H13 tool steel filament

The Virtual Foundry, a material producer based in the USA, has added the H13 Tool Steel Filament to its portfolio of materials. The material producer is best known for developing filaments for FFF metal...

Arris Composites develops natural-fiber composites for its Additive Molding™ technology

Remember Arris? The tech company behind Additive Molding™, a high-speed manufacturing process that aligns continuous carbon fibers and enables the integration of electronic components and multifunctional materials into a single topologically optimized part or...

Greenfill3D develops a line of full-color 3D printable lighting accessories

Remember GREENFILL3D? A start-up that recently developed a new 3D printing material based on wheat bran? Well, the team has unveiled an unusual line of products called COLORISED. This line of full-color lighting accessories does...

Lithoz and Glassomer develop a 3D printable quartz glass for high-performance applications

Ceramic 3D printing company Lithoz has been working with Glassomer on the development of a 3D printable quartz glass material. Glassomer is a company that first appeared on our radar in 2019 after they...

Dental 3D printing: New Carbon® Gen 2 aligner model solution would enhance the production workflow of aligner manufacturers. Here is how.

 AM company Carbon has developed a new production solution that would enable clear aligner manufacturers to reduce cost per part while simultaneously increasing throughput. Named Carbon® Gen 2 aligner, the model solution includes new...

Liqcreate adds an affordable ESD safe 3D-printing resin to its portfolio

Netherlands-based 3D printing resin manufacturer Liqcreate has added a new ESD safe 3D-printing resin its photopolymer resin portfolio: Liqcreate ESD. As the name implies, the opaque black photopolymer resin can serve for the fabrication of...

Essentium launches Duratem material for high-performance 3D printing

The high-impact and high-temperature thermoplastic material can withstand temperatures of 150°C, 5x the impact of PEI 9085 3D printer manufacturer Essentium has developed a high-impact and high-temperature thermoplastic material. Named Duratem, it would enable new...

The AM industry welcomes a newcomer in the metal powder segment: Outokumpu

Known for the development of sustainable stainless steel, Outokumpu will start producing metal powders for AM at its new in Krefeld, Germany, as from April 2023.The company will use the steel scrap from local...

IperionX to explore the production of 3D printed Titanium Bike parts with Canyon

Materials producer IperionX will be working with bike brand Canyon Bicycles GmbH to explore the production of bicycle components using IperionX’s 100% recycled and low-carbon titanium. If you’re a regular reader of 3D ADEPT Media,...

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