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.

Raise3D launches 32 industrial filaments for E2CF 3D printer

With the goal of “implementing Flexible Manufacturing”,  3D Printer manufacturer Raise3D has released32 new industrial filaments for the E2CF 3D printer, its desktop machine unveiled last year. With the goal of making Carbon Fiber 3D...

Evonik becomes Stratasys’ new Additive Manufacturing Materials Partner

With the goal of expanding the capabilities of its P3™ technology-based Origin® One 3D printer, OEM Stratasys is always looking for new materials that could open up new possibilities in terms of applications. The...

3D Systems announces new production materials for its resin & SLS 3D Printers

AM company 3D Systems releases two new production-grade materials that could open up more industrial applications on its Figure 4® portfolio and SLS 3D printers. Named Figure 4® Tough Clear and DuraForm® PAx Black, both materials have been engineered for long-lasting mechanical...

New partnership between 6K Additive and Incodema3D to focus on Additive Manufacturing metal powder supply and recycling

6K Additive, the AM division of 6K that produces engineered materials and lithium-ion batteries enters a strategic partnership with Incodema3D, a supplier of metal AM technologies for aerospace, defense, and other industrial applications. The partnership...

M300 Tool Steel has been qualified for Velo3D’s Metal 3D Printing machines

M300 Tool Steel is an ultra-low carbon alloy with very high strength & hardness properties derived from intermetallic compounds rather than carbon content. Ideal for complex large-diameter internal cooling channels, the material has just...

3D Systems launches copper-nickel alloy for use with Metal 3D printing

Copper-nickel (CuNi) materials are alloys of copper that contain nickel and strengthening elements, such as iron and manganese. Despite its high copper content (which typically varies from 60 to 90%), cupronickel is silver in...

Filaret aims to turn cigarette butts into 3D printing filament

With the mission of making sustainable, recycled waste materials a norm in the 3D printing industry, Filaret, a newly created startup in Estonia, collects and upcycles cigarette butt waste into a sustainable, compostable and...

An all-metal copper filament developed by KUPROS opens up more possibilities on the 3D printed antenna and electronic market  

While Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) 3D printing is the most widely-used AM process, there is a wide range of applications that the technology cannot enable – especially on the growing 3D printed antenna and...

AM Materials: IperionX produces low-carbon spherical titanium from Tennessee minerals

Materials producer IperionX Limited is on a mission to scaling Titanium production for additive manufacturing with 100% recycled titanium metal as feedstock. For the US-based manufacturer, one way to achieve that is to rely...

How to avoid/fix warping in 3D printing?

So, if you are a user of FDM 3D printing, there is a great chance that you had probably dealt with warping. What most people don’t often say is that warping can also occur...

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