Materials for Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing

With a market size of 1.5 trillion U.S. dollars, Fashion is one of the biggest industries in the world. However, the sector is currently facing hard times due to the COVID-19 crisis, as we...

PPprint GmbH, a Germany-based provider of 3D printing solutions with polypropylene (PP) and Ascent Fabrication Inc., a New York-based reseller of 3D printing solutions, announced a partnership for the North American market. While Ascent Fabrication...

In June 2021, additive manufacturing company Stratasys unveiled two PolyJet™ 3D printers, the Stratasys J35™ Pro and the Stratasys J55™ Prime. With multimaterial capabilities, these solutions would help any designer to translate imagination into...

Any company that is operating in medical 3D printing is well aware of the potential of PEEK for applications in this field, when using FDM 3D printing solutions. The material is a natural colored, high...

Materials producers polySpectra and Keyland Polymer ambition to « make the transition into true production-grade additive manufacturing » a reality through their new collaboration. You may have discovered polySpectra in the 2021 September/October edition of 3D ADEPT...

If everything we use comes from natural resources and that natural ecosystems are often described as models of sustainability, does that mean that every 3D printed product inspired by nature is de facto a...

Qualification of new 3D printing materials is often mentioned as one of the tedious challenges that hinder the adoption of AM technologies.  Depending on the industry or the application, AM companies continuously explore new...

In certain environments, fire is a risk. To help prevent it or to limit the spread of fire, and therefore provide operators additional time to ensure their safety, flame-retardant materials are essential. Despite their importance,...

Machine manufacturer GF Casting Solutions conducts the series production of complex components made of super alloys using AM at the AMotion Center, a production centre specifically furnished for that purpose. Also known as GF...

At the very beginning, when manufacturers started using Additive Manufacturing (AM), the market was severely lacking in materials specifically designed for the technology. Contract manufacturers therefore worked with leftovers and scrap with general specifications,...