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.

New solution helps achieve 90% cost reduction in 3D concrete printing materials

Remember when we told you that customized 3D printable materials are often the Holy Grail in construction projects?  Well, materials construction company CEMEX and construction 3D printing company COBOD have worked together on the...

Eckart on the use of aluminium alloys in the AM industry and the utilization of the A20X powder.

Since June 2020, the British aluminium alloy powder producer for additive manufacturing, Aluminium Materials Technologies Ltd. ("AMT"), is owned by the ECKART Group. The Group is acknowledged as one of the world's leading manufacturers...

Evonik on its latest 3D printing developments and what it has in store for 2022

Early at the beginning of the year, Evonik told 3D ADEPT Media that it ambitions to broaden its portfolio by developing materials with enhanced properties for various technology lines and new infinite applications. An...

A Replica of an Archaeological Find requires the combination of SLS 3D Printing and Augmented Reality

As part of a research project conducted at the Zurich University of the Arts, augmented reality and 3D printing are being examined as potential teaching materials of the future. The research associate of the group...

3D Printing Day Celebration: What are the Micro-Trends in Major Materials?

More than 30 years on from the invention of the first 3D printer, the 3D printing market has proven to be disruptive for so many industries. The celebration of 3D printing Day means a...

ABCorp adds Nylon 11 (PA11) to its library of Additive Manufacturing Materials

American Banknote Corporation aka ABCorp, expands its Boston-based Center of Excellence capabilities with new materials. The US-based manufacturing services’ provider adds Nylon 11 (PA11) to its catalog of AM materials. The strong and flexible nylon...

People, Production & Costs: Highlights of Formnext 2021 (Part 2)

During the Formnext show, various stakeholders in the manufacturing value chain pinpointed the main challenges that still need to be addressed in their field of expertise. From hardware and material’ providers to software developers...

Pollen AM extends its additive manufacturing offer with technical ceramics

In the field of ceramic 3D printing, there are still few players. This lack of experts is not necessarily linked to a question of demand on the market, but rather a lack of knowledge...

EOS unveils its highest strength aluminium alloy for Additive Manufacturing at formnext 2021

Aluminium alloys continue to gain momentum across metal 3D printing applications as industrials are continuously looking for materials that could reach the most elevated temperatures while withstanding corrosion. Besides Oerlikon AM’s release of its new...

Oerlikon launches New High Entropy Alloy in replacement of Super Duplex Stainless Steels

Due to the market growth and its main properties (strength, corrosion resistance, ease of fabrication, etc.), the use of duplex stainless steel has rapidly replaced the use of conventional stainless steel in powder metallurgy...

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