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.

Desktop Metal Becomes first to Qualify 4140 for High-Volume Additive Manufacturing of parts via Metal Binder Jetting

Desktop Metal continues to make great strides in the industry. Its latest milestone? The qualification of 4140 low-alloy steel for use with metal binder jetting systems. The material is said to be one of the...

CRP Technology unveils new polyamide-based Carbon fiber filled composite for Powder-Bed Fusion

3D Printing company CRP Technology has added another proprietary material to its portfolio. Named Windform® RS, the polyamide-based Carbon fiber filled composite is a solution designed for powder-bed fusión. It is the tenth material in...

What opportunities polymer 3D printing holds?

The growing investment of companies in research and development aims to foster the development of polymers. Yet, when it comes to industrial needs, the market presents an increasing adoption of metal additive manufacturing. This...

New Additive Manufacturing Filament from Infinite™ can create lightweight foam parts that look like a sponge

Infinite Material Solutions LLC. aka Infinite™ has launched a new material for additive manufacturing. Infinite™ is a company that specializes in material design for AM. If you are a regular reader of 3D ADEPT Media,...

3D Systems adds four 3D Printing resins to its Figure 4® portfolio

3D Systems has developed a wide range of industrial 3D printing systems for the additive manufacturing industry, some in collaboration with other companies, but its Figure 4® portfolio is the series of 3D printers...

Polymaker develops new recycled filament for 3D printing based on Covestro’s recycled polycarbonate

As the saying goes, “actions speak louder than words” and when you find a company that is implementing tangible actions to address a given issue, you have to give them credit and recognize their...

Evonik & Farsoon deepen their collaboration in powder-based 3D printing to enable large-scale industrial applications

With the goal of providing more access to new large-scale industrial applications in the higher temperature range, Evonik and Farsoon have deepen their collaboration in powder-based 3D printing. The expert in polymer-based 3D printing materials...

Impossible Objects & Owens Corning to develop High-Performance materials for Composite-based Additive Manufacturing

Impossible Objects and Owens Corning have signed a joint development agreement to develop new materials for Impossible Objects’ composite-based additive manufacturing (CBAM) process. The agreement follows the recent collaboration announcement that will consist for Ricoh to...

UBQ Materials and Plastics App develop together Sustainable 3D Printing Filament

The partnership arises from growing demand for zero-waste supply chain manufacturing to support companies’ sustainable development goals. UBQ Materials, thermoplastic materials producer partners with Plastics App, R&D company that focuses on applications for polymers and...

BigRep and Forward AM unveil new concrete formwork for 3D printing in the architecture & construction industry

A new collaboration with BigRep has enabled Forward AM, the 3D printing business of BASF, to debut on a new segment: architecture and construction. The manufacturer of large-format 3D printers on the other hand...

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