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.

Sinterit releases new PP material for compact SLS 3D printer

Sinterit has just extended the range of applications that can be achieved with SLS 3D printing by releasing a new polypropylene (PP) material for its compact SLS 3D printers. With eight powders in the portfolio,...

Recreus says this 3D printing filament is the most elastic one on the market

Spain-based material producer Recreus adds Filaflex 60A ‘PRO’ to the Filaflex range of filaments. The company that is on a mission to bring its contribution for a better circular economy says the newest addition is...

Zortrax unveils Z-PEI 1010 Engineering Filament and External PEI and ABS Based Printing Profiles for its Endureal 3D Printer

Z-PEI 1010 is a blend of polyetherimide with very high heat deflection temperature, rigidity, me-chanical strength, and broad chemical resistance. Printed on the Zortrax Endureal 3D printer, it can be used in a variety...

Elementum 3D and SLM Solutions to provide Additive Manufacturing users with more powder options

At the heart of Elementum 3D and SLM Solutions’ new collaboration is “modern additive manufacturing”, a concept that allows users “to push and expand what's possible”. Although SLM Solutions already provides standard powders together with...

Dossier: Composite 3D printing, understanding the value proposition of a niche technology

When Additive Manufacturing comes to composites fabrication, we did not expect this combination to work and lead to the development of some niche yet interesting applications for the industry. In their latest report, SmarTech...

Lehvoss Group on 3D printing material certification, direct fastening of 3D printed parts and next issues to address

“How can I guarantee that if I buy a material, I will have the same reproducibility in twelve years?” A few years ago, at the heart of the first 3D printing applications developed by sportswear...

Evonik unveils a new PEEK filament for industrial 3D printing applications

Additive Manufacturing material provider Evonik has launched a new PEEK filament for industrial 3D printing applications. Launched under the brand name INFINAM® PEEK 9359 F, the new filament could be used as a metal...

Jabil unveils Jabil PA 0600, a new filament compatible with traditional and additive manufacturing

Jabil has launched a new filament, Jabil PA 0600 that could be used in traditional and additive manufacturing. The manufacturing solutions provider has developed the material at its Minnesota-based Materials Innovation Center. Main specifications The patent...

How does a collaboration between a materials provider and a provider of post-printing solutions look like?

There are collaborations whose purpose is easy to understand in the additive manufacturing industry like the ones between 3D printer manufacturers and material producers, and there are collaborations that are just intriguing like the...

An all-inclusive & affordable solution for setting up a complete metal 3D printing lab

What can you do in a metal 3D printing lab? train, educate, prototype, research, develop, produce… all these things that sound basics for any scientist or 3D printing enthusiast. Imagine now the possibility to...

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