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.

Sindoh’s first industrial Polymer 3D Printer is the first to process Materialise Bluesint PA12

Materialise acquires five of the first industrial Polymer 3D printers of Sindoh that will process for the first time Bluesint PA12. The end of 2020 was marked by the launch of Bluesint PA12, a material...

Copper3D debuts in resin-based 3D printing applications with its antimicrobial material Glaciarys AR3®

Copper3D, an expert in antimicrobial materials for 3D printing, has added Glaciarys AR3® to its portfolio. The launch of the new resin marks the Chilean-North American company’s first announcement of 2021, following a busy 2020...

Desktop Metal and Uniformity Labs develop Sinterable 6061 Aluminum for Binder Jetting 3D Printing

With the goal of expanding additive manufacturing applications for aluminium, one of the most sought-after materials for use in automotive, aerospace and consumer electronics, Desktop Metal, Inc. and Uniformity Labs have jointly developed sinterable...

Ford and ExOne qualify 6061 Aluminum for Binder Jet 3D Printing

In a joint development project initiated two years ago, a cross-functional Ford-ExOne team has qualified one of the most commonly used aluminum alloys in the world. It’s been two decades that both companies have strong...

New 3D printable hybrid material lowers the reflectivity of copper powder and enables more dense printed parts

Despite the numerous advantages of copper, one of the main constraints for operators who process this material is its high laser reflectance rate which makes it difficult for the laser to continuously and regularly...

Digital Metal® adds pure copper to its material offering for metal binder jetting

Pure Copper, DM Cu, is the latest addition to Digital Metal®’s binder jetting system. For those who are not familiar with Digital Metal®, it is a Höganäs company that develops and commercializes metal binder...

Q&A: Liqcreate on the different forms of toxicity and solutions explored to reduce it in resin 3D Printing

A recent dossier of 3D ADEPT Mag that discussed the secrets of resin 3D printing, shed light on the various features one should consider when choosing a resin 3D printing technology. While the choice...

Polymaker develops PolyTerra™ PL, a new 3D printing filament with less environmental impact

Polymaker has released a new series of PLA 3D printing filaments that delivers extra toughness paired with less environmental impact. Named PolyTerra™ PLA, the materials producer has decreased the amount of raw PLA usually...

NanoAL gets license to distribute its metal additive manufacturing powders in Asia

NanoAL and Mitsubishi Corporation RtM Japan Ltd. (RtMJ) partner to grow the metal additive manufacturing (AM) market in Japan. NanoAL is a subsidiary of Unity Aluminum. It designs, develops, and commercializes high-performance aluminum alloys based...

MakerBot debuts in Metal 3D Printing by adding Ultrafuse® 316L Stainless Steel Composite Material to its portfolio

MakerBot has added another capability to its METHOD® 3D Printers, the one to achieve metal 3D printing by processing the Ultrafuse® 316L Stainless Steel composite material. The Ultrafuse® 316L Stainless Steel is the first...

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