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.

BigRep unveils two engineering-grade materials for 3D Printing in the Automotive & Consumer Products Industries

Versatile & impact-resistant on the one hand, weather- & UV-resistant on the other hand, ABS and ASA, the two new BigRep certified, engineering-grade materials, are intended for the automotive and consumer products industries. Both...

VELO3D develops a manufacturing process for Aluminum F357 3D Printed parts

Velo3D and PWR join forces to develop a manufacturing process for Aluminum F357 3D printed parts produced on the Sapphire® metal 3D printing system. The announcement follows the recent Series D funding round of $28 million...

Additive Manufacturing powders producer Elementum 3D achieves ISO 9001:2015 certification for quality management

Elementum 3D has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification for quality management. Issued through Denver-based ISO 9001 management certification company Platinum Registration, Inc., this certification is recognized as the standard for quality management systems and practices. The standards body...

Evonik’s new 3D-printable PEEK is an implant-grade filament for medical applications

With the release of its new 3D-printable PEEK (polyether ether ketone) filament, Evonik raises the bar for the production of custom-made plastic implants. Indeed, the specialty chemicals company’s new filament is an implant-grade material for medical applications...

U.S. Army has developed multi-polymer filament for desktop 3D Printers

The U.S. Army has been working on a new type of multi-polymer for the most widely-used desktop 3D Printers. With the goal of saving money and facilitating fast printing of critical parts, the new filament...

“Additive Manufacturing is often thought of as sustainable, however the production of powders for AM is just the opposite”, Dr Aaron Bent, CEO of 6K.

Sometimes, our beliefs are so strong that they impact the choices we make on a daily basis. Depending on situations, they hide a common thread that results from various holistic experiences that we went...

Sandvik Additive Manufacturing achieves aerospace certification for its new powder plant

The aerospace industry can now leverage Sandvik’s powder plant for titanium and nickel-based superalloys with serenity as it has received the ‘AS9100 Revision D’ certification. The new plant for gas-atomized powders is based in Sandviken,...

With PC-ABS and PC-ABS FR, MakerBot brings the number of 3D Printing materials for METHOD to 10

The manufacturer of Method aims to enable its 3D Printer users to only leverage industrial-grade materials. In this vein, it has increased the number of functional prototyping and end-use applications on Method X with...

Rapid Shape and Voco explore opportunities for dental 3D Printing in new partnership

Rapid Shape and Voco have announced a new 3D printing partnership that will benefit the dental industry. The German manufacturer of 3D printers is going to back to its roots in the medical 3D printing...

QUIKRETE® and Contour Crafting to develop proprietary 3D Printable concrete for automated construction

QUIKRETE® and Contour Crafting Corporation dream of a world where they could automatically build residential, commercial, industrial and government structures. To make this dream a reality, both companies will work together on the development of...

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