Materials for Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing

Protolabs has officially launched polypropylene 3D printing in Europe. Designed for selective laser sintering, this material is ideal to develop and test prototypes rapidly. It also enables too achieve complex designs such as honeycomb structures...

It’s been five years that investments into companies that specialize in 3D printing of composites has been gaining momentum. With almost $250 million raised to date, companies like Markforged, Arevo, Impossible Objects, Fortify and...

Next step for PrinterPrezz and Osseus: Family of 3D-Printed Spine ImplantsSince its creation in 2018, PrinterPrezz has partnered with various companies of the industry to ensure quality services to patients: SI-BONE, GROWSHAPES, UCSF. The...

Heat exchanger applications are used across a range of fields including motorsport, battery cell, electronics, aerospace and automotive cooling. PWR and Velo3D partner to explore these applications with metal 3D printing technology. With offices in Australia,...

We usually see partnerships between manufacturers & material producers in the additive manufacturing. A partnership between material producers is not usual but can occur as shown by the example “Polymaker & Covestro”. Both suppliers...

MakerBot is bringing to the market an engineering-grade material called Precision ASA (acrylonitrile styrene acrylate). Ideal for outdoor applications, the new material integrates high ultra-violet and chemical resistant properties. Materials used in outdoor applications have...

Known as the world of metalworking industry, EMO Hannover gathered 2,226 exhibitors from 44 nations in 17 trade show halls. Although the show welcomed a few companies from the additive manufacturing industry during the...

An interesting coalition between Continuous Composites & Arkema has been sealed to foster the development of Continuous Fiber 3D Printing. Continuous Composites owns a patented Continuous Fiber 3D Printing (CF3D®) technology, a technology that enables...

Metal powders are the base materials for powder metallurgy operations such as uniaxial pressing and some types of additive manufacturing processes. These operations have already demonstrated that somehow, metal powders characteristics play a big...

During the launch of HP Jet Fusion 5200 Series 3D printing solution, the manufacturer unveiled the thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), ULTRASINT™ developed by BASF as well as its global partners. Being a global partner of the...