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Materials for AM / 3DP

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 qualifies Evonik 3D printing materials for its ETEC 3D printers

OEM Desktop Metal has announced the qualification of Evonik photopolymers and materials for its ETEC Xtreme 8K and the Pro XL 3D printers. As a reminder, ETEC was previously known as EnvisionTEC, a 3D...

Massivit unveils new 3D printing materials, co-branded by Sika

 Massivit 3D Printing Technologies, a provider of industrial 3D printing systems, partners with Sika Deutschland GmbH  – a global specialty chemicals producer – to bring to market co-branded specialized resins for high-speed tooling. Sika is...

New research to explore the development of an SLS 3D printing material from recycled polypropylene

Andaltec Technological Centre has begun research on the RECYPPOWDER project, aimed at developing a new family of innovative economical and sustainable materials from recycled polypropylene. This new compound will be utilized to produce parts...

RMIT develops a 3D printed ‘metamaterial’ with properties not normally seen in nature

This title looks like the beginning of a Sci-Fi book but it is not. Researchers from Australia-based RMIT have developed a new metamaterial – a term used to describe an artificial material with unique...

Dental 3D printing: 3D Systems launches multi-material, one-piece jetted denture solution

Described as a first-to-market, 3D Systems’ new solution for jetted, monolithic (one-piece) dentures utilizes multiple materials to deliver a “durable, long-wear, aesthetically beautiful prosthetic” to the patient. Thanks to a formulation of tailor-made materials for both...

Nexa3D adds three new resin 3D printing materials to its portfolio

Nexa3D, the ultrafast polymer 3D printing OEM, has recently unveiled three new materials: Rodin® Denture Base 2.0, Rodin® Surgical Guide 2.0 as well as Rodin® Splint 2.0 manufactured by Pac-Dent, an expert in dental...

Xenia, a newcomer in the 3D printing material segment debuts a PET-G material for LFAM

Xenia Materials has launched  XEGREEN 23-C20-3DP, a material designed to bring more versality to Additive Manufacturing. Founded in 1995, the Italian company is known for the production of high-performing thermoplastic composites reinforced fiber and additives....

Quantica and ImageXpert partner to provide an advanced solution for material jetting

On the heels of its partnership with Xaar, machine manufacturer Quantica embarks on a new collaboration that will improve the accessibility of its NovoJet technology, its muli-material 3D printer unveiled at Formnext 2023. The new...

Is there a serious future for wood 3D printing?

It’s been a decade that wood 3D printing has been around. Yet, it takes the launch of Forust™, Desktop Metal’s subsidiary dedicated to end-use wood parts, to question the future of this material in...

Evonik launches new photopolymer for DLP 3D printing

Specialty chemicals producer Evonik Industries continues to extend its portfolio of 3D printing materials; this time with a 3D printing resin designed for manufacturing tough, ductile, flame-retardant parts. Called INFINAM® FR 4100L, the new material...