Research & Development

If you think for a second, the biggest innovations that are shaking the world of today started with R&D. This stage has been fundamental in any industrial revolution, including additive manufacturing. This segment highlights the latest AM developments in the R&D sector.

SeaBioComp uses Additive Manufacturing and other processes to develop biocomposites products for marine applications

The ultimate goal of the project is to reduce the use of fossil-based materials in the marine sector by developing bio-based composites that have long-term durability with reduced CO2 emissions and environmental impact on...

New Process to Create 3D Printed Sensors Could Help Predict Weather, Study Climate Change

Through a newly developed digital process, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) scientists have created low-cost plasma sensors for orbiting spacecraft. In contrast to the plasma sensors that get manufactured in a cleanroom, the 3D-printed sensors...

Fraunhofer IGD has found a method to avoid Stair-Step Artifacts in multi-material 3D printing

Stair step artifacts appear around the edges of sagittal and coronal reformatted images when wide collimations and non-overlapping reconstruction intervals are used. In conventional 3D printing processes, they are visually disturbing and can even...

Bosch 3D prints microreactor using technical ceramics

As part of a 3D printing project conducted with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the chemicals company BASF, Bosch has successfully conducted the fabrication of a 3D printed microreactor. The application is said...

Impact Innovations GmbH develops a Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing (CSAM) process for Ti-6Al-4V

Remember this exclusive feature on Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing (CSAM)? One of the reasons why the process is an interesting production candidate is that since there is no heat, operators can easily explore the...

Rosswag announces the development of a LPBF process parameter marketplace that could accelerate the use of metal 3D printing

Rosswag Engineering is currently developing what is described as the first LPBF process parameter marketplace of the industry. With the goal of making the benefits of more productive parameter sets and new materials accessible...

3D bioprinting: Brinter’s new printhead enables more precise healing effects with fewer side effects for patients

The upgraded Pneuma Triaxial Pro "Digital Pneuma Pro" bioprinting head Finnish 3D bioprinting scaleup Brinter has launched a new printhead for its 3D bioprinters. Named Digital Pneuma Pro, the print head has been designed for academics and...

Spanish 3D printing market: Three takeaways we’ll keep from the industry events in Bilbao

Last week’s Spain-held events have been marked by a growing interest from companies outside the Basque community, a focus on R&D projects and the need to tap into “different skills and competences” A week that...

Directed Energy Deposition space: WAAM3D’s new 3D printer and Sciaky’s highest deposition rate

Throughout last year, several applications we covered as well as an exclusive dossier on the topic confirmed that Directed Energy Deposition (DED) 3D printing (often calls interchangeably WAAM) is rising. For this year, I...

First look at how 3D printing can improve the performance of electrical machines

For about a year now, 3 partners have been discretely labouring on a strategic basic research project that lays the groundwork for next-level electrical machines. The project is not finished yet; rather than rushing to...