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.

What type of 3D printing applications for soil science?

The use of 3D printing in soil science is already relatively inexistent…Add to that open source technology, and experts in the field would feel...

AML3D and IFM to develop high strength wire feedstock alloys suitable for 3D Printing applications

Metal 3D printer manufacturer AML3D Limited has signed an agreement with Deakin University’s Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM) to develop next generation materials and...

Projects that will explore the transformation of coal waste into 3D Printable materials have been revealed

A few months ago, the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) had announced plans to invest $6 million in Federal...

Is Incus 3D printing technology ready for spare parts in space?

A joint-project carried out by European Space Agency (ESA), OHB System AG as well as Austrian manufacturers Incus and Lithoz GmbH will develop and test...

HERON Project explores the use of Additive Manufatcuring for enhancing Energy Efficiency in Aerospace

As you may know, each industrial sector can help address climate issues at various levels. The challenge for aerospace companies is even bigger as...

Can manufacturers bet on hybrid manufacturing processes?

As its name suggests, the purpose of “Hybrid Manufacturing” is relatively easy to understand: taking the advantages of both additive and subtractive technologies within...

AMGTA announces its first Life-Cycle Assessment Research Project for Additive Manufacturing

Following its first publication on Sustainability in Additive Manufacturing, The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA) has selected the Golisano Institute for Sustainability (GIS)...

Experts from MTC to develop a complete 3D printed electric motor

UK-based Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is joining a range of players who have decided to play their part in an “electrified future”. The independent...

NTU Singapore and Hyundai Motor Group to explore Electricle Vehicles’ Manufacturing with 3D Printing

As electricle vehicles seem to be the way to go to advance climate change concerns, car manufacturers are looking to explore new technologies to...

GE and university project partners to develop 3D Printing-enabled System to extract CO2 from the air

As we are moving toward the end of this summer of extremes (floods, heat and fire), there is a warning that can’t be ignored:...