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.

3D bioprinted organ models, a market that worth $1.9 billion

Currently, the average wait time for a liver is 4 to 5 months and 2.5 to 3 years for a kidney in the U.K....

Growth opportunities of 3D Printing in the chemicals & materials sector

Key trends such as 3D printing, digital transformation, circular economy, lightweighting, and C02 as feedstock are poised to create a dynamic year for the global...

Canadian researchers to use EBM additive manufacturing technology to study structural metals

GE Additive electro-beam melting (EBM) technology is currently at the heart of additive materials research in Canada. Following major investment from the Natural Sciences and...

Norsk Titanium to achieve the next phase of Additive Manufactured Integrally Bladed Rotor

Last year, scientists from the University of Notre Dame Turbomachinery Laboratory (NDTL), Norsk Titanium (Norsk), Pratt & Whitney and TURBOCAM International successfully achieved on initial...

3D Printing helps to bring back to life a 3D Printed model of the Boulto-Watt steam engine

It took five months to a group of students from University of Glasgow to build a 3D Printed model of one of James Watt...

Return on Investment is no longer the only metric used to invest in Additive Manufacturing

According to researchers from ABI Research, in today’s Industry 4.0 environment, companies must think out of the box when investing in technologies like Additive...

« Famergie », the platform that will boost additive manufacturing in the energy sector

AddUp and CEA aim to accelerate the use of metal additive manufacturing across the energy sector. For this reason, they launch Famergie (Fabrication additive...

A 3D Printed heart in space? ISS new experimental program

The 3D Biofabrication Facility bioprinter manufactured by the American companies nScrypt and Techshot is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station (ISS) next...

3D Printing Materials used in the medical sector

As expected, the idea of starting to print implants and custom surgical tools soon emerged. The two questions that arise are: how advanced is...

ExOne, committed to advancing 3D Binder Jet Additive Manufacturing

ExOne Company, a manufacturer of 3D Printing systems has announced its collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), to advance 3D binder jet additive...