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.

Additive Manufacturing in Eyewear would be a $3.4 Bn market in a few years

Research And Markets has recently unveiled its analysis of the use of additive manufacturing on the eyewear market for the forecast period 2019-2027. The...

Essentium survey reveals confidence in industrial scale 3D printing, a technology that would create a $ Billion Bump

  Essentium, a provider of industrial 3D Printing solutions, has recently carried out a survey that reveals confidence in industrial scale 3D Printing. According to...

Screw Extrusion Additive Manufacturing, the recently unveiled AM process of Fraunhofer IWU

  Researchers from the Fraunhofer IWU in Chemitz have developed a new high-speed printing system for high-performance plastics. Called Screw Extrusion Additive Manufacturing (SEAM), the technology...

A 3D bioprinter that can print skin to heal wounds

The idea of a 3D bioprinter filled with a patient’s own cells, that can print skin layer by layer sounds like science-fiction and yet, engineers bring...

A look at how a cup changes its color thanks to nanoparticles and 3D printing

Researchers from Wageningen University have fabricated a plastic cup that changes its color thanks to nanoparticles and 3D printing. Nanotechnology is used in a wide...

3D printing of ears from wood cellulose

Cellulose is an essential substance found in plant cell walls that allows the plan to remain stiff and strong. It is also important in...

Mimicking lattice structures would enable the creation of AM materials Meta-crystals

A research led by Professor lain Todd from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Sheffield has resulted in the...

Eindhoven to host first industrial 3D concrete printing facility

The Netherlands aims at becoming one of the leaders in construction 3D Printing. Indeed, in addition of the 5 houses to be 3D Printed...

How far 3D Printer emissions are problematic?

In November 2018, an investigation of researchers from UL Chemical Safety and Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) raised awareness on health issues caused by particles released...

According to IDC, 3D Printing expenses will reach $13.8 Billion this year

It is easy to speak about the revenue a market can generate, but most of the times, we do not lay emphasis on the...