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.

The Materials Processing Institute to develop an AI tool that will enable the production of 3D-printed parts while saving costs

Together with software provider AMFG and provider of material and process validation services Additive Manufacturing Solutions Ltd,  the Materials Processing Institute will develop an...

Designers could leverage this MIT model to optimize 3D-printed shoe performance

With the goal of discovering which shoe best suits a person’s particular running style, MIT engineers have developed a new model that predicts how...

Auburn University to support the US Army with its Additive Manufacturing expertise in a $50M project

Auburn University just secured what is described as the largest research contract in university history. Through a new three-year project, the advanced manufacturing team...

Identifying defects by “listening” for them as they occur in a metal 3D printer

Acoustic monitoring for detecting porosity in laser powder bed fusion could be viable. In a recent article, we learned that one can identify defects in...

3D printing large rotating steam turbine blades for generating energy in power plants – ORNL just ticked this box

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently achieved the production of large rotating steam turbine blades for generating energy in...

How do nanotechnology & Additive Manufacturing intertwine and what opportunities lie ahead?

Among the wide range of technologies that can bolster an Additive Manufacturing (AM) application, nanotechnology is often the least mentioned. Yet the synergy between...

Lithoz and ORNL to assess the LIS technology capabilities for 3D printed non-oxide ceramics

How can one ensure the fabrication of non-oxide ceramics with high-refractive indexes, such as silicon carbide, for use in extreme temperature applications? Ceramic 3D printing...

The Common Additive Manufacturing Qualification Template

The Applied Science & Technology Research Organization of America (ASTRO America), a not-for-profit that is working hard to advance the public interest through manufacturing...

Sciaky boosts R&D of large parts with new EBAM-53 metal 3D printing system

Metal 3D printing machine maker Sciaky, a subsidiary of  Phillips Service Industries, has introduced the EBAM-53 system to help in the research and development...

Oxford scientists synthesize “brain injuries repairing” 3D printed tissues 

Oxford University researchers have made a breakthrough which opens the door to 3D printing technology usage in brain injury treatments. Scientists have developed a...
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