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.

Lithoz’ LCM 3D Printing technology will serve the needs of green hydrogen production. Here is how.

Lithoz’ ceramic 3D printing technology will be utilized as part of the “Redox3D” project that aims to produce green hydrogen in solar tower power plants through thermochemical processes. The Rheinbach (GER)-based company will harness the...

Belgian researchers develop empirical models for predicting bead geometry

As part of the international "Ad-Proc-Add" of the ecoplus Mechatronics Cluster, Belgian researchers have investigated the influence of various processes within the additive-subtractive manufacturing process chain (ASM) on the quality of the end product...

Authentise introduces 3DGPT, a ChatGPT concept for Additive Manufacturing

The 3D Generative Pre-trained Transformer has been trained with 12K scientific additive manufacturing papers Software company Authentise has released 3DGPT, an Artificial Intelligence tool which allows users to ask any questions on AM. With 3DGPT, users...

SPEE3D to develop SUBSAFE manufacturing materials with Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing

The US Navy has chosen metal AM company SPEE3D to develop materials as a part of a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) project related to Expeditionary Maintenance and Sustainment that achieve Submarine Safety Program...

MIT reveals a simple, inexpensive way to strengthen 3D Printing Material Inconel 718

The approach which involves the 3D printing of a metallic powder strengthened with ceramic nanowires, could be used to improve many other materials As you may already know, Inconel 718 is one of the key...

Creating complex ceramic architectures with SLS 3D printing? A research shows potential for several industries

Complex ceramics can be processed by a wide range of AM processes. Among these processes, the use of SLS 3D printing has often been mentioned with limited potential. A research from PhD student Marco...

rapid.tech 3D 2023: the need for AM internationalization & insights into keynote speeches

For its 19th edition, the Additive Manufacturing Hub returned to Erfurt, Germany for three days that ambitioned to combine practice and theory on everything related to Additive Manufacturing. Acknowledged for its industrial companies, the...

First findings on the effect of vibration-assisted drilling and machine hammer peening on metal 3D printed parts

As part of a joint study, the Institute for Production Engineering and Photonic Technologies (IFT) at TU Wien and research company FOTEC, studied the effects of varying process parameters on the geometric and thermomechanical...

A custom 3D printed medical-grade cushion for wheelchair users

Wheelchair users sometimes have to contend with health issues such as pressure injuries like pressure ulcers, also known as decubitus ulcers or bedsores. These occur as a result of long-term pressure on localized areas...

3D printed ferroelectric materials could eliminate harmful bacteria in heart valves and stents

New multi-material 3D printing technique gives materials antimicrobial properties, with scope to improve safety of implants including heart valves and stents A joint team of engineers from the University of Bath and the University of...

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