Adoption of 3D Printing

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Turning spoiled milk into 3D printing material? UW-Platteville professors show how.

A newly approved patent, titled “Development of Bio-Composite Materials for 3D Printing Using Milk Proteins,” has opened the door for spoiled milk to reduce...
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Portal Space Systems evaluates performance of 3D-printed heat exchanger thruster

To evaluate performance of the core technology of its multi-role spacecraft Supernova, Portal Space Systems recently conducted tests on a solar thermal propulsion (STP)...
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Kia incorporates 3D printed parts into its latest concept vehicle

As part of the Milan Design Week, Kia Corporation recently showcased the perspectives of designers involved in the development of its new Platform Beyond...
Metric stool and table

Philipp Aduatz and Incremental3D use 3D concrete printing and recycled material in their latest project

In a new collaboration, designer Philipp Aduatz and 3D concrete printing expert Incremental3D have produced a “Metric Stool and Table”. This piece functions both...
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Space Machines Company produces “Australia’s first” bimetal 3D printed rocket thruster

Space Machines Company (SMC), a startup specializing in mass-produced rapid response systems, completes the production of a bimetal rocket thruster using multi-material additive manufacturing...
Gas tank

3D printed vessels to drive UK’s £700k decarbonisation effort

Rapid Fusion, a provider of LFAM solutions, will lead the manufacturing phase of a £700,000 maritime vessel design and production project backed by the...
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Bambu Lab and Presq launch open-source 3D printed shoe designs

When footwear brands first began exploring additive manufacturing, much of the attention centered on customization. While not all companies using AM offer personalized products...

FOCUS | Designing for depowdering: Optimizing 3D printed parts from the start

We’ve often preached the benefits of DfAM (Design for Additive Manufacturing) in terms of lightweighting, topology optimization, and part consolidation —but one critical aspect...

Kinectrics and Burloak Technologies achieve first metal 3D printing application for the nuclear industry

Four years ago, Kinectrics, a division of BWX Technologies Inc. and Burloak Technologies, a division of Samuel, Son & Co., joined forces to develop...

WASP introduces a new large-scale pellet 3D printer

Aligned with its goal of facilitating printing with 100% recycled materials directly from raw pellets, Italian machine manufacturer WASP introduces a new pellet 3D...