10 technology features that shaped the Additive Manufacturing industry in 2024 (Part 2)
Before entering a new year, at 3D ADEPT Media, we have made it a tradition to sit down and discuss highlights, milestones, or solutions that have somehow marked our industry throughout the year. Reasons...
2024 year in review: History repeats itself? (Part 1)
Whenever I sit down to write our “year in review” articles, I can’t help but notice that coincidentally, these articles are prepared right after Formnext – the world’s largest Additive Manufacturing event of the...
Insights into key 3D printing file formats
I have always compared a 3D printing file format to a language that a 3D printer can understand. Just like there are languages different populations can speak, there are 3D printing file formats some...
The imperative of cybersecurity in Additive Manufacturing
Due to its strong reliance on digital data files and connectivity, AM by nature is subject to significant security exposures, from product malfunctions to intellectual property theft and brand risk, along with other new...
The importance of lasers in AM machines
Acknowledged as one of the most effective energy sources, lasers play a crucial role in different fields and Additive Manufacturing is no exception to that. If for many users, lasers are directly associated with...
Approval of medical 3D printed products and their market access
“Just because you can print it doesn’t mean you can use it.”
While the healthcare and medical industries are the first sectors to propel the growth of Additive Manufacturing (AM), this sentence from 3D-Side resonated...
The potential of metamaterials for (medical) Additive Manufacturing
Remember when we said that the true success of an application usually depends on an underappreciated component: material? Well, the more AM advances, the more we realize that the array of opportunities materials offer...
Download the 2024 July/August edition of 3D ADEPT Mag
The more we witness new developments enabled by Additive Manufacturing (AM), the more our wording evolves. At this stage of the technology maturity, we, at 3D ADEPT Media, do not believe one should still...
The use of HIP for critical 3D printed parts: introduction and applications
Hot isostatic pressing (HIP) is a process used to reduce porosity and increase density in powders, cast and sintered parts in a furnace at high pressure (100-200 MPa) and at temperatures from 900 to...
Business | The “fall and rise” of desktop 3D printing
3D printing may have started with desktop 3D printers but the current demand for more industrial applications is raising a lot of debates on the future growth of this specific segment. Interestingly, despite their...