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Using composites to replace metal parts in Additive Manufacturing: when and how?

Metal 3D printing has proven so many times its efficiency across applications that it’s almost always mentioned as the route to go in demanding applications. One key limitation experts often deplore is its expensive...

ORNL researchers 3D print defect-free tungsten parts

Remember when I told you that tungsten’s hardness and extremely high melting point have always made it difficult to process via additive manufacturing technologies?  Add to that the fact that the development of defects...

How 3D Systems’ AM technology helped accelerate the Mustang Dark Horse Cup car development

Last year, OEM 3D Systems and Stewart-Haas Racing – a NASCAR racing team based in Kannapolis, North Carolina - entered a three-year partnership to rapidly design, prototype, and create durable parts. As part of...

Additive Talks: The use of AM in the nuclear industry and its hidden complexities

Two years ago, when we first sat down with industry insiders from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Burloak Technologies to discuss the use of Additive Manufacturing in the nuclear industry (Additive Talks, season 2,...

Business: Lease? Buy? Subscribe? The pros and cons of different acquisition models of industrial 3D printing equipment.

“I know we need an industrial 3D printer but I am not sure if we will be able to amortize the cost of such an investment in our company. Any idea where I should...

NatureWorks secures $350M loan to build PLA manufacturing plant in Thailand

NatureWorks, a manufacturer of polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymers made from renewable resources and used in 3D printing, receives financial support from Krungthai Bank PCL to optimize the capital structure for the new fully-integrated Ingeo™️ PLA manufacturing...

The use of aluminum in Additive Manufacturing: challenges and opportunities

Metal Additive Manufacturing applications are filled with examples that involve the use of titanium, Inconel and recently, pure copper. As we are exploring the next phase of growth of this segment, we need to...

A range of neurological diseases could all be cured thanks to 3D-printed bio-inks

Blindness, deafness, chronic pain, epilepsy, motor neurone disease, and Parkinson’s disease are all linked to misfiring neurons that humans have not been able to control. Materials engineer Associate Professor Matthew Griffith from the University of South...

Composites 3D printing company ARRIS secures $34M, shares updates on its latest projects

ARRIS®, a 3D printer manufacturer developing a platform that can process fiber-reinforced composites at scale, has raised $34 million in its latest fundraising round. The round saw participation from new and returning investors, including ST...

Focus| Driving circular plastics economy in Additive Manufacturing

We have grown up in an environment where plastic, once used, is considered waste. This burden has prevented generations of consumers and industries from capturing the economic benefits of plastic. With Additive Manufacturing and...