Researchers create precision optical components with inkjet printing
Researchers have developed an inkjet printing technique that can be used to print optical components such as waveguides. Because the printing approach can also fabricate electronics and microfluidics, it could advance a variety of...
GT-Moto Uses Robo 3D Printers to Streamline Custom Motorcycle Production
Headquartered in San Diego, Robo is a leading manufacturer in desktop 3D printers—and their versatility within the industry has become obvious over the past few years, evidenced in their detailed case studies as they have worked closely with...
New 3D Printers, Both Desktop and Industrial, Unveiled at RAPID + TCT
On the desktop side of things, LulzBot has also introduced a new 3D printer at RAPID this week. The LulzBot Mini 2 features several hardware improvements over the original Mini. Einsy RAMBo electronics with Trinamic drivers allow...
Roboze adopts leading SABIC filament for FFF 3D printers
Roboze, an Italian 3D printing company specializing in FFF solutions, has teamed up with SABIC, a global manufacturer in diversified chemicals headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Roboze’s printer platform now offers a new a new...
PEEK Knee Brace is Strong, Durable and 3D Printed with Help From INTAMSYS
Humans today may be living longer than ever, but that doesn’t mean that every part of the body stays healthy for 80 or 90 years. The knee, in particular, has a healthy life expectancy...
3-D nanoprinting facilitates communication with light
At Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), researchers have developed a flexible and efficient concept to combine optical components in compact systems. They use a high-resolution 3-D printing process to produce tiny beam-shaping elements directly...
How It Is Made: 3D Printing Filament
Have you ever wondered how the filament for your 3D printer was made? We got a chance to go frolic in a warehouse where that exact thing was being done. While pretty much anyone...
Fiber reinforced PA6 is up to 250% stronger than ABS
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Owens Corning, a leader in commercial and industrial construction industries, has developed the XSTRAND™ of composite 3D printer filaments to meet the demands of industrial, functional prototyping.
In our previous profile on Owens Corning’s glass-fiber...
Perstorp and 3D4Makers form ElogioAM, a 3D Printing materials company
Perstorp AB, global leading specialty chemicals company, and 3D4Makers, a high-performance 3D printing filament producer, are joining forces with a new Joint Venture: ElogioAM, to bring new material solutions in order to advance the...
3D Printing the SynDaver Open-Source Healthcare Mannequin
Learn how 3D printing is delivering higher practice standards for healthcare professionals using high-tech mannequins.
As desktop 3D printers become more robust, reliable, and feature-rich, we are seeing a definite shift in professional use-cases from prototyping to...