Marines 3D print replacement parts
AT SEA, USS WASP, Pacific Ocean --
Marines with Combat Logistic Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, are now capable of ‘additive manufacturing,’ also known as 3-D printing.
This innovative technique is the process of replicating...
North Dakota State University Engineering Team Wins 3M’s Disruptive Design Challenge
College students demonstrated their “stick-to-it-iveness” at a recent competition in St. Paul, MN.
Four universities—Iowa State University, University of Minnesota, University of Wisconsin-Madison and North Dakota State University (NDSU)—competed in the inaugural 3M Industrial Adhesives and...
Two Dutch Material Companies Release Unique New 3D Printing Filaments
Dutch 3D printing materials manufacturer
Formfutura is well known for its many unique materials, which run the gamut from wood and cork to stone and carbon fiber. The company has recently announced the launch of its new filament initiative,...
Fusion3 Introduces New F410 3D Printer
In 2016, Fusion3 introduced its F400 3D printer, a reliable, fast and affordable desktop 3D printer that further enhanced its popularity when it adopted an open materials system later in the year. Now Fusion3 has followed the F400 up...
BASF and Essentium Deliver Strong 3D Printed Prosthetic Socket
New definitive sockets are expected to increase patient satisfaction and comfort while saving time and money
WYANDOTTE, MI, April 2018 – BASF and Essentium, Inc., under its subsidiary brand TriFusion Devices, bring the strongest 3D printed thermoplastic carbon fiber...
Filaments.directory Releases Results of 2018 3D Printing Filament Survey
As the 3D printing community continues to grow, the ways of how this technology is used have changed immensely. To gauge exactly how much consumer 3D printing has transformed over the years, we recently...
Stratasys Releases ULTEM-Killer Thermoplastic
MINNEAPOLIS & REHOVOT, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS), a global leader in applied additive technology solutions, today introduced for its FDM process, a new PEKK-based high-performance thermoplastic, called Antero™ 800NA.
A PEKK material for FDM additive manufacturing offers...
3-D printed sugar scaffolds offer sweet solution for device manufacturing
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois engineers built a 3-D printer that offers a sweet solution to making detailed structures that commercial 3-D printers can’t: Rather than a layer-upon-layer solid shell, it produces a...
Consulting Firm Uses 3D Printer to Make Explosives for US Navy
A typical case presented to the firm by a client in the bulk solids processing industry would be to design systems that would allow that client to move an enormous quantity of coffee beans,...
BMW Group Invests in New Additive Manufacturing Campus
BMW Group has taken 3D printing very seriously, incorporating it into its automotive concepts on a large scale. Indeed, it could be said that BMW has set the bar for automotive 3D printing, having used it for more...
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