Six-axis robot arm to create new 3D printed textures and patterns

Researchers from the University of West England’s Centre for Fine Print Research (CFPR), located in Bristol, UK, are working with a six-axis Mitsubishi Electric MELFA RV-Series articulated arm industrial robot to create a novel...

3D printed propeller is milestone is spare parts

Last week the world’s first Class approved 3D printed ship’s propeller was unveiled at the Damen shipyard in Rotterdam. The propeller dubbed WAAMpeller owes its name to the process by which it was produced (Wire...

Prototyping Tools for Spacewalks—How Zortrax Ecosystem Works at NASA

The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest human-made body in the low Earth orbit. Sixteen modules launched and assembled from 1998 to 2011, provide 32,898 cu ft of pressurized volume for a crew of 6...

Guide to Selecting and Buying 3D Printing Filament in 2018

Filament is essentially the 'ink' for a 3D printer. At rigid.ink, we focus on the spools of plastic filament rather than resin. The plastic feeds through the printer, being heated before being extruded from...

Streamliner with 3D Printed NACA Duct Breaks Long-Standing Record

While some of us possess an innate and fierce sense of competition, a rare few use more extreme activities to demonstrate such spirit in action at places like Bonneville, where racing enthusiasts have been traversing...

Stratasys 3D printer for thermoplastic and ABS-M30i biocompatible parts

Sumitomo sales reach five-year high thanks to latest all-electric IntElect machines French pharmaceuticals company, UPSA, has acquired a Stratasys Fortus 3D printer, working to revitalize its manufacturing workshop whilst reducing costs by 95 percent on some processes, with...

Michelin Visionary Concept Tire

Think of it as a combination of three parts: 1) First, a wheel with no air, designed to last as long as the vehicle. Its ultra-durability comes from its honeycomb structure, which is inspired by...

NASA Taps Techshot to Build ‘FabLab’ for Moon, Mars

NASA is preparing to explore the final frontier with the most powerful rocket it’s ever built, set to launch in late 2019. The Space Launch System aims to usher in a new era of...

New materials for industrial 3D-printing applications

BASF 3D Printing Solutions GmbH presents new materials for 3D-printing technologies at the AMUG Conference 2018 Cooperation with Essentium Materials on the development and distribution of Ultrafuse plastic filaments Ultrafuse Z ‒ an...

All-purpose talent in aircraft manufacturing

In aircraft manufacturing, much of the milling, drilling, and assembly is still done by hand. This is because the raw components vary not only in size and design but also in shape accuracy. Small...
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