3D Printing Materials
ViscoTec’s Latest Two-Component Printhead 3D Prints Polyurethanes, Silicone and Epoxies With More Precision
Germany company ViscoTec makes systems that are required for conveying, dosing, applying, filling, and emptying medium to high-viscosity fluids. Based in Bavaria with subsidiaries in China, India, Singapore, and the US, ViscoTec first began working with 3D printing...
3D Printing News Briefs: April 17, 2019
We’ve got all the details of a new contest to share in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, followed by business and some news about RAPID + TCT, which will be held next month in Detroit. Protolabs has launched a contest to help inventors turn their ideas into...
Japan: Researchers Vary Infill Patterns to Test Deterioration of 3D Printed PLA Structures
PLA is often the material of choice for users engaged in fused filament fabrication (FFF) 3D printing. Known for its environmentally-friendly features, the material is the most popular desktop 3D printing material worldwide. Recently, Japanese researchers from the...
Adding Lignin & Curcumin to PLA for 3D Printed Wound Healing Meshes
As innovation in materials grows into a vast science—especially within the 3D and 4D printing realms, medical patients of today and the future can look forward to improved, patient-specific care. Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast study the implications and...
Colombian Researchers Study Potential for SIS-Based Photocrosslinking in Bioinks
Colombian researchers performed a recent study, outlined in ‘Formulation and Characterization of a SIS-Based Photocrosslinkable Bioink,’ explaining the possible value in crosslinking to create better materials for 3D printing cells. Here, they are using small...
SLM Solutions Helping to Create Guidelines for 3D Printing Spare Parts in Oil, Gas, & Maritime Industries
Last January, 11 companies – now at a total of 16 – began working together on two aligned Joint Innovation Projects (JIPs). Their objective – collaborate in developing a guideline for 3D printing functional, qualified metal spare parts for the Oil,...
USC: Researchers Inspired by Nature & Nacre for 3D Printing Strong, Conductive Parts
University of Southern California researchers delve into the inspiration of nature in ‘Electrically assisted 3D printing of nacre-inspired structures with self-sensing capability,’ inspired by the strength of shells in building ‘electrically assisted’ 3D parts, with...
University of Toronto Researcher Tests Short Fiber Composites in SLA 3D Printing
3D printing is still relatively uncharted, and questions continue to abound regarding mechanical properties as we seek the most affordable, strong, and durable materials and parts. Now, researchers at the University of Toronto are investigating options with short...
Researchers Tailor Graphene Content in Bespoke Filament for 3D Printed Porous Anodes in Batteries
Long-lasting, rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries have a high energy density and low self-discharge, and are finding their way into aerospace and military applications, among others. As the demand for energy consumption rises at the same time the pressure for...
Portugal: Researchers Study Ways to Improve Multi-Material SLA/DLP 3D Printing Processes
‘Multi-material 3D printing using stereolithography: an optimization approach,’ authored by Daniel Daniel Bandeira, Marta Pascoal, Artur Mateus, and Miguel Reis Silva, explores further uses of different composites in SLA (featuring a digital light processing system)...
PLLA Calcium Carbonate SLS 3D Printing Powders Evaluated for Bone Tissue Scaffolds
Healing large bone defects is an ongoing challenge, and scientists continue to look for ways to do so in tissue engineering. With 3D printing, however, the use of solvents is often necessary. In ‘Development of a solvent-free polylactide/calcium carbonate composite...
3D Printing News Briefs: April 10, 2019
We’ve got some business news for you in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, before moving on to an upcoming industry event and new materials. 3DVinci Creations and the American University in Dubai will establish a facility for concrete 3D printing, while...
Exceptional Metamaterials Are Reconfigurable & Deployable Through 4D Printing
3D printing may allow for infinite innovation in design and production, but some designers, engineers, and researchers feel constricted by the fixed qualities—leading them to expand with 4D printing and experiment with materials that can be more finely tuned. In ‘4D...
Researchers Use Seashell and Plaster Powder in Binder Jet 3D Printing Experiments
It is inevitable that on a trip to the ocean, I will pick up and admire some seashells from the beach and contemplate bringing them home to display in a vase with sand, though I rarely follow through. Aside from how pretty they are, the powder that makes up seashells...
Interview With 3DInductors About 3D Printing Pure Copper Induction Coils With EBM
Recently we told you about 3DInductors. This is a new service that lets you 3D print pure copper induction coils. 3DInductors was developed by GH Induction which is a part of GH Group, based in Valencia Spain and one of the market leaders in induction heating. The...
European Innovation Hub and Test Bed to Focus on Developing and Implementing 3D Printed Electronics
More and more, we are using special industrial 3D printers, with inkjet and aerosol jet technology, to embed conductive components within our intelligent products in what we call 3D printed electronics. Items like ECG electrodes and contactless payment cards use these...
3D Printing News Briefs: April 6, 2019
We’re starting off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs with a product launch announcement – 3YOURMIND launched the full version of its Agile MES software software this week at AMUG 2019. Moving on, Sintratec will present its latest SLS 3D printer at...
Biogelx Launching First Product Range of Synthetic Bioinks for Variety of 3D Printing Applications
In 2013, a company called Biogelx was spun out from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland for the purposes of developing tunable, synthetic materials for use in 3D cell cultures and 3D bioprinting applications. Early on, the company worked on creating 3D...
Evonik Celebrates 40 Years of PEBA, Adapts It For 3D Printing
Specialist-chemicals company Evonik is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its signature polymer, PEBA, with the release of it for use in 3D printing. When we last reported on Evonik in August 2018, the German company announced the material’s development. With...
Heraeus Creates Largest 3D Printed Gear Wheel Made from Amorphous Metals
Another historical milestone has been met in 3D printing—a technology known for outdoing itself on a continued basis—with the introduction of the largest 3D printed gear wheel ever fabricated in amorphous metals. This represents another major stride in the realm of...
Improving 3D Printing Materials with PLA/Graphene/Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Composites
Researchers from all over the world have come together to further the study of materials science in 3D printing, with their findings recently published in ‘PLA/Graphene/MWCNT Composites with Improved Electrical and Thermal Properties Suitable for FDM 3D Printing...
Formlabs Introducing Two New 3D Printers and New Draft Resin at AMUG and Hannover Messe
It’s been over four years since Formlabs first introduced the Form 2 SLA 3D printer. But at this week’s AMUG Conference and Hannover Messe trade fair, the company is sharing some pretty big news – it’s adding two professional Low Force...
Sartomer’s New Liquid UV-Curable Engineered Resins for 3D Printing
Rapid advances in 3D printing are changing the way products are manufactured in many industries, as industry leaders continue to develop more efficient and effective technologies. 3D printed materials are being used to solve problems across a wide array of markets and...
Imperial College of London: 4D Printing with Multi-Metals on the Desktop
3D printing involves countless different types of hardware, software, and materials. It is the perfect medium for continual experimentation—even into a different and more unknown realm like 4D. And once there, the whole cycle of experimentation and innovation begins...
Stratasys Unveiling New F120 and V650 Flex 3D Printers…and One is an SLA!
Two years ago, Stratasys introduced its professional F123 3D printer series at SOLIDWORKS World 2017, designed for use in the office and classroom. The series consists of three user-friendly models – the 170, 270, and 370 – that can be used to print three...
