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3D Printing News Briefs December 31, 2023: Surgical Implants, Probiotics, Drones, & More
We’re starting with metal 3D printing research in this New Year’s Eve edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to a 3D printed surgical model and probiotics…
US Army to Study Construction 3D Printing for Disaster Relief Structures
A $3.5 million contract will see researchers from the University of Arkansas (U of A) study the use of construction 3D printing for disaster relief on behalf of the U.S….
3D Printing News Briefs, August 27, 2022: Research, Partially 3D Printed Engines, & More
The Additive Manufacturing Coalition has announced its newest member; this is what we’re starting off with in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs. Moving on, orders for GE Aerospace’s partially 3D…
University of Arkansas: Low Cycle Fatigue in 3D Printed 17-4PH Stainless Steel
Kaley Collins recently presented a thesis, ‘Extremely Low Cycle Fatigue Behavior of Additively Manufactured 17-4PH Stainless Steel,’ to the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Arkansas. Researching the…
A New Method for 3D Printing Optics with Flexible Thermoplastic Polymer
Despite the high demand, most optical materials are difficult to fabricate into desired shapes using state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies, but researchers at the University of Arkansas (UARK) have now developed a…
Reducing 3D Printing Collisions with Toolpath Optimization Methodology
While many industries are using 3D printing to manufacture products, the technology has not been largely adopted in large-scale production. According to researchers from the University of Arkansas Department of Industrial…
3D Printing Lab-on-A-Chip with Droplet Emulsion & NinjaFlex
In ‘3D Printing a Microfluidic Chip Capable of Droplet Emulsion Using NinjaFlex Filament,’ Robert Andrews from the University of Arkansas 3D prints a novel microfluidic system for his thesis project…
AFRL and University Partners Used 3D Printed Composite Materials to Make Structural Parts
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) near my hometown of Dayton, Ohio, has long been interested in using 3D printing and composite materials for…
University of Arkansas: Research Group Delegates 3D Printing Duties to Their Swarm of Robots
“Individuality is what drives humans.” – Wenchao Zhou 3D printing and robotics have been a match for decades, and they continue to have a future together in manufacturing. When it…
Thesis Focuses on Using Cooperative 3D Printing with Robots to Improve the Technology’s Scalability
Obviously, the size of your 3D print is limited to the size of your 3D printer…you wouldn’t try and 3D print a building, no matter how small, using a desktop…
