3d printing research
Eindhoven University of Technology: Thesis Student Studies Layer Deposition Issues in 3D Printing
Niek Groot takes on the topic of layer deposition in printing with resin, detailing his findings in ‘The influence of coater velocity on layer deposition in the 3D-printing process,’ a…
Embedded Sensors for Monitoring Temperature & Strain of 3D Printed Polymeric Parts
Researchers from Portugal are examining three issues concerning material extrusion (MEX) additive manufacturing (AM) of thermoplastic composites. Their findings are released in the recently published ‘Embedded Fiber Sensors to Monitor…
Recycling PLA for FDM 3D Printing
Syed Muhammad Raza and Dilawar Singh explore the ongoing potential for recycling 3D printing materials, releasing their findings in the recently published ‘Experimental Investigation on Filament Extrusion using recycled materials.’…
Swiss Researchers Inspired by Butterfly Wing Structure in 3D Printing Ultra-Lightweight Structures
Swiss researchers Marco Pelanconi and Alberto Ortona (both from Mechanical Engineering and Materials Technology Institute (MEMTI), University of Applied Sciences (SUPSI)) are testing 3D lightweight structures inspired by butterflies. With…
Barcelona: Electrostatic Jet Deflection for Ultrafast 3D Printing
Barcelona researchers Ievgenii Liashenko, Joan Rosell-Llompart, and Andreu Cabot have come together to author the recently published, ‘Ultrafast 3D printing with submicrometer features using electrostatic jet deflection.’ Following the continued…
Researchers 3D Printing for Contaminant Removal with 3D Printed Zeolite Monoliths
International researchers explore methods for removing contaminants in their recently published ‘Nuclear wastewater decontamination by 3D-Printed hierarchical zeolite monoliths.’ Focusing on the radioactive cationic species, 137Cs+ and 90Sr2+, this study brings greater…
Zeolite CNT 3D Printing Materials Used in Load Bearing Structures
Researchers are studying the use of new materials for greater strength in 3D printing, outlining their findings in the recently published ‘Zeolite-templated 3D printed carbon nanotube networks with enhanced mechanical…
Optimizing FDM Bronze PLA Composites Prints
Researchers from Iran and the UK are taking on central topics in digital fabrication, delving deeper into parameters, properties, and composites, with their findings outlined in the recently published ‘The…
3D Printing & Laser Cutting: New Approaches for Fabrication of Shape-Changing Displays
Aluna Everitt recently submitted her thesis, ‘Digital Fabrication Approaches for the Design and Development of Shape-Changing Displays,’ to the Faculty of Science and Technology at Lancaster University. To achieve better…
Improving 3D Printing & AM Processes with Topology Optimization for FDM
Researchers from Canada and China have created a new technique for improving 3D printing, outlined in the recently published ‘Topology Optimization for Multipatch Fused Deposition Modeling 3D Printing.’ The authors…
Cornet: Research Network in Lower Austria Explores Expanding 3D Printing Applications
Ecoplus Plastics and Mechatronics Cluster in Lower Austria has just completed their ‘AM 4 Industry’ Cornet project, outlining their findings regarding 3D printing—with the recently published work serving as the…
Metal 3D Printing: Correlation Between Laser Power, Cooling Rates & Effects on Parts in LPBF Processes
US scientists are learning more about power, temperature, and the effects on metal 3D printing processes, with their findings outlined in the recently published ‘Subsurface Cooling Rates and Microstructural Response…
Seoul: Assessing Infill Densities for Better 3D Printing of Models in Radiation Therapy
In the recently published ‘Radiological Characteristics of Materials Used in 3-Dimensional Printing with Various Infill Densities,’ researchers from the Veterans Health Service Medical Center in Seoul, Korea are assessing new…
China: 3D Microstructure Copper Electroforming with 3D Printed Substrates
Chinese researchers are experimenting with new ways to 3D print using metal, outlining their findings in the recently published ‘Experimental Study on Three-Dimensional Microstructure Copper Electroforming Based on 3D Printing…
Aalto University: Applying User Feedback to Refine FDM 3D Printing
Researcher Huiyang Yu explores improved FDM desktop 3D printing in a Master’s thesis for Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture in ‘Improving desktop FDM 3D printer by user-centered…
Focus on Improving PLA Mechanical Properties with Addition of Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate)
In ‘Improving Mechanical Properties for Extrusion-Based Additive Manufacturing of Poly(Lactic Acid) by Annealing and blending with Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate),’ researchers from Ghent University in Belgium, and Sichuan University in China, explore new…
China: Enhancing Strength in 3D Prints via Bioinspired Tool Paths
In the recently published ‘Strength and toughness enhancement in 3D printing via bioinspired tool path,’ Chinese researchers delve further into challenges with mechanical properties, especially issues with strength, toughness, and…
Multi-Material 3D Printing: Testing Graded Bio Inspired Composites
In the recently published ‘Fracture Behavior of Bio-Inspired Functionally Graded Soft-Hard Composites Made by Multi-Material 3D Printing: The Case of Colinear Cracks,’ researchers from Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)…
Optimizing Multi-Head FDM 3D Printing
International researchers are delving further into FDM 3D printing, investigating details that have an impact on prints, with their findings outlined in the recently published ‘Optimizing Design Patterns for Multi-Head…
Overview: Powder Bed Fusion for 3D Printing Optimized Biomedical Implants
L.E.Murr, a researcher from the University of Texas at El Paso, presents an overview of medical devices for 3D printing, outlined in the recently published ‘Metallurgy principles applied to powder…
New Method for Removing Self-Intersecting 3D Mesh Data
In the recently published ‘A Robust Algorithm to Remove the Self-intersection of 3D Mesh Data without Changing the Original Shape,’ authors Jiang Zhu, Yurio Hosaka, and Hayato Yoshioka tackle the…
Australian Defence Force Academy: Integrating FDM & SLA 3D Printing via Photopolymer Resin Extrusion
In ‘Photopolymer Resin Extrusion Hybrid 3D Printer,’ Joshua Matthes (of The University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy) details new hardware meant to serve as an…
Focus on Customer Centricity: 3D Printing Promotes Greater Customization for Everyone
In the recently published ‘Enhancing customer centricity via 3D printing,’ authors Subin Im and Aric Rindfleisch explore the connection between business and 3D printing, along with the improvements such technology…
FFF 3D Printing: Degradable Polymer Nanocomposities for Medical Applications
In the recently published ‘Degradable Polymer Nanocomposites for Fused Filament Fabrication Applications,’ researchers from Ireland are exploring the massive use of plastics around the world, along with environmental concerns. In…
