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Brazil: Experimenting with 3D Printed PETG Sample Parts
Brazilian researchers delve further into FDM 3D printing for prototyping, examining the mechanical properties of and challenges in working with PETG. The results of their study are outlined in ‘Experimental…
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…
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…
Making TPE Filament for FDM
In the recently published ‘Investigation on Filament Extrusion of Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) for Fused Deposition Modeling,’ authors Wang Zicheng and Mohammad Nouri have written a thesis exploring thermoplastic elastomers in…
France: FDM 3D Printing with Graphite for Better Battery Cells
In the recently published ‘Three-Dimensional Printing of a LiFePO4/Graphite Battery Cell via Fused Deposition Modeling,’ French researchers explore improved ways to create batteries. The researchers chose FDM 3D printing due…
Testing Chemical Modifications and In-Vitro Biological Properties in FDM 3D Printing
In the recently published ‘Fused Deposition Modeling 3D Printing: Test Platforms for Evaluating Post-Fabrication Chemical Modifications and In-Vitro Biological Properties,’ international authors explore expanded uses for FDM 3D printing, creating…
India: Polyjet Versus FDM 3D Printing Errors Compared
In ‘Comparative Study and Measurement of Form Errors for the Component Printed by FDM and PolyJet Process,’ authors Nagendra Kumar Maurya, Vikas Rastogi, and Pushpendra Singh (all researchers from India)…
Korea: 3D Printing Pregabalin Tablets for Successful & Controlled Release
In the recently published ‘Customized Novel Design of 3D Printed Pregabalin Tablets for Instra-Gastric Floating and Controlled Release Using Fused Deposition Modeling,’ Korean researchers examine more detailed use of 3D…
How does PLA Color Influence Mechanical Properties in FDM 3D Printing?
All kinds of research has been conducted regarding the mechanical properties of 3D printing materials, such as how they are effected by things like infill density, build orientation, temperature, and…
Belfast: 3D Printing with Antioxidant PLA Composites Shows Potential in Medical Applications
In the recently published ‘Antioxidant PLA Composites Containing Lignin for 3D Printing Applications: A Potential Material for Healthcare Applications,’ Belfast researchers experiment with new 3D printing materials. Due to its…
Formnext: Solvay to Present Solef PVDF AM Filament
No matter your 3D printing user level, if you are attending Formnext, you can look forward to a full education regarding all of the elements required for intensive—and high-performance digital…
FDM 3D Printing Shows Great Potential in Transformation of Pharmaceutical Production
In the recently published, ‘The Digital Pharmacies Era: How 3D Printing Technology Using Fused Deposition Modeling Can Become a Reality,’ Brazilian researchers further examine the potential of new technology for…
Germany: 3D Printed β-TCP Scaffolds for Bone Replacement
In ‘Inversely 3D-Printed β-TCP Scaffolds for Bone Replacement,’ German researchers predefined pore structures in scaffolding to explore different cell growth behaviors. Using FDM 3D printing and PLA, the team of…
Is This the Best Way to Manually Post-Process an FDM 3D Printed Part?
Researchers Jinjin Liu, Hai Gu, Bin Li, Lu Zhu, Jie Jiang, and Jie Zhang from the Nantong Institute of Technology and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of 3D Printing Equipment and Application published a paper, titled “Research on…
Improved FDM 3D Printing with Lignin Biocomposites
In the recently published ‘Lignin: A Biopolymer from Forestry Biomass for Biocomposites and 3D Printing,’ international researchers Mihaela Tanase-Opedal, Eduardo Espinosa, Alejandro Rodríguez, and Gary Chinga-Carrasco explore a very specific…
Metal Filament 3D Printing of 316L Stainless Steel on a Prusa i3
In the recently published ‘Metal Filament 3D Printing of SS316L: Focusing on the printing process,’ thesis student Karthikesh Gante Lokesha Renukaradhya for the Machine Design track in Industrial Engineering and…
PLA in FDM 3D Printing: Studying the Effects of Porosity & Crystallinity
In the recently published, ‘Effect of Porosity and Crystallinity on 3D Printed PLA Properties,’ international researchers look further into FDM (FFF) 3D printing with PLA, examining physical changes during fabrication….
Improving the Strength & Accuracy of 3D Printed Gears
In the recently published ‘Strength and geometry parameters accuracy improvement of 3D printed polymer gears,’ the authors focus on refining strength and precision in FDM 3D printing. Here, rotary motion…
University of California: 3D Printing with Magnetics & Hexaferrite Materials
Max Ho of the University of California recently published his dissertation, ‘Magnetic 3D Printing of Hexaferrite Material,’ exploring the use of progressive technology and materials, and the potential in possible…
3D Printing Offers Significant Impact on Microfluidics
Researchers present an overview of 3D printing microfluidics in the recently published ‘Functional 3D Printing for Microfluidic Chips.’ Allowing for epic ‘downscaling’ of biochemical applications—and from the lab to a…
Investigating 3D Printed Biomodels in Experimental Blood Flow Studies
There are many applications for 3D printing in the biomedical research community, such as lab-on-a-chip tools, surgical planning, and drug delivery. Yet another is 3D biomodels, which is the focus…
Testing Low-Density Polyethylene Glass Composites in FDM 3D Printing
Wear resistance in 3D printed materials is critical for many users, with few research studies so far delving into such details for ABS or PC-ABS blends. Much of the concern…
University of Cordoba: Predicting Surface Roughness in FDM 3D Printing
Spanish researchers Juan Barrios and Pablo Romero experiment with different techniques in FDM 3D printing in the recently published ‘Decision Tree Methods for Predicting Surface Roughness in Fused Deposition Modeling…
Enhancing FDM 3D Printed Parts with New Algorithms
In ‘Build Orientation Optimization for Strength Enhancement of FDM Parts Using Machine Learning based Algorithm,’ authors Manoj Malviya and K.A. Desai explore a new method for controlling anisotropy and thus,…
