medium format
Forward AM Technologies Releases Polymers for Pellet 3D Printing
BASF spinout Forward AM Technologies has released fused granulate fabrication (FGF) pellets, which are widely used in medium and large format machines to reduce costs. Material costs can significantly increase…
Regular, Medium, and Large Format 3D Printing Explained
At Additive Manufacturing (AM) Research and on 3DPrint.com, we use the terms regular, medium, and large format to segment the 3D printing market. We developed these terms to help bring…
3D Printing News Unpeeled: Concrete Printing Course & New Medium Format 3D Printers
Alquist3D and a local community college are to develop a self-paced 30 hour certificate course in concrete 3D printing this summer. The course will be $250 and is sorely needed…
US Air Force Awards JuggerBot $4M for Large-format Hybrid 3D Printing
Large-format 3D printer manufacturer JuggerBot has received a $4 million grant to develop a large format 3D printer, courtesy of the Under Secretary of Defense, Research and Engineering Manufacturing Technology…
The New Modix Large-format 3D Printer Is Just $6,900
Modix, a maker of large and medium format material extrusion systems, is poised to showcase its newest 3D printer, the Modix Core-Meter, at the upcoming Formnext 2023 event. The Core-Meter…
Killer 3D Printing Apps: Horse Trailers, Part Two
In a previous article, we went into great detail about the size and elements of the market for horse trailers, determining that, any way you slice it, horses may represent…
Killer 3D Printing Apps: Horse Trailers, Part One
A horse trailer is not an enticing video extolling the virtues of Seabiscuit 2 or a Black Beauty reboot. Rather, it is a towed vehicle used for transporting horses. I…
Origami Metal Folding Gets Boost from 3D Printing Software
Swedish firm Stilride has partnered with 3D printing software startup ADAXIS to help implement its STILFOLD technology, which uses robotic arms to curve and bend steel into functional structures. Founded…
Formnext 2022: The Most Important Takeaways
Formnext 2022 was a fantastic, truly global show with attendees from all over the world. Messago Messe Frankfurt suggests that the event saw 29,581 attendees and 802 exhibitors from from…
3ntr’s New Large Format 3D Printer Features 1m x 1m Build Volume
I’m a total 3ntr fan. We previously interviewed 3ntr CEO Davide Ardizzoia, looked at the business’s newer machines, and saw how they could 3D print oil and gas valves in PEEK. With…
3DPOD Episode 85: Large Format 3D Printing with Poly Products’ Michiel de Bruijcker
Having previously worked for Bond3D and Admatec, Michiel de Bruijcker is now doing something very new and exciting in 3D printing. With Poly Products, he’s printing large-scale structures and parts. Using…
3D Printing Market Outlook 2021: Industrial Material Extrusion Systems and Market (FDM, FFF)
We’re going to take a look at the industrial material extrusion 3D printers market for 2021. This includes the segments in this part of the industry, the market, sales channels…
Sabic’s Keith Cox “the next step is the identification of additional industries not using additive now”
Sabic has been involved in 3D printing for a long time supplying materials such as their Ultem PEI material that is used extensively in aerospace. Lately, the company has also…
Michael Gorski of Filament Innovations On FDM for Manufacturing
I kept hearing from people about Michael Gorski and Filament Innovations. I was repeatably told that in Pennsylvania a small firm was making open FDM systems made for manufacturing. I’ve…
