sustainability
New Research Optimizes Weed Pulling with 3D Printing
Backyard gardeners view weeds as a nuisance to be pulled. They may be viewed even more negatively by the agricultural industry. Uncontrolled weeds on a piece of farmland can damage…
“World’s Most Efficient” A/C System to Be Built with 3D Printing
Hyperganic, a German developer of AI-based engineering software, has announced a new project aiming to create the world’s most efficient residential A/C system. The company is partnering with Strata Manufacturing,…
Saint-Gobain Launches Parametric 3D Printed Stairs
As with bridges, people seem to have a particular affinity for 3D printed stairs. With good reason: aside from just being eye-catching structures, the ability to print things like bridges…
Indian Cements and Tvasta to Collaborate on 3D Printed Housing
India’s acceleration of its investment in 3D printing over the past year has been striking, and lately the country appears to be especially intent on exploring 3D printed homes. The…
Innovation for Electric Vehicles Polymer 3D Printing – An HP and 3DPrint.com Webinar
As additive manufacturing (AM) has matured, the technology is now primed for widespread adoption in the automotive sector. Already multiple vehicle manufacturers, including Volkswagen and Ford, have announced plans to…
Jabil Captures Carbon with New PK 5000 3D Printing Material
Jabil (NYSE: JBL) has long been in the 3D printing space. In fact, it’s probably been in additive manufacturing (AM) longer than many of us even know. That’s because, as…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: May 1st, 2022
We’ve got another busy week of webinars and events ahead! 3D Systems has multiple offerings, while Stratasys continues its Experience Tour, Formlabs hosts The Digital Factory in Boston, and Nexa3D…
3D Printing Stalwart Stratasys Publishes First Sustainability Report
Upon establishing a distinct focus on sustainability in August 2021, Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS) has issued its first report on its environmental, social and governance (ESG) activities. The study is essentially the…
3D Printed Sharkskin Patterns, Fire Resistant Coating & More Honored for Sustainability
RadTech has recognized three companies for their leadership in sustainability through 3D printing technology as part of its annual sustainability awards. The nonprofit association, known for promoting the use and…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: April 24, 2022
The last few weeks have been a little slow in terms of 3D printing webinars and events, but this week is more than making up for it! Topics run the…
Metal 3D Printing Powder Process from 6K Emits Less CO2 by up to 92 Percent
Massachusetts-based 6K has promoted the environmentally friendly nature of its metal production process, UniMelt. Now, the startup is backing up its claims with hard data. The results of an independent…
Swarm 3D Printing Heralds Future of Lights-Out Manufacturing
A number of firms have advocated for—and even carried out experiments in—collaborative 3D printing robots. However, few have brought a suite of 3D printing robots to market. Arkansas-based AMBOTS is…
Seurat to Go Green with Metal 3D Printing Depot Powered by Wind and Solar
Seurat, the startup that wants to commercialize its highly productive metal 3D printing technology, wants to go green. The company has developed a diode laser manufacturing process, dubbed Area Printing,…
Eco-Friendly 3D Printed Glasses Now Available Thanks to Materialise
Materialise (Nasdaq: MTLS) has announced the adoption of bio-based Polyamide 11 (PA 11) for selective laser sintering (SLS). Derived from sustainably farmed castor beans, the material is already being used…
GE Aviation Singapore is First MRO Facility to Repair Jet Engines with Metal 3D Printing
GE Aviation’s Engine Services Singapore (GE AESS) is the first maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility approved to use metal additive manufacturing for commercial jet engine component repairs. The site…
3D Printed Shoe Soles Cut CO2 Emissions by 48%, Study Says
According to a study published in February 2022 titled “The First Environmental Evaluation of 3D-Printed Footwear,” the current standard production process involved in footwear manufacturing leads to “an industry where…
Metal 3D Printing at AMS 2022: Metals & New Materials
In part one of my coverage of metal 3D printing at Additive Manufacturing Strategies 2022, I discussed the first session of the day, Additive Manufacturing for Series Production of Metal Parts, while…
Greenwashing: 3D Printing’s New “Dirty Little Secret”
A few years ago, as we moved along the Hype Cycle after having dipped into the Trough of Disillusionment, things were looking up again for 3D printing. This time there…
Design for Disruption: Love and 3D Printing Redundancy
In this ongoing series, we’re looking for opportunities where 3D printing can disrupt large markets with millions of parts by applying new strategies. We’ve looked at how we can design…
AMS Speaker Spotlight: Recyclable Thermoplastic Cellulose-based Composite for 3D Printing
Authors: Heli Kangas1, Kirsi Immonen1, Sini Metsä-Kortelainen1, Tomi Kalpio2, Leo Staccioli3 1VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, 2Brinter Oy, Finland, 3 Arditec Association, France There is a worldwide trend towards…
Interview: How HP’s Acquisition Boosts 3D Printing for Eco-Friendly Containers
HP has acquired Choose Packaging, an Edinburgh, Scotland-based startup that makes paper containers that can be used instead of packaging for drinks, laundry detergent, make-up, or food. Key to the…
New Self-Healing Plastic for 3D Printing Epitomizes Plastic Conundrum
Plastic is a bit reminiscent of the opening lines to A Tale of Two Cities: it’s the best of materials; it’s the worst of materials. Used for just about everything, and…
Eco Friendly 3D Printing? Designing for Ruins
Sustainability is usually seen as a move towards using recyclable or recycled materials. Some see it as a means of ensuring that the product that you make will be recyclable….
3D Printing News Briefs, December 11, 2021: 3D Printers, Materials, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting off with three new large 3D printers, before moving on to some new materials. Finally, we’ll end with serial 3D printing of…
