TPU 3D printing
3D Printing Hits the Runway in Jean Paul Gaultier’s Latest Collection
3D printing has made its way onto one of fashion’s biggest stages. Jean Paul Gaultier used additive manufacturing (AM) to help create several pieces for its Fall/Winter 2026–2027 Haute Couture…
Will Desktop Firms Push Shoe 3D Printing Forward?
Recently, Bambu Lab announced that it was working with FORMISM by SCRY on releasing shoes. These six designs will be shared and printable through its Makerworld platform. Using the platform,…
Is 2.20mm Filaflex a Goldilocks Solution for Flexible Filament?
TPU and other elastomeric materials have traditionally been tricky and difficult to print. Elastomers are generally difficult in additive manufacturing (AM). In the case of material extrusion, the use of…
The Robot That Walked Off the Printer
In the Soft Systems Group at the University of Edinburgh, researchers 3D printed a tiny soft robot, then watched as it walked straight off the machine that made it. This…
