There’s no question that 3D printing has moved beyond making prototypes and one-offs. The adoption rate of 3D printing by Fortune 500 companies can no longer be accurately described as slow. Whereas AM was once slow, costly, and limited in its applications, it’s now outperforming conventional manufacturing in those same metrics. Manufacturers and producers are…
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A collaboration between SmileDirectClub and HP will bring straighter smiles to millions of customers as the former becomes the largest Multi Jet Fusion 3D production partner in the US with 49 continuously-operating HP MJF 3D printers. With the fleet of advanced 3D printers, they’ll be able to produce almost 20 million unique mouth molds every year. The orthodontics…
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End of life waste management of automotive materials is a huge task, with the auto vehicle recycling industry is the 16th largest sector in the United States, contributing $25 billion USD per year to the national GDP making cars is a very energy consuming process. While 90% of a car can be recycled, there is…
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German automaker Audi has revealed their new in-house upcycling program that takes their own packaging materials and 3D prints them into assembly aids for use on the production line. No vehicle manufacturer on the planet builds every component on site. Most companies use components built by other OEMs which are then brought into the vehicle…
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A team from Washington State University (WSU) has just received funding from the Cougar Cage to develop their process for converting waste PLA into brand new PLA resin for SLA and other photopolymer printers. Cougar Cage, for those curious, is the WSU equivalent of Shark Tank/Dragon’s Den, but for WSU staff, students and faculty. That…
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3D printed instruments are not a new thing, as we have seen with Olaf Diegel’s ever growing range of AM guitar creations. But most quality boutique instruments carry a price tag to match the effort of creation and the small scales of production. Enter musician/engineer Matthew Canel, who hopes to change that. Canel is an…
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We have seen a fair selection of 3D printed instruments on this site, ranging from Olaf Diegel’s guitar creations, to low-cost instruments for students on a budget. But we seldom see any printed high-end instruments available at larger production runs. Anything with a larger price tag seems to be limited to unique instruments. The new Karen…
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Our favorite large boat-printing academic institute, the University of Maine (UMaine) is making news again, this time with a new approach to construction printing that aims to address the labour and materials shortages in the US construction industry. It is also hoped that the project will offer relief during the current housing crisis in the US. By…
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A team of researchers at the National Institute for Materials Science and Osaka University Graduate School of Engineering in Japan, has successfully demonstrated the fabrication of single crystal nickel with additive manufacturing, and they are hoping it finds applications in aerospace. Single crystal metals are highly prized for applications undergoing high stresses and strains and…
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The London Borough of Hackney recently awarded £600,000 in grants via its Hackney Central Impact and Ideas Grant Fund, supporting local businesses pushing the circular economy. The program involved a total of 23 green enterprises, including Batch.Works, an East London design and manufacturing studio using 3D printing to upcycle plastic waste into useful products. Riding off the back of…
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