3D Printing

The Untold Truths of 3D Printing You Need to Understand

April 18, 2019

Pacific Design & Manufacturing - Anaheim

3D Printing, Materials & Assembly, Automotive, Aerospace

With all of the hype surrounding additive manufacturing and 3D printing, it's easy to forget that, as with all new technologies, there is a learning curve.

Panel debates medical plastics material selection process

April 16, 2019

PLASTEC East

Medical

3D Printing, Materials

Norbert Sparrow

A panel of experts at the forthcoming co-located PLASTEC East and Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) East event in New York will discuss key considerations to keep in mind when choosing a plastic for a medical application.

World’s first 3D-printed carbon fiber unibody bike frame debuts

April 10, 2019

3D Printing

Automotive and Mobility, Materials

Stephen Moore

The Arevo frame is made as a single part, in contrast to current composite frames, which are made of many parts glued together.

And the winners of the excellence in composites innovation awards are . . .

April 09, 2019

Automotive and Mobility

3D Printing, Building & Construction, Consumer Products, Extrusion: Film & Sheet, Injection Molding, Materials, Medical

Norbert Sparrow

The 2019 JEC Innovation Awards celebrated a zero-defect manufacturing process for large parts, self-reinforcing PLA-based composites and bendable reinforcements for concrete, among other technologies. All eleven winners are featured in this slide show.

High-speed AM unit is eight times faster than conventional 3D printers, uses standard plastic pellets

April 03, 2019

3D Printing

Automotive and Mobility, Materials

Stephen Moore

Combining machine tool technology with 3D printing enables rapid fabrication of plastic parts.

3D-printing pioneer Greg Morris joins medical additive manufacturing company

April 01, 2019

Medical

3D Printing, Automotive and Mobility

PlasticsToday Staff

The founder of Morris Technologies, which was acquired by GE in 2012, Greg Morris has joined the advisory board of PrinterPrezz (Fremont, CA), which blends medical innovation with design and manufacturing resources across multiple platforms to advance plastic and metal 3D-printing applications.

Sabic launches breakaway support filament to improve productivity

March 26, 2019

3D Printing

Automotive and Mobility, Materials

Stephen Moore

The new filament maintains rigidity during printing and provides exceptional pliability during post-processing to enable easier removal of scaffolding at room temperature.

‘Wohlers Report 2019’ details striking range of developments in additive manufacturing worldwide

March 26, 2019

3D Printing

Materials

Clare Goldsberry

The overall additive manufacturing materials segment saw record growth in 2018. Revenue from metals grew an estimated 41.9% and sales of materials for polymer powder bed fusion were at an all-time high.

Additive manufacturing market forecast to reach $23.3 billion by 2026

March 19, 2019

Medical

3D Printing, Automotive and Mobility

PlasticsToday Staff

Medical technology is among the fastest growing additive manufacturing segments, according to a new report from Reports and Data (New York).

Nanofabrica micron-level 3D-printed part

Israeli company announces tiny triumph in micron-level 3D printing

March 14, 2019

Medical

3D Printing, Injection Molding, Materials

Norbert Sparrow

A new technology at the intersection of 3D printing and micro manufacturing enables micron-level accuracy over a build envelope of 5 x 5 x 10 cm (1.9 x 1.9 x 3.9 inches).

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