3D Printing

A technique developed by researchers at Singapore University of Technology and Design takes a novel approach to creating reversible 4D printing.

The maker of the Freeformer additive manufacturing system views 3D printing as an important complementary production method for plastics processing that holds significant promise for the future.

The microArch system delivers precise prints at a scale more than 100 times smaller than a human hair with a variety of different resins.

Fused deposition modeling with 3D printers using thermoplastic elastomers from Kraiburg TPE.

Philadelphia-based Tozuda, which has developed impact sensors that are attached to sports helmets to indicate a potential concussion, is the latest recipient of a Cool Idea award from digital manufacturing company Protolabs (Maple Plain, MN).

A partner in the PolyKARD project, the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research has successfully synthesized and printed the first elastic photo-urethane resins from non-toxic starting materials. The materials can be used to produce heart...

The building blocks of innovation—materials, technologies and equipment—across a swathe of industries will be on full display at PLASTEC West in Anaheim, CA, on Feb. 11 to 13, 2020.

As applications multiply in the automotive, medical and other sectors, the 3D-printing market will continue to double in size approximately every three years, according to the "3D Printing Trends 2020" report from 3D Hubs (Amsterdam).

Developer Toray Industries from Japan says true spheroidization at the micro level could enable the production of practical parts that are high strength and heat-resistant.

The company has invested $2 million in a second 3D-printing facility in Sweden. The plant in Umeå is dedicated to the serial production of components, initially designed and validated at the Uppsala facility, for biomanufacturing applications.