3D Printing

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Vanderbilt University has developed a technique that uses the optical properties of gold nanoparticles to detect and quantify missing layers in 3D-printed products.

A peek inside the fatigue analysis discipline of the Federal Aviation Administration.

Figure 4 Standalone enables functional prototyping and low-volume production with print speeds up to 100 mm/hr at six sigma repeatability.

The team employed an electrohydrodynamic printing process known as melt electrowriting (MEW) to engineer 3D fiber scaffolds, which could help the newly-injected cells remain in the live heart and grow. The stretchable microfiber scaffold, which featured a hexagonal or beehive...

3D printing startup Mosaic releases add-on Palette 2 to enable multimaterial multocolor 3D printing in single color FDM printers.

Velo3D was formed to address such metal AM challenges as product design limitations, part-to-part build consistency, process control and total manufacturing workflow cost-effectiveness.

Metal additive manufacturing implementations are booming. Upfront simulation can increase efficiency, streamline workflows and lower production costs.

The DragonFly Pro 3D printer system lets designers and engineers 3D print metal and polymer simultaneously.

The United Technologies Research Center and researchers at the University of Connecticut (UConn) are leveraging 3D printing technology to create wear sensors that can let operators know when a machine is damaged.

In addition to meeting NASA’s strict requirements for strength, durability, and weight, Lockheed Martin was able to reduce production time for the fuel tank domes by 87%, and cut delivery time from two years to three months.

Digital Alloys’ Joule Printing technology can combine different metals into a single part to improve thermal, magnetic, and other properties.

The National Center for Cybersecurity in Manufacturing focuses on 3D printing cybersecurity risks.

The new Stratasys Fortus 380mc CFE (carbon fiber edition), is designed to be an affordable industrial 3D printer dedicated to the rugged demands of running carbon fiber.

Researchers at Washington State University used 3D printing technology to print metal and ceramic structures along with a bimetallic tube that is magnetic in one end and nonmagnetic in the other

To help improve consistency and help customers identify these anomalies, the company has released a new process monitoring software called InfiniAM Spectral that can improve process stability and part quality.