Materials
When one thinks of a rocking chair, one generally thinks of a creaky wooden chair sat on a porch or in the corner of a nursery. Not designer Valentina Bottani,…
In many important materials programs, the first useful quantity is much smaller. A research team may need enough powder to compare three or four variations of a new composition. A…
Stratasys has introduced FDM PA6/66-GF30-FR, a flame-retardant composite thermoplastic developed for rail and transportation manufacturers producing certified end-use and spare parts. The material is compatible with Stratasys’ Fortus 450mc and…
Researchers at the University of Stuttgart have developed a 3D printing method for bio-concrete that uses live bacteria to bind compacted sand into load-bearing structures — without conventional cement. The…
Swedish steel producer SSAB has taken its Armox 500 AM Powder – the first in a series of planned powder grades – to the Eurosatory Defense and Security tradeshow in…
Australian company Luyten has just unveiled the Ascend Series A27, a concrete 3D printing system mounted on a tower crane. According to the manufacturer, this is the world’s first device…
Elmet Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Elmet Group Co. (NASDAQ: ELMT) and the sole US-owned and vertically integrated tungsten and molybdenum manufacturer, secured $4.3 million in strategic funding…
Spectrum Group, owner of the Spectrum Filaments and The Filament brands and Europe’s largest manufacturer of 3D printing filaments, has secured a strategic investor. Blue Gravity Capital has acquired a…
A research team at the University of Sharjah tested 30 small-scale cement mortar beams reinforced with 3D printed polylactic acid (PLA) profiles, and found that surface geometry was the dominant…
Xenia Materials is exhibiting at France Innovation Plasturgie (FIP) in Lyon from June 2 to 5, showcasing a range of carbon and glass fiber-reinforced thermoplastic compounds designed for large-scale additive…
