DLR has demonstrated the use of a 19.5-kHz sonotrode (slender silver cylinder at center of system above) to consolidate fibers impregnated with melted thermoplastic from pellets (storage and melting ...

“Our work not only enables the fabrication of high-quality metals and ceramics with an accessible, low-cost 3D printing process; it also highlights a new paradigm in additive manufacturing where ...

What are the challenges and applications for this emergent technology in additive manufacturing? Ramsey Stevens, CEO of nano3Dprint, offers his take on the topic. Multi-material 3D printing enables ...

While it’s the ideal choice for mass production, injection molding is simply no good for prototyping. The molds are expensive and time-consuming make, so unless you’ve got the funding to burn tens of ...

RIT engineering technology researcher Christopher Lewis develops self-healing materials to improve 3D printing processes and strengthen objects produced.

Scientists at EPFL have reimagined 3D printing by turning simple hydrogels into tough metals and ceramics. Their process ...

EPFL researchers have pioneered a 3D printing method that grows metals and ceramics inside a water-based gel, resulting in ...

ExAM 510 multi-material printer. Photo Credit, all images: AIM3D GmbH AIM3D (Rostock, Germany), a manufacturer of multi-material 3D printers, has developed a 3D printer for the composite extrusion ...