AM Research
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Fraunhofer ILT researchers are looking beyond the current limitations of polymer 3D printing by developing a new AM process that combines stereolithography and multi-photon polymerization. The innovative technology could allow for fast 3D printing rates without sacrificing precision. The project, called “High Productivity and Detail in Additive Manufacturing through the…
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In the realm of construction 3D printing, bigger always seems to be better, as companies scale up their concrete 3D printing systems to build houses on the spot. Andrey Rudenko, the inventor of the 3D Concrete House 3D printer, however, is showing that there is value in scaling the technology…
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A few weeks ago we ran a piece describing new volumetric 3D printing approaches and their implications for the additive manufacturing industry. We concluded anticipating that we would hear the term a lot more often in 2019. This supposition was confirmed today as the full paper on the Computed Axial Lithography…
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Swedish bioprinting company CELLINK has received SEK 10 million in funding (roughly €965,775) from the EU to pursue a bioink development project in collaboration with the Academisch Centrum Tandheelkunde Amsterdam (ACTA). The initiative is called the Functionalized Collagen-based Bioink for 3D Bioprinting project, or FUNC for short. The FUNC project…
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A team of mechanical engineers from Virginia Tech have devised a way to 3D print piezoelectric materials that can be customized to convert movement, impact and stress into electrical energy. The ability to 3D print piezoelectric materials—which are used in cell phones, musical equipment and more—could expand their applications and…
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A joint team of researchers from the University of Sheffield and Imperial College London have developed a new family of 3D printed metamaterials: meta-crystal materials. The new materials integrate a novel lattice composition that mimics the structure of polycrystalline microstructures. Additive manufacturing is opening up a ton of new potentials…
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A research team from the University of Michigan is attracting attention since it announced the development of a resin-based 3D printing technology that is reportedly capable of achieving print rates up to 100 times faster than conventional 3D printing processes. Rather than print in a layer-by-layer fashion, the technique uses…
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RUAG Australia, a subsidiary of technology company RUAG, is teaming up with Australian research groups to explore the utilization of the laser metal deposition (LMD) process for aircraft repairs. The project, carried out in partnership with members of the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC) and RMIT University, will specifically…
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For some time now, MIT’s Mediated Matter Lab has been working on developing an additive manufacturing platform capable of printing 3D structures made from glass. Despite having become something of a ubiquitous material in the 19th century thanks to new manufacturing innovations in the Industrial Revolution, glass has remained a…
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A team of researchers from Purdue University has developed a 3D printing method specifically for processing energetic materials. The technique is not only capable of producing finely detailed parts made out of energetic materials, but it is also reportedly faster, safer and more eco-friendly than existing processes. To take the…
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