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3D Printing True Glass Microstructures

Nanoscribe announced the availability of a new kit to explore 3D printed glass microstructures.

Mantle Explains 3D Printed Paste Approach

Mantle explained in some detail why the company chose paste as their 3D print material, and there’s much to be learned.

Steel Production Cost Differences And 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine the legacy and high-tech steel environment in the U.S.

Metamaterials, Bill Gates And 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi consider how investments into metamaterials may impact long-term 3D printing application evolution.

GKN Additive’s Latest 3D Printing Powders Target Automotive Manufacture

Today, GKN Additive announces its latest metal powders for additive manufacturing, adapted from a popular traditional automotive material.

Covestro’s New PC-ABS 3D Printer Filament

Covestro announced a new material, Addigy FPB 2684 3D.

New Stretchable Composite Elastomer Is Also Conductive

Researchers have developed an unusual material that could be of great use in 3D printing.

Fiberlogy Announces FiberSatin Filament

Fiberlogy has expanded its line of 3D printer filaments with a new material they call “FiberSatin”.

INTAMSYS’ FUNMAT PRO 610 HT Unlocks The Potential Of Industrial-Grade 3D Printing At TCT Asia 2021

INTAMSYS was one of many who attended the recent TCT Asia trade show.

New Biocompatible PEEK 3D Printer Filament

Evonik announced a new PEEK material that could be used for new healthcare applications.

Desktop Health Introduces Same-Day Digital Denture Capabilities

A new CE Mark certification backs up new dental-focused Flexcera 3D printing resins.

Desktop Metal Qualifies Another Metal For High-Volume Additive Manufacturing

Desktop Metal has announced that 4140 low-alloy steel is now qualified for high-volume use on the Production System platform.

CRP Technology Announces Unusual Windform SLS Material

Windform RS is a new SLS material that will certainly be used in specific 3D printing applications.

Evonik Partners With Farsoon For High Performance 3D Print Materials

Farsoon announced the first results of a collobartion with chemical company Evonik.

Foamy 3D Prints Using Caverna PP Filament

Infinite Material Solution announced a very unusual 3D printing material, Caverna PP.

Formlabs Expands Fuse 1 Materials

Formlabs announced a new nylon material for their Fuse 1 system, Nylon 11.

Filamentum Fills Engineering Gaps With New Fluorodur Filament

ilamentum introduced an unusual new 3D printer filament, Fluorodur.

News From Nanoscribe

There were two notable items from Nanoscribe this week.

Ultimaker Adds Industrial PETG Material

Ultimaker announced a new but familiar material for their industrial 3D printing platform: PETG.

BigRep Gets Into Construction 3D Printing

BigRep announced a step into an entirely new field for the company: construction 3D printing.

BLUE CARE 3D Printing Powder Is Definitely The Right Color

A new material from FABULOUS has a very interesting property: its blue color.

Tethon 3D Obtains Key Ceramic 3D Printing Patent

Tethon 3D obtained a patent for a key 3D printing feature in the resin process.

BotFactory’s New Resistive Ink

BotFactory released a new resistive ink to enable their PCB 3D printers to create more electronic components.

Invented: 3D Printable Ivory Analog

TU Wien has developed a 3D printable material that mimics real ivory.

MiniFactory’s Thermal Automation Enables Semi-Crystalline Polymer 3D Printing

MiniFactory detailed their process for obtaining high-quality 3D prints with PEKK material.

The Most Elastic Filament Ever?

Recreus announced a new filament that might be the most elastic flexible material on the market.

Stratasys Puts The K Into CMYK

Stratasys announced two new materials that supercharge their PolyJet color profiles.

Sinterit Introduces Polypropylene SLS Material

Sinterit announced the availability of a new polypropylene material for their low-cost, compact SLS 3D printers.

Uniformity 6061 Paves the Way for Sintering Mass-Produced Aluminum Parts

Desktop Metal and Uniformity Labs have developed Uniformity 6061, a powder that enables aluminum sintering for binder jetting.

3D Printing Heatsinks In Polymer?

A new 3D printer filament product will open up some interesting thermal applications.

Desktop Metal Trademarks “FLEXCERA” And More

A search of the USPTO database reveals a new trademark by Desktop Metal: “FLEXCERA”.

Plastic Or Metal, That Is The Question

Evonik announced a new material, and I had a thought while reading through their announcement.

Jabil’s Unusual PA 0600 Filament

Jabil introduced a new engineering filament for professional 3D printing, PA 0600.

Strides In Binder Jetting: Aluminum Advances

Desktop Metal and ExOne have announced breakthroughs this week in binder jetting capabilities for aluminum.

Aurora Labs Closing In On Metal Powders With Gränges

Aurora Labs provided an update on their ongoing metallurgy project with Gränges.

Digital Metal Adds Copper Material To Their 3D Print Portfolio

Digital Metal announced the availability of copper material for their metal 3D printer.

Polymaker’s Deep Thrust Into Carbon Negative 3D Printing

Polymaker announced a very intriguing new 3D print material called “PolyTerra”.

ACEO Combines Silicone With Rigid 3D Print Materials

ACEO announced a new multi-material capability for their silicone 3D printers.

New Recycled Flexible Filament From Recreus

Recreus has introduced the first recycled flexible 3D printer filament.

Chemical Recycling Of Plastics And 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Joseph Castine examine the role of plastics recycling efforts in impacting 3D printing materials availability and pricing.

SABIC And Additive Manufacturing

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata consider SABIC’s contributions to industrial 3D printing.

MakerBot’s Metal 3D Printing Option

MakerBot announced a new way to 3D print metal on their equipment.

Formlabs Rounds Out Their Dental 3D Printing Portfolio

Formlabs announced a new resin for their dental 3D printing portfolio, making it an even more powerful option for dentists.

Stratasys Broadens Carbon Fiber Capabilities

Stratasys announced a new carbon fiber material for use in their F123 series 3D printers.

3D Print Materials Count: A Field Test Of Lightweight PLA

An RC flyer has performed a very real test of a lightweight 3D printing materials.

Finally: Method Discovered To Easily Decompose 3D Print Material

Researchers have identified a method of easily — and ecologically — disposing of PET thermoplastics.

Are Biocompatible 3D Printer Resins Truly Safe?

New research has uncovered previously unrecognized toxicity issues with certain biocompatible resins.

Case Western Reserve University’s Advancements In 3D Printing Materials

Charles R. Goulding and Joseph Castine consider a leading research university’s work in advancing 3D printing materials.

COBOD Using Real Concrete For Construction 3D Printing

COBOD announced the completion of a notable construction 3D print in India, but there’s more to the story.

Prusa Announces PVB Material, But Is It Too Difficult To Use?

Prusa Research announced the availability of a new and unusual material for 3D printing for their Prusament line: PVB.

Formlabs, The 3D Print Material Company?

Formlabs announced a new castable resin today, marking yet another new material in their product catalog.

colorFabb’s Lightweight ASA 3D Printing Material

colorFabb has introduced a new ASA material that is extremely lightweight.

Tethon 3D Announces Three Powerful 3D Printing Resins

Tethon 3D announced a suite of three new and extremely interesting 3D printing resins suitable for industrial use.

3DEVO’s New Purge Material

3DEVO announced a new purge material that seems to have a lot of advantages, but what’s this all about?

FormFutura Partners with 3D Printlife

3D Printlife has made an arrangement with FormFutura to sell their exceptional 3D printer filaments in the North America.

The Dog Bone Problem: How The Virtual Foundry 3D Prints Metal

I spoke with The Virtual Foundry to find out more about their unusual metal 3D printing approach.

New Superalloy Class Points To Defect-Free Metal 3D Printing

Research may have identified a new class of 3D printable metals that can overcome current limitations.

Pure Copper 3D Printing

Desktop Metal has introduced a pure copper material to be 3D printed on their Studio System.

Sculpteo Adds Four Green BASF Engineering Materials

Sculpteo has added several new materials to their portfolio as a result of their relationship with BASF.

3D Printing Concrete

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata take a look at concrete 3D printing for various uses.

Xact Metal Makes Copper 3D Printing Inexpensive

Xact Metal has adapted their inexpensive metal 3D printer technology to enable the use of copper material.

Mosaic Manufacturing Sells Materials?

I just read a press release from Mosaic Manufacturing announcing a new product: filaments!

3D Printing With 100% Recycled Powder

Materialise has introduced Bluesint PA12, enabling 3D printing with 100% recycled powder.

Prusa Research’s Amazing New Materials Table

Prusa Research has released an extremely interesting and highly useful materials table.

Copper And 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata consider copper’s use in additive manufacturing.

Formlabs Tweaks Their Resins

Formlabs announced some new resins for their dental and other users.

Carbon x Henkel Partnership A Clear 3D Printing Materials Win

Two big names in 3D printing have announced an expanded relationship that’s paving the way for new engineering materials.

A Universal Carrier Ink For Bioprinting

Cellulose fibres and biodegradable nanoparticles were combined by researchers at ETH Zurich to produce a gel that could pave the path for personalized biomaterial implants.

It May Be Time To Abandon PLA For 3D Printing

I’m now considering whether PLA should be the default 3D printing material for desktop equipment.

Elcan: Sifting Through The Metal 3D Printing Powder

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata discuss the importance of quality for metal 3D printing materials.

3D Printing And Discovery Of 1,000-Year-Old Stainless Steel Precursor

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata consider stainless steel, from a thousand years ago to today’s 3D printable offerings.

Alloyed Tests Functional Nickel Superalloy For High-Temperature AM

Alloyed announced the results of a project they’ve undertaken with Honeywell Aviation to assess a new high-temperature metal powder for aerospace applications.

MakerBot Adds Another Carbon Fiber Material

MakerBot announced the availability of a new nylon carbon fiber material for their METHOD series of 3D printers.

An Inside Look At Covestro’s Acquisition Of DSM Additive Manufacturing

Last week, a major deal was announced as Covestro is acquiring business units from DSM, including the additive manufacturing business. We go to the source for more information on what that means for our industry.

ESA Continues 3D Printing With Moon Dust In The Hopes Of Pursuing Extraterrestrial Building Opportunities

3D printing in space remains an intriguing proposition for the European Space Agency, which continues to examine native materials for extraterrestrial building opportunities.

Chasing The Elusive Safe 3D Printer Resin

I’ve been on a bit of a quest to find some truly safe 3D printer resin, and I’m not sure there’s actually such a product.

Why Are There So Many New AM Metal Powder Companies?

I had a thought about why there are a number of new entrants to the AM metal powder market.

MakerBot And Polymaker Demonstrate The Importance Of 3D Print Materials Partnerships

An announcement from Polymaker and MakerBot underlines the increasing importance of partnerships for 3D print materials.

Nexa3D Makes Three Big Announcements

Nexa3D made multiple announcements this week, each strengthening their position in the market.

Hands On With PLA-F, An ABS & PLA Blend

I heard about a new 3D printer filament with an unlikely combination of materials: PLA and ABS.

colorFabb’s Foamy varioShore 3D Printer Filament

You may not have heard, but colorFabb markets a very unusual 3D printer filament called varioShore.

RIZIUM Glass Fiber For Full-Color, Sustainable 3D Printing

BASF Forward AM Moves Forward, Acquires Owens Cornings’ XSTRAND Business Line

Forward AM has acquired Owens Cornings’ XSTRAND business line, expanding its portfolio of advanced 3D printing materials.

Is It Filament Weight, Length, or Volume?

The question of measuring an amount of 3D printer filament seems straightforward, but there’s more to the story.

The Highest-Temperature 3D Printer Filament?

There’s one filament that appears to have the highest-temperature resistance of them all: EXTEM AMHH811F.

Titan Robotics’ New Polypropylene Pellets

Titan Robotics announced a new partnership to produce highly effective polypropylene pellets for 3D printing.

Exploring The World of High-Temperature 3D Printing Materials

In the last 2-3 years there has been a dramatic rise in high-temperature 3D printing, but what are the materials for this type of printing?

INTAMSYS’ New Advanced PAEK Material Better Than PEEK?

INTAMSYS announced a partnership with Victrex to allow use of a newly designed PAEK 3D printer filament in their high-temperature equipment.

Jabil Updates On Additive Manufacturing Operations And Strategies

On the heels of Jabil’s recently announced collaboration with Fictiv, we catch up directly with the digital manufacturing company for a look at their latest 3D printing strategies.