Industrial 3D printing is also referred as additive printing technology that enables manufacturers to develop objects using a digital file and variety of printing materials. Global market for 3D printing material include polymers, metals and ceramics. In addition, industrial 3D…
IMTS 2018 set all time records for attendance and exhibit space. At this years event it was evident that additive manufacturing is increasingly finding application within the wider manufacturing universe. Peter R. Eelman, Vice President, VP of organizers AMT describes…
3D printing technology offers countless opportunities to transform the manufacturing industry. 3D printers have expanded a company’s operational capabilities to encompass the use of rapid prototyping. These new developments include 3D printing pumps. Manufacturing pump components can be a costly…
With additive manufacturing (AM) as an established part of many companies’ product development and manufacturing processes, there has been a greater understanding of the technology’s technical and business advantages. With that, more users are benefiting from lighter and more durable…
This week in Nottingham, great minds in additive manufacturing are converging at the International Conference on Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing. The event, now in its twelfth year, is always highly anticipated as the speaker lineup promises a look into the…
Plastic widget prototypes aren’t the only things 3D printers can produce anymore. From titanium to chocolate, the uses and printers have expanded to affect every industrial sector. Additive manufacturing was once widely considered just a gimmicky way to create some…
Latest advances in additive manufacturing technology are transforming 3D printing from a Star Trek fantasy to a practical manufacturing tool. The additive manufacturing industry has come a long way. From its 20th-century origins in tiny prototypes, the 3D printing industry…
3D printing has promised much and delivered quite a bit. For example, 3D printers are readily available and relatively inexpensive—at least for creating small plastic objects. The MakerBot Replicator+ (Fig. 1) is just one example. It only costs $2,499. “Makerbot is known…
German industrial group ThyssenKrupp plans to open its own 3D printing centre this year to manufacture products for its customers, a company executive said on Tuesday. As well as producing steel, submarines and elevators, ThyssenKrupp supplies thousands of tonnes of…
While not agreeing with the relevance of the opening point on consumer 3D printing, this is a timely overview of the state of industrial 3D printing from Vicki Holt at Proto Labs. It wasn’t long ago that 3D printing was one…