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In The Fold: HBD on 3D printing's role in the Honor foldable phone and AM in the 3C industry

Though the parts may be tiny, the buzz around additive manufacturing (AM) in consumer electronic devices is huge. Smartphone manufacturer Honor has also been busy working with several AM companies on its HONOR Magic V2 foldable phone.

By Laura Griffiths

/ 13 Dec 2023

Printing Twins: The agricultural equipment manufacturer developing a digital warehouse of back-up 3D printed parts

Three and a half years after the onset of Covid-19, people working in supply chain don’t consider what the next major supply chain disruption will be, only when it will be. It is not a source for speculation, but preparation.

By Sam Davies

/ 13 Dec 2023

Pushing Forward: How Designability uses AM to enable human-centric designs

Designability is a UK-based charity that has dedicated the last 50 years to co-designing products and solutions with disabled people to deliver greater independence.

By Laura Griffiths

/ 13 Dec 2023

Make Me, Change Me, Sort Me: The order system underpinning 3DPRINTUK's services

We step into the 3DPRINTUK offices on a gloriously sunny day in North London, the kind of afternoon where the company is getting its money’s worth out of the temperature and humidity control technology in its facility on the ground floor.

By Sam Davies

/ 12 Dec 2023

TCT Buyers Guide 2024

A compact and practical guide to the 3D printing and additive manufacturing systems available on the market today.

By TCT Team

/ 12 Dec 2023

Stirling Dynamics to add certified design expertise to Materialise & Proponent aerospace partnership

Materialise has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with aerospace distributor Proponent and aerospace design organisation Stirling Dynamics aimed at providing certified cabin solutions for aircraft.

By Sam Davies

/ 12 Dec 2023

ASTM International's F42 additive manufacturing committee announces development of standard for automotive parts

ASTM International's F42 additive manufacturing technologies committee is developing a proposed standard that will be used to assign part grades across automotive industries.

By Sam Davies

/ 12 Dec 2023

6K Additive to double upcycling capacity with $23.4m Department of Defense grant

The Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded 6K Additive a 23.4 million USD grant to support the upcycling of critical metal for use in key defence applications.

By Sam Davies

/ 12 Dec 2023

Protolabs introduces new surface texturing options for 3D printed parts

The new surface textures on offer include leather and geometric patterns, with Protolabs suggesting its users now have increased choice and control when applying additive manufacturing.

By Sam Davies

/ 12 Dec 2023

Interview: Unveiling the power of morphological analysis in additive manufacturing optimisation

TCT speaks to Malvern Panalytical & Materials Processing Institute about materials characterisation, the importance of predicting flow behaviour, and why its important for organisations like these to work together.

By TCT Team

/ 12 Dec 2023

A Dollar and a Dream: Virginia Tech's use of 3D printing in a $1.5m tire retreading project

When Chris Williams – the L.S. Randolph Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech – started out as a professor 15 years ago, he couldn’t envisage that his lab would ever build bespoke additive manufacturing (AM) equipment.

By Sam Davies

/ 11 Dec 2023