Researchers from the university's James Watt School of Engineering will test the structural integrity of materials in space-like conditions in a facility that they believe to be a world first.
Through this initiative, ASTM says it aims to deepen industry understanding of AM sustainability by assessing the environmental impact of various materials and processes.
Several working groups within the Department of Mechanical Engineering are pursuing materials-related topics, with arc405 machine set to be one of the additive manufacturing processes used through that research.
Researchers at MIT and Delft University of Technology have developed a method of 3D printing that uses heat-responsive materials to print multi-colour and multi-textured objects in one step.
TCT Group Content Manager Sam Davies visits Copner Biotech to learn more about their bioprinting machinery and a 3D printing-enabled cell culture scaffold.
The process has been designed to utilise Earth-based materials that do not require cement, with the construction robots shooting material from above to gradually build structures like walls.
Ursa Major is to establish a new research and development facility that will seek to advance additive manufacturing and materials development for liquid rocket engines and solid rocket motors.
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) has invested in a new hub for sustainable additive manufacturing to support the development of net zero products with end-to-end circularity.
The program, which is dedicated to universities, research centres, and institutes of technology, is said to reflect the company's commitment to enabling innovation through collaboration and knowledge-sharing in the materials field.
The two companies have been working together since 2023 and have opened the BCoE to enable a holistic approach to R&D with bioceramics for medical device manufacturers.
Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) has set up a business headquartered in San Diego to develop and commercialise 3D BioChips through cultivating large-scale tissues in vitro to help accelerate new drug and cosmetic development.
