Academia, Research & Development

3D printing industry reacts as UK rejoins Horizon Europe research & innovation programme

After the UK rejoined the Horizon Europe research funding programme, TCT asked those in UK AM research, academia and innovation for their thoughts.

By Laura Griffiths, Sam Davies and Oliver Johnson

/ 7 Sep 2023

WAAM3D among partners working to additively manufacture aircraft landing gear in £22.5m research project

WAAM3D is to work with industrial and academic partners to innovate on the manufacture of aircraft landing gear as part of a £22.5m Aerospace Technology Institute project.

By Sam Davies

/ 7 Sep 2023

WAAM3D RoboWAAM metal 3D printer WAAM3D RoboWAAM metal 3D printer.

Space biotech firm Yuri leans on 3D printing to enable biological experiments in microgravity

Yuri is using 3D printing technology from Formlabs to additively manufacture four modules within its ScienceShell fluidic system, designed to carry out biological experiments in microgravity.

By Sam Davies

/ 30 Aug 2023

Additive manufacturing and metallisation achieves cost and weight savings in RF communication filters

A researcher at the Universitat Politècnica de València has used additive manufacturing technology for the development of qualified RF communication filters for satellites.

By Sam Davies

/ 29 Aug 2023

Additive manufacturing and metallisation achieves cost and weight savings in RF communication filters

A kit for better care: Understanding Nottingham University's 3D printing toolkit for medical products

TCT Group Content Manager Sam Davies speaks to the University of Nottingham about the development of a 3D printing toolkit for the design of healthcare applications.

By Sam Davies

/ 25 Aug 2023

Naval Postgraduate School to utilise SPEE3D XSPEED metal 3D printer for MRO operations & research

The Naval Postgraduate School’s Consortium for Additive Manufacturing Research and Education (CAMRE) in California is to install SPEE3D’s containerised XSPEE3D metal 3D printing system after the organisations announced a partnership.

By Sam Davies

/ 25 Aug 2023

Containerised XSPEE3D metal 3D printing system. - SPEE3D

AMGTA reveals preliminary results of latest Lifecycle Analysis of 3D printed industrial part

The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA) has announced the preliminary results of a lifecycle analysis study around the binder jet 3D printing of an industrial component.

By Sam Davies

/ 7 Aug 2023

Missouri University of Science & Technology to install SPEE3D WarpSPEE3D metal 3D printer

Missouri University of Science and Technology (S&T) has purchased SPEE3D’s WarpSPEE3D metal 3D printing system to support research, industry supply chain needs, and workforce development.

By Sam Davies

/ 20 Jul 2023

Virginia Tech to lead 3D printing project to increase efficiency of tire retreading

The project specifically aims to tackle the wear and improve the efficiency of commercial vehicles, such as tractor trailers, which are used for the transport of consumer goods and materials.

By TCT Team

/ 6 Jul 2023

Team at Virginia Tech to lead project focused on tackling wear and improve the efficiency of commercial vehicles

#130 University of Nottingham's Richard Hague on multi-material, multifunctional additive manufacturing

On the latest Additive Insight podcast, Richard Hague, Professor of Additive Manufacturing and Director of the Centre for Additive Manufacturing at the University of Nottingham discusses multi-material, functional additive manufacturing.

By TCT Team

/ 19 May 2023

SLM Solutions and Danish Technological Institute to co-develop new metal AM process parameters

The Danish Technological Institute (DTI) is to develop new and fast process parameters for SLM Solutions' metal additive manufacturing systems, after the two organisations extended their collaboration.

By Sam Davies

/ 12 Apr 2023

AMGTA first commissioned research paper finds AM-designed bracket 'more sustainable' than traditionally manufactured counterpart

The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA) has published its first independent piece of research, titled “Comparative LCA of a Low-Pressure Turbine (LPT) Bracket by Two Manufacturing Methods.”

By TCT Team

/ 11 Apr 2023

A comparison of the AM-designed bracket (left) and the traditional version (right).