Academia, Research & Development

RPM to research 3D printing of elastic lattices for industrial and consumer goods

rapid product manufacturing (RPM) is to conduct research into the 3D printing of elastic lattices for industrial and consumer goods as part of a project funded by the German AiF Central.

By TCT Team

/ 15 Jun 2021

Linde and 3D Medlab find argon-helium gas mixture enhances process stability for additively manufactured medical devices

Linde and 3D Medlab have found that its new argon-helium gas mixture ensures a more stable additive manufacturing process in the production of advanced thin medical devices made from Ti64.

By TCT Team

/ 14 Jun 2021

SABIC & Local Motors analyse printability of recycled LFAM parts in feasibility study

SABIC and Local Motors have determined that up to 100% of the material from the post-production of large format additive manufacturing (LFAM) parts can be reused in LFAM and other processes.

By TCT Team

/ 8 Jun 2021

Charging up: the growing use of 3D printing for battery applications

Senior Content Producer Sam Davies speaks to Harvard University Professor Jennifer Lewis and Photocentric's Dr Sarah Karmel about the use of 3D printing for battery applications.

By Sam Davies

/ 3 Jun 2021

Photocentric's LC Maximus machine. - Photocentric

ASTM International partners with Canadian HI-AM Network to develop 3D printing standards

ASTM International has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Canada-based NSERC Network for Holistic Innovation in Additive Manufacturing (HI-AM Network) to develop additive manufacturing standards.

By TCT Team

/ 3 Jun 2021

Voxeljet 3D prints sand mould for ETH Zurich e-motorcycle project

Voxeljet has used its binder jetting technology to provide 3D printed moulds to a student focus electric motorcycle project at ETH Zurich.

By TCT Team

/ 21 May 2021

Can powder testing accelerate the development of new feedstocks for AM?

The University of Exeter's Professor Oana Ghita offers thoughts on how an optimised testing strategy can make a big difference when it comes to developing new additive manufacturing powders.

By TCT Team

/ 16 Apr 2021

Uni of Exeter CALM EOS P800 - University of Exeter CALM

Supply Chain Complexity: Additive manufacturing in the post-COVID-19 era

University of Bristol's Dr Jennifer Johns on the opportunity for additive manufacturing in supply chain.

By TCT Team

/ 8 Mar 2021

Supply Chain Complexity: Additive manufacturing in the post-COVID-19 era

Graphmatech & Uppsala University carry out research into copper material for additive manufacturing

Uppsala University researchers and Swedish graphene materials company Graphmatech believe they have managed to increase the density and lower the reflectivity of printed parts made with copper powder.

By TCT Team

/ 10 Feb 2021

Graphmatech Graphene coated copper during testing.

Xerox ElemX Liquid Metal Printer to be used by Naval Postgraduate School in US military research efforts

Xerox’s ElemX Liquid Metal Printer is to be deployed at the Naval Postgraduate School in research efforts designed to transform military supply to forward-deployed forces.

By TCT Team

/ 3 Feb 2021

Xerox liquid metal printer - Xerox/ YouTube

ExOne & ORNL strike commercial licence agreement for aluminium-infiltrated boron carbide 3D printing method

ExOne has announced a commercial licence agreement with the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to 3D print parts in aluminium-infiltrated boron carbide (B4C).

By TCT Team

/ 27 Jan 2021

Aluminium Materials Technologies & University of Birmingham to look deeper into A20X aluminium alloy for AM

Aluminium Materials Technologies is working in collaboration with the University of Birmingham to deepen the understanding of its A20X aluminium alloy for additive manufacturing.

By TCT Team

/ 12 Jan 2021

Aluminium Materials Technologies & University of Birmingham to look deeper into A20X aluminium alloy for AM