Although additive manufacturing has already played an integral part in the creation of drones, there is a new trend ...

Additive manufacturing (AM) encompasses a suite of technologies that build parts layer by layer from digital models, offering unparalleled design freedom, material efficiency and customisation. The ...

Additive manufacturing has matured into a vital technology for producing complex metal and polymer components in aerospace, medical and automotive industries. Ensuring part quality and repeatability ...

Researchers have developed a new 3D printing technique that allows the printing of whole objects while controlling the ...

From elaborate buildings constructed by on-site 3D printers to synthetic fish for testing hydroelectric projects, U.S. national laboratory scientists are exploring the state of the art in additive ...

A new chemical process for additive manufacturing suggests exciting possibilities for 4D printed components—such as properties that change over time. Researchers at Loughborough University have ...

The AM process begins with a digital design, usually created using computer-aided design (CAD) software, which is then sliced into thin layers. Depending on the specific AM technique, material may be ...

The new production campus is designed to support more than 100 large-format additive manufacturing systems as customer demand ...

Additive manufacturing has a distinct materials advantage when it comes to producing a component or part from either a polymer or metal printer versus traditional subtractive manufacturing techniques.

Just before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, my company worked with a leading U.S. footwear manufacturer as they strategically assessed the role of additive manufacturing (AM) in its future ...

Flexible hybrid electronics (FHE) has spawned the development of novel packaging techniques to overcome the application limitations of the rigid boards, high-temperature solders, bulky component ...

If you imagine how a bee might build a honeycomb, then you understand the basic premise for how additive manufacturing works, according to Robert Willig, CEO of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, ...