By Michele Pavan, Research Engineering Manager, Materialise A KU Leuven research team has demonstrated something the metal AM industry has been pursuing for years: the ability to locally influence microstructure within a single printed part during the build itself, without…
How Ferrita customized a Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren exhaust using Wire-LMD
Ferrita Sweden AB is a Swedish company that develops and manufactures advanced technical solutions in sound attenuation, vibration, thermal insulation and exhaust gas purification, such as catalyst and particle filter purification. The metal additive manufacturing technology developed by Meltio—which involves…
When an 87-Year-Old Master Retired, AI Took His Place
When a master engraver in Bavaria finally put away his tools after nearly seven decades, a jeweler and her sixteen-year-old son stepped in with AI, Blender, and a few 3D printers. A disappearing craft meets a new workflow In Rieden,…
Petrobras Launches LABi3D: A New Era in Additive Manufacturing for the Oil and Gas Industry
Petrobras has just inaugurated LABi3D at CENPES, its Research Center in Rio de Janeiro, marking a significant step forward in the digital transformation of the oil and gas industry. In partnership with 3DCRIAR, LABi3D has become one of the most…
Lithoz Launches the new CeraFab System S320 at Formnext: the LCM printer for Mid-Sized Ceramic Parts
As players in aerospace, semiconductors and manufacturing continue to push the boundaries of design and performance, the demand for large, ever-more precise parts and scaled-up production capacity is growing rapidly. Ceramic 3D printing is no exception, with a rising need…
China’s Globalization of AM – Concepts to Avoid Becoming Victims
I’m Dirk Simon, an independent consultant for Additive Manufacturing (AM), besides my role in FKM Additive Manufacturing, I have extensive experience working with corporations in China, particularly in the field of Additive Manufacturing. From 2018 to 2023, I worked with…
Additive manufacturing software propels space exploration
Over half a century has elapsed since mankind first stepped on the Moon, and space missions still entail a monumental effort from scores of the brightest minds in engineering. However, many significant challenges in space exploration have since become a…
3D printed lattice structures drive innovation in manufacturing
What do honeycombs, spider webs, and corals have in common? They’re all examples of naturally occurring lattice structures. Made of a regular, repeating pattern of interlocking ‘unit cells’, lattices provide unique capabilities due to their combinations of strength, flexibility and…
Innovations in Microfluidics: Fabricating PDMS Devices with 3D Printed Master Molds
The journey of fabricating PDMS devices for microfluidic applications has seen significant advancements over recent years. Moving from traditional techniques like photolithography to more cost-effective alternatives like soft lithography, new research is now exploring the integration of 3D printing and…
ProFluidics 285D: The Multi-Application Microfluidics 3D Printer
CADworks3D, a Canadian 3D printer manufacturer and 3D material developer, has brought forward a cutting-edge DLP 3D printer designed especially for microfluidic applications: the ProFluidics 285D. This revolutionary machine reshapes the way researchers think about microfluidic device fabrication and offers…
