The race to produce new filament materials is on, with many large companies throughout the world studying new polymers and polymer combinations. As mentioned a few days ago, colorFabb is a company that finds itself in the very centre of…
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Focus on colorFabb – Overview of 3D Printing Materials
This article is part of the materials testing series for 3D Printing Industry, and here, in the first of two parts, I am considering the 3D printing materials of colorFabb. colorFabb is a young 3D printing plastic material manufacturer. The…
Legacy Recycled Plastic Extruder Hits Goal on Kickstarter in 2 Days
When we covered Liz Havlin’s recycled plastic desktop extruder last May she was just testing the Kickstarter platform to find out whether her idea of a machine capable of extruding FDM filament from recycled plastic pellets would be appealing to…
New ASTM Standards Include Metal Powders Used in AM
The new ASTM standards will be useful to users interested in the properties of metal 3D printing powders but are unsure how to apply existing metal powder and similar material standards to them. ATSM is an international standards organisation that…
New 3DP Resin is Tough by Name, Tough by Nature
Adding to its continually increasing range of resin materials for the desktop SLA / DLP 3D printers that continue to make their way to market, MadeSolid has announced a new Tough Resin. Developed to combat the most notorious deficiency with…
MTI Progresses with R&D of New Alloy for AM Space Apps
Metal Technology Inc (MTI) is really upping its activity around 3D printing and additive manufacturing recently. The company, which featured in Mike’s story earlier this month, when it contributed to putting a directly 3d printed metal part on a race…
Materials Are the Key to 3D Printing and colorFabb Is About to “XTurn It”
During my journey through Holland (what a hospitable and advanced country by the way, no wonder consumer 3D printing comes from here) I got to visit top notch Fab Labs, booming consumer 3D printer manufacturers, magical 3D print shops, a…
The Fuse Filament Welding Clamp Launches on Indiegogo
The Fuse Clamp could mean the end of wasted 3D printing filament. This small device that just launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo has been developed to weld two ends of standard 3D printer filament together, creating seamless, never-ending spools…
Rat Rig Becomes the First Aluminium V-Slot Manufacturer in Europe
Are you located in Europe and trying to build your own 3D printer, but importing V-Slot from the US is proving to be an expensive hassle? Well good news, new hardware manufacturer Rat Rig has just become the first European…
US Army's 3D Printed Skin Near Ready for Clinical Trials
Wake Forest University’s Institute for Regenerative Medicine is where some of the best 3D bioprinting news springs forth. The North Carolina-based institute has developed 3D printed cartilage and is even 3D printing various organ tissues to test vaccines. Now, it…
