3D Printing: Progression with Wood Filament Material

Back at the end of September, 3DPI reported on a new wood composite filament material for 3D printing. Laywoo-3D has generated a great deal of interest since, but a more recent, compelling development with this material has come from Jeremie…

i.Materialise Adds Stainless Steel To Its Material Range

One of the most typical questions people unfamiliar with the 3D printing industry tend to ask is about the availability and offering of different materials that can be utilised today. This issue is, in fact, a very interesting starting point…

Mcor Adds a Plus to its Matrix 3D Printer

At the recent TCT Live 2012 Exhibition, Mcor Technologies, a company that manufacturers the only line of paper 3D printers in the world, launched an upgrade of its Matrix 3D printer — the Matrix 300+. I caught up with Deirdre and…

3D Printing Cellulose Tightens the Gap Between Engineering And Arts Students

Last week the big news regarding 3D printable materials were about Laywoo-3D, a FDM filament created out of a wood/polymer composite which could produce amazingly realistic looking results – resembling actual wood. This week, however, things are taken to another…

LAYWOO-D3: 3D Printed 'Wood'

3D printing wooden material has just taken a leap forward with LAYWOO-D3, a printable ‘wood’ for reprap-based 3D printers. The new FDM filament is a wood/polymer composite (also referred to as WPC) and the objects 3D printed with it look…

ExOne Pushes the Limits for 3D Printer Capabilities with M-FLEX 3D Printing System

ExOne, a leading 3D printing company for the industrial sector, introduced its latest 3D printer innovation at the 2012 International Machine Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago. The M-FLEX 3D Printing System brings a new level of 3D printer capabilities, according…

DIY 3D-printer for powder-based prototyping: Pwdr!

In the process of spreading the joyous message of 3D-printing to the masses, all secrecy and esotericism need to be pushed aside. In an effort to promote this ism emerges Pwdr with its Model 0.1 – as the name suggests,…

Combined CNC-3D-printer enables use of multiple materials

A strong buzz in the 3D-printing community is emerging around 2BEIGH3, a printer-slash-CNC machine to be made at home, capable of using Nylon in addition to traditional ABS/PLA and others as raw material for 3D-printing. 2BEIGH3’s main advantage compared to…

PolyOne expanding the development of 3D printing materials

PolyOne, a global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions is participating in a three year development project with university and industry experts. The target area for this collaboration is to develop advanced polymer materials that will be used…

3D printing with 107 materials

Objet Ltd., the Israeli based innovator and manufacturer of 3D printers announced their latest new materials for their Objet Connex range of multi-material 3D printing systems that is capable of printing 107 different materials, paving the way for multi-material productions.