Designers, makers, and others often use 3D printing to rapidly prototype a range of functional objects, from movie props to ...

With electronics becoming smaller, more tightly packaged, and subjected to more demanding conditions, 3D printing technology continues to prove itself as a viable alternative to traditional ...

By quickly generating aesthetically accurate previews of fabricated objects, the VisiPrint system could make prototyping ...

It was assumed that 3D printing would forever be pinned to pumping out product prototypes. But that limiting idea is getting squashed by real world examples of the technology being used to produce ...

Tool changing 3D printers are hot. The idea is that instead of switching filament, you swap out hot ends or other tools. That isn’t a new idea. However, most tool changers are expensive. [Engineers ...

Companies including packaging suppliers continue to leverage the agility of 3D printing to open new opportunities for themselves and for customers. One of the latest is Harpak-ULMA, which now offers a ...

Automotive prototyping has witnessed a transformative journey, much like the vehicles it aims to design. This evolution has been a testament to the industry's relentless quest for perfection, pushing ...

The widespread adoption of 3D-printed construction seems more a case of when rather than if, and so far we've seen houses, a castle, and even a military barracks created using the promising tech. The ...

In just a few days, ORNL researchers used powder bed printing to create this lunar rover wheel based on a NASA design. Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in ...

3D printing has been around for much longer than you might think; almost 40 years in fact. But it's only recently that the ...