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This article looks at materials, regulations, risks, and best practices for creating food-contact objects using food safe 3D printer filament.
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What is 3D printing? This article goes over the basics of 3D printing, otherwise known as additive manufacturing, covering its engineering principles and applications.
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The Next Byte Podcast is hosted by two young engineers - Daniel and Farbod - who select the most interesting tech/engineering cont...
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E2IP Technologies manufactures Flexible Heaters using Screen Printing Technology. This is one of the most important segments of printed and additive electronics with applications in cars, homes, and industrial settings.
Here’s what to do if you notice clicking noises, under-extrusion, or other print quality issues caused by extruder skipping on the Ender 3 by Creality.
Unwanted lines in 3D prints can show up for many reasons and take different forms. Here we look at the most common types of lines in 3D prints and how to eliminate them.
KIT researchers are developing a process with which, for the first time, mirrors with a reflection of more than 99 percent can be printed in variable sizes
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In this episode, we explore how researchers have developed an AI system that can watch a 3D print as it's being made, detect mistakes, and automatically correct them before the print fails
In this episode, we explore a new 3D printable material that can quickly transform into a strong, bone-like scaffold capable of supporting new bone growth. Learn how this breakthrough could lead to faster recovery times and improve treatments for patients with serious bone injuries.
Unlock increased productivity with the BigRep ONE.5X, a cutting-edge large-scale FDM 3D printing.
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A live panel on how China, Europe, and the US are building, certifying, and reconciling additive manufacturing standards, and where those approaches still don't line up.
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This article looks at how to design 3D prints by mastering the principles and practices of designing for additive manufacturing (DfAM), from fundamental concepts to advanced techniques.
This article looks at materials, regulations, risks, and best practices for creating food-contact objects using food safe 3D printer filament.
The automotive industry is undergoing a transformative shift with the advent of 3D printing technology for engine components. This revolutionary approach is reshaping how engineers design and produce intricate 3D printable engine parts with unprecedented precision and efficiency.
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From crack-free molybdenum MoC0.4 to conductive, anodizable aluminum Aheadd CP1—and ultrafine, user-driven powder production with ultrasonic atomization
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3D printing and injection molding represent two distinct approaches to manufacturing plastic parts and components. While each method has its unique strengths, they can also complement one another in certain production scenarios.
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Stanford bioengineer Mark Skylar-Scott on his “science fiction” quest to 3D print human hearts and other organs on demand, using cells from a patient’s own body.
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From Lake Constance field tests to a planned Long Beach deployment, Sperra and Pleuger retrofit ocean-depth bentonite spheres (0.5 MW/0.4 MWh) for renewable energy arbitrage and ancillary service markets.
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This article reviews snap-fit joint types, their benefits, essential design tips, and how to select the most suitable joint for your application.
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The benefits of 3D printing can be exploited by engineers, with high-quality hardware and materials leading to new products across diverse industries
This article examines what additive manufacturing encompasses, clarifies its relationship to 3D printing technologies, and explores the specific methodologies and materials involved in this innovative manufacturing approach.
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Breaking from hour-long milling, EHLA enables sub-minute layer build-up at 30 m/min, microstructure-controlled durability, and digital re-coating of fuel-cell bipolar tooling.
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In this article, we’ll provide a high-level overview of the best practices from a network perspective down to the individual printers.
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V-One, a PCB printer developed by Voltera, a Canadian company that makes rapid prototyping platforms for printed electronics.
From shredded scraps to repurposed spool Fiberthree circular process slashes CO2 emissions by up to 90 percent, with recycled filament priced equal to new material.
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