Materials

Researchers to use machine learning to boost additive manufacturing of amorphous metals

Katharine Flores will collaborate on an NSF-funded project to build simulation-informed models that predict material properties in 3D printed metallic glasses

Shawn Ballard

 from 

WashU

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04 Nov, 2023

Your Guide to 3D Printing BigRep PETG

If you’ve used an extrusion-based 3D printing technology, chances are you’ll be familiar with polyethylene terephthalate glycol, aka PETG.

Perfection in detail - Plastics engineering in the Wire Weaving Division

In plastic injection moulding, edgings and complete fabricated parts are made from metal wire mesh.

TEAM HAVER AND BOECKER

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Haver and Boecker

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31 Oct, 2023

3 minutes read

Using sound to test devices, control qubits

Control of atomic vacancies with sound waves could improve communications and offer new control for quantum computing

Leah Burrows

 from 

Harvard University

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29 Oct, 2023

4 minutes read

Your Guide to 3D Printing BigRep TPU 98A

BigRep’s large-format 3D printers and 3D printing filaments are suited to high-performance engineering applications. To meet the diverse range of needs of these applications, BigRep’s filament range spans several materials with vastly different uses.

Your Guide to 3D Printing BigRep Pro HT

BigRep has a diverse material portfolio, comprising filaments optimized for its large-format 3D printers. The filaments are engineered to meet a variety of needs, whether you’re looking for a low-cost prototyping material like PLA, or an engineering-grade thermoplastic that can withstand more rugged use like HI-TEMP CF. In this article, we’re taking a closer look at one of BigRep’s most popular materials, Pro HT.

Your Guide to 3D Printing BigRep PLA

In this article we’re covering all you need to know about BigRep PLA, an easy-to-use filament that has been engineered to address the specific conditions and challenges of large-scale 3D printing. We’ll be looking at the material’s benefits, material properties, best practices, application areas, and more.

3D Printing Fused Granulate Fabrication Engineering Challenge

Join the 3D Printing FGF Engineering Challenge and explore the possibilities of 3D Printing with granulates.

From a five-layer graphene sandwich, a rare electronic state emerges

A newly discovered type of electronic behavior could help with packing more data into magnetic memory devices.

ABS 3D Printing: A Comprehensive Guide to Materials, Techniques, and Applications

ABS is one of the most widely used thermoplastics in FDM 3D printing. Here we look at how to navigate ABS 3D printing in terms of slicer settings, post-processing, and more.

TechBlick's Electronics Reshaped Event - Berlin 2023

From stretching skin patches, to printed circuit boards, the Electronics ReShaped Event gave an insight into the exciting future of printed and flexible electronics.

Selective Laser Sintering: Bridging the Gap to Sustainable Innovations

SLS 3D Printing: An Eco-Friendly 3D manufacturing solution that reduces waste and energy use while enabling on-demand production and quick customization

Sintratec Team

 from 

SINTRATEC

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23 Oct, 2023

3 minutes read

3D Printing Drives Innovation in Packaging Industry

Introducing the third article in a new series. 3D printing is helping to usher the trillion-dollar packaging industry into the future.

Protolabs Insight: How Material Properties Impact Your Part Design

In this video we look at material properties and considerations when designing your part. Focusing on the four groups that most characteristics fall into: mechanical, physical, thermal and electrical.

Polly Howe

 from 

Protolabs

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09 Oct, 2023

4 minutes read

Testing the Durability of 3D Printed Parts

Sintratec, a Swiss startup specializing in Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) 3D printers, is in the process of testing their new machine, the Sintratec S2.