The MACRO additive manufacturing system. These are “LT” units [Source: Smart3D] I had a look at Smart3D’s manufacturing system, the MACRO, which offers both regular and high temperature additive ...

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how Lippert Components is using 3D printing. It’s no surprise at this point that we are experiencing a global supply chain disruption crisis. Instead ...

The latest 3D printers offer a slew of new features, but which ones are important? I’ve been working with desktop 3D printers for more than 15 years, and the past year or so has been quite different — ...

Rigid and flexible materials 3D printed in resin using CM technology [Source: Nature] Researchers have developed a new way to 3D print resin in multiple materials using centrifugal force. The new ...

Yizumi’s SpaceA industrial 3D printer combines several technologies into an interesting package. Yizumi is a large Chinese company with offices in USA, Brazil, Vietnam, Thailand, India and Germany, ...

Like most 3D mechanical modelers, Inventor supports different workflows for designing 3D models. The traditional (and most common) is bottom-up. In this approach, you build parts and add them to ...

There’s an elastomeric twist to the digital inventory concept I hadn’t heard previously. Digital inventory is the concept of moving from a physical inventory of spare parts to an on-demand digital ...

Given how prevalent additive manufacturing is becoming in global supply chains, there are high-profile export control regulatory traps for the unwary that merit careful attention. Additive ...

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi consider three important “D” trends for investing this new year as they impact 3D printing. The December 2020 issue of Barron’s has an article on Christopher ...

Charles R. Goulding, Preeti Sulibhavi and Lara Tomiko discuss sports safety advances with 3D printing. The sports industry has aligned itself in this 3D printing revolution to develop protective gear ...