Manufacturers of smart medical devices, smart robots and other products with smart sensors could simplify their device design and fabrication using a patent-pending Purdue University method that ...

This tutorial demonstrates a modern approach to manufacturing lightweight and durable composite components by combining 3D ...

Adaxis, a French-Swedish robotics company, offers a software platform to make it easy to use industrial robots as large-scale 3D printers. The mission is to enable a flexible and sustainable industry ...

Engineers have developed a new way to 3D-print liquid and solid materials together, potentially leading to more dynamic and useful products -- from robots to wearable electronic devices. Imagine a ...

Nowadays, many aircraft parts are 3D-printed composites. Embedding carbon nanotubes (CNTs) during the manufacturing process of components is very suited to overall workflow. Embedded sensors are ideal ...

Creative posters on social media are using 3D printing out-of-the box ideas and designs inspired by an online community of "makers." Sierra Sandison, or 3D Printcess on TikTok, is a mechanical ...

Imagine holding a 3D-printed part in your hands, marveling at its intricate design, only to have it snap under pressure due to weak layer adhesion. This is the frustrating reality of anisotropic ...

Imagine a future in which you could 3D-print an entire robot or stretchy, electronic medical device with the press of a button—no tedious hours spent assembling parts by hand. That possibility may be ...

Discover why manufacturers are replacing traditional injection molding with 3D printed TPU to reduce tooling costs, speed up production, and improve flexibility.

I recently had the opportunity to attend an open house at Interlink Engineering LLC, a contract engineering firm in Phoenix, AZ, that provides 3D design, product design and development, and ...

The mission is to enable a flexible and sustainable industry by making advanced manufacturing processes accessible to every company. Over the past two decades, 3D printing has grown from a niche ...