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Materials for Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing

What additive manufacturing material for which AM technology? There is a host of additive manufacturing materials out there and the process of joining materials to make parts from 3D model data looks like a story that never ends.

AM 4 AM and Gränges Powder Metallurgy Announce Strategic Partnership to Share Advanced Materials Characterization Platform

The material producer AM 4 AM collaborates with Gränges Powder Metallurgy (GPM) on the shared use of GPM's materials characterization equipment park, housed at...

Grafe unveils three standard black variants for PLA & PETG

German material producer GRAFE introduces three standard black variants for two of the most used 3D printing materials: PLA & PETG. These customer-specific colourings...

Siraya Tech introduces 3 elastomer 3D printing materials (filaments & resin)

Siraya Tech, a 3D printing material producer, introduces three elastomer materials: TPU Air, TPU 64D, and Rebound 55A. Key features of TPU Air The TPU...

New lab to test the structural integrity of 3D printing materials in space-like conditions

Until now, no research facility has been dedicated to ensuring that polymers, ceramics and metals printed in orbit will be able to withstand the...

Technical ceramics: Current advancements & limitations in multi-material 3D printing

The smaller, the more complex and the more refined certain functional ceramic devices are, the more difficult they are to manufacture using traditional processing. In...

Lithoz introduces a LithaBite alumina material for 3D-printed translucent orthodontic ceramic brackets

To expand the realm of applications in digital dentistry, ceramic 3D printing company Lithoz recently unveiled the LithaBite alumina material. Ideal for 3D-printed translucent orthodontic...

New Carbon Nanotube Masterbatches aim to enhance 3D printing materials

Insight Polymers & Compounding, a provider of advanced polymer compounds, has developed a line of carbon nanotube (CNT) concentrates that improve tensile strength and...

3D printed bioceramic implants achieve a 92% total success rate with Lithoz lithabone material

This study evaluates the healing success of LCM-manufactured ceramic implants in human bodies over a follow-up period of 5 years. Manufacturers are often criticized for...

APWorks and Equispheres explore avenues for production of Scalmalloy® in the US

Scalmalloy®, a metal 3D printing powder approved for Formula 1 and developed by APWORKS, could potentially be produced in the USA. The AM service...

Amolen’s TPU Filaments are now available in dark and transparent materials

At RAPID+TCT this week, Amolen introduces two new product lines: TPU Glow-in-the-Dark Series and TPU Transparent Series. Acknowledged for its PLA materials, Amolen is...
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