Editor’s Note: 3D printing is the focus of this guest article by Anirudh, a mechanical engineer with extensive experience in the field. He offers a personal and practical look at how the technology has evolved. Drawing on his work in areas like food printing, soft robotics, and aerospace, he shares insights into gcode manipulation, embedded […]
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3D printing is a type of rapid prototyping technology that enables short-run production to produce custom-made and on demand products for customers faster than ever before. It has revolutionized the prototyping industry, allowing prototypes to be created at a blisteringly quick pace. It has now progressed to the stage where consumer products and devices created
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Researchers for the Department of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Sheffield, have created 3D printed parts that are resistant to common strains of bacteria. This has a vast amount of applications and can prevent the spread of infections and viruses in care homes and hospitals, potentially saving lives. This has been achieved by this
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Functional human skin can now be 3D printed with an adapted printer that covers cuts and wounds with skin cells. 3D printed skin cells heal wounds three times faster than normal human skin, and while this is still not yet a reality, scientists are working on treating patients with the method by 2022! Also check
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An interdisciplinary team of researchers have developed a new way to 3D print objects that can control living organisms. This breakthrough may lead to development of new biomedical tools custom to the body. More about 3D printing: Best 3D Printer under 1000 The Differences Between Metal vs. Plastic 3D Printing 3D Printing with Metal Powders
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3D printing has been widely adopted for rapid prototyping as well as for low-volume, end-use parts. The term “3D printing” is synonymous with additive manufacturing, and reveals how parts are made: by growing them out of base material in the shape of a 3D model. In other words, a 3D printer will use a small
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Metal 3D printing can also be known as DMLS (Direct Metal Laser Sintering), and DMLM (Direct Metal Laser Melting) is an additive layer technology. A metal 3D printer uses a laser beam to melt 20-60 micron layers of metal powder on top of one another. This powdered metal is spread out over the entire build
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Effectively implementing 3D printing in a production environment requires software tools for design, simulation, pre-processing, distribution, manufacturing, inspection, and quality. Printer manufacturers (OEMs) provide software with their printers, but it often does not include all the functionality necessary for industrial scale additive manufacturing (AM). This post covers the different categories of 3D printing software, how
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Most traditional 3D printers create a shape by excreting a synthetic resin layer by layer, which is then hardened using UV light. Thanks to the abundance of scientific activity in this field, we have a number of resins and 3D printing methods to choose from. However, These resins are very expensive – A typical high-resolution
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Metal 3D printers have been around for over a decade but have been out of reach for most. With the introduction of the Markforged Metal X, this has begun changing. This new offering from Markforged once again breaks the mold in terms of what is possible with 3D printing. It does so at a price
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Additive Manufacturing is gradually gaining inertia throughout the different branches of industry. However, one of the mains obstacles is the endurance and performance the parts deliver – the need to strengthen 3D printed parts is paramount. Since the most commonly used material in 3D printers is a form of polymer or plastic, the limitations in
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Surgical interventions are now relying more and more on 3D printing to gain a deeper insight into complex operations and devise surgical interventions. All the while AM is becoming cheaper and more accessible, assisting with the testing of new materials and adapting current techniques to the diverse array of opportunities out there. It is no
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Metal additive manufacturing (AM) has been steadily gaining traction in the manufacturing industry. At present, there is a big focus on advanced aerospace, medical and military products. There is a drive to reduce the cost of metal powders in order to open up the technology to a larger portion of the manufacturing industry. There are
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Looking for some cool things to 3D print? If you’re a maker or tinkerer of any kind, then it’s highly likely you have a 3D printer. Entry level 3D printers have become extremely affordable and are often much cheaper than their metal working counterparts, such as lathes and mills. Furthermore you can create very complex
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3D printing, which is technically referred to as Additive Manufacturing (AM), is all the rage in the manufacturing industry these days. Therefore, we decided to take a look into the origins of the this rapid prototyping and the promises it has yet to deliver. The road to 3D printing While AM gained momentum back in
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One of the new trends within the additive manufacturing sector is bioprinting (otherwise known as 3D printed biomaterials) which has shown promising results when looking to duplicate living tissue such as skin, bone and internal organs. The principle is similar to 3D printing by laser, layer-by-layer and extrusion. The materials used in the process are
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While the term “on-demand manufacturing” may seem fairly broad it has actually revolutionised the way in which small, medium and large sized companies are able to operate. Whether creating a prototype, ordering a relatively small number of specific items or instigating a huge batch of components required on a tight timescale, on-demand manufacturing is a
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Previously we discussed 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing and how it works in the aerospace industry. In these articles, we learned that some of the benefits of additive manufacturing are the ability to produce complex shapes quickly and at a low cost. In this process, a design is created using a 3D modeling program, where the
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For those in the design world, the idea of rapid prototyping is not a new concept; prototypes of every new design must be produced to validate and test before a finalized version will proceed to mass production. With the emergence of additive manufacturing technologies, commonly known of as 3-D printing, the speed of prototyping has started
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The medical industry is a fertile ground for some of the most promising and innovative uses for additive manufacturing. As the FDA begins to approve more 3D printed devices, other additive manufacturing applications like 3D printed tissue, organs and oral medications seem to be right around the corner. 3D printed drugs That is why in
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I recently had the opportunity to tour the facilities of The Technology House, one of four companies that are prototyping and testing the newest Carbon CLIP (Continuous Liquid Interface Production) printers. CLIP 3D printing is a new technology that is evolving quickly. It promises to increase speed, resolution, and strength of printed products. The CLIP process
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