Aerospace and Mechanical Insider on MSN

Sustainable 3D printing of wood from its building blocks

For centuries, wood has been shaped through subtractive manufacturing—cutting, carving, and milling—processes that inevitably ...
Aerospace and Mechanical Insider on MSN

VDMA survey reveals shifts in global 3D printing landscape

The German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association’s (VDMA) Additive Manufacturing Working Group has released the results ...
Machine Design

Researchers 3D Print Mechanical Logic Gates

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists and engineers combed mechanical computing with 3D printing to create “sentient” materials that respond to changes in their surroundings, even in ...
Hackaday

Copper Coating 3D Prints

We would all like to 3D print in metal, but for now, the equipment to do that is out of reach for most of us. Instead of dealing with powder printers or metal-bearing polymers, [Robert] has a simple ...
Nature

The impact of modifying 3D printing parameters on mechanical strength and physical properties in vat photopolymerisation

In an increasingly digital age, where computer aided design and manufacture is commonplace with hobbyists and industry, additive manufacturing has developed into an accessible method of fabrication of ...
Hackaday

3D printed mechanical keyboard

When thinking about a perfect keyboard, some of us have a veritable laundry list: split, hot-swapping, wireless, 3d printed, encoders, and a custom layout. The Aloidia keyboard by [Nguyen Vincent] has ...
Fabbaloo

Bosch Patents Suggest Continuous Pellet 3D Printing

Bosch has published three related German patent applications that point toward a rather interesting 3D printing concept: a ...
Nature

Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing

Bespoke manufacturing by design and on-demand is the ultimate goal for various fields ranging from biomaterials to structural materials. Today, additive manufacturing is a quick-moving, ...
Dow Corporate

Improving PLA filament toughness for more reliable 3D printing

Dow helps 3D printing filament brands improve PLA toughness and resistance to moisture-related aging, reducing brittleness ...
Geeky Gadgets

Easily Adds Threads to Your 3D Prints: From Basics to Pro-Level Techniques

Have you ever spent hours perfecting a 3D-printed design, only to struggle with attaching screws or bolts securely? It’s a frustrating experience that many makers and engineers face. Threads are ...
Daily Herald

UVU: Mechanical engineering student prints 3D hands for children in need

Matt Thomas, a junior majoring in mechanical engineering at Utah Valley University, is one of those exceptional individuals who is always serving others. His last service project was printing ...
Gizmodo

You Can Now 3D-Print One of Watchmaking’s Modern Mechanical Marvels

Watchmakers are always striving to add more features to their timepieces, but it’s the most simple and obvious feature—accurately keeping the time—that’s the holy grail of horology. And now you can 3D ...