How Flowable Metal Paste Could Deliver on 3D Printing's Promise for Mold Tooling
A new 3D printing process that shapes extruded metal paste before sintering can produce fine detail and surface finish suitable for injection mold cores and cavities with limited or no additional postprocessing.
Read MoreHow A Digital Manufacturing Workflow Is Making Orthoses, Prostheses More Accessible
Digitization of the workflow needed to create limb prostheses, orthoses, helmets and more means that these devices will become more readily available. Using 3D scanning and 3D printing, EastPoint Prosthetics and Orthotics and Additive America have established a way to produce these devices that both changes lives and makes business sense.
Read MoreDistribution Network Aims to Be the "Inventory Bridge" for Metal Powders
Recently launched KBM Advanced Materials connects metal powder suppliers to customers in additive manufacturing, metal injection molding and more.
Read More3D Printed Headgear that Can Take a Hit: The Cool Parts Show #31
A custom helmet made via Multi Jet Fusion has allowed Sarah Piersanti to get back to practicing jiu-jitsu without fear of damaging her cochlear implant.
WatchHow Tilt Hydrometer Fights Supply Chain Disruption with 3D Printing
The maker of a digital hydrometer for beer brewing keeps its supply chain and product flexible through selective laser sintering of a critical component.
Read MorePhotocentric Explores How 3D Printed Battery Electrodes Could Drive Electric Vehicles Forward
Precise control of battery electrode architecture through photopolymerization opens the door to new cell geometries and lighter battery packs for EVs and more, Photocentric says.
Read More3D Printed Speaker Cabinet Delivers Big Sound in a Small Footprint
Node Audio’s Hylixa high-fidelity speaker takes advantage of selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printing to achieve a compact construction with an uncompromised sound range.
Read MoreHi-Fi 3D Printed Speaker Cabinet: The Cool Parts Show #29
The Hylixa high-fidelity speaker has an internal geometry and footprint designed for optimal sound that could only be realized through 3D printing. How Node Audio developed and produces this product.
WatchNeuBeam 3D Printing Process Is an Update for Electron Beam Melting
The recently introduced Calibur3 system from Wayland Additive overcomes challenges to bring new materials and capabilities to EBM metal 3D printing.
Read MoreReusable, 3D Printed Copper Filter: The Cool Parts Show #28
In this episode of The Cool Parts Show, we learn how controlled porosity obtained through binder jetting can be applied to build metal filters capable of trapping — and even eliminating — virus particles.
Watch10 Examples of 3D Printed Tooling
Additive manufacturing can aid conventional manufacturing through the production of tooling. This article showcases 10 clever uses of 3D printed tooling.
Read MoreEnter Your 3D Printed Parts in The Cool Parts Showcase
The first-ever contest from The Cool Parts Show seeks innovative parts made through additive manufacturing. Enter by August 13.
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