Cool Parts

Consumer Goods

The Cool Pen Show! (The Cool Parts Show Bonus Episode)

3D printing provides a means of economical U.S. production for a low-cost product.

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Production

Reshoring Manufacturing With 3D Printing: The Cool Parts Show #34

Wet-dry vacuum maker shifts to additive manufacturing for first entirely U.S.-made product, a jackhammer accessory. More U.S. production to come via 3D printing.

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Polymer

Flight Simulator Made Through Large-Scale 3D Printing: The Cool Parts Show #33

Our biggest cool part so far! Printing this massive structure in one piece saves cost and time for L3Harris.

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8 Cool Parts From RAPID+TCT 2021: The Cool Parts Show #32

North America’s largest AM trade show resumed! Here are some of the coolest cool parts we found.

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Space

Cool Parts In Space!

The Cool Parts Show has long had a fascination with AM for space. Revisit some of our episodes to find out what AM brings to the final frontier.

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3D 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.

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Metal

Lightweight Combustion Chamber for 3D Printed Rocket Engine: The Cool Parts Show #30

An engine for repeated trips to the moon is 3D printed in just three pieces from a metal matrix composite combining aluminum for weight saving with ceramic for high-temperature performance.

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Hi-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.

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Metal

Reusable, 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.

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Lighter, Better-Performing Brake Rotor From 3D Printing: The Cool Parts Show #27

Additive manufacturing with an aluminum/ceramic composite enables a brake rotor with one-third the weight and five times the heat transfer of a typical rotor. We talk to the inventor on this episode of The Cool Parts Show.

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