3D Printing

A highly sensitive, 3D-printed fingertip could help robots become more dexterous and improve the performance of prosthetic hands by giving them an in-built sense of touch.

3D electronics is an emerging manufacturing approach that enables electronics to be integrated within or onto the surface of objects.

SHINING 3D, a global provider of technologies for 3D digitisation and 3D inspection, expands its FreeScan UE series of blue laser Metrology 3D scanners with the FreeScan UE Pro.

Materialise, a global provider of 3D printing solutions, paves the way towards a sustainable eyewear industry by expanding its range of materials to include Polyamide 11 (PA11).

You can now print big! Really big! Up to 3M with igus! With the iglidur large format printing capabilities, 3D printed parts of up to 3M are now not a problem. With a variety of materials, including FDA materials, the possibilities are endless. In this short video, you can see large scale 3D printed parts being printed at igus’s facility in Germany.

A new initiative is calling on the 3D maker community to donate machines, materials, designs, and funding to bolster Ukraine’s defence measures and medical capabilities.

A small-scale trial of 3D-printed parts is helping Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions and mining company Boliden explore the potential of additive manufacturing.

As we approach the end of Q1, 2022, Electronic Specifier considers what this eventful new year has in store when it comes to the tech industry.

Additive manufacturing is a process with which thin layers of UV light-sensitive liquid polymers are solidified by using a laser. Over the last 30 years this technology has gained momentum as 3D printing and has opened the way to rapid prototyping technology.

3DGBIRE has announced a partnership with CMG Technologies to bring UK-based de-binding and sintering capabilities for parts which have been 3D printed with BASF Ultrafuse 316L and 17-4PH stainless steel filaments.