Over the past year, in a lab in Austin, a team of engineers and materials scientists tweaked and tested the design of the “Vulcan II,” a massive, 33-by-11-foot machine that can 3D print the frame of a ...

3D printing (aka additive manufacturing) has gone far beyond making prototypes quickly. It is now entrenched in manufacturing, and examples abound: Well-designed 3D-printed parts follow many of the ...

Explore the fascinating evolution of 3D printing, from its origins with pioneers like Dr. Hideo Kodama and Chuck Hull to the breakthrough of Fused Deposition Modeling by Scott Crump. Discover how 3D ...

Staples may be planning to bring 3D printing to the consumer marketplace, but three men from San Diego want to bring it right into your home office, and they’ve created an overwhelmingly successful ...

In recent years, additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, has emerged as a sustainable method to solve construction challenges ...

The 3D printing community can be roughly divided into two groups: the high technology and the accessible technology sectors. Machine designers have embraced the high technology side for their work, ...

Composites of continuous carbon fibers and thermoset polymers can now be made using a new 3D printing technology. Such composites are strong and lightweight and may find applications in many ...

Low-cost 3D printers have become increasingly popular due to their affordability and accessibility. However, many users may find that the build quality and performance of these printers do not meet ...

Just a few years back, seeing a machine that could transform digital models into real and tangible ones was equivalent to a scene in a sci-fi movie. But over the years, 3D printers became possible but ...

When it comes to innovation, engineers have long proved to be brilliant copycats, drawing inspiration directly from nature.

When natural disaster strikes, a building’s survival often depends on how it’s built. Engineers at Carnegie Mellon University have created a fast, highly accurate simulator for spray-based concrete 3D ...

Disruptions in the supply chain have forced many changes and realizations upon small- and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs), including that they must find new ways to provide additional value and ...