Category: 3D Printing
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Lithuania Develops Biobased Resin for Optic 3D Printing
Bio-Based Resin Advances Low-Waste Optic 3D Printing
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Titanium Beats Bioplastic at 3D Award
The Purmundus Challenge one of the leading international design competitions, if not the leading design competition, for “unique achievements in 3D and 4D printing”.
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3D Printing by Covestro
Covestro in Additive Manufacturing: On the path to circular economy
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Bioink for 3D Printing of Complex Free-Standing Structures
Advanced Bioink for 3D Bioprinting of Complex Free-Standing Structures with High Stiffness
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Food Safe PLA Filaments
Even when a filament is made of food-safe material, the material itself isn’t the only thing impacting the filament’s food safety.
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Bioplastic and 3D Printing on Euronews
Extrusion – turning bioplastic and recycled food waste into materials for engineering.
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PLA Door Pullers
Made at UW-Stout has collaborated with the plastics engineering program to produce customized door pullers for first-year students as part of the fall 2020 welcome to campus kit.
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US Navy Receives Patent for Bioplastic 3D Filament
Patent issued by U.S. Navy for Biodegradable 3D Printable Marine Material.
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New Bioplastic 3D Filament
I heard about a new 3D printer filament with an u.nlikely combination of materials
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Partnership for 3D Wood Fiber Pulp Packaging
The goal is to develop a new type of wood-based product, a 3D fiber product, that can replace packaging made from fossil raw materials.
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Germans Invent New Wood-Based Material for 3D Printing
Forest scientists develop innovative wood-based materials for 3D printing.
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Dow and Thong Guan Launch Bioplastics Films
Dow and Thong Guan introduces sustainable plastic stretch cling films made with renewable feedstock in Asia Pacific.
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New UK Startup for Biomedical 3D Printing
Universities of Birmingham and Warwick form spinout company, 4D Medicine Ltd, to take new family of biomedical 3D printing resins to market
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Industrial 3D Printing in France
French Documentary on Industrial 3D Printing in France.
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3D Printing Comparison PLA, ABS and PET
We asked an expert to compare PLA, ABS and PET in terms of 3D printing.
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Biocomposites 3D Printing Overview
Three-dimensional (3D) printing is an additive manufacturing technique with a wide range of 3D structure fabrication and minimal waste generation. Recently, lignocellulosic biomass and its derivatives have been used in 3D printing due to their renewable nature and sustainability.
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Mitsui Goes 3D Printed Masks
Mitsui Chemicals has begun working on the development of a new, reusable 3D-printed mask with Professor HORI Katsutoshi of the Graduate School of Engineering at Nagoya University and Friend Microbe Inc. (President & CEO: NISHIDA Katsuhiko),a spinoff venture from Nagoya University.
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PLA Furniture in South Korea
For South Korean artist Ryu Jong-dae, it’s important that his works not only push the envelope of modern design, but also explore environmentally friendly choices.
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Mechanical and Geometric Performance of PLA Composites
In this work, the effect of short carbon fibre (CF) on the mechanical and geometric properties of 3D printed polylactic acid (PLA) composite parts processed using the Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) technique have been analysed.
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3D Printed Pla Surfboard
People always tend to push the boundaries of what is doable with a 3D printer.
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3D Printing in Circular Economy
When the greatest share of a product’s environmental impact comes from producing its feedstock, selecting the right material is critical.
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Is PLA Recyclable?
3D printing has a waste problem. Accessible manufacturing and the ability to easily experiment with new designs drives innovation, but it also ramps up mistakes and piles up useless objects. When discarded, these prints contribute to landfills that are already at a critical level.
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3D Printing of Chitin Biocomposites
A recent study from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) explores the 3D printing of chitin-based bio-composites prepared via urban food waste bioconversion.
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Will Covid-19 Enable 3D Printing Breakthrough?
When a hospital in Italy realized they were running out of valves for ventilators needed by those most severely affected by COVID-19, a local startup managed to get to the hospital to manufacture the valves using 3D-printing.
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Tough PLA Filament for 3D Printing
Introducing 3D Universe Terrafilum Tough PLA Filament for 3D Printing.
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3D Printed PLA Motorbike
Sarolea is a revived Belgian motorcycle manufacturer that took on the historic Sarolea brand after the original company ceased production in the 1960’s. The revived brand now focuses solely on electric powered motorcycles, but at the heart of the company is the same passion of motorcycles that founded the original brand back in 1850.
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McDonald Fryer Oil Converted Into Biodegradable 3D Printing Resin
Well if this isn’t an innovative reuse of fast food waste, then I don’t know what is. Researchers from the University of Toronto have achieved an exciting first by turning used cooking oil from McDonald’s into a high-resolution 3D printing resin. The material, which is also biodegradable, could provide a cheaper and more eco-friendly alternative…
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Is PLA Plus Filament Worth it?
PLA plus is filament that’s supposedly a better version of the beloved PLA. But is it? Learn all about this mystery material!
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Comparing Fillers for Making PLA Composites
Researchers from King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi in Bangkok, Thailand continue to study the science of materials in 3D printing—a topic that has continued to expand throughout recent years especially as the technology has infiltrated the mainstream and been widely embraced not only just in labs but also a wide range of industries, educational…
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Food Waste as Raw Material for 3D Printed Bioplastics
Extracts of lemon and almond peels can be used for sustainably produced car parts and building components.
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3D Printed Fruits With Vitamins and Minerals
With global bee populations dwindling at an astonishing rate, there is a risk that produce supplies will be diminished at some point in the near future. A new generation of innovators, such as Bezalel Academy of Art and Design graduate Meydan Levy, are coming up with food alternatives to prepare for the worst-case scenario.
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First Skateboard Made with PLA
3D Printing a Skateboard with Carbon Fiber Reinforced PLA Filament.
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Italian Iconic Hand Gesture Gets 3D Printed in PLA
Italy is famous all over the world for so many things. But what defines Italians the most, according to most people, is the way they talk with gestures. This is the concept behind the Italian brand Superstuff’s latest viral 3D printed product: MADE IN ITALY.
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Arkema Launch New Global Center of Excellence for 3D Printing
On November 15 Arkema inaugurated, in the presence of Thierry Le Hénaff, the Group’s Chairman and CEO, and Hervé Morin, President of the Normandy Region, a new Global Center of Excellence for 3D Printing within its Cerdato Research & Development Center in Serquigny, Normandy (France).
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KLM Makes Tools From PET Bottles Using 3D Printers
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is the first airline in the world to recycle PET bottles to make tools for repairing and maintaining its aircraft. Empty bottles are collected at the end of every flight and transformed into filament, the material used in 3D printers.
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3 World Records For the Largest 3D Printed Bioplastic Boat
More than 250 federal and state officials, business executives, University of Maine System leaders and community members were on hand to witness the UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center receive three Guinness World Records on Oct. 10 for the world’s largest prototype polymer 3D printer, largest solid 3D-printed object, and largest 3D-printed boat.
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Colorfabb Launches Laser-Markable PLA
Ever wanted to add a nice, crisp logo, a barcode or graphic to your prints? Colorfabb Laser Marking PLA has you covered. Let’s take a look!
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Improved 3D Printing with Lignin Biocomposites
In the recently published ‘Lignin: A Biopolymer from Forestry Biomass for Biocomposites and 3D Printing,’ international researchers Mihaela Tanase-Opedal, Eduardo Espinosa, Alejandro Rodríguez, and Gary Chinga-Carrasco explore a very specific area of materials related to biopolymers.
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The Density of PLA Filament
Each 3D printing material has different properties, and each is best suited for specific applications. Dig into this guide to PLA density. We’ll explore density and its variations, explaining why this is important.
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3D Printed Lamp Shades Made From PLA
Light bulbs and lamp shades go together like peanut butter and jelly so when Plumen had an idea for a natural looking shade, they turned to designer Luke Deering with very specific goals in mind: make it elegant and make it sustainable.
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Juice Bar Turns Orange Peels Instantly Into Bioplastic Cups
circular economy is all about designing out waste and pollution. with this in mind, carlo ratti has developed an experimental orange squeezer for eni which 3D-prints a bioplastic cup out of the orange peels. called the feel the peel, this prototype aims to bring circularity to everyday life.
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New Initiative Aims to Recycle PLA Waste
Printing 3D models from Thingiverse in different colors and materials can certainly be fun, but have you ever stopped to consider the impact this plastic has on the environment? A new Kickstarter campaign, Project PLA, might have you covered with its plan to recycle PLA 3D printing waste.
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Israel Tests 3D Printed Coral Reefs Made From PLA
Coral reefs, one of the most unique and beautiful forms of marine ecosystems, are home to about 25% of all underwater life. In fact, some of the most colorful of 32,800 species of fish that reside on Earth live on coral reefs.
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American Builds Lamborghini With Bioplastics
For the past year and a half, physicist sterling backus and his son have been working on a mostly 3D-printed, full-scale, functional lamborghini aventador. The goal, as he states on the facebook page that follows the project, is to show kids how cool science and engineering are, and demonstrate the power of technology. For the…
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First 3D Printed Bathtub in Bioplastics
The bathtub is named Sessilia and it’s the first 3D printed bathtub in one piece.
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The Gaia House is a 3D-Printed Prototype Made of Biodegradable Materials
WASP, a 3D printing studio based out of Italy, recently produced a full-scale residential prototype out of soil, rice products, and hydraulic lime. Measuring approximately 320-square-feet in plan, the project was completed in 10 days and was built in the town of Massa Lombarda in the region of Emilia-Romagna.
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New Ingeo PLA for 3D Printing Break-Away Support on Dual Extrusion Printers
PRESS RELEASE – Ingeo 3D450 offers a clean break-away of support structures while delivering excellent precision and printability suitable for complex, professional parts
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Biodegradable 3D-printed Mugs Made From Fruit Waste
Biodegradable 3D-printed mugs made from fruit waste. Coffee cups are being grown from fruit by a design company in a bid to cut down on plastic waste.
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AmazonBasics PLA 3D Printer Filament Review
For those looking to 3D print on the cheap, AmazonBasics filaments seem to be a perfect solution. But are they really all that good? We got a spool of PLA to test, so let’s find out!
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Lignin as 3D Printing Feedstock?
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) scientists have created a renewable 3D printing feedstock with lignin.
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Ultra-Flexible Bioplastic Revolutionises 3D Printing
Hotty Polymer, Japan’s leading extrusions manufacturer, is fast gaining a foothold in Europe and Asia with breakthrough technology that enables rapid prototyping using ultra-flexible bioplastic.
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Researchers Work to Improve PLA Properties Through Thermal Treatment
PLA is one of the most commonly used 3D printing materials, but it is not without its problems.
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First 3D Printed Bioplastic Body To Help Cancer Treatment
Marie is the first life-sized 3D-printed human body made from bioplastic to help cancer treatments.
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Bioplastics Will Be Used in Medical Applications
3D-Printed PCL/PLA composite stents could be used in cardiovascular applications
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Canadian Competition To Solve PLA Waste from 3D Printers
Canadian 3D print reseller, PrintYourMind3D, launched a contest aimed at Alberta students to tackle 3D printer waste.
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Amsterdam is Building 3D Printed House from Bioplastics
Dutch company DUS Architecture is building a full-sized 3D printed 700m2 canal house from bioplastics. The plastic is more than 50% bio-based and comes from linseed oil.
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Astronauts Will Use Bioplastics Made from Feces
Students of the University of Calgary are working on 3D printed plastic tools made from feces and genetically engineered bacteria.
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First House on Mars will be Made from Bioplastics
NASA approves plans from US Research studio to build a 3D printed house made from bioplastics for planet Mars.
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NatureWorks Moves into 3D printing and Disrupts Filament Industry
Whilst Corbion (NL) is strategically moving downstream from lactic acid into polylactic acid (PLA) to become second supplier, the pioneer PLA supplier in commercial quantities, NatureWorks, based in Minnesota (USA), is pushing its leadership position forward.
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Bioplastic and 3D Printing
The ExOne Company (ExOne) was founded in 2005 as a spin-off of Extrude Hone Corporation, a global supplier and developer of precision nontraditional machining processes and automated systems for more than 40 years.
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