While many designers and engineers find success with 3D-printing parts in plastic for prototyping and low-volume production, producing parts out of metal using similar technology has recently led ...

This tutorial on how to cast metal parts from 3D printed silicone molds is a perfect example of how useful a 3D printer can be when you are looking to make a custom and durable metal part at home.

Product design stands to benefit tremendously from the high geometrical freedom of 3D Printing. This presentation highlights some recent examples, and the driving factors behind the suitability of ...

The 3D printing of metals, otherwise known as 3D metal printing, is not as widely utilized as other 3D printing areas. Despite this, it is a growing area, and in this article, we look at what 3D metal ...

BMW Group brands 3D-print metal & plastic parts for some exclusive cars. Additive Manufacturing Campus near Munich features 50 metal & polymer printers. High cost of Laser Beam Melting means low ...

3D printing has been around for longer than most people think - the first 3D print was made in 1981 by Hideo Kodama. But 3D printing has come a long way since then, with prints being made at ...

A new breed of low-cost, desktop 3D printers that print metal parts from easy-to-use metal filament may ease supply chain woes.

The Desktop Metal Production System P-1 is a binder jet 3D printing system that's ideal for R&D scaling to full production on large binder jet systems and batch or serial production of small ...

Although the worlds of consumer plastic and industrial metal 3D printing are very different — as are their audiences — a pair of top engineers working in these two areas share a number of ...