Your printer must accommodate the material you plan to work with and offer an appropriate size and speed for your application. The next major component of 3D printing is the printing material. We’ll discuss these in more detail later, but common options include plastics, resin and metals. ...
3D printing in wood is one of the coolest new material choices. This relatively new3D printerfilament type contains about 30% wood (cork, wood dust, and other materials) along with resin and other fillers. It creates beautiful builds, smells just like real wood, and doesn’t need special n...
Hideo Kodama's early work in laser cured resin rapid prototyping was completed in 1981. His invention was expanded upon over the next three decades, with the introduction of stereolithography in 1984. Chuck Hull of 3D Systems invented the first 3D printer in 1987, which used the stereolithography...
In 2023, China’s reopening is set to be the most significant economic event of the year. For most, the country has been closed for almost three years, and while the first quarter is predicted to remain unsettled as a transition proceeds, renewed trading is set to boost GDP. HSBC forecast...
A downside to building an object up layer by layer, is that this can affect the durability and strength of the object. Of course, the strength of 3D printing relies heavily on what materials are used; metals and concrete will always be some of the strongest materials used in 3D printing....