3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, has emerged as a groundbreaking technology that is transforming the way we design, manufacture, and interact with physical objects. From creating ...
Using computer-aided design, 3D printing builds an item up layer by layer in a very precise fashion. Initially, plastics and metal powders were used as the feedstock for the process, but now resins, ...
This is part two of a three-part series on the sustainability of 3D printing. The first article was Time for Clean Production Methods? 3D Printing Could Be the Solution. Part two looks at the use of ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Carolyn Schwaar is a tech journalist and editor at All3DP Magazine. This new breed of on-demand digital manufacturing company is ...
The conversation around 3D printing and traditional manufacturing methods like injection molding or thermoforming is often oppositional, but it’s not always a question of one versus the other. In ...
The movie Back to the Future showed us cars hovering in air in an idea of what 2015 would look like. Now in 2016, we see our cars still bound to the earth. However, when the movie was made, in 1985, ...
With sustainability becoming a key focus, electric vehicles are becoming popular to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels. In these vehicles, batteries are critical, with shorter charging times and ...
The notion of cars and trucks being built up as they snake along assembly lines may seem so 2024 in time as automakers, suppliers and an array of innovative tech companies find new ways to send ...
Researchers are leveraging machine learning to improve additive manufacturing, also commonly known as 3D printing. The team introduces a new framework they've dubbed the Accurate Inverse process ...
After many innovations that led to the rapid evolution of the industry, the German carmaker has now created its first complete electric drive housing using 3D printing, a technique that promises to ...
Bespoke manufacturing by design and on-demand is the ultimate goal for various fields ranging from biomaterials to structural materials. Today, additive manufacturing is a quick-moving, ...