3D printing can be an effective, low-cost way to build prototypes, especially when you consider all the competitive advantages companies can get from it—assuming they know what they’re doing. Here are ...

DETROIT — General Motors has used 3D printing since 1989 to help build prototypes faster, but the technology wasn't ready to go much beyond that. Now, GM is 3D-printing tools for medical device ...

It was assumed that 3D printing would forever be pinned to pumping out product prototypes. But that limiting idea is getting squashed by real world examples of the technology being used to produce ...

Oliver Brossman struggled for years to find soccer shoes that fit properly and let him run after painful knee injuries. After a futile search, he decided to create his own. In hopes of making a better ...

In building and construction, 3D printing is the hot new trend. This is the absolute cutting edge of technology and the newest, latest thing out there. One of the oldest building materials ever used ...

On Thursday, the German automaker said that the new Stratasys J750, a commercial 3D printer, will be utilized in the manufacture of tail light covers in automobiles. The Stratasys J750's lure lies ...

How the development of several versions of a medical device can be drastically accelerated using additive manufacturing during the prototype stage. This includes 'multi-typing', the design of parallel ...

A study conducted jointly by ORNL and IACMI attempted to 3D print developmental tooling to compression mold sheet molding compound (SMC) using high-temperature carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastics ...

Professional 3D printing supplier CRP Technology shows strategic use of advanced technology in the development of EVs. It has manufactured cell pouch frames for Energica Motor Company, to test on ...

Desktop Metal’s shift in applications from prototyping and tooling to high-volume production of end-use parts ostensibly ushers in the next wave of mass manufacturing technology. The metals additive ...