This sponsored article is brought to you by COMSOL. History teaches that the Industrial Revolution began in England in the mid-18th century. While that era of sooty foundries and mills is long past, manufacturing remains essential — and challenging. One promising way to meet modern industrial challenges is by using additive manufacturing (AM) processes, such […]
Flying 3D-printing robots modeled after wasps and birds may one day repair and build structures at remote sites beyond the reach of standard construction teams, a new study finds. Construction robots that can 3D-print structures on sites may one day prove faster, safer and more productive than human teams. However, construction robotics currently mostly focus […]
The University of Nottingham’s Professor Ricky Wildman looks at how recent advances in additive manufacturing technology could enable the development of a new generation of bio-instructive medical devices able to directly control cell behaviour Whilst additive manufacturing has been around for over 30 years, it is only in the last 5-10 years that it has […]
Engineers in Scotland have developed a lightweight, 3D printed heat exchanger that is more compact and efficient than its conventional counterparts. Heat exchangers play a critical role in many fuel cell systems (Image: xiaoliangge/AdobeStock) This is the claim of a team led by engineers from Glasgow University whose design exploits the unique properties of microscale […]
In the first of a series of blogs from speakers at this summer’s Additive International summit (Nottingham, 13 – 14 July) Professor Martin Wegener from Germany’s Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) discusses recent advances in micrometer and nanometer scale 3D printing Throughout the last decade, a plethora of different commercially available 3D printers has hit […]
Graphene and other two-dimensional (2D) materials have offered tantalizing promise in the field of printable electronics. Part of this appeal has been that graphene has an innate advantage of being more easily solution processed than existing electronics materials. And graphene along with other 2D materials can typically offer greater flexibility, allowing them to be deposited […]
A 3D-printing system designed for the rapid production of high-performance parts at low cost has been developed by Barcelona-based BCN3D. Three-years in development, Viscous Lithography Manufacturing (VLM) has been designed by BCN3D for manufacturers to overcome barriers to adopting 3D-printing such as accessibility, part performance and productivity. Eric Pallarés, CTO at BCN3D, said VLM is […]
This July, leading researchers from the world of additive manufacturing will gather at Nottingham’s Additive International Summit to share insights into the technologies that are shaping the future of the sector. Summit co-chairs – Professors Richard Hague and Chris Tuck – celebrate the welcome return of an event that is key for a sector which […]
A fast and inexpensive imaging method analyses the structure of 3D-printed metal parts and offer insights into the quality of the material, its developers claim. Analysing the unique crystals patterns on the surface of a 3D-printed metal may pave the way for the certification and quality assessment of parts made through additive manufacturing (Image: NTU […]
Aerospace, defence and security giant Babcock International has joined forces with Plymouth Science Park to launch a state of-the-art additive manufacturing (AM) centre that will enable the company to address obsolescence and supply chain issues by directly printing metal parts. L-R – Babcock’s Head of Manufacturing, Jon Morley, MP Johnny Mercer, PSP Chief Executive, Ian […]