Core Technologie optimises its 4D_Additive 3D printing software with a new Build History, automated data preparation, and enhanced functions for SLM supports and lattice structures.

Coretechnologie has enhanced its 4D_Additive 3D printing software. New features include Build History, automated data preparation and expanded functions for lattice structures and SLM supports.

Injection moulding and FDM 3D printing offer different advantages when producing polypropylene parts. A theoretical study examines how mechanical requirements, production volumes and costs determine which process is the better choice.

3D printing company Stratasys announced the launch of the new F870 FDM system, a large-format additive manufacturing platform designed for industrial manufacturers, automotive OEMs, aerospace & defense production lines, looking to scale production on the factory floor.

A new method of 3D printing avoids the leaky seams that come with the layer-by-layer process. Using a nanoscale “mask” that diffracts laser light into a holographic pattern of the desired shape, it fuses its print material solid in one shot. The process takes about 20 seconds, a stark contrast with the hours other laser-based printing methods can take.

A new coupled moulding approach could help overcome key limits in ceramic 3D printing by combining extrusion with in-situ UV curing, enabling more stable production of high-precision, complex polymer-derived ceramic components.

With the inaugural Formnext Defence Summit, Formnext is creating a dedicated platform for additive manufacturing in security and defence. The event will focus on industrial 3D printing as a strategic technology for resilient supply chains, decentralised production and security-related applications across EU and Nato countries.

Boston Micro Fabrication has launched the new Microarch S150 Series, bringing industrial-grade micro-precision 3D printing to a compact benchtop format.

A new material development launched by Boston Micro Fabrication addresses a critical gap in micro 3D printing by introducing transparency sought by microfluidic and optical researchers. The solution opens scalable manufacturing for previously hard-to-produce applications, such as printing freeform micro-lenses directly onto fiber optic tips, chip surfaces, and sensor arrays.

Photopolymer resins enable highly precise 3D printing, but their cured structures are usually difficult to recycle. Researchers at Yokohama National University have now developed an initiator-free anthracene-based resin that can be reshaped and reused multiple times while remaining compatible with high-resolution stereolithography.