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Researchers Replicate Fine Natural Fibers with 3D Printing

The embedded 3D printing technique enables applications ranging from sensory hairs to the fibers that give hagfish slime its unique consistency.

New 3D Printing Method Embeds Optical Sensors in Metal Parts for Micro Reactors

A new application area for additive manufacturing has been identified: micro reactors.

Polymaker Streamlines Filament Selection with Panchroma and Fiberon Brands

Polymaker has changed around their product line, and introduced an incredible new material, PPS-CF10.

HP’s Application-Focused Strategy Succeeds with New Industrial Client

HP expands their unusual packaging solution with a new client.

3D Printing Meets Hemp: A New Frontier in Sustainable Building and Manufacturing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at a unique material for 3D printed construction.

An Update On Fortify’s 3D Print Solutions

Fortify has been busy.

HP Enters the Bottle Business

HP announced a strategic acquisition that effectively puts them in the bottle-making business.

Battery Breakthrough Could Mean Power For Complex 3D Prints

Researchers have developed an unusual method of producing a battery, one that could be integrated into 3D printers.

HP’s Environmentally Friendly Packaging And Production Solution

HP has developed a new and innovative Molded Fiber Advanced Tooling Solution with the intention of delivering lighter, faster, more durable, user-friendly, cost-efficient, customizable, and environmentally friendly packaging.

Researchers Find Method To Align Fibers During 3D Printer Extrusion

Researchers have developed an unusual “morphing nozzle” that can orient fibers during 3D printing.

Progress With Desktop Metal’s Newest 3D Printing Systems

In the last few months, Desktop Metal has introduced its Shop System and Fiber setup; we caught up to discuss progress and updates.

Fortify Fortifies Additives For Additive Manufacturing

Fortify has introduced its Continuous Kinetic Mixing (CKM) system for enhanced photopolymer functionality.

The Importance of Texture in 3D Printed Foods

Novameat has designed a specialized 3D printer to replicate the fibrous texture of meat, and this could lead to an explosion of plant-based alternative 3D printed meats.

Natural Fibers Enhance the 3D Printing Industry

Charles Goulding & Greer Veon of R&D Tax Savers look at the use of natural fibers in 3D print materials.

What? Desktop Metal Is Doing Desktop Plastic?

Desktop Metal announced a continuous carbon fiber 3D printer, the Fiber, which uses a version of the industrial AFP (automated fiber placement) process to produce very strong parts.