New and Existing Materials

The Wohlers Report 2020 provides details on additive manufacturing applications, software, workflows, materials systems, and post-processing.

Researchers at RMIT University applied ultrasound to metallic materials to improve their microscopic structure for better 3D-printing results.

The microArch system delivers precise prints at a scale more than 100 times smaller than a human hair with a variety of different resins.

Fused deposition modeling with 3D printers using thermoplastic elastomers from Kraiburg TPE.

A $2.7-million R&D agreement between AddUp Group (Clermont-Ferrand, France) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) aims to advance laser powder bed fusion technology for the manufacture of metal molds with complex geometries.

Researchers have developed a wood-based ink for 3D printing that maintains the cellular structure of the wood, paving the way for myriad new products.

A new light-based technique developed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison allows for more than one material to be printed at a time.