This core was 3D printed from steel at Star Rapid using a Renishaw AM 250 printer. Product developers and engineers who design and manufacture plastic parts now have a powerful new weapon in their ...

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- 3D printing is not just being used for making souvenirs, car parts and smartphones. It's being used more and more in hospitals and medical schools. "It's extraordinary. It truly ...

The CNC mill is the foundation of most modern machine shops, and it’s usually the tool with the most demands competing for its time. This means making tough choices when small-volume parts are needed.

Mantle is launching a new series of $350,000 machines that can 3D-print the mold inserts that are used to produce injection-mold plastics. It’s hard to overstate how important this will be — I caught ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. An undergraduate at New Jersey Institute of Technology made his own plastic braces using a 3D printer, ...

While 3D printing is likely never going to be able to produce fenders fast enough for high-volume production, at least one type of the technology — binder jet printing — is making big strides in the ...

Sometimes, the answer to 3D printing woes is making the printer’s surroundings less chaotic, which is a lot less glamorous but a lot more effective.