Printing multipart assemblies is one of the most satisfying tests of 3D printer accuracy. The goal is to create pieces that ...

One of the continuing struggles with FDM printing is making sure that parts that should fit together actually do. While adding significant tolerance between parts is an option, often you want to have ...

The new John Deere tractors rolling off the manufacturing line in Mannheim, Germany, have a first for the company: a metal 3D-printed engine part. The global manufacturer of agricultural and turf ...

Lattice structures are networks of interconnected nodes arranged in repeating or gradually varying patterns called cells.

Learn how print orientation impacts 3D-printed part strength and appearance. Explore strategies for better results in your designs.

It sounds like something from a science fiction plot: so-called three-dimensional printers are being used to fashion prosthetic arms and hands, jaw bones, spinal-cord implants — and one day perhaps ...

See some of the production parts now produced by 3D printing. How Ford and Nissan are using 3D printing as part of their sustainability strategy. Learn how 3D printing is being used to produce ...

When I was growing up, my dad and I restored classic cars. Combing junkyards for the pieces we needed was a mixture of interesting and frustrating since there was always something you couldn’t find no ...

Murray Leinster’s short story Things Pass By, published in 1945, includes what may be the first description of 3D printers: But this constructor is both efficient and flexible. I feed magnetronic ...

Banner image: Rachel Sharpe holds bags filled with bands for hospital face shields made with 3D printers on the CU Boulder campus. (Credit: Rachel & Lauren Sharpe) As coronavirus cases mount in ...

Study shows how economical 3D printing can really be for more expensive flexible filaments. Michigan University’s Dr. Joshua Pearce does a lot of work on 3D printing. Recently, he published a 20-page ...