In the 21st century, 3D printing has become commonplace. Nowadays, few people remember that the first object printed using ...

Heat exchanger components often use intricate lattice or cellular structures to increase surface area, improve heat transfer ...

If there were an award for Emerging Gadget Most Likely to Change Everything, it might well go to the 3D printer. These devices, which turn digital blueprints into physical objects made out of plastic ...

DLR has demonstrated the use of a 19.5-kHz sonotrode (slender silver cylinder at center of system above) to consolidate fibers impregnated with melted thermoplastic from pellets (storage and melting ...

By contrast, AVIVA's 3D-printed violin should reportedly set makers back approximately US$34 – that's $7 in printing costs, and about $27 to get the thing fully assembled. The latter process involves ...

Just a few years back, seeing a machine that could transform digital models into real and tangible ones was equivalent to a scene in a sci-fi movie. But over the years, 3D printers became possible but ...

Low-cost 3D printers have become increasingly popular due to their affordability and accessibility. However, many users may find that the build quality and performance of these printers do not meet ...

Disruptions in the supply chain have forced many changes and realizations upon small- and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs), including that they must find new ways to provide additional value and ...