Tag: 3d Printing

Australia’s manufacturing industry is increasingly adopting 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, as companies seek more flexible, resilient and efficient ways to produce high-value components, according to CSIRO.

EPFL engineers have developed hollow acoustic cavities that can convert sound waves into directional thrust, a technique they say could enable small robots and ultralight aerial vehicles to move without conventional on-board actuators or electronics.

A Tasmanian dental practice is bringing the manufacturing of some implants and prosthetic restorations in-house using 3D printing technology, aiming to reduce turnaround times and reliance on mainland dental laboratories.

Manufacturing could become more flexible for interactive products with a new 3D-printing system developed by MIT researchers that allows objects to change their surface appearance in response to use, without relying on electronics.

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a 3D-printable material that mimics the ability of human tissue to sort and filter molecules, with potential applications spanning medicine, robotics, water treatment and critical mineral recovery.

A new digital manufacturing platform developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo could change how contact lenses are manufactured, with the potential to produce patient-specific lenses in as little as 20 minutes during a single visit to the optometrist.

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a new high-temperature, 3D-printable aluminum alloy that they say could expand the use of lightweight materials in automotive and aerospace applications while improving energy efficiency.

A new manufacturing-oriented control system developed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory is improving the reliability of large-scale 3D printing by detecting and correcting errors in real time.

A new development in manufacturing using wool as a renewable colour source for 3D printing has been launched in New Zealand, with two companies introducing what they describe as a world-first wool-coloured filament product.

New developments in additive manufacturing are being examined as a potential way to reshape how key safety components for nuclear fuel transport are produced, with a focus on manufacturing efficiency, cost and performance, according to a report published by the American Nuclear Society.