Students at ETH Zurich have developed a laser powder bed fusion machine that follows a circular tool path to print round ...

Founded by Ron and Clara Mears in 1966, Mears Machine makes precision metal parts for the aerospace, marine, medical, racing ...

Injection molding machines are able to form very detailed plastic parts, simply by squirting plastic into a mold. 3D printers squirt plastic. Why no one thought of using a 3D printer extruder to push ...

Three-dimensional printing is a revolutionary technology, and it hasn’t even come close to what will eventually be possible yet. During our coverage of CES we’ve seen a giant 3D printer meant for ...

New technology gives the process 'eyes and brains.' Objects made with 3D printing can be lighter, stronger, and more complex than those produced through traditional manufacturing methods. But several ...

I own several of the best 3D printers that money can buy, but after taking a look at this latest Kickstarter project for a desktop SoftGel Injection Moulding Machine, I'm about ready to throw all of ...

You may not realize it until you've listened to one for 19 hours straight, but a 3D printer can be noisy. Much like the dot matrix printers of old, 3D printers have mechanisms that move, squeak, ...