Glass is increasingly being used in fiber optics, consumer electronics and microfluidics for “lab-on-a-chip” devices. Unfortunately, traditional glassmaking can be costly and slow, and 3D-printed ...

MIT researchers have devised new tech that can 3D print entire complex machines with moving parts in a matter of hours.

BMW Group brands 3D-print metal & plastic parts for some exclusive cars. Additive Manufacturing Campus near Munich features 50 metal & polymer printers. High cost of Laser Beam Melting means ...

Your first 3D prints should be simple, practical, and satisfying to finish. This list highlights projects that print easily ...

Chances are that if you’ve traveled on an Alstom train, that train has one or more of its parts created by 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing. In fact, we’ve just reached the milestone ...

People often contact me because they want to 3D print a replacement part. The requests have been as mundane as a stove knob or as novel as a replacement crystal for a chandelier. Typically, they are ...

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 ...

It may sound like a pop band, but μ-WAAM is actually a 3D printing technique for making small metal parts from the NOVA University Lisbon. Of course, WAAM stands for wire arc additive manufacturing, a ...

Additive manufacturing (AM) has matured significantly as a manufacturing technique over the last 5 years. Along with this, knowledge of AM within companies has increased and its opportunities are ...

3D printing has changed a lot over the years, and the innovations just keep coming. Here are some exciting gadgets and ...

Completely 3D printed – even the lenses – then painted helmet prop produced by Thingergy, Los Angeles. Movie makers have the creative vision, but it’s the prop maker’s job to bring that creative ...

An updated edition of the January 27, 2026 article. 3D Printing, also known as additive manufacturing, has fundamentally reshaped product design and fabrication. Since its emergence in the 1980s, this ...