Are you planning on producing metal parts? If this is the case, there are a couple of machining processes you could potentially employ. Requesting a CNC machining quote is a great example of this, but ...

The team, based at MIT's Microsystems Technology Laboratories, demonstrated the system by printing an electric linear motor – the type that generates straight-line motion instead of ...

Print any oddly shaped object with a 3D printer. Also called additive manufacturing or rapid prototyping, 3D printing has many advantages over the more traditional subtractive manufacturing methods, ...

SAN DIEGO—When a door handle broke on a multi-ton vehicle, the group of Marines had two choices: drive 40 minutes across Camp Pendleton to get a replacement part with the door flapping open—or make it ...

It’s been a while since 3D printers became available and started allowing people to create 3D objects in the real world right from their own home. If you’re interested in getting a rundown of what 3D ...

Which 3D printer is best? A 3D printer offers the near-limitless potential to create items from your wildest imagination. Whether you’ve dreamed of a simple, custom phone case or an intricate replica ...

Al and I were talking on the podcast today about a sweet 3D printed wide-format camera build, and we got to musing on why we 3D-print. For Al, it’s an opportunity to experiment with 3D printing ...

NASA uses 3D printing in space, sending the first printer to the International Space Station in 2014 and printing more than 12 parts, including a ratchet wrench. Companies like Archireef and Reef ...

Turn your 3D printer in an automation hub.