3D printing - Materials

6K Additive has announced that Morf3D are collaborating to qualify metal powders for additive manufacturing. Through this partnership, 6K Additive's metal powders will be approved for use by Morf3D's aerospace and defense application customers.

Velo3D Inc has qualified the copper-chromium-niobium alloy GRCop-42 for use in its Sapphire family of printers.

Researchers have developed a new way to 3D-print glass microstructures that is faster and produces objects with higher optical quality, design flexibility and strength, according to a new study.

Braskem announces today the expansion of its 3D printing product portfolio to include polyethylene and glass fiber reinforced polypropylene filaments. Braskem's PE and glass fiber reinforced PP filaments are easier to print, have less warpage, minimal shrinkage, and better interlayer adhesion than other comparable products on the market.

UBQ Materials first ever waste-based 3D filament made with UBQ, the company's climate positive thermoplastic, which it developed in partnership with Plastics App, brings a new sustainable option to the additive manufacturing space by enabling 3D printing with a significantly reduced carbon footprint.

Markforged announced the addition of Precise PLA to its portfolio of materials. The new capability allows customers to product design and iterate in a cost-effective manner. The Digital Forge platform is now able to address all stages of product design - from validation, which relies on more affordable materials like Precise PLA, to strong, end-use applications reliant on Markforged's carbon fiber reinforced and metal-printed parts.

Scientists have developed a fast and low-cost imaging method that can analyse the structure of 3D-printed metal parts and offer insights into the quality of the material.

A Polish start-up announces the premiere of its unique filament based on wheat bran. The material was created in accordance with the modern concepts of zero-waste and circular economy - the wheat bran is a production waste resulting from the production of pasta and noodles.

MakerBot is expanding its offering of advanced engineering materials for the MakerBot METHOD 3D printing platform with the addition of three new LUVOCOM 3F materials from LEHVOSS Group, a leading provider of high-performance thermoplastics for industrial sectors.