Prototype parts being 3D-printed in the Advanced and Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois. (Debralee Best) Army officials are pushing to add new 3D models to a ...

Poor orientation can lead to weak spots, rough surfaces, warping, or excessive support structures. A well-chosen orientation, on the other hand, improves structural performance, visual finish, and ...

Boeing wants to patent its process for 3D-printed replacement aircraft parts. And here’s a novel twist in this era of pre-emptive patent filings: The company is already using 3D-printed aircraft parts ...

D printing your own telescope is rewarding and customizable, but it rarely saves money once optics, materials, and time are ...

While you'll find custom-designed parts for almost every brand of 3D printer on just about every repository, it's important ...

For automakers, some parts, like ones that are commonly replaced on current models, are easy to keep in stock. But what about the ones that are rarely needed? Continuing to produce and store those can ...

Considering what I’ve learned at the recent, very successful Inkjet Summit in Austin, Texas, and following the better part of the last year I’ve spent digging into the brains of printing business ...

See some of the production parts now produced by 3D printing. How Ford and Nissan are using 3D printing as part of their sustainability strategy. Learn how 3D printing is being used to produce ...

In 3D printing (aka additive manufacturing or AM) there are countless ways things can go wrong and only one way they can go right. This is doubly true on the first print of a part, when the engineer ...