There are plenty of resins advertised as being suitable for functional applications and parts, but which is best and for what purpose? According to [Jan Mrázek], if one is printing gears, then they ...

A team of researchers from the University of Washington developed a tool that can design a passive gripper that is 3D-printed and can determine the most effective way to pick up an object. The gripper ...

Being able to print out custom gears is one area where 3D printing can really shine, and [Karl Lew] has been busy doing exactly that with pinion gears printed in PLA and mounted to stepper motor ...

Printing multipart assemblies is one of the most satisfying tests of 3D printer accuracy. The goal is to create pieces that ...

Anthony Pennock, a seventh grader at St. Bridget School in Richmond, Va., prints a door grabber on his 3D printer May 8, 2020. Students from the Catholic school have been busy using 3D printers to ...

Three years into the coalition fight against Islamic State militants, the battlefield remains fairly austere, without the major forward bases or large unit presence common to previous wars in Iraq and ...

A giant, high-speed 3D printer is producing large, ultra-strong steel components and weapons for the US Army. It may also have non-military uses. The prototype printer, commissioned from 3D Systems in ...

I tested the first consumer-grade UltraViolet printer to see if it what it can do for makers, and I was impressed.

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. On college campuses, 3D printers have become emergency producers of masks, visors, and other protective gear as ...