3D printing is a powerful tool for creating all kinds of stuff, but it has its limits. Hobbyist-focused machines that dispense melted plastic through a nozzle can only make parts that are so strong.
In 2014, eight engineers started a secret project behind the walls of GE Aviation’s headquarters. Their challenge? Build an aircraft engine with 3D printing instead of traditional manufacturing. The ...
“It makes drawings in the air, following [real] drawings [which] it scans with photo-cells… Plastic comes out of the end of the drawing arm and hardens as it comes.” So wrote Murray Leinster, an ...
[Ryan] of [Fat Lip Collective] has been on a streak of using 3D printing for his car mod projects. From spark plug adapters to exhaust pipes to dash panels, his CAD skills and additive manufacturing ...
The toilet block is expected to be constructed in days The concrete printer will build the walls, roof and internal structure Dubbo council will consider using the same technology for housing A giant ...
Layer by layer, a 3D concrete printing machine has been building new homes in Dundalk from the ground up over the last two weeks. The three social housing units, located at Grange Close in Dundalk, ...