New Atlas

Hybrid 3D printing tech produces plastic-metal items

While it's possible to 3D-print plastic or metal items, printing single items made of both materials is still quite difficult. Scientists have developed a new method of doing so, however, that could ...
Printing Impressions

PLASTIC Print Pavilion to Debut at GRAPH EXPO 14

RESTON, VA—April 29, 2014—Graphic communications has come a long way since simple ink on paper and GRAPH EXPO 14, coming September 28 - October 1 with co-located CPP EXPO to Chicago's McCormick Place, ...
Machine Design

3D Printing Not Yet Ready to Disrupt Plastic Injection Molding

This core was 3D printed from steel at Star Rapid using a Renishaw AM 250 printer. Product developers and engineers who design and manufacture plastic parts now have a powerful new weapon in their ...
Business Insider

A startup is using recycled plastic to 3D print prefab tiny homes with prices starting at $25,000 — see inside

Los Angeles-based startup Azure is using recycled plastic to 3D print prefab homes. The startup is now selling several models ranging from a backyard studio to a two-bedroom ADU. Azure says it can ...
BGR

Researchers Found A Way To 3D Print Plastic That's Cheap, Stretchable, And Recyclable

Researchers developed a special 3D-printed plastic that is cheap and flexible. The plastic is made up of a substance they call thermoplastic elastomer. This elastomer is made up of several different ...
Plastics Today

Hybrid Technique Puts Metal-Plastic 3D Printing on Parallel Tracks

A 3D-printing technique with dual nozzles enables a new form of metal-plastic hybrid printing. Applications include 3D-printed electronic components for healthcare applications, according to ...
ExtremeTech

The first all-plastic 3D-printed gun will be available to download in 'two weeks'

Cody Wilson, the founder of Defense Distributed, says he is just two weeks away from 3D printing an entire handgun, out of ABS plastic. Once Wilson has printed the gun and ensured that it works, the ...
archpaper

3d-printing a temporary building with recyclable bio-plastic

During the Presidency 17,500 participants will attend 135 meetings in the Europe Building. DUS Architects, the group behind Amsterdam’s 3-D Print Canal House, have designed a large scale 3D printed ...
Machine Design

How to 3D Print Plastic Molds and Tooling

Machined tooling contributes to the majority of production costs for many small-run jobs. 3D printing can reduce the cost of plastic cores, molds, and tooling, but there are several considerations to ...
ZDNet

Yes, 3D printing can reduce plastic waste: Repurposing a filament spool

Plastic waste is a big problem in our world today. It's important for makers who use 3D printing technology (which generates plastic objects) to consider the waste hierarchy paradigm. Here's the thing ...
Forbes

3D Printing Is Ready To Tackle Plastic Body Implants

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Carolyn Schwaar is a tech journalist and editor at All3DP Magazine. This article is more than 3 years old. 3D-printed skull ...