3D printing of continuous fiber-reinforced composites continues to expand and advance. Many new companies and developments have emerged since Markforged announced the Mark One continuous fiber 3D ...

DLR has demonstrated the use of a 19.5-kHz sonotrode (slender silver cylinder at center of system above) to consolidate fibers impregnated with melted thermoplastic from pellets (storage and melting ...

Pittsburgh — Stratasys Ltd. has unveiled a new production unit that could lead to greater volume production for 3D printing. The company debuted its Continuous Build 3D Demonstrator on May 9 at the ...

For the past few decades, the biggest roadblock to 3D printing has been materials. Many of the most common materials are weak and brittle, limiting 3D printing to modeling and fit prototyping. As the ...

How does a typical printing machine work? Today's most common printing machines use a flexographic process. Flexography is a direct rotary printing method that uses a raised image surface to print on ...