The development of cheaper, more powerful lasers has always been a cause for excitement among hackers, and fiber lasers are no exception. One of the newer tools they’ve enabled is the laser welder, ...

Researchers from China have developed a new 3D-printing process capable of building titanium-alloy rods more than a meter ...

At TCT Shenzhen, SnowX wasn’t showing a mockup. The SnowPod was mid-build on the booth table — a laser fusing 316L stainless ...

Jiangsu Global Laser Box Digital Technology (江苏铬莱铂数字科技有限公司) will launch a global crowdfunding campaign for its ...

The metal 3D printing landscape is “Perfectly imperfect,” says research from IDTechEx. On one hand, the diversity in metal additive manufacturing technologies enables complex geometries and opens ...

One broken screw can derail an entire manufacturing process. Run out of spares and you face a crisis if your supplier overseas needs six weeks to deliver new screws. However, if you have a metal 3D ...

Copper electroplating brings 3D printed parts a step closer to a full metal finish in this detailed DIY guide. The video focuses on how electroplating works, what components are needed, and how to ...

The University of Turku in Finland has added a multi-material recoater to its metal 3D printing system, allowing researchers to deposit different powders from three separate drums within a single ...

Welding is typically used to join two parts together, whether those parts be metal or plastic. There are various styles of welding, but we won’t go into those here. Casting is the act of pouring a ...

Copper’s conductive qualities have made it an ideal material for the traditional manufacturing of parts, especially those that require excellent electrical and heat transference. While pure copper ...

Everyone wants to 3D print with metals, but it is a difficult task. You need high temperatures and metals with high thermal conductivity make the problem even worse. Researchers at Caltech have a way ...

Researchers have come up with a 3D printing method using liquid metal that's claimed to produce structures at least 10 times faster than existing metal additive manufacturing processes, though it does ...