Additive Manufacturing

Postconsumer

Contraction Continues

Business index for plastics processors dips for fourth straight month.

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MIT's 3D Printer Can Fuse Up to 10 Different Resins in One

The new MultiFab is said to overcome some of the weaknesses of incumbent 3D printers.

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Dyna-Purge and 3Dom Develop 3D Purging Compound

The new Dyna-Purge 3D Clean purging compound is geared to a broad range of FDM 3D printers.

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The Next 'Big' Thing in 3D Printing

Big Area Additive Manufacturing, or BAAM, is attracting entrepreneurs and machinery developers.

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What Comes Around Is Going Around…Very Quickly

The game is changing. Reshoring is occurring at a rate faster than most expected.

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UC Berkeley Creates 3D-Printed Cap That Checks Food Safety

The proposed “smart cap” features 3D-printed plastic with embedded sensors to measure the freshness of liquid food.

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Arburg Opens New U.S. Headquarters

Rocky Hill facility includes lab areas dedicated to the Freeformer 3D printer.

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Compounding

Second Contraction in Three Months

Slowdown among small-to-mid-size processors drags index down.

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On-Site: A Big Molder’s Technical Engineering Plus a Small Company’s Customer Service

That’s the formula for rapid growth at a new/old firm serving medical, military, and aviation markets.

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Testing

Sandretto’s 3D Printer Highlights MilanPlast Show

A second injection press supplier throws its hat into the 3D ring. Meantime, several Italian suppliers’ growth plans target North America.

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Plastics Size Reduction