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November 23, 2021 Leave a Comment Oak Ridge National Laboratory has recently published a paper in Nature Communications detailing their most recent 3D printing achievement in the field of binder jetting. The latest discovery demonstrates a rapid and cost effective method of printing silica sand structures with the use of a custom-made polymer as the binder. The structures so far have proven capable of supporting 300x their own weight, which according to ORNL, is equivalent to standing twelve Empire State Buildings on the Brooklyn Bridge. Infact, the structure in question was indeed a miniature bridge, and you can see it supporting a huge lump of metal in the image below. Strong sand! (Image credit: ORNL) Typically for binder jetting applications a polymer is used as the resin to bind the matter together. The new polymer known as polyethyleneimine (PEI) was tailor made for the application and has been demonstrated to…    read more 

December 9, 2021 Leave a Comment A team of Russian researchers from the The National University of Science and Technology MISiS Catalyst laboratory in Moscow have announced the development of a new process that can print multiple metals on the same printer. According to the university press release, this new technology will open up a whole new smorgasbord of printable alloys, allowing a veritable “additive periodic table” of metallic elements to choose from. This is pretty big news, as generally speaking, as metals from different groups have different printing requirements, and therefore the machine needs to be reconfigured significantly when switching between metals. Using a metal printer from local Russian company Addsol, the researchers optimized the printer so that it is now capable of printing a vast range of metals both reactive and non-reactive, and even at the same time, allowing engineers to create a whole palette of alloys. This…    read more 

December 17, 2021 Leave a Comment Humans of Earth, it’s the festive season and you know what that means! Following hot on the heels of their recent halloween and black friday sales, Anycubic are back with more great offerings for you to gorge yourself on this holiday season. Read on to know more about how you could be saving up to $200 this christmas! Holiday Offerings Starting today, the 17th of December and ending on the 27th December, Anycubic will be slashing prices on a variety of their printer wares on the Anycubic online store, so you can shop safely and in the warmth of your own home. Let us take a look at some of the Anycubic holiday bundles you can get your mitts on this Christmas. FDM Bundle For FDM fans, the first bundle includes the Anycubic Vyper printer, 2Kkg of PLA filament, and 3 STL files. The…    read more