Composites of continuous carbon fibers and thermoset polymers can now be made using a new 3D printing technology. Such composites are strong and lightweight and may find applications in many ...

3D printing or additive manufacturing (AM) is still at a nascent stage in the composites industry, but the technology possesses huge opportunities in most of the industry verticals including aerospace ...

What do airplanes, bridges, and wind turbines have in common? They can all be made from lightweight, strong, composite materials made of polymers reinforced with strong carbon fibers. Fiber-reinforced ...

CNT-based nanocomposites are optimized specifically for vat photopolymerization-type 3D printing, maintaining high ...

Desktop Metal (Burlington, Mass., U.S.), a company that specializes in metal 3D printing for product development and mass production, has announced it will expand its technology to include the ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "3D Printed Composites Materials Markets - 2018" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report analyzes these trends providing a complete, highly ...

In January 2016, researchers from the Air Force Research Laboratory started focusing on the ability to 3D-print parts for the Air Force, specifically polymer architectures that can replace heavier and ...

BOSTON, Sept. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Within the field of 3D printing, there is increasing emphasis on functionality as the industry shifts away from the stereotype of rapid prototyping, and ...

The Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA) in Russia has been using some of Russia's largest industrial 3D printers to produce new ...

Printing aviation parts on a 3D printer can be tricky and downright dangerous. The slightest defect is critical to the safety of the technology. This problem is especially problematic in the creation ...

BOSTON, July 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- 3D printing of fiber-reinforced polymers is rapidly approaching a commercial tipping point. This is quickly becoming one of the most exciting and impactful areas ...

Newly qualified M2 Tool Steel is a high-speed steel that is widely used for cutting tools Silicon carbide, a customer-qualified ceramic, is often used in aerospace applications Aluminum and Inconel ...