In the researchers’ work, they varied stiffness, but believe other properties like strength, thermal conductivity, or porosity could also be manipulated, as well.
The system, which can either be a mobile unit or fixed to the shop floor, enables a three-step process that recovers any unused material from the printer, screens it and returns it to the machine for immediate reuse or to a container for storage.
Ultrasonic manipulation could incorporate assembly into additive manufacturing, widening the capabilities of current printers, potentially leading to the creation of a printer that could print and assemble whole devices.
Bioprinting of living human cells has gotten a boost with new research out of Sweden that’s generated cartilage tissue by printing stem cells using a 3D bioprinter.
Bone replacements for people that need them may soon become safer and more effective thanks to stronger artificial bones that can be fabricated using a new 3D-printing design.
A research team has developed a security system for additive manufacturing processes to help protect them against possible cyber attacks, as well as to ensure the overall integrity of the components produced by 3D-printing methods.
