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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dazzle someone with a tale of the 3D-printed future, where everyone, everywhere prints their own goods at home, and after the initial surprise that you can print anything from math tools to body parts ...

As a US Marine Corps combat engineer serving in Iraq, Jim Monroe used MacGyver-like hacks to repair mine rollers. Meant to detonate and clear mines, these heavy studded wheels are mounted on the ...

Raise3D recently announced its new MetalFuse system, a fully integrated system for 3D printing developed with BASF Forward AM. The MetalFuse system, which includes the Forge 1 desktop metal 3D printer ...

Arizona company Rosotics says it's ready to revolutionize large-scale 3D metal printing, with a new "rapid induction printing" approach that can print parts of enormous size – with radical advantages ...

Xometry has sponsored this post. A 3D printed metal gear. (Image courtesy of Xometry.) Choosing the right manufacturing method is essential to a product’s physical and economic performance. Machining ...

Firearm suppressors, often called silencers, are having a breakout moment. Sales jumped 31% over the past year, according to the American Suppressor Association, with the number expected to surge in ...

IEC began developing 3D‑printing capabilities several years ago and now expects to expand into metal component manufacturing.

An updated edition of the August 10, 2026 article. 3D Printing, also known as additive manufacturing (AM), is emerging as a transformative force in modern manufacturing as it offers a faster, more ...