With increased confidence in 3D printing, more design engineers are looking to see where new processes could add a competitive edge. While cost associated with 3D printing is reducing, metal printing ...

3D printing is starting to evolve from a prototyping technology into a production technology. It's what’s called a bridge-manufacturing technique, a means of making moderate quantities of parts to go ...

In concept, an everyday sewing machine could make embroidery a snap: the operator would move the fabric around in any direction they wish while the sewing machine would take care of slapping down ...

Ben Wynne of Intrepid Automation faces the difficulties of 3D printing as a production method in manufacturing.

If the global engineering and manufacturing community plans to keep unlocking the full potential of industrial 3D printing, together they will have to keep rethinking the fundamentals of design ...