Remember Grandpa Joe, who got a steel plate in his head after being hit with shrapnel during World War II? If Grandpa Joe had the same injury today, he’d probably get a polymer-based custom-fit replacement made with a three-dimensional printer for that steel plate. The implant technology developed by Oxford Performance Materials, based in South [...]
Grant to Improve Polymers in 3-D Printing
July 30, 2012 By 4 Comments
A research institute in Ohio has received $3 million to improve the composition of polymers to create better products made from three-dimensional printing. Traditional paper printers use a moving toner cartridge head to form lines of text, adding row upon row of toner, and the paper moves through the printer. Three-dimensional printing (3-D) works similarly, [...]
Polymer Printing to Take Flight?
June 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Shove some polymer into a cartridge, hit “print,” and, voila, you have a part of an airplane in your hands. That is the vision GE and EADS, a European defense and aerospace company, that are pursuing to make parts that work better and cost less to produce. Printing 3D objects has been around for a [...]
