Reduced Waste: By building objects layer by layer, 3D printing minimizes material waste ... a thermoplastic filament through a heated nozzle, melting the material and depositing it layer by ...

Form (Filaments, Powder), Technology (Powder Bed Fusion, Directed Energy Deposition, Binder Jetting, Metal Extrusion, Other Technologies), End-use Industry (Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Medical & ...

Even if I could melt and re-extrude them they would be ... Plastics take hundreds of years to decompose, so most of this ...

Recent advancements at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory show that 3D-printed metal molds offer a ...

A new era of 3D printing "microfactories" is helping to turn waste plastics into "highly competitive" products fit for use in the construction industry, according to Veena Sahajwalla, professor ...