Film extrusion is divided into two subcategories: cast film (flat film) and blown film. In cast film extrusion, hot plastic is extruded through a flat, slit die onto a polished chill roll where it is ...

A new research review lays out how 3D printed, regolith based concretes could enable lunar and Martian structures — and where ...

Food-safe filament helps, but it cannot make every 3D-printed kitchen item safe. These 5 prints still deserve extra caution.

ADM plans a massive upgrade and modernization of its processing plants in the city. Gov. JB Pritzker praises the company for ...

It’s little secret that stepper motors are everywhere in FDM 3D printers, but there’s no real reason why you cannot take another type of DC motor like a brushless DC (BLDC) motor and use that instead.

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I’m a mechanical engineer with more than 30 years of experience in industrial automation and design, with projects ranging from individual inventors to international corporations. I hold credit on six ...

A 3D printer might have been one of the most exciting purchases my household has ever made. First, our basic bed-slinger 3D printers were simple enough that a 12-year-old could put them together solo.

The Snapmaker U1 comes in an exceptionally sturdy box. Everything is secured firmly, with locking screws holding down the build plate and double-reinforced cardboard walls with open-cell foam ...