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3D printing - an alternative to injection moulding?

3D printing - an alternative to injection moulding?

3D printing is unique as a disruptive technology in one key respect, and that is, having disrupted the manufacturing paradigm through the introduction of rapid prototyping some 25-30 years ago, it is now disrupting manufacturing again.

Evonik presents new 3D-printable PEEK Care Filament

Evonik presents new 3D-printable PEEK Care Filament

Evonik has developed a new 3D-printable PEEK biomaterial for medical technology. With Vestakeep Care M40 3DF, the specialty chemicals company is launching a polyether ether ketone filament for medical applications with body contact up to 30 days.

SABIC and Local Motors cooperate

SABIC and Local Motors cooperate

With the desire to improve the circularity of large format additive manufacturing (LFAM), SABIC and Local Motors, a next-generation vehicle manufacturer, completed a joint study on the feasibility of recycling scrap thermoplastic parts and shavings from the 3D printing process.