Stories about: metal 3D printer  

We might actually see orbital shipyards before we die

SLM differs from SLS despite being classed as a sub-type

Israel-based Nano Dimension has some work to do

You can actually get crack-free 99.9% dense steel powder

It costs $4,000 / €3,103 instead of a hundred times as much

This way, you get away with paying a lot less

With fewer licensing fees to pay, makers of such devices can sell them for less

NASA and SpaceX plan to digitally fabricate parts for future vessels

Researchers from a few different institutes create a process unlike anything seen before

It can both 3D print and drill, cut or otherwise poke at an object until it's satisfied

Canada-based Zecotek Photonics teams up with Greek-Armenian company LT-PYRKAL

At last, a powder bed fusion metal 3D printer that doesn't cost millions

Manufacturing speed reduced by 80% and material cost cut greatly as well

The new 3D printing extruder uses the same technology as in plastic FDM printers

Because no one should be limited to using simple plastics anymore

More specifically, it is being used to find replacement alloys for critical materials

It still makes things from plastic, but at least it traded wood for something stronger