James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...

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Popular plastic filaments such as PLA, ABS, and PETG are widely used in prototyping and small-scale manufacturing. Innovations in plastic blends, providing greater strength and heat resistance ...

Among their advantages? They muffle the operating noise, as well as reduce the odor from melted filament (which is potentially an issue with ABS plastic), and they provide some protection for ...

Omani design collective Nawa has created a plastic-free filament for 3D printing using waste date seeds, which is on display at Dutch Design Week. Called RePit as a play on the word "repeat", the ...

Filament-wise, it’s PLA only, which is the best choice for beginners. Who It's For The Toybox 3D Printer is designed for use by children and young people—Toybox Labs suggests a minimum age of ...

Collector Jay Leno turned to additive manufacturing to repair a 1913 Packard, and the same tech could work on your next ...

in which plastic filament—available in spools—is melted and extruded, then solidifies to form the object. The two most common types of filament are acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS ...

Both chopped and continuous fibers are used in composite 3D printing for lightweight, strong parts. We took a look at how ...