The emergence of 3D printed open-source lathes marks a significant milestone in the development of cost-effective machine tools. By ingeniously combining 3D printing technology with concrete casting ...

Metal that bends instead of breaking has been a dream of engineers since the first steel tools snapped on factory floors. A new generation of 3D printed alloys is pushing that dream closer to reality, ...

[Chris Borge] has spent the last few years creating some interesting 3D printed tools and recently has updated their 3D printable lathe design to make a few improvements. The idea was to 3D print the ...

Researchers have demonstrated a technique that allows people who manufacture metal machine parts with 3D printing technologies to conduct automated quality control of manufactured parts during the ...

3D printers have come a long way in recent years, allowing users to print just about anything they can think of. Typically, this leads folks to use them for fun hobby-based projects, like miniatures ...