Machined tooling contributes to the majority of production costs for many small-run jobs. 3D printing can reduce the cost of plastic cores, molds, and tooling, but there are several considerations to ...

With a whir and a click the job is done. In the space of 20 minutes a plastic bottle opener has been constructed by the Replicator - a 3D printing machine capable of making objects up to the size of a ...

Plastic printer: This roll-to-roll printer can make simple circuits for devices like RFIDs on sheets of plastic. Now Applied Materials is developing a roll-to-roll printer to make flexible displays.

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Currently the third most-popular 3D printer in the U.S., the $1,599 H-Series printer from Afinia, a division of ...

3D printing is easier than ever, but that doesn't mean you can take your eye off the ball.

Thinking about starting a business from home? It’s totally doable these days, especially with all the cool small manufacturing machine options out there. You don’t need a huge factory or a massive ...