Japanese researchers develop a 3D printing technique with dual nozzles that enables a new form of metal-plastic hybrid printing. The new and improved process opens up application areas for the internet of things and artificial intelligence.
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With its binder-jetting technology Swedish company Digital Metal has already produced more than 300,000 components. Now they aim to improve its productivity by automating the processes.
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The computer and printer manufacturer HP announced the Metal Jet, an industrial 3D printer that can process steel. This innovation could have a major impact on the way automobile manufacturers work.
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In many cases manufacturing techniques are not yet advanced enough to fully realize the potential of a new interconnected world. Researchers at Purdue University are attempting to change that. They are harnessing inkjet printing technology to create devices made of liquid alloys printed onto pliable, stretchable surfaces.
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Scientists at the Center for Nanoscale Systems have found a way to coat objects with an extremely thin layer of semiconductor that shines in vivid colors from bright pink to deep blue. This coating could replace paint in certain circumstances since it does not add any significant amount of weight and does not alter the flexibility of the substrate.
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It can be said with confidence: Pigment manufacturers thrive on incorporating sustainable materials in their products as well as improving their manufacturing process. Ink World, the industry’s news and information provider, invited experts in the ink sector to share their sustainability goals as well as their knowledge revolving around pigments.
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To meet the demands of today's world, the plant and mechanical engineering industry is gearing up their businesses for establishing a circular economy and higher levels of sustainability. But politics must also play its part to enable the industry to keep working on new solutions.
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At the K 2022 trade fair, VDMA member companies focused on the circular economy and presented their technology highlights. LEONHARD KURZ showed how high-quality post-industrial recyclate can be obtained from production residues in the graphic industry.
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Marabu presented CO2- and energy-saving UV-LED-curable screen printing inks and a new digital printing varnish at glasstec 2022. The manufacturer's portfolio was also expanded with inks suitable for screen, digital, and pad printing for the glass industry.
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Lamination is an essential part of printing processes and allows the addition of versatile effects to stage print products in such a way that they achieve the desired appeal to their target groups. The company Nobelus has developed a new laminate product that is designed to increase product sales with unique properties: FineGrit Laminate.
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