Russian tyre maker Cordiant says a holding company has started 3D printing full-scale prototypes of new tyres. The equipment has been installed at the firm’s R&D unit at the Yaroslavl tyre plant.A 1:1 scale model allows engineers to see the…
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Wacker sets up first LSR 3D printing lab in US
German chemical firm Wacker is launching its first US-based Aceo open print lab. Aceo is said to be the world’s first industrial-scale technology for the additive manufacturing of liquid silicone rubber (LSR) components. The new facility, located at Wacker’s Silicone…
Singapore/Israeli team discovers most stretchable UV-curable elastomers for 3D printing
Elastomers have been used in a host of applications, due to their elasticity, resilience, and electrical and thermal insulation, for fabricating soft robots, flexible electronics and smart biomedical devices that require soft and deformable material properties to establish safe and…
Wacker launches silicone 3D printing tech in North America at IDTechEx Show
Munich-based global materials and technology manufacturer Wacker Chemie has recently debuted their silicone 3D printing technology to the North American market during the ID Tech Ex Show, which just took place from November 16 to 17 in Santa Clara, California…