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Additive Manufacturing

Prototype development, customised components and a wide range of creative design options. This is what additive manufacturing offers. In our articles you can learn more about the future of plastic printing and innovative applications of 3D printing technology.
An injection molding machine next to a 3D printer; Copyright: chatgpt-image-4-feb-2026-12-41-21

Additive Manufacturing

11/02/2026

Injection molding or 3D printing? Why decision-makers today strategically combine both

The requirements for plastics processing are changing noticeably

Orange plastic component for automobiles; Copyright: Institute for Plastics Processing / Layer Performance

Additive Manufacturing

27/08/2025

“Surface quality in injection molding quality”: Why non-planar slicing software is a game changer for additive manufacturing

Layer Performance software minimizes material consumption and post-processing

View of the earth from the moon; Copyright: envato

Additive Manufacturing

18/06/2025

Material Tests for Space

How the NextSpace TestRig secures the future of space travel

Image: group of researchers working on a 3D printer; Copyright: stokkete

Additive Manufacturing

28/03/2025

3D Printing: New Recyclable Polymer Enhances Circular Economy

Innovative Polythioenones Enable High-Performance, Fully Recyclable and Additive Manufactured Materials

Image: View of the Earth from space - symbolic image for future applications of 3D printing in space travel; Copyright: Oulailux - stock.adobe.com

Additive Manufacturing

06/11/2024

3D Printing Redefined: Manufacturing Plastic Components Faster and More Precisely

Electrophotographic 3D printing from TH Köln and mz Toner Technologies offers potential for applications in aerospace and electronics

Image: Productivity is key: 120 x molds in 20 minutes = 10 seconds per mold; Copyright: Nexa3D

Additive Manufacturing

03/11/2023

Wilson Sporting Goods using 3D printing to accelerate the injection molding process

Using soluble molds enables company to fail faster, explore thousands of options cost-effectively

Image: 3D printer additively manufacturing a plastic structure; Copyright: leungchopan

Additive Manufacturing

27/09/2023

From the 3D printer to the dishwasher: researchers develop biodegradable support material

Interview with Lars Schmohl and Frederik Gutbrod, Research Associates, Institute of Polymer Technology, University of Stuttgart

Image: A stool is printed at K 2022 with the help of ADAM software; Copyright: IKV/Fröls

Additive Manufacturing

17/08/2023

Digital meets material: a software transforms additive manufacturing

Interview with Interview with Lukas Pelzer, Research Associate at the Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV), RWTH Aachen University

Image: Dark 3D printer prints a model from black plastic; Copyright: iloli

Additive Manufacturing

12/04/2023

Additive manufacturing is pioneering for Röchling Industrial
Image: Scientist wearing VR goggles and two blue gloves to stay in digital metaverse cyberspace ; Copyright: Rimidolove

Additive Manufacturing

26/12/2022

The VR glove from the 3D printer

Additive Manufacturing

25/03/2022

Same but different: say hello to the 3D printed trombone
Carbon Inc.’s Continuous Liquid Interface Production™, © Carbon Inc.

Additive Manufacturing

22/05/2020

A look at the shifting trends in additive manufacturing

Further K-Mag articles

Digital production environment with an OEE analysis dashboard in a plastics processing plant; Copyright: Reifenhäuser

Artificial Intelligence

Industrial AI In Plastics Processing – When Skilled Workers Are in Short Supply

Large multilayer insulation structure for space applications during assembly; Copyright: NASA/Goddard/Chris Gunn

Developments

Ultra-thin Interlayers Strengthen Flexible Composite Materials
An elderly man lies on the floor among colourful plastic building blocks, smiling as he holds a figure he has built in his hand.

Plastics in Daily Life

Toys Reimagined: How Kidults as a New Target Group and Sustainable Plastics Are Changing the Market
Algeria is one of the most important markets for cement production on the African continent. Copyright: iStock.com/Habib Boucetta

Packaging

"Algeria is one of our top three markets in the MENA region."
Three men standing next to each other holding a light-coloured cycling backpack; Copyright: BASF

Climate Protection

CO₂ Footprint of Plastics: Why PCF-Reduced Polyamides are Becoming a Key Lever
Borealis Plant in Austria with new technologie; Copyright: Borealis

Artificial Intelligence

Borealis Expands AI-Powered Borstar® Digital Twin Program Globally
Handover of reusable cups to Diakonie Düsseldorf; Copyright: Borealis

Circular Economy

Circular Economy in Practice: Borealis and Messe Düsseldorf Test Reusable Cup System at K 2025
Community and partners celebrate Guinness World Record for recycled bottle-cap mosaic in Abu Dhabi; Copyright: Tadweer Group

Circular Economy

Tadweer Group and Umm Al Emarat Park Set Guinness World Record with Recycled Bottle-Cap Mosaic
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