Tool changing 3D printers are hot. The idea is that instead of switching filament, you swap out hot ends or other tools. That isn’t a new idea. However, most tool changers are expensive. [Eng… ...

Eva Baur, Benjamin Tiberghien, Esther Amstad. 3D Printing of Double Network Granular Elastomers with Locally Varying Mechanical Properties. Advanced Materials, 2024; DOI: 10.1002/adma.202313189 ...

However, Apple is reportedly planning to use new 3D printed tech to make some of the wearable’s titanium mechanical parts. Kuo says that the new approach could “improve the production time and ...