

Viscous lithography manufacturing (VLM) aims to accelerate the already speedy process of resin-based 3D printing, while allowing for different resins to be combined for multi-material parts. The goal is to give designers access to the ecosystem needed to take injection moulding to the next level. Injection moulding remains king, but AddiFab’s additively created, dissolvable tooling looks to tap into the benefits of both injection moulding and 3D printing, as it fast-tracks tool designs and validations for complex part injection moulding.ĪddiFab’s tooling, up to 154 x 241mm in size, is compatible with most traditional thermoplastic materials, including reinforced high-performance feedstocks.Ī collaboration with Nexa3D gives customers access to the NXE 400 3D Printing system – including industrial 3D printer, wash and cure units – with Addifab providing proprietary tooling resins and post-processing equipment. We have faith that the Class of 2022 will offer you many more such candidates – and hopefully, you’ll have the chance to get hands-on with many of these in the months to come, including at DEVELOP3D LIVE, which returns to the UK in November 2022. Speaking with readers, we know that many of them have since been adopted in businesses around the globe and become vital to your workflows.

Our previous lists in 20 have highlighted new technologies that we’ve watched grow in terms of capability and adoption. Our listing includes new takes on modelling, innovative ways to tackle big data challenges, fresh approaches to 3D printing and more – all with the aim of helping our readers design and build the products and systems of the future. We’re delighted to showcase this illustrious group, selected entirely on merit. Others come from established companies that continue to develop new capabilities within existing systems or launch brand-new tools to take customers in new and thrilling directions. Some of these technologies are from start-ups that we’re excited to see take their first steps out of stealth mode. The D3D 30 is our annual round-up of 30 new technologies that we believe have an important role to play in the product development processes of our readers.Ĭhosen from companies around the world, our hope is that you find something here for your own personal toolbox, to make you more productive in 2022.
