Experienced by the difficult and unpredictable year of the pandemic, like every industry and segment, FDM technology is coming out of the corner. We have to find ourselves in this strange and new reality by finding new applications for 3D printing. What challenges lie ahead in 2021? The previous years have already directed the development of FDM and although 2020 has slowed it down a bit, the trends are still clear.

The use of supports is an inseparable part of working in 3D printing. In places where the overhang angle of the printing walls exceeds the boundary angle, the program used to prepare the printout will insert additional structures that will serve as support for the printed element. Depending on whether your printer is equipped with one or two printheads, the supports are made of the same material as the model or from a different filament, such as PVA or HIPS.

If you have already managed to buy an industrial 3D printer - time for the first printout! Its quality depends on the filament you choose and the choice is not easy at all - the amount of materials available on the market can make you dizzy.

"Release your creativity" - this slogan is present and repeated everywhere, but is it easy to implement? In industry, more attention is paid to not making mistakes, and this restricts the free will and freedom of creation. Safety is a priority in medicine, maintenance, defense and aerospace industries. What if creativity and risk minimization could go hand in hand? What if creativity was the way to reduce the risk?

3D printing is a technology which, thanks to its capabilities, increasingly supports the medical industry. 3D printers enable the production of spatial forms with unprecedented precision, therefore they become irreplaceable in the creation of prosthesis models, educational supports and operation planning. 3D medicine is already a reality. What is the practical use of 3D printers in this sector?

3D printing of models with complex geometry has never been so easy! Soluble support materials revolutionized 3D printing technology. They make it easier to print items that were almost impossible to print with a simple filament. How to use ODS-20 soluble support filament from Omni3D?

Designed in cooperation with doctors, the improved face shields provides high wearing comfort thanks to the adjustable and lifted visor. Thanks to the use of high quality materials, it can be disinfected entirely with standard agents.

The 3D printing technology gives a wide range of possibilities to produce elements, spare parts and tools used in the maintenance area. 3D printers can make even the most non-standard and difficult to access elements in a short time, thus saving time and production costs.

Companies from the railway industry began to implement 3D printing technologies to perform production and maintenance work. Building a good train that can withstand the distance and provide passengers with comfort requires a large number of very high quality components. The rail sector is increasingly turning to additive manufacturing, more commonly known as 3D printing. Railroad companies and analysts say the technology - which has been in development over the last three decades - can help bring obsolete spare parts to market and cut production times by up to 95%. How effective is this technology and how much does it support the industry?

It's been a long time since Frank Pearne and Charles L. Krum started working on a printing telegraph called a teletype. Since that invention, technology has taken a significant step forward, making electric cars, super fast computers or space travel a reality. Additive technology, known to us perfectly well as 3D printing, has been developing for about two decades, but its role in the ongoing technological revolution is significant.