Top 5: Could Recycled Filament Be the Future of 3D Printing?

It is once again Sunday and with the end of the weekend also comes our weekly top 5 3D printing videos of the week! To start you off, check out Enable 3D’s interview with Reflow to learn more about recycled filament and the role it could play in a circular economy. Next, Shapeways explains when you should use additive manufacturing or traditional manufacturing, as well as when using both might be the best option. The third video gives updates from Calgary, Canada where police have arrested two men in conjunction with the 3D printing of hand guns, a growing phenomenon we are seeing worldwide. In the fourth video, see how large format additive manufacturing works with Aimen’s quick video. Finally,

Top 1: Should We Turn to Recycled Filament?

As the environmental crisis worsens and the sheer amount of plastic waste we need to deal with becomes more obvious, more and more people have been looking for solutions. One that has been developed revolves around using filaments made out of recycled plastic for 3D printing. But is it really the future? That is the question that has been posed in this first of our top 5 videos of the week. Enable 3D, a community that is working towards a circular economy through recycled filaments and 3D printing, and Reflow, an Amsterdam startup that has been a leader in the field of recycled filament. Check out the video below to learn more:

Top 2: Shapeways Explains How to Choose Between Traditional Manufacturing and Additive Manufacturing

It can be difficult to know which technologies should be used for a project. Though of course there are benefits to both additive manufacturing and more traditional methods, how do you know if you are choosing the way that will truly optimize your parts? To help address that, Shapeways, a digital manufacturing platform based in New York offers customers access to high-quality manufacturing, explains why you might want to switch to additive manufacturing as well as the benefits of a more customized solution offering both in the next video: