The EU Right to Repair Deadline Is Here: What It Means for Spare Parts and How 3D Printing Supports
The EU’s Right to Repair Directive is now in force — and OEMs need a plan for years of spare parts. Here’s how 3D printing fits in.
Sustainability in Industrial Manufacturing: CO₂ Reduction Through Local and On-Demand Production
Manufacturing emissions come from many sources — freight, overproduction, and idle inventory are some of them, and often easy to overlook. This article looks at how local, on-demand production can help address these specific sources, without sacrificing cost control or reliability.
Ultimate guide to sustainable 3D printing materials: Pathing the way for a circular economy
Cutting plastic waste has stopped being just an environmental goal – for a growing number of manufacturers, it’s a business case too. Additive manufacturing is no exception, and that’s exactly where this final part of our sustainability series picks up: what sustainable material options already exist in 3D printing today, and what are they actually […]
Don’t replace. Repair with the help of 3D printing!
Ever searched for a spare part and simply couldn’t find one anywhere? At that point you’re usually left with two options: improvise a fix, or throw the whole product away. That gap is exactly what still stops a lot of repairs from happening today, even when a product would otherwise be perfectly fixable. In part […]
How 3D printing improves sustainability across the supply chain
Sorting your recycling, switching to green electricity, taking the train instead of the car – sustainability has long been part of everyday life. Industry is now catching up, pushed by both customer expectations and new regulation. Additive manufacturing, better known as 3D printing, is one of the levers companies are using to build a greener […]