Guillotines used for cutting sheet metal. Notchers or nibblers for both metals and plastics. Folding machines used to bend sheet metal. Rolling machines used to roll sheet metal and wires and universal machines which combine cutting, folding and rolling operations.

This is a compilation of the articles about 3D printing that have appeared in Futureminds over the past three years.

They span designing for 3D printing, types of printers, teaching schemes and safe use of these machines in a school.

The following document is a list of the documents and other materials you will find on the D&T website.

Welcome to the first issue of FutureMinds where we review a range of resources to support 3D printing including a novel use in Textiles. We also showcase the Greenpower racing challenge and give you some Food and Textiles updates.