In addition, the 3D-printed models are affordable enough to be left at remote sites, where emergency medicine providers can continue to refine their skills, improving the care patients get in ...

Chances are that if you’ve traveled on an Alstom train, that train has one or more of its parts created by 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing. In fact, we’ve just reached the milestone ...

It’s designed to O-gauge scale, and comes complete with models for 3D printed track as well. The parts are given a coat of paint to better approximate the finish of the real thing; sometimes ...

The railroad industry is jumping on board, after it was announced that Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) is utilizing 3D printing to produce railroad parts for advanced needs, including in-cab ...

3D printing is about to rock the world of spare parts makers. While half of today's production is being used to create prototypes, by 2020 as much as 80 percent of 3D printing will be used to ...

We know many people who put much effort into building model train setups. But [Rambros] has an entire set 3D printed, and the files are open source, so you can print your own or modify it to suit ...

It sounds like something from a science fiction plot: so-called three-dimensional printers are being used to fashion prosthetic arms and hands, jaw bones, spinal-cord implants — and one day ...

A version of this article appears in print on April 13, 2025, Section A, Page 8 of the New York edition with the headline: As Japan’s Commuters Slept, a 3D-Printed Train Station Rose in 6 Hours.