MultiMaterial 3D Printing Has a Hidden Weak Point

MultiMaterial 3D Printing Has a Hidden Weak Point

A multi-material 3D print can look perfect and still break apart where its materials meet.

Could AI Generators Eventually Replace 3D Model Repositories?

Could AI Generators Eventually Replace 3D Model Repositories?

I've noticed an interesting difference between two of the biggest 3D model repositories.

Could Creality Be Planning Dedicated Retail Stores Worldwide?

Could Creality Be Planning Dedicated Retail Stores Worldwide?

Creality has been building something that could become a worldwide network of its own dedicated 3D printing stores.

Force Sensing Could Bring Flow Analysis Into Extrusion Printing

Force Sensing Could Bring Flow Analysis Into Extrusion Printing

A force sensor at a material extrusion nozzle may be a way to dynamically measure viscosity during a print.

Your 3D Printer Can Be the Fix-It Tool You Didn’t Know You Needed

Your 3D Printer Can Be the Fix-It Tool You Didn’t Know You Needed

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi show how the humble home 3D printer is becoming a powerful fix-it tool for replacing hard-to-find parts and extending the life of everyday products.

AI Control In AM Has A Data Problem

AI Control In AM Has A Data Problem

A metal 3D printer might one day be able to correct its own mistakes. Or should it?

3D Printing Meets “Made in Italy”: The Next Industrial Renaissance

3D Printing Meets “Made in Italy”: The Next Industrial Renaissance

Charles R. Goulding and Kate Esposito explore how Italy’s celebrated “Made in Italy” tradition is getting a high-tech makeover through additive manufacturing, from Ferrari supercars to custom medical implants.

Revopoint Launches RANGE 3 Scanners And Previews MIRACO 2

Revopoint Launches RANGE 3 Scanners And Previews MIRACO 2

Revopoint has made two significant 3D scanning announcements, including a new scanner starting at only US$369.

Hands On With The Bambu Lab H3C 3D Printer, Part 4

Hands On With The Bambu Lab H3C 3D Printer, Part 4

Our look at the Bambu Lab H3C 3D printer concludes with Print Results and Final Thoughts.

Hands On With The Bambu Lab H3C 3D Printer, Part 3

Hands On With The Bambu Lab H3C 3D Printer, Part 3

Our review of the Bambu Lab H3C 3D printer continues with a look at Operations and Software.

Revopoint Launches RANGE 3 Scanners And Previews MIRACO 2

Revopoint Launches RANGE 3 Scanners And Previews MIRACO 2

Revopoint has made two significant 3D scanning announcements, including a new scanner starting at only US$369.

SKYLAB3D Explains How To Choose A Complete 3D Scanning Setup

Slant 3D’s Oil Stick Lubrication Tool Makes 3D Printer Maintenance Easy

Slant 3D’s Oil Stick Lubrication Tool Makes 3D Printer Maintenance Easy

Slant 3D’s new Oil Stick is a simple tool every 3D printer operator should use.

Investigating Creality’s Black Friday Deals

Investigating Creality’s Black Friday Deals

It’s that time of year again, and there are quite a few Black Friday sales on for desktop 3D printers.

Vision Miner 22 IDEX V4 Delivers Inexpensive PEEK-Class 3D Printing

Vision Miner 22 IDEX V4 Delivers Inexpensive PEEK-Class 3D Printing

Vision Miner officially introduced the 22 IDEX V4, the newest iteration of its independent dual-extrusion 3D printer.

Integrated Design-to-Production Services Simplify Part Manufacturing

Integrated Design-to-Production Services Simplify Part Manufacturing

Making a production part is vastly different than making one for one-off use.

PCBWAY to Launch September Promotion with 36% Discount on TPU 3D Printing

PCBWAY to Launch September Promotion with 36% Discount on TPU 3D Printing

It looks like PCBWAY has found itself with a trainload of TPU material.

Creality’s SpacePi X4: Advanced Four-Spool, Two-Chamber Filament Dryer

Creality’s SpacePi X4: Advanced Four-Spool, Two-Chamber Filament Dryer

Creality introduced what could be the best filament drying solution on the market: the SpacePi X4.

Creality and AMISS Partner to Bring 3D Printing Innovation to Fashion Industry

Creality and AMISS Partner to Bring 3D Printing Innovation to Fashion Industry

Creality seems to have developed an entirely new application for 3D printing, this time in the fashion industry.

Research

MultiMaterial 3D Printing Has a Hidden Weak Point

MultiMaterial 3D Printing Has a Hidden Weak Point

A multi-material 3D print can look perfect and still break apart where its materials meet.

Force Sensing Could Bring Flow Analysis Into Extrusion Printing

Force Sensing Could Bring Flow Analysis Into Extrusion Printing

A force sensor at a material extrusion nozzle may be a way to dynamically measure viscosity during a print.

AI Control In AM Has A Data Problem

AI Control In AM Has A Data Problem

A metal 3D printer might one day be able to correct its own mistakes. Or should it?

ETH Zurich Uses Bacteria To Cement 3D Printed Sand Structures

ETH Zurich Uses Bacteria To Cement 3D Printed Sand Structures

With bacteria, less infill can make a stronger 3D printed part.

Corporate

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, November 1, 2026

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, November 1, 2026

Once again we take a look at the valuations of the major 3D printing companies over the past week.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, October 25, 2026

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, October 25, 2026

Once again we take a look at the valuations of the major 3D printing companies over the past week.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, October 18, 2026

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, October 18, 2026

Once again we take a look at the valuations of the major 3D printing companies over the past week.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, October 11, 2026

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, October 11, 2026

Once again we take a look at the valuations of the major 3D printing companies over the past week.

Is Bambu Lab Testing Multiple Retail Formats for Global Expansion?

Is Bambu Lab Testing Multiple Retail Formats for Global Expansion?

Bambu Lab is one of the biggest producers of desktop 3D printers on the planet, but did you know they have a number of retail locations?

Ideas

Could AI Generators Eventually Replace 3D Model Repositories?

Could AI Generators Eventually Replace 3D Model Repositories?

I've noticed an interesting difference between two of the biggest 3D model repositories.

Could Creality Be Planning Dedicated Retail Stores Worldwide?

Could Creality Be Planning Dedicated Retail Stores Worldwide?

Creality has been building something that could become a worldwide network of its own dedicated 3D printing stores.

A Filament Dryer Goes Back to Its Day Job

A Filament Dryer Goes Back to Its Day Job

Oh, how times have changed with filament drying.

When Design Becomes Free, Part 2: What Happens to 3D Printing?

When Design Becomes Free, Part 2: What Happens to 3D Printing?

In Part 1, we explored the possibility that AI technology could eventually make 3D design effectively free.

Services

Spoolara Bundles A Collection Of 3D Printing Utilities

Spoolara Bundles A Collection Of 3D Printing Utilities

Spoolara has bundled a bunch of small 3D printing utilities together.

Anycubic Uses Thingiverse To Fill Makeronline’s Model Gap

Anycubic Uses Thingiverse To Fill Makeronline’s Model Gap

Anycubic has made a very quite but potentially important ecosystem move.

A New Way to 3D Print the Surface of Other Worlds

A New Way to 3D Print the Surface of Other Worlds

I ran across a very interesting 3D model service, OrbitStudio.

Meshy Edit Lets Users Regenerate Selected Parts of AI 3D Models

Meshy Edit Lets Users Regenerate Selected Parts of AI 3D Models

Meshy announced something quite interesting: an editing feature.

Usage

Your 3D Printer Can Be the Fix-It Tool You Didn’t Know You Needed

Your 3D Printer Can Be the Fix-It Tool You Didn’t Know You Needed

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi show how the humble home 3D printer is becoming a powerful fix-it tool for replacing hard-to-find parts and extending the life of everyday products.

3D Printing Meets “Made in Italy”: The Next Industrial Renaissance

3D Printing Meets “Made in Italy”: The Next Industrial Renaissance

Charles R. Goulding and Kate Esposito explore how Italy’s celebrated “Made in Italy” tradition is getting a high-tech makeover through additive manufacturing, from Ferrari supercars to custom medical implants.

Rockwell Automation’s Three 3D Printing Plays

Rockwell Automation’s Three 3D Printing Plays

Charles Goulding and Ari Willick discuss three ways Rockwell Automation is applying its industrial automation expertise to the 3D printing industry.

3D Printing Goes Underwater as DARPA Eyes the Future of Maritime Repair

3D Printing Goes Underwater as DARPA Eyes the Future of Maritime Repair

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi dive into the emerging technology that could let robots build and repair underwater infrastructure using materials found on the seafloor.