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3D Systems Announces the ProJet MJP 3600 Series

3D Systems may be taking a battering by the investment community recently, but that’s not stopping their technology: they’ve announced a major new series of 3D printing gear.

Pinshape’s 3D Printing Design Guide Is Very Useful

Pinshape has published an enormous, 10,000 word design guide for their contributors. I think it’s pretty good, even if you are not a Pinshape contributor.

Design of the Week: Flying Toaster SD Card Holder

This week’s selection is the eclectic After Dark Flying Toaster SD Card Holder by Swiss Thingiverse contributor Erich Styger.

It’s A New Version Of 3D Slash!

3D Slash has announced version 2.0 of their powerful, but easy-to-use web-based 3D modeler.

WI3DP: Mariel Diaz Castro

I am a Maker, an entrepreneur, a geek, a DIY and OpenSource lover.

WI3DP: Mary Visser

Prof. Mary Visser, Holder of the Herman Brown Chair teaches sculpture and 3D modeling at Southwestern University.

Gizmo 3D Printers Pre-Ordering Now Open

Readers may recall a series of stories we wrote earlier this year on Gizmo 3D Printers, an Australian startup with a stupefyingly fast 3D printer. Now you can order one.

Carbon Renamed & Rolling CLIP Out to More Early Adopters

Since the announcement a year ago (almost to the day) introducing the world to the CLIP 3D printing process, from the company that was then called Carbon3D, much has been made of the speed of this process and the high levels of funding it has garnered.

3D Systems Unexpectedly Delays Tax Filing

Industry giant 3D Systems announced they were delaying the filing of their 2015 10-K tax form to the US government. What does this mean?

Design of the Week: Pretend Missile Attachment for Minidrones

This week’s selection is the strange “Pretend Missile Attachment for Minidrones” by MyMiniFactory contributor Savik K., which portends some very interesting future designs.

The Most Bizarre 3D Printer Promo Yet: A Free 3D Printer, With One Big Catch

Zortrax has launched a very unusual sales campaign to promote their popular M200 desktop 3D printer.

MyMiniFactory’s Response To The Thingiverse Controversy

Designers and artists have increased concerns since a rogue entrepreneur began reselling designs from Thingiverse, but MyMiniFactory has a partial solution.

3DPrintClean Introduces An Affordable Filtration Enclosure

3DPrintClean has been producing professional filtration solutions for a while now, but they’ve just launched a new low-cost version.

ISIS-Destroyed Artifacts Begin To Digitally Resurrect

A project to digitally recover ancient artifacts destroyed by ISIS fanatics has begun to bear fruit.

Arcam To Develop German Market

Sweden-based Arcam seems to be setting up a German subsidiary.

Standards Still Lacking For Industrial 3D Printing

I’m reading an article by Robert Grace discussing the state of standardization of 3D printing within the industrial space.

AM Provides an Answer for ESD-Safe Aerospace Parts

Outer space is an isolated place. Whether you’re an astronaut on an EVA, a satellite in orbit or a deep space probe traversing the solar system, one thing’s for sure, you’re completely cut off from Earth, its resources and the engineers that can solve any unexpected problems that may arise.

Push Vs. Pull 3D Printer Marketing

BEEVERYCREATIVE posted a tale of how their 3D printer is being used, and it illustrates a change in how 3D printers are marketed.

A Chat With Ultimaker’s Leaders, Part 2

Earlier this year we sat down for a direct chat with the two top executives at Ultimaker to find out what they’re up to.

Ultimaker Partners With The University of Illinois and Coursera, Filling A Big 3D Gap

Ultimaker, the University of Illinois and Coursera announced a partnership in which Ultimaker will assist the development of a series of online courses on 3D printing.

US Congress To Examine 3D Printing Advances

A special hearing will be held this month at the US government to highlight recent innovations in 3D printing technologies.

Unique Method of 3D Printing Bone Joints

Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada have developed a method of 3D printing custom, bio-absorbable bone joints.

MakerBot Reacts To Thingiverse Controversy

Today MakerBot issued a statement regarding their position on the ridiculous actions by 3D print service company Just 3D Print.

We Have A New Contributor: Rachel Park!

I am very pleased to announce that longtime 3D print writer Rachel Park will now be contributing stories to Fabbaloo.

The REVOCaster Is Now Live

Back in 2014 I wrote on the REVOcaster, a rotational casting device that could complement any 3D printer operation. Now it’s available for order.

Interest In 3D Printing Has Flattened – Literally

Over the past year or so, a number of 3D print-related companies have stumbled, and it could be due to a flattening of interest in the technology.

voxeljet And The Service Centre Business Model

voxeljet, like many industrially focused 3D printer manufacturers, offers an industrial service to its client base.

The 3D Nefertiti Hack

A clandestine group has secretly 3D scanned the famous Nefertiti sculpture at the Neues Museum in Berlin – and released the scan publicly!

A Chat With Ultimaker’s Leaders, Part 1

Earlier this year we sat down for a direct chat with the two top executives at Ultimaker to find out what they’re up to.

Ultrafast 3D Printed SuperCapacitors Produced: Could Change Many Things

Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have developed a method of 3D printing graphene electrodes that could revolutionize the way we power mobile devices.

Design of the Week: Ötzi

This week’s selection is the incredible 3D printed reproduction of Ötzi, by Materialise, DNALC and artist Gary Staab.

Stratasys Attempts A Breakthrough In 3D Printed Fashion

Stratasys announced a fascinating set of 3D printed dresses that use unique methods that could attract more designers to their services.

US Army Testing Mission-Specific Custom 3D Printed Drones

The US Army is conducting a test to investigate whether it is feasible to design and 3D print highly specific drone designs for specific missions.

Siemens Opens Metal AM Facility in Sweden

Siemens has announced a $23.98M investment in a new metal additive manufacturing facility in Finspång, Sweden.

Sculpteo’s 3D Printing Survey Confirms Suspicions

3D print service Sculpteo recently undertook a survey of their members to gauge feelings on various topics. The results are quite interesting.

Mattel’s Step Into 3D Printing: Is This A Good Thing?

Mattel (and Autodesk) announced the “Thingmaker”, a 3D printer for kids. But will it succeed? We’re not so sure.

What Would A FrankenFilament Be Like?

Just as there are many desktop 3D printers, there are as many different kinds of filament for them. But what might an ideal filament be?

Have You Ever Tried Casting Silicone With 3D Printed Molds?

A great video by industrial designer Eric Strebel shows the technique required to successfully cast silicone with 3D printed molds.

CoLiDo’s Surprisingly Diverse Line Of 3D Printers

Recently we managed to get a close look at 3D printers made by CoLiDo; they seem to cover all the bases.

Stratasys Makes A “Large” Move

Industry giant Stratasys has invested in Massivit 3D, and we think this is an interesting strategic move and it’s not surprising given the numerous entanglements between the companies.

3D Printed Flatware: Another Big Market For Metal 3D Printing?

We’re checking out one of 3D artist Francis Bitonti’s latest ventures: Setae Flatware, and realized there might be a lot more to this.

Body-Temperature Polymer Could Provoke Some Very Interesting 3D Prints

A new polymer developed by a team from the University of Rochester has an interesting property: it changes shape when triggered by body temperature alone.

Microsoft Updates 3D Builder App For Windows 10

Did you know Microsoft produces a 3D modeling app? They’ve just updated it, too.

It’s No Longer Possible To Launch A Printable 3D Model Sharing Site

Based on how the 3D print industry has evolved, it is now our opinion that it’s next to impossible to successfully launch a 3D model sharing site.

The Solid Vibration 3D Printing Project

Studio van Broekhoven in Eindhoven has developed a fascinating and simple technique to incorporate sound into 3D prints.

CARP 3D Hopes To Launch A Cheap, Yet Powerful Desktop 3D Printer

We could soon see the arrival of a potentially powerful desktop 3D printer that doesn’t cost a lot, if CARP 3D is able to their new machine.

We’re Looking A Bit Different Here Today

Dear readers, we’ve performed some surgery on our blog this weekend to clean things up and implement some new features.

Another Mini 3D Printer Option: The B-Creative 3D Printer

A new crowdfunding campaign has launched another small-sized 3D printer for you to consider.

EXCLUSIVE: Hands On With 3Dwox’s Replaceable Filament Cartridge

We recently tested the amazing 3Dwox 3D DP200 desktop 3D printer from Sindoh, but now we’ve tested their less-expensive replaceable filament.

Solidworks Developing “Apps For Kids”

Solidworks is perhaps the best known 3D modeling system for industry, but now they’re introducing 3D tools for kids.

Design of the Week: Wonkey Chest of Drawers

This week’s selection is the funky “Wonkey Chest of Drawers” by YouMagine contributor francfalco.

The Tactile Picture Books Project Helps Visually Impaired Children

A project at the University of Colorado Boulder has developed techniques for producing “tactile books” for visually impaired children.

The Case For Adding Injection Molding Capability

Readers of this blog are by definition interested in 3D printing, but there are other ways to manufacture objects. One of them worth considering is injection molding.

UPDATE: MakerBot’s Astonishing Smart Extruder+ Endurance Test

We received some questions about our interview with MakerBot chief Jonathan Jaglom’s statement on Smart Extruder+ testing. We found answers today.

New Porcelain Resin Suggests An Explosion Of Unique Materials?

We’re looking at Tethon3D’s new ceramic porcelain 3D printer resin, and suspect this may be only the beginning.

Graphene 3D Labs’ Magnetic Material for 3D Printing

Graphene 3D Labs has announced a newly available 3D-printable PLA filament that’s magnetically conductive.

The Story Of Titan Robotics

There are very few ultra-large scale 3D printer for sale today, but one option comes from a small company in Colorado: Titan Robotics.

Media Coverage Of 3D Printing Still Problematic

We’re reading a very curious post on WT VOX that proposes a list of the “top 10 cheap 3D printers you can buy in 2016”, except it seems terribly wrong.

Loose Spools Of Filament: Just Don’t

Recently we attempted to use a loose spool of filament in the lab, but quickly found major problems and suggest vendors adjust their filament packaging methods.

WI3DP: Elizabeth Rogers

I believe Elizabeth Rogers is one of those few people who truly follow their dreams of changing the world. Elizabeth is the founder of Kuunda 3D, an organization that aims to kickstart and support the 3D printing ecosystem in Tanzania and other developing countries through education and the distribution of products & services.