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Invasion of the Apple Watch 3D Models

It’s April and Apple has released their new Apple Watch. Did the 3D printing world notice? Apparently it did.

Voovo’s 3D Print and Model Service

Canadian operation Voovo hopes to provide a different method of accessing 3D print services.

Imagine 3D Miniatures

Did you know there’s a service where you can customize 3D printable gaming miniatures?

Design of the Week: Fork Cable Organizer

This week’s selection is the Fork Cable Organizer by CGTrader contributor Tosh Sayama.

We’re In New York City This Week!

The 3D Printshow hits the Big Apple this week, and we’ll be onsite to meet you.

Space 3D Prints Returned To Earth Inspected By NASA

Remember the 3D printer sent to the International Space Station? The first prints from it have been examined by NASA.

Success and Challenges for Simplify3D

Simplify3D is an independently-produced 3D printer management software utility that has been quite successful. But it may have challenges, too.

Sand Casting on a Large Scale with the S-Max 3D Printer from ExOne

The ExOne S-Max has held its place as the world’s largest sand-casting additive manufacturing system since its introduction in 2010.

The Peachy 3D Printer Is Almost Ready

It’s been a very long time, but the Peachy 3D printer is apparently almost ready to ship.

Filament Testing of HangZhou Hongkai New Material Products

We were approached by a representative from HangZhou Hongkai New Material of China who wanted us to try out their 3D printer filaments.

How to Print Tall Without a Tall 3D Printer

There’s been a rash of “tall” 3D printers lately, but perhaps there’s a way to print tall without one.

Want To Test Some New 3D Printer Filament?

Our friends at Gateway Group have decided to move into the world of 3D printing by producing a new line of 3D printer filaments.

Krumm-tec’s Industrial 3D Print Cleaners

What’s a 3D print cleaner and why would I need one?

3D Printing Market Worth USD$3.3B

A report from researcher Canalys suggests the 3D printing market hit USD$3.3B in 2014.

3D Printed Metal Pricing Analysis

A reader recently asked us how much it would cost to print an item in metal. We said, “Lots”, but there’s more to the story.

Industrial 3D Printer Guide Launched

You might be familiar with our 3D printing Buying Guides. We’ve added a new one to the family: Industrial 3D Printers.

3D Hubs Available on ALL Instructables!

Community 3D printing network 3D Hubs has swung a sweet deal with Instructables: every 3D model on Instructables now can be sent directly to 3D Hubs.

3D Print PopUp Hosted by Artist Lends Support

When artist Brian Fender was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), his outlook on life was transformed.

Design of the Week: Second Life Mug

This week’s selection is the Second Life Mug by LeFabShop.

A Warning For Experimental Filament Users

There’s never been more varied types of plastic filament available for use by 3D printer operators, but could there be a problem?

What is a 3D Model, Anyway?

Those new to 3D printing get excited about the ability to print, but may be wondering about this thing called a “3D model”.

voxeljet’s USA Hub Opens

Germany-based voxeljet has opened a new service location in the United States.

TYTAN 3D’s Gaja Multitool Ten-Headed Platform

Poland-based TYTAN 3D has developed the Gaja Multitool – a 3D printer with up to ten different heads for a variety of functions.

Contrasting the Corporate Acquisitions of Stratasys and 3D Systems

Did you ever notice there’s quite a few news releases from 3D printing companies describing their latest acquisitions? We tallied them up.

Creaform Sets Up in the USA

Creaform has opened up an office in the USA. What does this mean?

Looking to 3D Print a Large Hi-Res Plastic Model? Consider the Fortus 900mc

Stratasys’ Fortus 900mc is the largest, most accurate 3D printer in the company’s Performance line-up.

3D Filament Shop Scans a Baby and Demonstrates a Phenomenon

Plastic filament provider 3D Filament Shop has been scanning things. Including a baby.

April Fool’s 2015 Recap

Yesterday was indeed April Fool’s day in many regions, and 3D printing blogs took full advantage.

CLAWZ To Break Through Into Mainstream Fashion?

3D printed nails startup CLAWZ managed to get covered in Elle, a notable fashion publication. Does this mean something important is about to happen?

Sharebot’s SnowWhite Sintering Printer Updated

Sharebot is well-known for their popular plastic filament 3D printers. But did you know they’re also working on a powder-based device?

3D Hubs’ April Trends

Each month 3D Hubs deploys an analysis of trends they observe in their 3D printer network. It’s always an interesting read.

Can You Be 3D Scanned?

We recently were contacted by a reader interested in 3D scanning a person. The answers to their questions may be of interest to other readers, too.

The 3D Printing Reseller Advantage

There are many personal 3D printers available today and it can be quite difficult to choose. We found a way to help make a choice.

Design of the Week: Bottle Tap

This week’s selection is YouMagine contributor TimeLapse21’s simple Bottle Tap.

Jeremy Clarkson Hired By Ultimaker

In a bold move, 3D printer manufacturer Ultimaker has engaged well known British presenter Jeremy Clarkson as their new 3D printing spokesperson.

More On Carbon3D’s New 3D Printing Process

If you are anywhere close to the world of 3D printing, you no doubt saw the blockbuster announcement last week of Carbon3D’s new speedy process. We took a bit deeper look at it.

Retro Items Revived With 3D Printing

A report by Stuart Fraser at Makerflux describes how someone revived the idea of a classic jukebox with 3D printing.

Open Board Game Opens Up Gaming

A new framework permits easy creation of 3D printed items for board games.

ReTouch3D Can Retouch Your Plastic Prints

A new product has launched that could make finishing 3D prints a great deal easier.

Stratasys Brings Connex3 To The Dental Industry

Stratasys has supercharged their Objet 260 platform to provide new functions for dental 3D printing.

The Rapide Lite 200XL 3D Printer

Rapide 3D, a growing technology manufacturer from Melbourne, Australia has started a crowd funding campaign for the Rapide Lite 200XL. It’s an FDM 3D printer that prints almost 16 inches high (400mm)!

Those Strange Incoming 3D Printing Messages

We’ve been writing this blog for eight years now, and we will never cease to be amazed by the unusual incoming messages we always receive.

Is the Cost of Personal 3D Printers Too High?

After perusing the 3D print inventions in Indiegogo recently we came to a conclusion: many of the campaigns are not actually inventions.

The LumiPocket 3D Printer is Literally “In Demand”

Lumia Industries successfully launched their LumiPocket high resolution 3D printer a while ago, but now it’s moved into the “In Demand” phase.

Sand Casting on a Large Scale with the S-Max 3D Printer from ExOne

The ExOne S-Max has held its place as the world’s largest sand-casting additive manufacturing system since its introduction in 2010.

Someone Made Up a 3D Modeling Language Called MadeUp

A project called “MadeUp” provides a way to programmatically generate 3D models suitable for 3D printing.

MakerBot Continues Developing Retail Reach

MakerBot announced distribution partnerships with WYNIT, a New York-state based distributor and Sam’s Club.

Gizmo 3D Printers Develops Another Rapid Printing Process

An Australian startup seems to have found a way to significantly speed up DLP 3D printing.

Introducing Mike and Marcus!

Fabbaloo welcomes two new contributors: Mike Difronzo and Marcus Rockcliffe.

Solidscape Awards Design Winners

An amazing set of jewelry designs were selected for awards at the recent Baselworld Design Competition.

A Look at Onshape

A relatively recent newcomer to the CAD world, Onshape is riding the waves of Cloud computing and aims to set the standard of industrial and product design of the future.

MakerBot’s Ready Apps

MakerBot has formalized their “customizer” capability in Thingiverse in a collection of “ready to go” applications that can quickly generate specific 3D models.

So When Will 3D Printing Stocks Recover?

An article by Wyatt Investment research got us thinking about the future of stock plays in the 3D printing area.

3D Printshow Hits Berlin

The latest episode of 3D Printshow opens this week in Berlin.

CLAWZ Pre-Order Opens

3D printed fashion nail provider CLAWZ is now selling their first product: “Phases”.

Design of the Week: The Greatest Case

This week’s selection is “The Greatest Case” by Kyle Staebell and Cameron Naramore.

ZMorph Updates a Few Things

The company that makes the interesting head-changing ZMorph 3D printer has announced a couple of interesting developments.

iGo3D and Staples Take a Deeper Step Into 3D Printing

German 3D print retailer iGo3D has struck an interesting deal with Staples.

The Weistek IdeaWerk 3D Printer

An inexpensive personal 3D printer from Weistek, the IdeaWerk, could be the printer for you.

LulzBot’s Hackerspace Giveaways Awarded

You may recall we wrote of a contest sponsored by Aleph Objects, makers of the LulzBot line of personal 3D printers, to provide selected hackerspaces with free equipment. Now, they’ve done so.

The Plasticbank Cleans Up Your Neighborhood

A new venture is purchasing scrap plastic for eventual use in 3D printers.

The First 3D Printed Satellite?

A project with the unlikely name of “PrintTheBus” hopes to develop a 3D printed spacecraft platform capable of traveling to the moon.

How to License Your 3D Prints

While it’s now become easy for many to create 3D designs and produce 3D prints, few are aware of ways to properly license them. A new paper explains how.

Why Would You Need Tungsten 3D Printer Filament?

We’ve noticed MakerGeeks sells spools of tungsten infused filament. Is this something you could use?

Gradient Color 3D Printing

Color 3D printing has long been a challenge and few manufacturers produce color capable gear. Stratasys has taken a step towards full color 3D printing by demonstrating a 3D printed color gradient.

Creadition Seeks Funds To Begin Filament Production

A new company hopes to begin production of an extensive line of 3D printer filaments.

Conductive Graphene Filament for 3D Printing

The long awaited Conductive Graphene Filament from Graphene 3D Lab Inc. (GGG) hit the market today.

3D Print 100X Faster? A New Process Claims To Do So

A startup company has announced what might be a revolutionary new 3D printing process that is said to be up to 100x faster than current methods.

Print Tall With Your Ultimaker, Really Tall!

A project intends on providing an accessory for Ultimaker 3D printers that extends the height axis to, well, unlimited!

Try This Color-Changing Wood Filament

A new project hopes to produce high-quality, color-changing wood filament for personal 3D printers.

What’s the Ante to Play the Filament Game?

For some years now, to market 3D printer filament you merely had to provide good quality filament. That seems to be changing.

Hands On With Smoothie-3D

To truly exploit 3D printing technology you need to be able to make your own models.

Do You Need an Alligator Board for Your 3D Printer?

A team from Perugia, Italy has developed a very interesting 3D printer controller board, the Alligator.

Filamet Hopes To Provide Artist-Quality Metal Filament

A small project has launched to provide a new kind of metal filament for personal 3D printers that is specially designed for use by artists.

A New 3D Printer Nozzle for Chocolate?

A Kickstarter campaign is attempting to raise funds to engineer a nozzle specifically to 3D print chocolate.

Design of the Week: World’s First 3D Printed Melodica

This week’s selection is Daren Banarsë’s beautiful and functional 3D printed Melodica.

3D Printed Architectural Structure Demonstrates New Approach

3D Systems teamed with a team from UC Berkeley to 3D print an intricate architectural structure, perhaps the largest cement structure ever 3D printed.

First 3D Printed Album?

A new Kickstarter project proposes to “create the first album recorded entirely on 3D printed instruments.”

Bigger Nozzle Equals Faster Printing

Some 3D prints require a long time to complete. In general, the rule of thumb is: The larger the print, the longer the print. But that doesn’t mean you can’t speed up the process.

The Anvil Creation Center

Yet another 3D printing company has debuted their first printer on Kickstarter. Focusing on ease of use and affordability, the Anvil 3D printer is available for less than the price of a smart phone, USD$349.

Stratasys Introduces a New 3D Printer to its Dental Line

Stratasys has introduced a new addition to its line of dental printers, the Objet260 Dental Selection. Leveraging Stratasys’ unique triple-jetting technology, the Objet260 Dental Selection raises the bar in 3D printed dental model realism to improve the accuracy and efficacy of digital dentistry.