Stratasys has supercharged their Objet 260 platform to provide new functions for dental 3D printing.
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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.
The Solarimpulse Has Been 3D’d
We were directed to a 3D model of the soon-to-be famous Solarimpulse.
Get More 3D Models at Wamungo
Tired of Thingiverse? Unfulfilled at YouMagine? Perhaps you’d like to try Wamungo, another 3D model repository.
3D Hubs Supports Bitcoin
3D Hubs, the world’s largest 3D printing community network, now supports Bitcoin.
Lumi Releases 3D Model Braille Generator
Lumi Industries, the folks who created the LumiPocket 3D printer, have released a free braille generator.
WASP’s New 3D Printer Extruder Could Enable 3D Printed Homes
The goal of Italy-based WASP (World’s Advanced Saving Project) is to enable “zero mile” homes, 3D printed with local materials. Now they seem to have created the hardware to do so.
The Case for Flexible Build Plates
In the past year there have been many attempts to develop a reliable way for prints to stick to the print surface. Some are rigid, and some are flexible.
The SolidRay DLP 3D Printer
Madrid-based kitprinter3D is working on a new resin-based 3D printer, the SolidRay.
Ultimaker is Giving Away Two Ultimakers!
In a surprise announcement, Ultimaker has announced a contest where two people will win a brand new Ultimaker 3D printer.
Help a Teen Start a 3D Printing Business
Many people are now considering starting a business in the 3D print world, but not many are as young and ambitious as Michael Becerra.
3D Printshow Hits Madrid
3D Printshow has vastly expanded its slate of events in 2015 and the first event takes place in Madrid, Spain.
ToyBuilder Labs Sells ideaPrinter F100 Series
Some 3D printer manufacturers now sell filament, and we’re also seeing filament vendors sell 3D printers, too.
The Big Builder 3D Printer
What’s better than a 3D printer that can create objects seemingly out of thin air? A BIGGER 3D printer.
NanoSteel Makes Another Breakthrough in Metal 3D Printing
Metal 3D printing materials supplier Nanosteel has developed a method of 3D printing a gradient of metals in a single part.
DJ Needs Your Help To 3D Print a New Foot
It’s a headline that would not have made any sense a few decades ago, but it’s true: a DJ needs a new 3D printed foot.
Kudo3D’s Titan 1 Hi-Res 3D Printer
We got a close look at Kudo3D’s fascinating Titan 1 resin-based 3D printer.
3D Printed Parts Provide Low-Cost Alternative for Lab Equipment
The 3-D printing scene, a growing favorite of do-it-yourselfers, has spread to the study of plasma physics.
Automated Part-Removing 3D Printer: The NVPro
Although we’ve seen an influx in the amount of 3D printers to hit the market in recent years, there is still only one that completely automates the process from start to finish, and that is the NVPro from NVBOTS.
WASP’s Speedy TURBO Delta
The Italy-based WASP project may have developed the fastest 3D printer yet, the DeltaWASP 20 40 Turbo.
HyVision’s cubicon 3D Printer
A Korean manufacturer hopes to begin marketing a new 3D printer in the west.
Christ the Redeemer Captured in 3D
Brazil’s most famous statue has been 3D scanned in incredible detail.
What is Senvol and Why Should You Hire Them?
We spoke with a leading 3D printing / additive manufacturing consulting company to determine the questions industry asks about the technology.
Design of the Week: Leonard Nimoy Memorial Print
This week’s selection is the Leonard Nimoy Memorial Print, by Thingiverse designer Geoff.W of Australia.
Stratasys Improves Recycling Program
Stratasys has made significant improvements to their recycling program.
3D Hubs’ Trends Report Provides Deeper Insights
This month’s trend report from 3D Hubs again provides deeper insights into the use of personal 3D printing gear.
An Open Source Licence for 3D Printing: 3DPL Announced
YouMagine has announced a new type of licensing scheme for 3D print designs, the 3DPL.
Discov3ry Paste Extruder Ships
Remember that unusual paste extruder for 3D printers, the Discov3ry? It’s now shipping.
7,000 3D Printed Words Printed in Spain
An unusual art installation at the Colombian Embassy in Madrid is 3D printing 7,000 words.
Design of the Week: Ozo Bear
This week’s selection is Emmanuel Carrillo’s curious Ozo Bear.
Finally: A 3D Printer Filter Accessory
We’ve been looking for something like this for a very long time: finally a way to purify emissions from personal 3D printers.
STACKER Breaks Through Pledge Barrier
New products should be launched with a splash, and it seems that STACKER has certainly done so.
New Matter’s Slick MOD-t 3D Printer
New Matter has joined the low-cost 3D printer crowd with their inexpensive MOD-t device.
First 3D Printed Jet Engine
A team of 3D print researchers has managed to 3D print an entire jet engine.
Stratasys Makes an Acquisition
3D printing giant Stratasys has acquired UK-based consultancy Econolyst and converting it into a key Stratasys division.
3D Printing Idea: Winter Molds
A couple of folks have recently developed 3D models for snowmen, but we think this idea could go much farther.
Will 3D Printed Homes Be Viable?
An article in the Guardian examines Winsun’s recent 3D printed housing project and we’re wondering how feasible this may really be.
Ultimaker’s Trust Level: 10
We had an opportunity recently to speak with Ultimaker CEO Siert Wijnia, and discovered something very unusual.
3D Printing, Scanning Bring Insights to Stegosaurus Research
While the Stegosaurus happily competes with both the Tyrannosaurus rex and the Diplodocus as being every other child’s favourite dinosaur,
Flexible Hybrid Slicing?
Some folks in the Netherlands have developed a new system that performs “Flexible Hybrid Slicing”.
New Method of 3D Printing Concrete Structures
A partnership between Bruil and 3Dealise has produced a unique method of 3D printing concrete.
Write For Fabbaloo?
From time to time, we’re asked the question, “Could I write a story for your blog?” The answer is, yes!
Attempt to 3D Print Zola’s Train Reveals a Truth of 3D Design
Yale assistant professor of French Morgane Cadieu transformed a literary description of a train into a real 3D print. But she’s demonstrated a barrier to 3D printing by doing so.
Counterfeiting and 3D Printing: Not Likely
A piece in WIRED suggests society had better fear future rampant copying of objects through the use of 3D printing. We disagree. Strongly.
Some Changes at the Top of MakerBot Today
MakerBot announced some key changes today to their top position. There’s a new CEO!
The 3DP1000 Prints Big – And Small
We’ve previously written about 3DP Unlimited’s massive 3DP1000 3D printer, but today we’re looking at the prints it produces.
ProtoCrate Offers Monthly Filament
Startup ProtoCrate now offers a “filament of the month” subscription service.
Anaheim Ducks Reach Out With 3D Printing
The National Hockey League’s Anaheim Ducks recently involved 3D printing in an educational initiative.
Tips on Painting a 3D Printed Model
German designer Guido Mandorf presents a very good tutorial on painting printed 3D models on i.Materialise.
New 3D Print Service Focuses On Fossils
PaleoPrint, fledgling 3D print service, hopes to capture the market for 3D printed fossils.
Hiding 3D Print Quality Issues
Does the quality of 3D printers vary among machines? Yes. Is it possible to hide flaws? Also, yes.
Autodesk’s Ember 3D Printer Now On Sale
The Spark initiative by Autodesk has finally released their first 3D printer for public sale, the Ember.
New Quality Control Techniques For EOS Metal 3D Printers
EOS manufactures high-end industrial 3D printers, some of which can print in metal. But how do they maintain quality control?
Not a 3D Modeler? Hire One!
If you’re unable to obtain the 3D model you require for a print, just design it yourself. But what if you can’t?
The Seven Worst 3D Printing Experience
Owning a personal 3D printer can be a challenging experience. But how bad can it be?