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The Lix 3D Pen

In business sometimes you invent a new product, but other times you improve on an existing product. The latter approach is that taken by the developers of the Lix 3D printing pen.

Ten 3D Printed Sustainable Homes Produced in 24 Hours

An experimental revolution is underway in China to use 3D printing techniques to build houses. This rapid construction process was demonstrated to build ten small houses in 24 hours predominantly from recycled materials. The company behind it is Suzhou-based construction materials firm Winsun.

PUNGAS Creates New Fashion Category

A project has invented what we believe to be an entirely new category of fashion accessory: Shoe Accessories by PUNGAS.

Want a Job in 3D Printing?

It’s a field that’s exploding and you’d think there would be jobs available for enthusiasts. But how do you find them? We found a solution: Makrjobs.

Third Party 3D Printer Resin

With the rise of multiple personal 3D printer options based on resin technology, one would think third parties would begin supplying resin for them. You’d be right.

The ZEGO 3D Printer – And More

Another 3D printer launched its fundraising campaign: the ZEGO. It’s a 3D printer – and a whole lot more.

Skanect 1.6 Released

One of the most powerful and accessible 3D scanning tools just got a little better. Skanect has released version 1.6 with some interesting new features.

The Rabbit Proto 3D Prints Circuits

Rabbit Proto has developed technology capable of 3D printing electrical traces – and it might be added to your existing 3D printer.

Overhangs? What Overhangs?

Australian engineer Daniel Brown has been experimenting with overhangs, the bane of 3D printer operators worldwide. It looks like he’s managed to overcome them.

A Microscale 3D Printing Breakthrough

Harvard’s Jennifer Lewis has developed a technique for 3D printing a wide variety of materials at micro-scale dimensions.

Some Pretty Big Updates from 123D

Autodesk has delivered some pretty substantial updates to their 123D suite of 3D modeling tools.

3D Printing’s Fascination With Vases

What’s the most frequently produced item on personal 3D printers? We don’t know – and probably no one knows – but we wouldn’t be surprised if it was Vases.

Another 3D Printer Emerges from the Junk Pile

Earlier we posted a report on Michael Ball’s adventure designing and building a working 3D printer from leftover components. We were contacted by another maker who’s done the same thing.

ECN Develops A DLP Metal Printing Technique

Researchers at the Energy Research Center of the Netherlands (ECN) have developed a new technique for 3D printing that can create metal parts without melting its mineral material.

The DeltaTrix 3D Printer

Another tall-format Delta 3D printer! It’s the DeltaTrix, just launched on Kickstarter.

Are 3D Printing Stocks Recovering?

After a precipitous fall, 3D printing stocks seem to have rebounded slightly this week. What’s up with that?

USS Essex Has A 3D Printer Onboard

The US Navy has equipped the USS Essex, an amphibious assault ship, with a 3D printer.

Topolabs Could Change Your 3D Printing Direction

A startup company hopes to deploy a radically new way of 3D printing to existing machines. Topolabs has invented a way to print in three dimensions.

MIT Offers 3D Printing Overview

MIT’s Professional Education division now offers a course specifically on Additive Manufacturing.

The Stalactite 3D HD Printer

A Spanish company hopes to launch an inexpensive resin-based 3D printer. The Stalactite 102 3D HD printer is now available for pre-order.

Design of the Week: Neil Degrasse Tyson – Badass

This week’s selection is Neil Degrasse Tyson – Badass by the anonymous Shapeways designer, TheInternets.

This 3D Print Entrepreneur Needs Your Help Today

Chris Thorpe, the person behind “I Can Make”, needs your assistance TODAY. Thorpe is one of only ten finalists selected from hundreds of entries vying for an opportunity to pitch their innovative idea to Sir Richard Branson and a panel of distinguished and successful entrepreneurs this May. It’s part of Virgin Media Pioneers’ Pitch to… Continue reading This 3D Print Entrepreneur Needs Your Help Today

MakerBot’s New Extruder has been Torn Down

The folks at intentional3D have managed to acquire a new MakerBot fifth generation Replicator and performed a tear down on the fancy new “Smart” extruder.

Solidoodles On Sale

Personal 3D printer manufacturer Solidoodle has abruptly placed several of their popular models on sale. It may be a good time to pick one up.

Design of the Week: St Christopher

This week’s selection is the St Christopher medallion by jeweler Chris Parry.

Stratasys Announces Extreme Redesign Winners

Stratasys’ annual student 3D design contest has ended with the announcement of winners in all categories.

Making a 3D Printer Out of Junk

These days the focus has been on increasingly sophisticated, pre-assembled shiny 3D printers that work out of the box. But what if you wanted to build one from scrap?

Magically Finish Your 3D Prints with the MagicBox

3D printing newbies often complain about the supposedly unsightly layer lines that are often quite visible on coarsely-printed objects. Now there’s a safer way to get rid of them.

Why So Few 3D Print Filament Recyclers?

Every once in a while we see a “filament recycler” product emerge. But you don’t hear much about them. Why is that?

The Mankati Fullscale XT 3D Printer

Mankati is a Shanghai-based company producing a line of personal 3D printers. Their latest is the very sophisticated Fullscale XT.

3D Hubs’ Fascinating April Trends

Peer-to-peer 3D printing network 3D Hubs released its latest report on 3D printing trends.

How To Make Any 3D Printed Part Much Stronger

A persistent issue with 3D printed parts, particularly those printed on lesser machines, is strength and durability. They aren’t quite as strong as injection molded parts. Now there could be a way to easily rectify this problem.

3D Printing Hurts!

Everyone knows that personal 3D printing can be a ton of fun, but did you know it can also be hazardous to your personal appendages? We certainly do.

Love By Me’s 3D Printed Heart

A new service jointly developed by Sculpteo and Dassault Systèmes hopes to provide lovers worldwide with a new option.

Todd Grimm on 3D Printing’s Future

In the Additive Manufacturing User Group conference’s first keynote, industry expert Todd Grimm laid out his view of the 3D Printing landscape, highlighting many of the technologies and trends that are driving the industry.

Whoopass Drops 3D Printing

Whoopass is a bobble head manufacturer. You’d think they could make great use of 3D printing technology, but it didn’t work out for them.

Cubify’s Sense 3D Scanner Now Support OS/X

While Cubify has been selling their inexpensive handheld “Sense” 3D scanner for some months, it is now supported under OS/X.

Will the Cheap 3D Printers Succeed?

It used to be that to spend USD$500 on a 3D printer, you’d expect to receive a bag of parts and spend your time building it yourself. Not so anymore – or not?

Robocranes for 3D Printed Buildings?

We’re reading some thoughts from Eric Hunting on the Open Manufacturing list regarding future possibilities for large-scale 3D printing, specifically for housing. He’s got some very intriguing ideas.

Jewelry with Jweel

We’re checking out a new jewelry generator called “Jweel”. It looks like one of the best we’ve seen so far.

Project Silkworm Shows The Future

We’ve always been slightly annoyed at the overly simple manner in which 3D models are sliced and printed. Much more is theoretically possible and that may now become reality with the work developed by Project Silkworm.

RP Marketplace Launches

A new online marketplace focused on professional 3D printing services has launched: RP Marketplace.

Leapfrog Gets a New HQ

Netherlands-based 3D printer manufacturer Leapfrog has made the jump into a new headquarters.

Mazotta Checks out Robo3D

3D printing videographer Andrew Mazzotta took a swing by Robo3D’s San Diego offices to check out their operations.

A Visual Tour of Lost-PLA Casting

There’s a gallery of images available that demonstrate the process of lost-PLA casting to create a metal object using 3D printing.

PERFORMANCE: 3D Printed Food for the Elderly

A European project hopes to develop a way to 3D print pre-made meals for elderly folks.

Design of the Week: The Bristle Dress

This week’s selection is The Bristle Dress by Francis Bitonti Studio.

The Defensive Patent License

A large portion of the 3D printing community is within the open source world, while the rest is commercially oriented. Conflicts have occurred, but now there could be a way to reduce them.

MixFab’s Mixed-Reality 3D Design Approach

The most significant barrier to widespread 3D printing adoption is the difficulty of mastering 3D CAD software. MixFab hopes to overcome that with a new approach.

3D File Market’s 3D Models

Another 3D model repository has appeared: 3D File Market.

3D Printing and Nanosensor Technology for Early Stage Disease Detection

Detection strategies based on nanowire offer a promising new route towards rapidly detecting diseases such as cancer. I recently reported on the successfully integration of 3D printed components with nanosensor technology in the medical journal, Point-of-Care.

uformit’s Adaptive 3D Print Service

We had a peek at format’s new technology in NYC earlier this year, but now everyone can make use of it as they’ve just launched their new 3D print site.

CubeTeam’s Collaborative 3D Modeling

A new project hopes to revolutionize web-based 3D design by including collaborative capabilities.

3D Systems Acquires Medical Modeling

3D printing giant 3D Systems announced it’s acquired Medical Modeling, Inc., a provider of custom medical products.

The Micro 3D Printer Hits the Jackpot

An inexpensive 3D printer we examined several weeks ago has raised a staggering amount of cash from their crowdfunding launch.

Hands On With Authentise’s Streaming Prints

Authentise now has public implementations of their 3D print streaming service. We tried it out.

Formlabs Updates Preform

Formlabs, makers of the Form 1 resin-based 3D printer, have released a significant update to their main software, Preform.

Tiles: Easier 3D Modeling Software

A new software tool hopes to make it a bit easier to get into 3D printing.

The M-One 3D Printer

Now that the relevant patents have expired new entrants are rapidly developing personal 3D printers using photocured resin technology. One of them is the M-One 3D printer by MakeX.

The 2014 3D Print Cup

It’s the second version of the 2014 3D Print Cup, a contest sponsored by Cartridgesave.co.uk. Will you enter?

The Foodini 3D Food Printer

There have been several attempts at 3D food printing, ranging from experimental to limited commercial units, most of which have disappeared. A new venture, the Foodini, might change that pattern.

Museum Sells Its Collection – As 3D Prints

A deal between the Regional History Museum of Varna and Threeding enables the sale of many of the museum’s objects as 3D prints.

It’s a 3D Printing World Record!

The largest simultaneous 3D print was successfully undertaken by students and staff at LeTourneau University in Longview Texas.

Design of the Week: PVC Connector

This week’s selection is the very simple, yet powerful 4-way, 3/4” PVC Connector by Thingiverse contributor Jason Powell.

uformit Changing?

Oh oh. The uformit site is closed, but it seems like it could be for a good reason.

3D Printing Stocks Continue to Languish

After a massive run up in the past few years, major 3D printing stocks have been struggling of late.

The Inconsistent 3D Printers of Staples

Staples is a pretty big chain, supplying office equipment and supplies to a large portion of the planet. They sell 3D printers, too. But not everywhere.

Five Years Ago In 3D Printing

We’ve been writing Fabbaloo for quite a few years now. So long that it’s time to take a look back to examine the prehistoric world of 3D printing of five years ago.

Woman Receives 3D Printed Cranial Implant

For the past few years 3D printing has been making news in the world of medicine. From bioprinting sample organs for drug testing to creating custom prosthetics, additive manufacturing and 3D scanning are revolutionizing medicine.

Woman Helps Design Own 3D Printed Leg

A Nova Scotia woman involved in a terrible car accident has done something few could imagine years ago: designing a replacement limb.

Home Plastic Recycling

Plastic recycling, while seemingly a good idea, has apparently had a difficult time. Dave Hakkens, a student at the Design Academy Eindhoven, has created an inexpensive way to do it yourself.

3D Printing: What is it Good For?

Once the initial magic of being able to print things for yourself, how do you explain the need for 3D printers to friends? We have some ideas.

Some SketchUp Tips for 3D Printing

Some folks use Trimble’s SketchUp Make to prepare 3D models for 3D printing, but there are some tricks involved. We found a post that explains them.

Needed: 3D Printer Auto Ejection

Years ago the MakerBot Thing-O-Matic had a peculiar optional feature, the Automated Build Platform, which could automatically remove prints from the bed when complete. We need something like that today. But what was this amazing option? It was essentially a conveyor belt laid around the heated build platform. When the print was complete, it was… Continue reading Needed: 3D Printer Auto Ejection