3D Printing Blog

Things have been relatively quiet at Bambu Lab since the recall controversy, but an important update was just provided by the company.

There’s an increasing amount of cooperation between 3D printer manufacturers and chemical companies.

Leap71 has struck another very interesting strategic agreement to help develop a large-scale metal 3D printer for industry.

This week’s selection is “The Next Toy Sensation: Designing and Creating the Next Toy Sensation” by Andrew Parry.

There seems to be a new area of competition between Bambu Lab and Prusa Research: reward programs.

Replique announced public availability of their comprehensive Materials Hub.

Quantica made a strategic announcement about future 3D printing materials.

This week’s selection is the Abstract Hedge wall sculpture by Darya Aulaska of Extrudix.

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

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss Thermwood's impressive portfolio of patents.

I’m reading a thread on the cost of LulzBot 3D printers, and there are several interesting insights to be found.

I’ve been very curious about the progress of the upcoming Phrozen Arco 3D printer.

What are the implications of Stratasys’ recent acquisition of Arevo’s technology?

Manufacturing facilities in Alabama, Massachusetts, North Carolina and Ohio to receive building and equipment upgrades along with more than 1,000 new jobs.

Do pre-sliced 3D models make sense?

A breakthrough in corrosion prevention has been made by metal 3D printing researchers.

Divide By Zero Technologies has introduced an “auto-switchover” technology in their latest 3D printer, apparently the world’s first.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss how the construction industry is about to be disrupted.

Researchers have made a 3D printing material that is entirely made from recycled wood, but there are some significant issues.

Velo3D announced a new metal 3D print material, but there’s more to the story.

1000 Kelvin has integrated their powerful software into Autodesk Fusion 360.

The Nottingham Trent University researchers created the heart and lung models that can beat, bleed, and breathe like real organs to help surgeons train.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss how investment in U.S.-manufactured cranes can be supported by 3D printing.

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a unique way to 3D print large structures using mathematics and robotics.

Phase3D announced a new feature in their Fringe monitoring system that can measure powder bed material in microns — in real time.

VoxelMatters is about to release a new research report on composite material use in additive manufacturing.

This week’s selection is “Photogrammetry Fundamentals: The Ultimate Survival Guide” by ARCHIV3D.

I’m looking at a new manufacturing process called “RIM” that makes use of 3D printing.

AMPOWER has issued a new version of their famous metal 3D print technology vendor chart.

Roboze has opened a new office.

This week’s selection is the Tiny A1 Mini and AMS Lite Kit Card by MakerWorld contributor jaayjeee.

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

Meltio released a new and interesting metal 3D printer, the M600.

AM Technologies announced a desktop vapor smoothing unit.

There’s a new metal 3D printing process coming from Fluent Metal.

Although there are many niche additive technologies, ISO/ASTM 52900:2021 provides a basic classification for the 7 most common types of 3D printing.

Resin 3D printing can initially be quite challenging, but there’s a resource that can help.

A startup company is developing a mobile drone 3D printing factory.

ICON announced a series of new products, including a multi-story construction 3D printer.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine BlackRock's recent acquisition of Global Infrastructure Partners and the implications of 3D printing.

Researchers have published an immense online library of natural history 3D models for download.

Leap71 has secured a major deal to provide their computational engineering services to the aerospace industry.

Stratasys announced a deal to send their 3D prints to the lunar surface.

Focused on delivering high-quality, scalable, and eco-friendly additive manufacturing solutions.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss Brad Jacobs' new venture and how 3D printing can be used in the modernization of the construction supply sector.

RepRap is developing a new 3D printer concept: RepRapMicron.

Authentise today announced new and very interesting features for their Threads system.

Controversy has erupted over Sprybuild’s new continuously operating resin 3D printer.

This week’s selection is “Autodesk Fusion 360 Surface Design and Sculpting with T-Spline Surfaces” by John Willis andSandeep Dogra.

FAME 3D has introduced a 3D printing factory array system, called “LulzBot Print Farm”.