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Mingda Showcasing Large-Scale Industrial 3D Printers

Mingda Showcasing Large-Scale Industrial 3D Printers

Could Mingda be making a switch towards larger, professional 3D printers?

New Studies Linking Microplastics in Plants May Trigger Shift in 3D Printing Materials

New Studies Linking Microplastics in Plants May Trigger Shift in 3D Printing Materials

There’s more evidence of microplastics causing negative effects, which will eventually affect 3D printing.

Book of the Week: Value Proposition Design

Book of the Week: Value Proposition Design

This week’s selection is “Value Proposition Design: How to Create Products and Services Customers Want” by Alexander Osterwalder, Yves Pigneur, Gregory Bernarda, and Alan Smith.

Transforming Metal Scrap into Valuable Resources: 6K Additive’s Strategic AM Advantage

Replique Enhances Additive Manufacturing with Innovative Materials Database for Engineers

NASA Innovates with 3D Printed Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine

NASA Innovates with 3D Printed Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine

NASA announced they’ve 3D printed a very different type of rocket engine.

Design of the Week: Hìtëkw, a 3D Printed Metal Tennis Racket

Design of the Week: Hìtëkw, a 3D Printed Metal Tennis Racket

This week’s selection is Hìtëkw, a 3D Printed Metal Tennis Racket by All Design Lab and Protolabs.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, January 7, 2024

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, January 7, 2024

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

The Intersection of Pharmaceuticals and 3D Printing: Innovations in Weight Loss Medications and Medical Devices

The Intersection of Pharmaceuticals and 3D Printing: Innovations in Weight Loss Medications and Medical Devices

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine the role of 3D printing in the context of weight loss medications.

Nine Advanced 3D Printer Features You Need To Understand

Nine Advanced 3D Printer Features You Need To Understand

The latest 3D printers offer a slew of new features, but which ones are important?

The Costly Cycle of Elastomeric Spare Parts: How Digital Inventories Offer a Sustainable Alternative

The Costly Cycle of Elastomeric Spare Parts: How Digital Inventories Offer a Sustainable Alternative

There’s an elastomeric twist to the digital inventory concept I hadn’t heard previously.

AM-FLOW’s Conveyor System Simplifies 3D Printed Part Sorting

AM-FLOW’s Conveyor System Simplifies 3D Printed Part Sorting

AM-FLOW has an interesting concept for handling completed 3D prints that beats the robots.

Top Down, Bottom Up or Middle Out? What’s the Best Way to Model in Inventor?

Hands On With The Bambu Lab A1 3D Printer, Part 3

Hands On With The Bambu Lab A1 3D Printer, Part 3

Our look at the Bambu Lab A1 desktop FFF 3D printer concludes with software, print results and final thoughts.

Hands On With The Bambu Lab A1 3D Printer, Part 2

Hands On With The Bambu Lab A1 3D Printer, Part 2

Our look at the Bambu Lab A1 desktop FFF 3D printer continues with a look at setup, calibration, and operations.

Hands On With The Bambu Lab A1 3D Printer, Part 1

Hands On With The Bambu Lab A1 3D Printer, Part 1

We had the opportunity to test out the brand new Bambu Lab A1 desktop FFF 3D printer, and it’s quite a machine.

Navigating Shifts: Consumer Discretionary Spending and 3D Printing

Navigating Shifts: Consumer Discretionary Spending and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss recent trends in consumer discretionary spending and how 3D printing can play a role.

Eight Hopes for Desktop 3D Printing in 2024

Eight Hopes for Desktop 3D Printing in 2024

It’s 2024, and many people are making predictions.

From High Hopes to Harsh Realities: The Struggle of 3D Printing Companies in Attracting Investment

From High Hopes to Harsh Realities: The Struggle of 3D Printing Companies in Attracting Investment

I’m reading an interesting post by 3D Alliances about the hope for 3D print company stocks in 2024.

Exploring CEAD’s Innovative Approach to Large-Scale 3D Printing

Exploring CEAD’s Innovative Approach to Large-Scale 3D Printing

I had an interesting visit with CEAD to learn about their massive robotic 3D printing system.

Bambu Studio 1.8.2 Enables Integration of Third-Party Filaments

Bambu Studio 1.8.2 Enables Integration of Third-Party Filaments

The update brings significant enhancements in material compatibility, user collaboration, and printing flexibility to the Bambu Lab ecosystem.

How 3D Printing Companies Can Confront and Overcome Poly Risks

How 3D Printing Companies Can Confront and Overcome Poly Risks

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine what Poly Risks mean for the 3D printing industry.

Fabbaloo Launches 2024 Annual Reader Survey

Fabbaloo Launches 2024 Annual Reader Survey

Fabbaloo has launched our annual reader survey for 2024, and there is an incredible prize available for participation.

Jellypipe Unveils AI Assistant for 3D Printing: Optimizing Material Selection and Pricing with GPT-4

Jellypipe Unveils AI Assistant for 3D Printing: Optimizing Material Selection and Pricing with GPT-4

We caught up with Jellypipe, and learned they are doing some interesting things with AI.

Reducing Animal Testing in Pharma: Edinburgh’s 3D Printed Organ Chips Offer New Solutions

Reducing Animal Testing in Pharma: Edinburgh’s 3D Printed Organ Chips Offer New Solutions

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have developed a 3D printed “body on chip”.

Book of the Week: Workflow: A Practical Guide to the Creative Process

Book of the Week: Workflow: A Practical Guide to the Creative Process

3D printer operators tend to be creative types. That’s the purpose of the device, to create new things. Once an operator learns how to design their own objects in CAD tools,…

Design of the Week: 2024 Shutter Shades

Design of the Week: 2024 Shutter Shades

This week’s selection is the 2024 Shutter Shades by Printables contributor Teque5.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, December 31, 2023

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, December 31, 2023

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

How ULA’s Sale Could Change Aerospace Manufacturing

How ULA’s Sale Could Change Aerospace Manufacturing

Preeti Sulibhavi and Charles Goulding look at the 3D print possibilities that may open up should United Launch Alliance (ULA) be sold.

The Truth Behind ‘High Speed’ 3D Printing: A Call for Standardized Specifications

The Truth Behind ‘High Speed’ 3D Printing: A Call for Standardized Specifications

In the confusing world of high speed desktop 3D printing, which companies present the proper specifications?

Two Trees Unveils SK1: A New High-Speed CoreXY 3D Printer with Powered Bed

Two Trees Unveils SK1: A New High-Speed CoreXY 3D Printer with Powered Bed

Two Trees showed us their latest desktop 3D printer, the high speed SK1, and it has a very unusual feature.

AI Build’s Natural Language Processing in 3D Printing Software

AI Build’s Natural Language Processing in 3D Printing Software

We had a chat with AI Build, and learned the latest from the additive manufacturing software company.

What’s New in Inventor 2024.2

What’s New in Inventor 2024.2

2024.2 is an exceptionally loaded point release.

Hands On With The Artillery Sidewinder X3 Pro 3D Printer, Part 3

Hands On With The Artillery Sidewinder X3 Pro 3D Printer, Part 3

Our look at the Artillery Sidewinder X3 Pro 3D printer concludes with results and final thoughts.

Hands On With The Artillery Sidewinder X3 Pro 3D Printer, Part 2

Hands On With The Artillery Sidewinder X3 Pro 3D Printer, Part 2

Our look at the Artillery Sidewinder X3 Pro 3D printer continues with a look at setup, operations and software.

Hands On With The Artillery Sidewinder X3 Pro 3D Printer, Part 1

Hands On With The Artillery Sidewinder X3 Pro 3D Printer, Part 1

This is part one of a three part series, please read parts two and three.

Real-Time Material Temperature Monitoring, The Next Frontier in 3D Printing:?

Real-Time Material Temperature Monitoring, The Next Frontier in 3D Printing:?

I’ve been thinking about a possible innovation for desktop 3D printers that might change print quality and material management forever.

Tutolino Equips European Schools with Enhanced 3D Printers

Tutolino Equips European Schools with Enhanced 3D Printers

We took a look at a new educational 3D printer from the Tutolino Educational Network.

Integration, Expansion and Smarter Factories: AM in 2024

Integration, Expansion and Smarter Factories: AM in 2024

Leaders from hardware and service companies across the entire AM spectrum speak with VoxelMatters about what the short term future holds.

KKR Fuels the Future: Precipart’s Journey from Precision Machining to 3D Printing

KKR Fuels the Future: Precipart’s Journey from Precision Machining to 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss KKR's strategic investment in Precipart and how it signifies a transformative shift for the company.

The 3MF Conundrum: How Current Software Falls Short in 3D Print File Compatibility

The 3MF Conundrum: How Current Software Falls Short in 3D Print File Compatibility

I think there could be a problem with 3MF, or at least how software makes use of it.

Nano Dimension Revives Acquisition Efforts with New Cash Bid for Stratasys

Nano Dimension Revives Acquisition Efforts with New Cash Bid for Stratasys

Nano Dimension suddenly announced a new bid to take over Stratasys, re-igniting the takeover wars we thought were concluded.

Book of the Week: 3D Printing Basics for Entertainment Design

Book of the Week: 3D Printing Basics for Entertainment Design

This week’s selection is “3D Printing Basics for Entertainment Design” by Anne E. McMills.

Design of the Week: Geared Christmas Tree Spiral

Design of the Week: Geared Christmas Tree Spiral

This week’s selection is the Geared Christmas Tree Spiral by Cults contributor ENJOYREVIT.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, December 24, 2023

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, December 24, 2023

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

Paws and Printers: The 3D Revolution in Pet Care, “Swag” and Accessories

Paws and Printers: The 3D Revolution in Pet Care, “Swag” and Accessories

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi take a look at how 3D printing can be used for pets and pet products.

From Diagnosis to Solution: The Basic Process for Fixing a Broken Machine

From Diagnosis to Solution: The Basic Process for Fixing a Broken Machine

If you have a 3D printer, you will know that it does break from time to time. But how should you go about fixing it?

Hammer Pro40: Incus’ Cleaner, Safer Metal 3D Printing Technology

Hammer Pro40: Incus’ Cleaner, Safer Metal 3D Printing Technology

We had a close look at Incus’ new metal 3D printer, the Hammer Pro40.

SMERF’s Innovative Approach to Large-Scale 3D Real-Time Visualization

SMERF’s Innovative Approach to Large-Scale 3D Real-Time Visualization

You probably don’t need SMERF for 3D printing, but I believe you will find it interesting.

What Are the Biggest Improvements in SOLIDWORKS 2024? We Have Several

What Are the Biggest Improvements in SOLIDWORKS 2024? We Have Several

Along with several small but useful improvements, there is one big one: Cloud Services.