3D Printing Blog

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

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

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

An Inventor tutorial.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,…

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

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

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

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

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

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

2024.2 is an exceptionally loaded point release.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 take a look at how 3D printing can be used for pets and pet products.

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?

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

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

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

Our review of the Drywise in-line filament dryer concludes with print results and final thoughts.

Our review of the Drywise in-line filament dryer continues with a look at operations.

We tested the very unusual Drywise in-line filament dryer.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss the recent COP28 climate conference and how the HVAC industry can help reach energy efficiency goals with 3D printing.

I’m reading a financial forecast for 3D printing and it doesn’t seem to match the current state of the industry.

I had an interesting conversation yesterday with the folks behind LulzBot regarding their software updates.

Trinckle continues to innovate with a new version of their tool-making software.

The 72m² community building was brought to life by AKF, in partnership with 3DCP Group and Saga Space Architects, using a COBOD BOD2 printer.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine Mighty Buildings' innovative approach to factory-built panels amid slow adoption of new technologies in the construction industry.