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LulzBot Unveils TAZ Pro Long Bed 3D Printer: Enhanced Build Volume with Extended Y-axis

A Look at the Unusual Features of Raise3D’s RMF500 3D Printer

Innovative Hybrid 3D Printing Technique by Intamsys, and a New Oven

Innovative Hybrid 3D Printing Technique by Intamsys, and a New Oven

Intamsys has a new post processing oven, and a very unique application for high temperature materials.

Design of the Week: Floating Buoy Keychain

Design of the Week: Floating Buoy Keychain

This week’s selection is the Floating Buoy Keychain by MakerWorld contributor spookycromch.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, December 17, 2023

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, December 17, 2023

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

Top 3D Printing Developments of 2023

Top 3D Printing Developments of 2023

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi reflect on some noteworthy 3D printing developments that were covered in 2023.

Are 3D Print Companies Really Dying? 

Are 3D Print Companies Really Dying? 

I’m reading an extremely interesting and critical post about the 3D printing industry by Alex Huckstepp.

Printables by Prusa Introduces Online Store for Individual 3D Model Sales

Printables by Prusa Introduces Online Store for Individual 3D Model Sales

In a somewhat surprising announcement, Prusa Research launched an online store capability in Printables.

Kraus Maffei Diversifies into 3D Printing with Two Industrial 3D Printers

Listening for Defects in Metal 3D Printing

Listening for Defects in Metal 3D Printing

New research demonstrates the viability of acoustic monitoring for detecting porosity in laser powder bed fusion.

Bambu Lab Unveils A1 Desktop 3D Printer: A Larger Counterpart to the A1 mini

Orion AM Enhances 3D Printing with Infrared Radiation for Superior Part Quality

Orion AM Enhances 3D Printing with Infrared Radiation for Superior Part Quality

We were able to see one of Orion AM’s Thermal Radiation Fusion 3D printers in action.

AMF News: Free Converter Tool Launched for Enhanced 3D Printing File Format

Lean Robotics: Paving the Way for More Efficient Robot Deployment in Manufacturing

Lean Robotics: Paving the Way for More Efficient Robot Deployment in Manufacturing

Charles R. Goulding reviews a new book on lean robotics, where 3D printing can take a lead role.

Additive Manufacturing’s Potential and Limitations: Insights from Extol’s Kyle Harvey

Additive Manufacturing’s Potential and Limitations: Insights from Extol’s Kyle Harvey

I’m reading an interesting LinkedIn post by Kyle Harvey about additive manufacturing crossing the chasm.

Jabil’s PK 5000: A Cost-Effective, Chemically Resistant 3D Printing Material 

Boosting Construction 3D Printing: The Impact of Graphene Oxide

Boosting Construction 3D Printing: The Impact of Graphene Oxide

Some intriguing research might enable far stronger construction 3D printing materials.

The Top 10 Metal AM Companies by Revenue

The Top 10 Metal AM Companies by Revenue

EOS leads a group of key players in metal AM, according to the latest VoxelMatters Metal AM Market Report 2023 that was released on December 4th.

Rising Demand for 3D Printed Disaster Kits

Rising Demand for 3D Printed Disaster Kits

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss some of the important emergency and survival items that can be 3D printed and prepared before disaster strikes.

Desktop Filament Machines: How Quality Challenges Are Finally Being Overcome

Understanding the Market Segments of 3D Printers

Understanding the Market Segments of 3D Printers

There are multiple market segments in the 3D printer world, in which one do you belong? 

eSun’s Commitment to High-Speed Filament Development

Book of the Week: How to Day Trade for a Living

Book of the Week: How to Day Trade for a Living

This week’s selection is “How to Day Trade for a Living: A Beginner’s Guide to Trading Tools and Tactics, Money Management, Discipline and Trading Psychology” by Dr. Andrew Aziz.

Adapting to Disruption: How Desktop 3D Printer Manufacturers Can Compete With Bambu Lab

Adapting to Disruption: How Desktop 3D Printer Manufacturers Can Compete With Bambu Lab

What must desktop 3D printer manufacturers do to keep up with their competitors?

Spherene’s Adaptive Density Minimal Surfaces Technology

Spherene’s Adaptive Density Minimal Surfaces Technology

Spherene offers advanced software that can quickly generate highly complex 3D models.

Canadian Teenager Receives 12-Year Sentence for 3D Printing Firearms in Trafficking Scheme

Canadian Teenager Receives 12-Year Sentence for 3D Printing Firearms in Trafficking Scheme

A Canadian man has been sentenced to twelve years in jail for 3D printing weapons.

Design of the Week: Sea Urchin Hat

Design of the Week: Sea Urchin Hat

This week’s selection is the Sea Urchin Hat concept.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, December 10, 2023

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, December 10, 2023

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

Houston Emerges as a Hub for 3D Printing Innovation Across Industries

Houston Emerges as a Hub for 3D Printing Innovation Across Industries

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi highlight industries that are flourishing in Houston, Texas.

CPSdrone’s Experiment: Successfully Operating a 3D Printer Underwater

CPSdrone’s Experiment: Successfully Operating a 3D Printer Underwater

Some folks have built an underwater 3D printer — that actually works!

Precision Printing: F3DM’s Innovative Filament Production Enhances 3D Printing Accuracy

Precision Printing: F3DM’s Innovative Filament Production Enhances 3D Printing Accuracy

We had a look at filaments from F3DM and discovered something quite interesting.

Quantica and Additive Appearance Launch MultiSlice for Complex 3D Printing Projects

Quantica and Additive Appearance Launch MultiSlice for Complex 3D Printing Projects

Quantica has introduced a new software tool for their powerful NovoJet 3D printers.

How to Make 3D-Printed Parts Shrink with Precision

How to Make 3D-Printed Parts Shrink with Precision

Research shows a thin layer of polyvinyl alcohol can help fine tune part microstructure for two-photon polymerization lithography.

Hands On With The Bambu Lab A1 mini, Part 4

Hands On With The Bambu Lab A1 mini, Part 4

Our review of the Bambu Lab mini A1 concludes with software, print results and final thoughts. 

Hands On With The Bambu Lab A1 mini, Part 3

Hands On With The Bambu Lab A1 mini, Part 3

Our review of the Bambu Lab mini A1 continues with a look at operations. 

Hands On With The Bambu Lab A1 mini, Part 2

Hands On With The Bambu Lab A1 mini, Part 2

Our review of the Bambu Lab mini A1 continues with assembly and setup.

Hands On With The Bambu Lab A1 mini, Part 1

Hands On With The Bambu Lab A1 mini, Part 1

With great anticipation, we have been able to test our first machine from Bambu Lab, their new mini A1.

3D Printing Revolution in Defense: Enhancing Weaponry in Two Global Conflicts

3D Printing Revolution in Defense: Enhancing Weaponry in Two Global Conflicts

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss how 3D printing advancements are aiding the US and its allies in addressing conflicts by enabling rapid and innovative production of military equipment.

Does Creality Offer Too Many 3D Printers? 

Does Creality Offer Too Many 3D Printers? 

A question I’m hearing more frequently goes something like this: “Does Creality sell too many models of 3D printers?” At first, I thought this might be the case, as the company…

E3D and Bambu Lab Collaboration Elevates 3D Printer Performance with New Upgrade Kit

Innovative Foam-Based 3D Printing Technique Offers Sustainable Alternative for Construction 3D Printing

Innovative Foam-Based 3D Printing Technique Offers Sustainable Alternative for Construction 3D Printing

More research on foam-based structural 3D printing shows a way to significantly reduce CO2 emissions.

The Metal AM Market Generated US$2.85B, Up 26% YoY

The Metal AM Market Generated US$2.85B, Up 26% YoY

The findings in the latest Metal AM Market 2023 report from VoxelMatters Research.

Ukraine Employs 3D Printing in Defense Sector, Strengthening Military Production

Ukraine Employs 3D Printing in Defense Sector, Strengthening Military Production

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss how the ongoing conflict in Ukraine is driving the country's transformation of industrial capabilities to boost the domestic defense sector.

3MF Consortium Welcomes Altair as New Steering Member

3MF Consortium Welcomes Altair as New Steering Member

The 3MF Consortium announced they’ve added a new Steering Member: Altair.

4D Pioneers’ High-Temperature, Multi-Material Hybrid 3D Printers

4D Pioneers’ High-Temperature, Multi-Material Hybrid 3D Printers

French startup 4D Pioneers offers two interesting hybrid 3D printers that have unusual capabilities.

University of Maine’s BioHome Project Demonstrates Success in Eco-Friendly 3D Printed Housing

Book of the Week: 200 3D Practice Drawings

Book of the Week: 200 3D Practice Drawings

This week’s selection is “3D PRINTING PROJECTS: 200 3D Practice Drawings For 3D Printing On Your 3D Printer” by Sachidanand Jha.

Blender 4.0 and Rhino 8 Debut Advanced 3D Tools

Blender 4.0 and Rhino 8 Debut Advanced 3D Tools

Last week saw two very popular 3D modeling software tools receive major upgrades.

Renishaw’s Tempus: An Algorithm for Faster Metal 3D Printing

Renishaw’s Tempus: An Algorithm for Faster Metal 3D Printing

We learned about Renishaw’s new metal 3D printing technology, Tempus.

3D Printing for Home Renovations

3D Printing for Home Renovations

People aren’t just using 3D printers for small-scale art projects anymore.