3D Printing Blog

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 3M Technologies' robust economic performance in the third quarter.

We caught up with Valcun, the makers of an incredible 3D printer that uses aluminum wire.

Thies is a company providing equipment for dyeing 3D prints, but with a big difference.

Protolabs has rebranded their manufacturing network, and there’s an interesting story behind the change.

Engineers from MIT and ETH Zurich use computer vision to help adjust material deposition rates in real time.

You’ve heard about “high speed 3D printing”, but what are the things you need to know about it?

FormFutura unveiled their new ReFill 2.0 spooling system.

Glass 3D printing is now available to anyone from Maple Glass Printing.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine the ongoing turmoil in the pharmaceutical industry and how 3D printing can play a role.

There’s now a “high speed” version of The 100 3D printer.

A seemingly minor investment announcement might have big implications for additive manufacturing.

There are two very different news items from Ricoh.

Upcoming webinar illuminates how Velo3D’s technology is empowering aerospace players like Avio SPA.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss how companies in the medtech industry can leverage 3D printing to enhance customization and fit of hearing aids.

A grassroots organization in Israel is 3D printing items for the IDF.

3devo introduced two new advanced filament production machines, the TWO Fusion and TWO High Flow.

We had a look at Loop3D’s latest 3D professional 3D printer, the LOOP PRO X+.

This week’s selection is “Pencil Me In: The Business Drawing Book for People Who Can't Draw” by Christina Wodtke.

We had a look a Prusa Research’s upcoming resin 3D printer, the SLX.

Lots of news from BigRep recently.

Photocentric is definitely moving into the large-format 3D print space.

This week’s selection is the hazmat collection by SutoSuto.

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

Christopher Lee and Charles R. Goulding sit down for an interview with Co-founder and CEO of MAEKLAB, Christina Perla.

We were finally able to witness volumetric 3D printing in person.

The Sanjay Mortimer Foundation announced that’s now an official charity.

AMAREA Technology has developed a powerful new 3D printing process they call Multi Material Jetting, or “MMJ”.

Engineers from MIT and ETH Zurich use computer vision to help adjust material deposition rates in real time.

Our review of the AnkerMake M5C concludes with a software, print results and final thoughts.

Our review of the AnkerMake M5C continues with a look at setup and operations.

We were able to test an unusual 3D printer designed for ease of use, the AnkerMake M5C.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss NATO's groundbreaking Innovation Fund which aims to propel defense startups.

Microfactory has developed a very unusual resin 3D printing system that should be completely safe for operators.

News from the automotive industry could trigger some interesting moves in sand 3D printing.

Did you know that Piocreat produces large-scale 3D printers?

Should binder jetting of sand molds for metal part casting be considered a type of metal 3D printing? And is it taking off?

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss the attempted merger between 3D Systems, Stratasys, Desktop Metal and Nano Dimension.

The FLOCKS Wobot is a wool 3D printer.

We had a chat with the nice folks from WASP about their latest robotic 3D printing hardware.

D3 is a new company producing an unusual industrial ceramic 3D printer, the Lab II.

This week’s selection is “My First Book About Engineering” by Patricia J. Wynne, Donald M. Silver and Ariel Fleming.

We had a look at the huge MaxiPrinter from Constructions 3D.

As we age, our physical abilities and reaction times naturally decline, making driving a potentially dangerous task.

Raise3D made a surprise announcement: they have a new 3D printer with a completely different printing process.

This week’s selection is the Sound Absorbing Facade by David Fluß of TU Darmstadt.

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

Peter Saenz and Charles R. Goulding discuss Lavoie's recent purchase of VanMoof and how 3D printing technology can drive customization and rapid innovation.

NinjaTek is up to something, but we’re not allowed to tell you about it.

A new research paper investigates the claim that some 3D printer companies have violated open source licenses.