3D Printing Blog

3MF is the 3D printing format of the future, but how widespread is its use these days?

A very surprising analysis of 3D printed metal versus CNC milling has been completed.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss BASF's disclosure of strong sales results for it 3D printing business unit, Forward AM.

Our review of the Raise3D Pro3 Plus high speed 3D printer concludes with software, print results and final thoughts.

Our review at the Raise3D Pro3 Plus high speed 3D printer continues with a look at setup and operations.

Raise3D has produced several notable professional 3D printers, and we’ve been able to do extensive testing on their Pro3 Plus model.

It will be moved from Amsterdam to a new location for continued research on WAAM capabilities.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss the MagCAD 3DPRINTUK partnership.

A new experimental text to 3D concept shows a path towards efficient 3D model generation.

Anisoprint has reappeared, far, far away.

Researchers have developed a highly unusual 3D printed solution for bio-implants.

This week’s selection is “Painting Wargaming Figures” by Javier Gomez Valero.

Aerosint has been purchased — again.

Seurat Technologies announced a truly massive funding raise from a set of very intriguing investors.

Nano Dimension announced three new micro 3D printers to add to their Fabrica line.

This week’s selection is the Reaction Jewelry collection from Nervous System.

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

Charles R. Goulding and Leah Nabangi examine the captivating origin story of the Air Jordan shoe and Nike's implementation of 3D printing in recent years.

We now know a lot more about the mysterious 3D printers supplied to Ukraine.

Essentium released additional findings from their annual additive manufacturing manufacturing survey.

Ai Build announced they’ve received a significant investment, and there’s an interesting twist to the story.

First impressions of SimScale’s AI-based physics prediction technology.

Fraunhofer ICT has developed a versatile printable filament approach that can “foam” in controllable ways.

3D Systems announced a major “restructuring” initiative, but what could this mean?

Sygnis has participated in a breakthrough energy project with a new ceramic 3D printing solution.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss the transformative shift in the construction industry towards integrating advanced technologies like 3D printing and automation.

Prusa Research just concluded a design contest and there’s a surprising outcome.

A story about open source trends might become disturbing for the 3D print world.

The British Museum announced an incredible project: they are digitizing their entire collection.

The cranial implants, produced on the company's EXT 220 MED extrusion platform using Evonik's VESTAKEEP i4 3DF PEEK material, have been successfully used at the University Hospital Basel, in Switzerland, and…

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine how 3D printing technology and new policies can address recent economic concerns in Germany.

There has been an incredibly important development in the field of plastics recycling.

There’s news from ValCUN, makers of a very unusual metal 3D printer.

Aurora Labs unveiled a new metal 3D printer, the AL250.

This week’s selection is “Etsy Empire Strikes Back” by Eric Michael.

What would be the key things to look for when choosing a desktop 3D printer for series production?

Researchers at ORNL have been 3D printing prototype lunar wheels.

Charles R. Goulding discusses Robin Woolard's 3D printed jewelry collection showcased at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, California.

This week’s selection is the G Award, produced on HP 3D printing equipment.

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 SharkNinja's ongoing and potential 3D printing activities and opportunities.

Creality successfully hosted its second user meetup, ShareFest Maryland 2023.

I spotted evidence of an unusual construction 3D print taking place that might involve SpaceX.

At long last, Mosaic Manufacturing finally released their sophisticated Array / Element system.

High-energy X-rays shed light on how thermomechanical deformation creates localized microscale phenomena.

Leap 71 has open sourced a powerful computational engineering software framework.

Modix announced a new large format 3D printer, the Modix Core-Meter.

UltiMaker announced a rebranding of MakerBot.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss Stratasys' relationship with the Israeli military and what the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict means for Israeli tech startups.

Bright Laser Technologies has introduced a massive metal 3D printer that uses an astonishing 20 lasers.