3D Printing Blog

We’ve been testing a Method X 3D printer in our lab and it’s time to tell you what we found.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss the current surge of labor strikes and explore how 3D printing could help companies manage rising labor costs during negotiations.

There is an interesting trend occurring in the 3D printing market recently, all caused by Bambu Lab.

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a 3D printed ceramic solar reactor core.

LOTMAXX announced a new high speed desktop FFF 3D printer with a difference: it also includes a powerful laser.

Via the SlicEx slicing software and an integrated plugin for ExAM printers.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi cover the most recent AM Investment Strategies Roundtable discussion.

AON3D announced an intriguing new 3D printer that’s driven by a new AI-powered software system.

Inkbit announced a new material, and I think this is quite a bit more important than you might realize.

Formlabs announced a new element to their SLS 3D printing ecosystem: Fuse Blast.

This week’s selection is “Perfecting Your Prints: Mastering Post-Processing and Finishing Techniques for Exceptional 3D Prints” by Barrett Williams.

There’s big news in the corporate world: Nexa3D announced plans to acquire Essentium.

EOS announced a new, large metal 3D printer, the EOS M 300-4.

miniFactory announced a new and powerful high temperature 3D printer, the Ignite.

This week’s selection is the Toothbrush Holder Insert by Printables contributor DireLlama.

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 companies that were recently granted licenses to operate unmanned aircraft for long distances and the associated 3D printing applications.

It’s that time of year again: Formnext is this coming week.

We’ve received a lot more information about Project R3D’s Talos high speed 3D printers. The Chicago-based company first announced the Talos series only a few weeks ago in early September. Now…

Axtra3D has opened a new headquarters building in Charlotte.

A German auto plant 3D prints sand cores for light metal casting, integrating additive manufacturing into engine production line.

I’ve been thinking about a new concept for designing 3D printed buildings that just might change the way we work and live quite a bit.

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.