3D Printing Blog

A second look at Polycam, in a conversation with company cofounder Elliott Spelman.

3DQue’s latest release of their AutoFarm3D system takes operations to a new level.

Several new AM materials were announced in past weeks.

We have a quick update from JEOL on their metal 3D printing progress.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi In April 2023, Kaiser Permanente announced that it would be acquiring Geisinger Health, a 10-hospital system in Pennsylvania, in a strategy to acquire the first…

HP expands their unusual packaging solution with a new client.

New research could result in a 3D print material that is truly recyclable.

On Monday I had the naive thought that the Nano Dimension / Stratasys saga would be over. I was wrong.

Including precision dispensing tips and improved resolution for the A2200 and B3300 printers.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi foresee increased use of 3D printing in defense applications.

There’s a bit more to think about when considering microplastics generated by 3D printing.

Last week Canada cracked down on dozens of people producing 3D printed weapons.

If you think cleaning and smoothing 3D prints is easy, think again, and take a look at AM Solutions’ technology.

This week’s selection is “Mastering Fusion 360: 28 Step-By-Step Projects for Beginners in 3D Printing, Prototyping, and Making” by Jake O Sugden an d Joshua Manley.

Today is the day the outcome of the Nano Dimension takeover bid should be resolved.

Velo3D published a video that exemplifies the ways 3D printing is changing the world.

Lithoz seems to be on a roll, expanding in several directions.

This week’s selection are the 3D printed Vise Grips by Adam Cook.

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 examine the potential use of several forms of 3D printing in a new building project.

New research has developed an unusual and inexpensive way to dramatically strengthen metal 3D prints using a bimetallic radial approach.

I learned about BigRep's fleet management solution.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi describe the depth of potential in dental 3D printing.

polySpectra founder and CEO shares his quest for the Holy Grail of additive materials.

PrusaSlicer 2.6 has been released, and it includes quite a number of very useful new features.

We’ve learned quite a bit more about the “surprise” offer from 3D Systems to merge with Stratasys. 

Mosaic Manufacturing seems to be executing to plan.

Nora Touré interviews Ruba Hasan of 3Dinova.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi consider whether 3D print technology investment and innovation could be affected by interest in AI tech.

I finally got around to reading a post by Prusa Research about open source licensing, and have some thoughts.

3D Systems announced a partnership in Japan that reveals a side effect of corporate acquisitions.

If you need an update on Xact Metal’s progress, we have one.

The technique has now been used to print the world's smallest wine glass – although it holds hope for a range of more useful, industrial applications.

Charles Goulding and Valentina Alzate consider the potential for 3D printing in filtration technology.

A new service hopes to help you select 3D print colors.

3D print communities are migrating due to the Reddit controversy.

We had an interesting discussion with Markforged about their recent acquisition, Digital Metal.

This week’s selection is “Digital Gastronomy: From 3d Food Printing To Personalized Nutrition”.

Polystruder adds to their suite of filament production equipment.

Essentium’s in-house 3D print service is up and running.

I’m reading an interesting report from KPMG that ends up discussing additive manufacturing.

This week’s selection is the Fully 3D Printable Pirate Ship by Conner Sinewe.

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 look at how 3D printing can impact the consumer side of the automotive business.

One of Creality’s latest resin 3D printers has won an award.

Slice Engineering has released a powerful new professional-grade hot end, the Mosquito Prime.

How to balance speed, cost, and impact to leave a lasting impression at your next industry event.

Where are all the high speed 3D printers?

We had a chat with Creative 3D to learn about their latest professional 3D printer, the EVO.

Snapmaker announced a series of new products and hardware.