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When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Rocket Pioneers Revolutionizing Space

When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Rocket Pioneers Revolutionizing Space

Charles R. Goulding looks at a new book detailing the history of new aerospace companies that heavily use 3D printing.

Stratasys Takeover Saga: The Final Verdict Revealed Today?

Stratasys Takeover Saga: The Final Verdict Revealed Today?

Today is the date when the outcome of the Stratasys takeover saga could be determined.

Monetize Your 3D Designs: Exploring Prusa’s New Printables Clubs

Monetize Your 3D Designs: Exploring Prusa’s New Printables Clubs

Prusa Research has launched their “club” feature on Printables.

Perspectivas sobre bioimpressão 3D:conversa com uma pesquisadora brasileira

Perspectivas sobre bioimpressão 3D:conversa com uma pesquisadora brasileira

Andressa Bonafe e Charles Goulding entrevistam um pesquisador líder para aprender mais sobre o estado da bioimpressão.

Perspectives on 3D Bioprinting: Conversation with a Brazilian Researcher

Perspectives on 3D Bioprinting: Conversation with a Brazilian Researcher

Andressa Bonafe and Charles Goulding interview a leading researcher to learn more about the state of bioprinting.

What Will the 3D Printing Industry Look Like in Ten Years?

What Will the 3D Printing Industry Look Like in Ten Years?

Consolidation, innovation and the drive toward production-ready additive manufacturing could bring another order-of-magnitude change in the industry over the next decade.

FDM or FFF: What’s the Right Term for 3D Printing?

Anisotropic Strength Achieved: Plasma Nozzle Promises to Transform FFF 3D Printing

Aurora Labs Secures ISO 9001:2015 Certification

3D Printing Picnic Paraphernalia: Fun and Functional Outdoor Solutions

3D Printing Picnic Paraphernalia: Fun and Functional Outdoor Solutions

 Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi will be 3D printing ahead of their picnics this summer.

Eco-Friendly 3D Printing on the Horizon: Could Mineral Plastics Be the Answer?

Eco-Friendly 3D Printing on the Horizon: Could Mineral Plastics Be the Answer?

New research shows a potential path to significantly reduce petrochemical-based plastic use, possibly including in 3D printing.

Revolutionizing Orthodontics: How 3D Printing Achieves True Success

Revolutionizing Orthodontics: How 3D Printing Achieves True Success

We all hope for the success of 3D print technology, but what does that success actually look like?

Rethinking Management: Embracing an Additive Approach to Employee Growth

Rethinking Management: Embracing an Additive Approach to Employee Growth

Modern organizations focus on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and maximizing an individual's short-term output.

BASF’s CARA and UC San Diego 3D Print Monolithic Soft Robotic Devices

BASF’s CARA and UC San Diego 3D Print Monolithic Soft Robotic Devices

Using a FFF 3D printer embedded with fluidic control circuits, and UltraFuse TPU.

From Wedding Drones to War Drones: Ukraine’s Unconventional 3D Printing Pivot

From Wedding Drones to War Drones: Ukraine’s Unconventional 3D Printing Pivot

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine how 3D printer applications shift in times of war.

From Software to Hardware: Will 3D Printer Manufacturers Embrace Subscriptions?

From Software to Hardware: Will 3D Printer Manufacturers Embrace Subscriptions?

What happens when 3D printer manufacturers catch on to the subscription craze?

VHAM: Advancing Volumetric 3D Printing for Larger Object Production

VHAM: Advancing Volumetric 3D Printing for Larger Object Production

A new approach to volumetric 3D printing, VHAM, enables production of larger objects.

NerfStudio: Game-Changing Software for 3D Capture with Neural Radiance Fields (NeRF)

Book of the Week: Business and Emerging Technologies

Book of the Week: Business and Emerging Technologies

This week’s selection is “Business and Emerging Technologies” by George Baffour.

Prusa Research’s MMU3 Now Shipping: Better than the MMU2S?

Prusa Research’s MMU3 Now Shipping: Better than the MMU2S?

Prusa Research is now shipping their MMU3 unit, and has provided more details on including interesting upgrades and firmware changes.

Stratasys Takeover Update: Nano Dimension Withdraws Offer, 3D Systems in the Lead

Caribou3D Shutting Down: A Look at the Changing 3D Printer Market

Design of the Week: 3D Printed Concept Slide

Design of the Week: 3D Printed Concept Slide

This week’s selection is the “ROOTS” concept slide by Kitty Shukman.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, July 30, 2023

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, July 30, 2023

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

How Top F1 Teams Use 3D Printing for Rapid Prototypes

How Top F1 Teams Use 3D Printing for Rapid Prototypes

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine the increasing use of 3D printing technology in the F1 world.

Hands On With The Kingroon KP3S Pro S1, Part 3

Hands On With The Kingroon KP3S Pro S1, Part 3

Our review of the Kingroon KP3S Pro S1 concludes with print results and final thoughts.

Hands On With The Kingroon KP3S Pro S1, Part 2

Hands On With The Kingroon KP3S Pro S1, Part 2

Our review of the Kingroon KP3S Pro S1 continues with setup & calibration, operations and software.

Hands On With The Kingroon KP3S Pro S1, Part 1

Hands On With The Kingroon KP3S Pro S1, Part 1

We recently got our hands on Kingroon's latest 3D printer, the KP3S Pro S1, and we were eager to see what this new 3D printer had to offer.

With History-Based Modeling, Shapr3D Checks Off Another Box

With History-Based Modeling, Shapr3D Checks Off Another Box

Hungarian CAD company is completing its comparison to market leaders.

Inkjet 4D Print: The Future of Self-Folding 3D Objects?

Inkjet 4D Print: The Future of Self-Folding 3D Objects?

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a way to 2D print 3D objects.

Essentium and 3D-Fuel Announce Unique Materials Partnership

Essentium and 3D-Fuel Announce Unique Materials Partnership

Essentium announced a comprehensive partnership with 3D-Fuel.

The Curved Advantage: 3D Printed Electronics for Space Applications

The Curved Advantage: 3D Printed Electronics for Space Applications

NASA announced a successful test of 3D printed electronics in space.

Meet Dr. Mayra Vasques: Innovating Dentistry with 3D Technologies

Sustainable Architecture: 3D Printing with Plant-Embedded Soil

Sustainable Architecture: 3D Printing with Plant-Embedded Soil

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine some interesting developments in 3D printing at the University of Virginia.

The 3D Printer Race to the Bottom Becomes The Professional Squeeze

The 3D Printer Race to the Bottom Becomes The Professional Squeeze

The race to the bottom is over, and there will be considerable movement in the 3D printer market in coming years.

The EinScan H2: Shining 3D’s Advanced 3D Scanner with Enhanced Color Accuracy

Streamlining Metal 3D Printing: Solukon and Reichenbacher Hamuel’s Innovative Collaboration

Streamlining Metal 3D Printing: Solukon and Reichenbacher Hamuel’s Innovative Collaboration

A new partnership has resulted in a significant optimization of powder-based 3D printing.

Diablo Eccentrica Leverages Titanium 3D Printing for Gorgeous Lamborghini Restomod

Diablo Eccentrica Leverages Titanium 3D Printing for Gorgeous Lamborghini Restomod

Ensuring superior lightness, greater rigidity, and a more precise build as well as integrated parts.

The Wind Power Pioneer Revolutionizing Offshore Turbines in Denmark

The Wind Power Pioneer Revolutionizing Offshore Turbines in Denmark

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi believe Denmark to be a pioneer in extensive use of 3D printing for sustainable energy generation.

Embrace the Freedom: Unlocking the Full Potential of 3D Printing

Real-Time Quality Control for Powder-Based 3D Printers: Meet Phase3D’s Fringe

Real-Time Quality Control for Powder-Based 3D Printers: Meet Phase3D’s Fringe

Phase3D has developed a sophisticated real-time quality control system for powder-based 3D printers they call “Fringe”.

EOS North America Launches ‘Can I 3D Print This?’ Service

EOS North America Launches ‘Can I 3D Print This?’ Service

EOS North America announced today a new service called “Can I 3D Print This?”

Book of the Week: 400 CAD Exercises

Book of the Week: 400 CAD Exercises

This week’s selection is “400 CAD Exercises” by Sachidanand Jha.

Analyzing the Proposed Stratasys-3D Systems Merger: Winners and Losers

Analyzing the Proposed Stratasys-3D Systems Merger: Winners and Losers

It’s increasingly looking like Stratasys could accept 3D Systems’ takeover offer. What could this mean if they accept?

Is There Still a Place for Big-Time 3D Print Trade Shows?

Is There Still a Place for Big-Time 3D Print Trade Shows?

Is there a future for big-time 3D print exhibitions and trade shows?

Unlocking the Potential of 3D Printing with HP’s Applications Approach

Unlocking the Potential of 3D Printing with HP’s Applications Approach

HP has been quite busy developing applications for their 3D print technology, a different strategy than most manufacturers.

Design of the Week: Bowden Tube Cap

Design of the Week: Bowden Tube Cap

This week’s selection is the Bowden Tube Cap by Printables contributor WaltzingKea.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, July 23, 2023

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, July 23, 2023

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

How 3D Printing Propelled Medical Device Giants Boston Scientific, Edwards Lifesciences, Stryker, and Medtronic

How 3D Printing Propelled Medical Device Giants Boston Scientific, Edwards Lifesciences, Stryker, and Medtronic

Charles R. Goulding and Mwansa Chabala look at how four medtech companies leveraged 3D printing to recover after the pandemic.

Hands On With The Mintion Beagle 2 3D Printer Camera

Hands On With The Mintion Beagle 2 3D Printer Camera

We have been testing the Mintion Beagle V2 Camera for 3D printing, and discovered it’s far more than just a camera.