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Court rejects Continuous Composites’ Patent Claims Against Markforged

Court rejects Continuous Composites’ Patent Claims Against Markforged

One recently added infringement claim, comprising two patents, still remains.

The Age of Lightweight Smallsats: How 3D Printing is Shaping the Future of Satellite Technology

The Age of Lightweight Smallsats: How 3D Printing is Shaping the Future of Satellite Technology

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi consider the use of 3D printing technology to expand smallsat applications.

A Blast from the Past: Discovering an Ancient 3D Printer in a Modern Workshop

A Blast from the Past: Discovering an Ancient 3D Printer in a Modern Workshop

I encountered what I thought to be a rather ancient 3D printer last week.

Bridging Biology and 3D Printing: Researchers Create Groundbreaking Mesosurface Technique

Bridging Biology and 3D Printing: Researchers Create Groundbreaking Mesosurface Technique

Researchers have developed a method of 3D printing highly unusual “mesosurfaces”.

Inside the Stratasys-Nano Dimension Takeover Saga: Rejections, Accusations, and Lawsuits

Inside the Stratasys-Nano Dimension Takeover Saga: Rejections, Accusations, and Lawsuits

Stratasys has promptly rejected Nano Dimension’s latest takeover proposal.

Book of the Week: FreeCAD Beginner’s Starter Kit

Book of the Week: FreeCAD Beginner’s Starter Kit

This week’s selection is “FreeCAD Beginner’s Starter Kit” by Aleksander Sadowski.

SPEE3D’s Supersonic 3D Printing Tech Gaining Traction with Military Sectors

MX3D Expands Horizons with Installation of First WAAM M1 System in Canada

MX3D Expands Horizons with Installation of First WAAM M1 System in Canada

MX3D announced a new installation of the WAAM system that signals the company's growth.

Automating 3D Printing with AI Vision: PrintPal’s PrintWatch System

Automating 3D Printing with AI Vision: PrintPal’s PrintWatch System

There’s another AI vision option for desktop 3D printers: PrintPal’s PrintWatch.

Design of the Week: Seed Starter Pot

Design of the Week: Seed Starter Pot

This week’s selection is the 3D printable Seed Starter Pot by Printables contributor LaForest Labs.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, April 2, 2023

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, April 2, 2023

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

Disney Purchases Desktop Metal for $25 billion, Escalating the 3D Printing War with Apple

Disney Purchases Desktop Metal for $25 billion, Escalating the 3D Printing War with Apple

Disney announced today that it has agreed to acquire Desktop Metal, a leader in additive manufacturing solutions, for US$25B in cash and stock.

Recipe Designer Makes $1 Million On 3D Printable Digital Recipes

Recipe Designer Makes $1 Million On 3D Printable Digital Recipes

A recipe designer from Paris has become the first person to make US$1M on digital recipes.

Manufacturers Struggle To Sell Customized Products In 2033

Manufacturers Struggle To Sell Customized Products In 2033

Manufacturers of consumer products are facing a dilemma in 2033: they have the technology to make almost anything on demand, but they don't know what their customers want.

Home Depot Launches Partpicker, A 3D Model Library For Spare Parts

Home Depot Launches Partpicker, A 3D Model Library For Spare Parts

Home Depot, the largest home improvement retailer in North America, announced today the launch of PartPicker.

Unpacking the Prusa MK4: What It Means for Prusa Research and the 3D Print Community

Unpacking the Prusa MK4: What It Means for Prusa Research and the 3D Print Community

After yesterday’s blockbuster announcement of the long-awaited Original Prusa MK4 3D printer, I have some thoughts.

Get Connected: BOFA Introduces 3D Printable Fume Extraction Connectors

Get Connected: BOFA Introduces 3D Printable Fume Extraction Connectors

BOFA has deployed a way to 3D print fume extraction connectors for 3D printers.

How US Companies are Using 3D Printing to Maximize Benefits of Industrial Space in Mexico

How US Companies are Using 3D Printing to Maximize Benefits of Industrial Space in Mexico

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how US companies have leveraged 3D print technology in their new Mexico factories.

Dixit Offers a Quick Onramp to the 3D Printing Business

Dixit Offers a Quick Onramp to the 3D Printing Business

Cloud-based Innovana3D is a turnkey 3D printing front-end with instant quoting, viewer and e-commerce capabilities.

Introducing Material Interlocking: Ultimaker Cura 5.3.0’s Revolutionary Feature

Introducing Material Interlocking: Ultimaker Cura 5.3.0’s Revolutionary Feature

UltiMaker released a new version of UltiMaker Cura earlier this month, and there is a very surprising feature included.

Is Nano Dimension’s Increased Offer Adequate to Acquire Stratasys?

Is Nano Dimension’s Increased Offer Adequate to Acquire Stratasys?

Nano Dimension has upped their offer to buy Stratasys, but is it enough?

New Metal 3D Printing Pen System: A Breakthrough in Manufacturing?

New Metal 3D Printing Pen System: A Breakthrough in Manufacturing?

Researchers in Korea have developed a new metal 3D printing pen system for manufacturing.

How Seurat Technologies is Changing Manufacturing with Area Printing

How Seurat Technologies is Changing Manufacturing with Area Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Christopher Lee spoke with Seurat Technologie's CEO, James DeMuth about Area Printing.

Introducing the Original Prusa MK4: Prusa Research’s New Flagship 3D Printer

Introducing the Original Prusa MK4: Prusa Research’s New Flagship 3D Printer

Surprise, surprise! Prusa Research has suddenly announced the Original Prusa MK4 3D printer.

3DQue’s Direct2Print Links 3D Printers Directly With Etsy and Shopify

3DQue’s Direct2Print Links 3D Printers Directly With Etsy and Shopify

3DQue is working on a powerful new feature they call “Direct2Print”.

Struggling to Understand 3D Viewing Controls? Here’s Why

Struggling to Understand 3D Viewing Controls? Here’s Why

I’ve had a problem with 3D software tools for many years, and it’s time to write about it.

How Eplus3D’s One-Click Positioning Solves Hybrid Metal 3D Printing Challenges

How Eplus3D’s One-Click Positioning Solves Hybrid Metal 3D Printing Challenges

Eplus3D introduced a very interesting metal 3D printing feature they call “One-Click Positioning”.

Researchers 3D Print 17-4 PH Steel Using X-ray Diffraction

Researchers 3D Print 17-4 PH Steel Using X-ray Diffraction

Examining the rapid phase changes of materials as the steel was being printed, at the Advanced Photon Source (APS), at the Argonne National Laboratory.

After The Last Boeing 747 Aircraft Delivery, 3D Printing Will Keep Them in The Air

After The Last Boeing 747 Aircraft Delivery, 3D Printing Will Keep Them in The Air

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi foresee much 3D printing for Boeing 747s in the future.

Our Most Hilarious Mailbag Messages with Our Responses

Our Most Hilarious Mailbag Messages with Our Responses

It’s time to review the highly unusual items in our mailbag once again.

Monterrey: Mighty Buildings’ New 3D Home Printing Factory

Monterrey: Mighty Buildings’ New 3D Home Printing Factory

Mighty Buildings announced the opening of a new factory in Monterrey, Mexico.

BigRep 3D Printers Create Lightweight and Corrosion-Resistant Blade Restraints for Helicopters

BigRep 3D Printers Create Lightweight and Corrosion-Resistant Blade Restraints for Helicopters

BigRep described very intriguing new application for 3D printing: Helicopter Blade Restraints.

Book of the Week: 3DU: A Guide to 3D Printing in Every Classroom

Book of the Week: 3DU: A Guide to 3D Printing in Every Classroom

This week’s selection is “3DU: A Guide to 3D Printing in Every Classroom: Simple and Affordable Ways to Start 3D Printing in ANY Classroom, No Matter What Grade or Content Area!”…

Discovering How Our Readers Feel About Desktop 3D Printers & Brands

Discovering How Our Readers Feel About Desktop 3D Printers & Brands

We’ve been busy analyzing the results from our annual survey, and have some findings to show you.

Essentium’s High-Speed 3D Printing Service – EPOD

Essentium’s High-Speed 3D Printing Service – EPOD

Essentium launched a 3D printed parts-on-demand service.

Is it Possible to 3D Print PLA Bicycle Pedals that Meet CEN Standards?

Is it Possible to 3D Print PLA Bicycle Pedals that Meet CEN Standards?

Researchers at Michigan Technological University have been testing whether it’s feasible to 3D print key bicycle parts using common PLA material.

Design of the Week: Ringmail System

Design of the Week: Ringmail System

This week’s selection is the fascinating Ringmail system by Printables contributor Triple G Workshop.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, March 26, 2023

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, March 26, 2023

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

Offshore Drilling: How 3D Printing is Enhancing the Oil & Gas Industry

Offshore Drilling: How 3D Printing is Enhancing the Oil & Gas Industry

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at recent usage of 3D printing in offshore oil rigs.

CookieCAD: Generate 3D Models for Cookie Cutters Instantly

CookieCAD: Generate 3D Models for Cookie Cutters Instantly

There’s an incredibly useful online 3D utility you need to know about: CookieCAD.

Experience High-Speed 3D Printing with Kentstrapper’s ZeroHS

Experience High-Speed 3D Printing with Kentstrapper’s ZeroHS

Kentstrapper introduced a new high-speed 3D printer, the ZeroHS.

Relativity Space Hits Milestone Despite Mission Failure of Terran 1 Rocket

Innovation on Deck: How Louisville Slugger uses 3D Printing

Innovation on Deck: How Louisville Slugger uses 3D Printing

Louisville Slugger is combining modern techniques with tradition by using 3D printing to create next generation equipment.

Nano Dimension’s CEO Takes Aim at Stratasys with Unconventional Daily Videos

Nano Dimension’s CEO Takes Aim at Stratasys with Unconventional Daily Videos

The CEO of Nano Dimension is publishing daily videos talking about their proposed Stratasys acquisition.

3D Printing in Kitchens: A New Research Paper Predicts Widespread Use

3D Printing in Kitchens: A New Research Paper Predicts Widespread Use

A new research paper predicts widespread use of 3D printers in kitchens to prepare food.

Major Problem Solved in Bioprinting: New Composite Scaffolds Show Promising Results

OpenAI vs. Google: The Battle for AI Supremacy

OpenAI vs. Google: The Battle for AI Supremacy

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at recent developments in AI.

Speed Up FFF 3D Printing with LIQTRA’s Innovative Multi-Nozzle System 

Speed Up FFF 3D Printing with LIQTRA’s Innovative Multi-Nozzle System 

LIQTRA has developed a very unusual 3D printing system that’s up to 4X faster than typical FFF implementations.

Exploring the Cooling Process of Metal 3D Printing Using Particle Accelerators

Exploring the Cooling Process of Metal 3D Printing Using Particle Accelerators

Researchers have now probed the mysteries of metal 3D printing with particle accelerators.

MIT Develops MechSense to Integrate Sensors into 3D Printed Devices

MIT Develops MechSense to Integrate Sensors into 3D Printed Devices

MIT has developed “MechSense”, a new way to integrate sensors into certain 3D prints.