3D Printing Blog

I’m reading a paper analyzing the economic effectiveness of the Green Fab Lab Network concept.

voxeljet announced the sale of a 3D printer. But it’s more than just that.

After our story about electroplating last week, we were contacted by RePliForm.

This week’s selection is the Dual Portal Desk Toy by Printables contributor Ada Cohen.

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

Wayland Additive is definitely not the biggest name in metal 3D printing, but they are growing strongly.

The Revo is catching on.

An important development in bioprinting was achieved by researchers at the University of New South Wales.

Metal 3D printing is at the heart of New Frontier Aerospace’s plans.

Forust Partners with design firm HagenHinderdael to demonstrate the beauty and sustainability of 3D printing with organics.

It’s now possible to try out the “arc overhang” technique in PrusaSlicer.

TitanCraft is now out of beta, as of today.

3D Systems announced a major restructuring program.

Could PLA be used for 3D printed prosthetics?

A new 3D print recycling service has emerged in Germany: RecyclingFabrik.

Researchers at EPFL Lausanne have discovered a technique to 3D print calcium carbonate using bacteria.

I had a chat with the nice folks from Mosaic Manufacturing to learn more about their latest endeavors.

Carbon introduced automated print preparation for dental models and new validated post-processing options with Form Wash.

Charles R. Goulding looks at a huge Chinese company, Tencent.

Fabbaloo’s annual reader survey will close tonight, and there’s some great prizes for participants!

EOS and Bauer unveiled a new application for 3D printing: personalized ice hockey helmets.

After the iPhone X was released in 2017, the general public became more aware of 3D scanners.

This week’s selection is “3D Printing Failures: 2022 Edition: How to Diagnose and Repair ALL Desktop 3D Printing Issues” by Sean Aranda.

Fabbaloo is about to close our annual reader survey, and there’s some great prizes for participants – but it will close tomorrow! We want to find out more about you, and…

Two industries have developed extremely deep usage of 3D printing, but for entirely different reasons.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at the increasing widespread use of 3D print technology.

This week’s selection is the shocking Rubber Band Mid Print Bracelet by Printables contributor NagyBig.

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 review recent examples of restaurants leveraging 3D printing robotics to provide automation.

Fabbaloo launched our annual reader survey, and there’s some great prizes for participants – but it will be closing soon!

There could be a huge problem for 3D model repositories like Printables, Thingiverse, MyMiniFactory and others in the very near future.

Hexagon released an interesting new platform that may be of interest to companies using additive manufacturing.

The space agency is studying moon-based robots and additive manufacturing to build a pipeline that transports oxygen from an extraction site to a lunar base.

Sketchfab has issued a rather interesting and futuristic update to their Terms of Use.

Two reports on sustainability were issued this week by additive manufacturing organizations.

The process of electroplating 3D prints is powerful, yet not very well known or practiced.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at a recent expansion of 3D printing capacity by Collins Aerospace.

Carima's nontoxic CYMK resin just got a lot more accessible.

A 3D print company has shifted to a four-day week.

Xolo received a huge investment, and this is a really big deal.

The smaller, entry-level system enables dental labs to produce extremely accurate mixed applications, in a single tray, simultaneously.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at manufacturing tensions between three countries.

There’s something you should watch on Netflix, and it is specifically about 3D printing.

A fascinating new motion system has been developed that just might have an application or two in the 3D print world.

EOS released information about a rather unusual basketball they and partners were able to 3D print.

This week’s selection is “Digital Crafts: Industrial Technologies for Applied Artists and Designer Makers” by Fabbaloo friend Anne Marie Shillito.

This week’s question answers a somewhat disturbing question about resin safety.

Thangs announced a new AI-powered search function that could make finding 3D models incredibly simple.

3D Systems announced a broad new program to 3D print human tissue.

This week’s selection is the Braiding Machine by Printables contributor “Jack”.