3D Printing Blog

The Plybot project has been silent for months and its backers are angry, seeking refunds that may never come.

Stratasys has made a very unusual and strategic move into a new application area.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi review large Indian firms leveraging 3D printing.

Slice Engineering has introduced a very interesting new way to keep filament dry.

I’m sensing a definite splitting of the 3D print industry in recent years.

Metafold is a powerful tool to generate and process highly complex 3D models.

The US currently has no domestic capacity to traditionally manufacture the large titanium pump castings, and is therefore turning to AM as the solution.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi believe recent corporate moves could boost 3D printing usage.

Controversy is rising over a stalled Kickstarter campaign.

NVIDIA Researchers have developed an improved technique for automatically generating 3D models from text input.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at opportunities for 3D printing technology in healthcare.

This week’s selection is “3D Printing Step by Step” by Carmelito Andrade.

This week’s question is all about print profiles for desktop FFF 3D printers.

I had a discussion with Velo3D and learned of a very interesting application for metal 3D printing.

A fascinating new 3D print startup has emerged from stealth mode: Freeform.

This week’s selection is the Cateran 3D Printed Electric Guitar Kit by Filatone Instrument Co.

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 show how 3D print technology has enabled a company to create unique services never before possible.

3D scanning can appear to be complex, but there are actually only a few standard steps required.

Several new AM materials were announced in past weeks.

Desktop Metal announced another massive series of layoffs and facility closures.

Conformal cooling is not only a better way to cool injection molds for plastics, but it might allow hypersonic air travel.

Anycubic announced a new app that should supercharge users of their Photon M3 Premium resin 3D printer.

Xact Metal seems to have hit the sweet spot.

That didn’t take long: Simplify3D issues their first update since the huge 5.0 upgrade.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at some of the most intriguing metal 3D print companies to emerge from Massachusetts.

Photocentric is exploring what is probably a new niche in 3D printing: large part production with resin equipment.

A company you may not have heard of is Holo.

News from Artec 3D indicates the 3D scanner manufacturer is expanding.

Thanks to intelligent 3D nesting, textured surface design, a sophisticated SLS build manager, and more.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how Regal Rexnord could leverage 3D print technology.

Be on the lookout for “Definitive Guides” to desktop 3D printing.

Orion AM’s Thermal Radiation Fusion 3D printing process can produce incredibly strong parts.

I had a look at 3DEVO’s product line and found they’ve been slowly making it even more powerful.

This week’s selection is Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques” by Michael Michalko.

How about we actually do all the necessary calibration for 3D printing automatically?

Farsoon is embarking on a massive physical expansion of their facilities.

Metal Powder Works has developed an incredibly straightforward and energy efficient method of producing metal powder that can be used in additive manufacturing.

This week’s selection is the scale model Titanic’s Engines by Olivier Berlin.

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 the use of 3D printing in five major healthcare companies.

Is the measurement standard in the 3D printing industry metric or imperial?

The Builder Extreme 1500 Pro is an impressive industrial 3D printer.

An interesting view of 3D printing from outside the industry.

Start warming up your vocal cords—natural language processing may soon change how engineers interact with design software.

Our hands on review of the LulzBot Sidekick 747 3D printer ends with a look at software, print results and final thoughts.

Our hands on review of the LulzBot Sidekick 747 3D printer continues with a look at setup, calibration and operations .

We’ve been testing a LulzBot Sidekick 747 3D printer for the last few months.

3DM’s unique approach to polymer L-PBF 3D printing enables users to adapt the laser’s frequency to each and every material, promising faster, higher quality parts.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at an unprecedented 3D print project in Texas.