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IC3D Printers’ 2022 3D Printed Toys for Tots is Underway

IC3D Printers’ 2022 3D Printed Toys for Tots is Underway

IC3D Printers has launched their annual toy drive, the 2022 3D Printed Toys for Tots campaign.

UltiMaker Announces First 3D Printer: The MakerBot SKETCH Large

UltiMaker Announces First 3D Printer: The MakerBot SKETCH Large

The new UltiMaker just announced their first product: MakerBot SKETCH Large.

Authentise Announces “Digital Design Warehouse”

Authentise Announces “Digital Design Warehouse”

Authentise announced a major new feature for their AM management platform: the Digital Design Warehouse.

Book of the Week: Problem Solving 101

Book of the Week: Problem Solving 101

Why select a book about problem solving? The answer is easy: because 3D printers break. A lot.

The Sugar Lab Returns: 3D Printed Food Incoming

The Sugar Lab Returns: 3D Printed Food Incoming

After nine years, The Sugar Lab is back with its original founders.

What Is The Benefit of an “AM Cluster”?

What Is The Benefit of an “AM Cluster”?

With the announcement of a new AM cluster, some may be wondering what it’s all about.

3DPrinterOS Now Includes Formlabs 3D Printer Support

3DPrinterOS Now Includes Formlabs 3D Printer Support

3D Control Systems announced the latest version of 3DPrinterOS will support Formlabs equipment.

Design of the Week: Nissan Ariya Model

Design of the Week: Nissan Ariya Model

This week’s selection is the incredible Nissan Ariya replica made by Ogle Models.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, October 16, 2022

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, October 16, 2022

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

Electric Bike Popularity Booms Globally and 3D Printing

Electric Bike Popularity Booms Globally and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi suggest 3D printing technology could be used to assist the burgeoning e-bike industry.

HALOT-ONE Resin 3D Printers Significantly Discounted

HALOT-ONE Resin 3D Printers Significantly Discounted

This could be a good time to consider purchasing a HALOT 3D printer from Creality.

Broken Coffee Machines Saved by 3D Printing

Broken Coffee Machines Saved by 3D Printing

Sometimes it makes sense to use 3D printing to repair machines.

Formnext Announces Winners of Startup-Up Challenge

Formnext Announces Winners of Startup-Up Challenge

Formnext announced the winners of its annual AM startup competition in advance of the November event.

nTopology Blows Up Lightweighting. Again.

nTopology Blows Up Lightweighting. Again.

Generative design applications are famous for making strange looking, often unpractical parts.

Open Source 5-Axis 3D Printer Project Grows Interest

Open Source 5-Axis 3D Printer Project Grows Interest

An open source version of a five-axis 3D printer design is being developed, and could soon take off.

Can Metal 3D Prints Be Both Strong and Ductile?

Can Metal 3D Prints Be Both Strong and Ductile?

Researchers have developed a highly unusual technique for 3D printing metal objects that are both strong and ductile.

nano3Dprint launches B3300 Dual-Dispensing 3D Printer

nano3Dprint launches B3300 Dual-Dispensing 3D Printer

The new B3300 is the latest electronics 3D printer from nano3Dprint.

Benefits and Applications of Aluminum 3D Printing

Benefits and Applications of Aluminum 3D Printing

Charles Goulding and Andressa Bonafé look at recent additive applications using aluminum metal.

SUN METALON’s 3D Printer To Produce Its Own Material from Rocks?

SUN METALON’s 3D Printer To Produce Its Own Material from Rocks?

A Japanese startup claims to be developing a machine that can make its own materials.

Voxeldance Additive 4.0 Includes Many New Features

Voxeldance Additive 4.0 Includes Many New Features

Voxeldance Additive now reaches version 4.0, along with a number of new features.

voxeljet Launches New TPU Print Service

voxeljet Launches New TPU Print Service

voxeljet announced a new on demand 3D print service able to produce flexible parts in TPU.

Porsche IPO and 3D Printing

Porsche IPO and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi believe 3D printing could assist Porsche.

Why Isn’t There an IPA Recycler?

Why Isn’t There an IPA Recycler?

Many things are recycled in 3D printing, but what about IPA?

Removing Heavy Metal Contamination With 3D Printing

Removing Heavy Metal Contamination With 3D Printing

Researchers have developed a new method of removing toxic metal pollutants from water using a 3D printed technique.

Have You Tried CadQuery?

Have You Tried CadQuery?

CadQuery might eventually become more popular than OpenSCAD.

Book of the Week: Advanced Jewellery CAD Modeling in Rhino

Book of the Week: Advanced Jewellery CAD Modeling in Rhino

This week’s selection is “Advanced Jewellery CAD Modeling in Rhino” by Jack Meyer.

New 3D Print Material: Salt!

New 3D Print Material: Salt!

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a method of 3D printing with salt, which is being commercialized.

Artec 3D Releases 2 Micron Optical 3D Scanning System

Artec 3D Releases 2 Micron Optical 3D Scanning System

Artec 3D released a new system that is quite different from their traditional equipment.

Nanoscale 4D 3D Printing With Tiny Animals

Design of the Week: Mechanical Dishwasher Sign

Design of the Week: Mechanical Dishwasher Sign

This week’s selection is the Mechanical Dishwasher Sign by Printables contributor Dingus.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, October 9, 2022

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, October 9, 2022

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

Recycling Auto Parts and 3D Printing

Recycling Auto Parts and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at recent trends in the automotive industry.

No Cooling Fan: Plasmics’ Revolutionary Induction-Heated Hot End

No Cooling Fan: Plasmics’ Revolutionary Induction-Heated Hot End

Plasmics launched a hot end with an entirely new heating concept: induction.

Lithoz Makes First Acquisition

Lithoz Makes First Acquisition

Lithoz acquired a ceramic 3D printing company.

New AM Materials Round Up, October 7, 2022

New AM Materials Round Up, October 7, 2022

Several new AM materials were announced in the past weeks.

Eight Certain Signs a 3D Printer is Crap

Eight Certain Signs a 3D Printer is Crap

Is there an easy way to tell whether a 3D printer is not for you? Yes, there are several.

New Steel Alloy Could Be Used in Tesla’s GigaPress

New Steel Alloy Could Be Used in Tesla’s GigaPress

Automaker Tesla could use a new 3D printable steel alloy to build electric vehicles in the future.

How 3D Printing Is Benefitting People From Diverse Backgrounds

How 3D Printing Is Benefitting People From Diverse Backgrounds

There are plenty of ways 3D printed items can help people with needs.

Seeing Through Concrete and 3D Printing

Seeing Through Concrete and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding looks at a new technology for concrete quality control and whether it should be used in construction 3D printing.

We All Need A Slicing Profile Standard

We All Need A Slicing Profile Standard

I’m wondering why there isn’t a standard format for 3D print slicing profiles.

Fully Martensitic Stainless Steel 3D Printing Process Developed

Fully Martensitic Stainless Steel 3D Printing Process Developed

Researchers have found a way to 3D print fully martensitic stainless steel.

A New DnD Character Creator Service With a Surprise

A New DnD Character Creator Service With a Surprise

A new service to generate printable DnD figurines has a unique pricing structure.

Apprenticeship Programs and 3D Printing

Apprenticeship Programs and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how 3D printing could benefit from new apprenticeship programs.

DreamFusion: AI-Generated 3D Models Reaches Research Stage

DreamFusion: AI-Generated 3D Models Reaches Research Stage

A new paper describes how AI tools can be used to generate printable 3D models with only a text prompt.

Are 3D Print Materials In Jeopardy Due to The Russo-Ukraine War?

Are 3D Print Materials In Jeopardy Due to The Russo-Ukraine War?

Could we see problems in the supply of 3D print materials in the near future?

Prusa Beefs Up 3D Printer Thermal Management

Prusa Beefs Up 3D Printer Thermal Management

Prusa Research announced a new beta version of their 3D printer firmware that takes a more sophisticated approach to thermal management.

Book of the Week: Create Stunning AI Art

Book of the Week: Create Stunning AI Art

This week’s selection is “Create Stunning AI Art” by Antonis Tsagaris and Andreas Pampoukkas.

FDM vs FFF

FDM vs FFF

What’s the difference between “FDM” and “FFF” anyway?

The Einstar 3D Scanner

The Einstar 3D Scanner

Shining 3D announced a new and very affordable handheld 3D scanner, the Einstar.

iCLIP: Resin 3D Printing 10X Faster

iCLIP: Resin 3D Printing 10X Faster

Researchers have developed “iCLIP”, a new 3D print process that is 5-10X faster than current resin 3D printing processes.