3D Printing Blog

This week’s question is all about large-format 3D printing.

Post processing was for a long time the forgotten step in 3D printing. Now, that’s changing.

I’m looking at a new solution from Solukon that can automatically depowder 3D prints.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at the implications of new legislation in the US.

Formlabs announced a set of finishing tools that could be very useful for anyone 3D printing.

Raise3D announced a comprehensive “Green” project to reduce the company’s ecological footprint.

Stratasys announced the acquisition of quality software startup Riven.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi believe 3D printing could greatly assist the growing practice of vertical farming.

Water-washable 3D printer resin is increasing in availability, but what are the real advantages of using it?

In my recent visit to GE Aerospace I was able to see how truly large-scale additive manufacturing should be done.

Snapmaker announced a new and advanced dual extrusion 3D printer, the Snapmaker J1.

This week’s selection is “Practical Electronics for Inventors” by Paul Scherz and Simon Monk.

There’s often said to be a “race to the bottom” with desktop 3D printers. What happens when we get there?

A new industry group seems to have been formed earlier this year, the ColdMetalFusion Alliance.

Startup company Axtra has developed an unusual hybrid 3D printing process they call “Hybrid Photosynthesis”, or “HPS”.

This week’s selection is the astounding chain mail 3D print by CGTrader contributor Antonelli.f.

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 a webinar from the Additive Manufacturing Coalition.

The eternal question of those new to 3D printing is “what kind of 3D printer should I get?”

Investments are being made in 3D print companies every day, but they may not be very visible.

Earlier we published a thought piece on the notion of using carbon fiber rods for 3D printer frames.

The collaboration combines Desktop Metal’s user-friendly AM platform with Siemens’ hardware, software and digital services.

So you’ve decided to buy a desktop 3D printer, but when is the best time to do so?

This week GE Additive announced a very different 3D printer that could dramatically change manufacturing.

A new service for shared 3D model development has been launched by Womp.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at the recent shakeup at GKN.

GE Additive announced the Series 3D binder jet metal 3D printer system yesterday, and it could be a revelation for manufacturers.

Raplas has a broad product set including both resin and powder-based 3D printers.

We’ve all heard about 3D printers printing with carbon fiber, but what about a 3D printer MADE FROM carbon fiber?

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at the implications of Adobe's bid to acquire Figma.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 suggest 3D printing technology could be used to assist the burgeoning e-bike industry.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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