3D Printing Blog

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.

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

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

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

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

CadQuery might eventually become more popular than OpenSCAD.

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

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

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

There’s a new scale for 4D printing.

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

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 recent trends in the automotive industry.

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

Lithoz acquired a ceramic 3D printing company.

Several new AM materials were announced in the past weeks.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This week’s selection is the incredible FilamentMeter by ARDUINONMORE.

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 digital twinning and 3D printing.

You’ve probably done them all: the eight dumbest 3D printing mistakes — FFF edition.

SnapEDA announced a new Syndication Network that releases “millions” of 3D models.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi propose several ideas for leveraging 3D printing technology to solve today's water crises.

A Protolabs engineer’s perspective on the right DfAM approach.

I found a very easy way to start non-planar 3D printing.

Only Games announced a new full color 3D printing capability.

Firehawk Aerospace is 3D printing rockets, but not in the way you might think.

Charles R. Goulding and Andressa Bonafé look at how innovation could be enabled by more 3D printing by major furniture producers.

Our look at the Kingroon KP5L 3D printer concludes with a look at software, print quality and final thoughts.

Our lab test of the Kingroon KP5L continues with a look at setup, calibration and operations.