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UK Productivity and 3D Printing

UK Productivity and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how 3D printing technology could assist the UK economy.

Book of the Week: FreeCAD 0.20 Learn by Doing

Book of the Week: FreeCAD 0.20 Learn by Doing

This week’s selection is “FreeCAD 0.20 Learn by doing: Sketcher, Part Design, Assemblies, Technical Drawings” by T Kishore.

The Hat Theory: Prusa Slowly Evolving Into Industrial Printing

The Hat Theory: Prusa Slowly Evolving Into Industrial Printing

It seems to me that Prusa Research is gradually moving into professional and industrial 3D printing markets.

Huge Move By Stratasys: Acquiring Covestro AM

Huge Move By Stratasys: Acquiring Covestro AM

Stratasys made an extremely bold move by announcing they’ve acquired the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro.

Repairable Design and 3D Printing

Repairable Design and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how 3D printing could aid consumer repair activities.

Design of the Week: GnoMon 3D Printed Fashion Collection

Design of the Week: GnoMon 3D Printed Fashion Collection

This week’s selection is the GnoMon 3D printed fashion collection by designer Ganit Goldstein.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, August 7, 2022

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, August 7, 2022

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

Adobe’s Solutions Open the Way for 3D Innovation

Adobe’s Solutions Open the Way for 3D Innovation

Charles Goulding & Andressa Bonafe look at Adobe's innovations in the 3D print world.

How Does a 3D Printer Work?

How Does a 3D Printer Work?

Among the most common questions asked is “how does a 3D printer work?”

New AM Materials Round Up, August 5, 2022

New AM Materials Round Up, August 5, 2022

Several new AM materials were announced in the past week.

Nexa3D’s Webinar on PepsiCo’s 3D Printing Developments

Nexa3D’s Webinar on PepsiCo’s 3D Printing Developments

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine how PepsiCo was able to leverage advanced 3D printing technology.

A New Online Platform Wants to Take Additively Manufactured Electronics to the Next Level

A New Online Platform Wants to Take Additively Manufactured Electronics to the Next Level

FrAMEwork developed by J.A.M.E.S is part of a growing global movement to disrupt the electronics industry.

A Walk Through The LulzBot Production Lines

A Walk Through The LulzBot Production Lines

Recently we had the opportunity to tour the LulzBot 3D printer production facility.

3D Printing The Most Incredible Props

3D Printing The Most Incredible Props

Formlabs just published a very interesting piece on how one of their clients leveraged 3D printing to produce movie props that would otherwise be impossible.

EOS Seeking Even Higher Quality Metal Part Capabilities in Deal with ORNL

EOS Seeking Even Higher Quality Metal Part Capabilities in Deal with ORNL

EOS has made arrangement with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for collaboration on advanced 3D printer research and development.

Additive Manufacturing in the Auto Industry

Additive Manufacturing in the Auto Industry

Charles R. Goulding and Julia Wallace review thoughts from a panel discussion on the use of AM in the automotive industry.

Creality Announces New, Upgraded Ender-3 Series, and Much More

Creality Announces New, Upgraded Ender-3 Series, and Much More

Creality released a sweeping set of announcements that describe multiple new 3D printers and accessories.

Thoughts on the Incredibly Powerful New MF3 Extrusion System

Thoughts on the Incredibly Powerful New MF3 Extrusion System

Researchers have developed a unique and very powerful FFF extrusion technology they call “MF3”.

What Makes a Good Metal Post Processing Station?

3D Printing in the Military

3D Printing in the Military

Charles R. Goulding and Julia Wallace review the findings of a recent panel discussion on use of AM technology in the US military.

Anycubic Introduces MicroLED 3D Printer

Anycubic Introduces MicroLED 3D Printer

Anycubic announced a very different kind of 3D printer, one that’s based on microLED technology.

Revolutionizing the Construction Industry: 3D Printing Homes

Revolutionizing the Construction Industry: 3D Printing Homes

Charles R. Goulding and Julia Wallace review some of the latest developments in construction 3D printing with CEMEX and COBOD.

Sygnis Acquires ZMorph

Sygnis Acquires ZMorph

Sygnis announced the acquisition of ZMorph, a 3D printer manufacturer.

Book of the Week: Additive Knowledge

Book of the Week: Additive Knowledge

This week’s selection is “Additive Knowledge: Everything you need to know about 3D Printing, 3D Scanning and 3D Modeling” by Adam Řehák.

Ukraine’s Additive Manufacturing Industry Needs Your Help

Ukraine’s Additive Manufacturing Industry Needs Your Help

There are moves underway to develop additive manufacturing operations in Ukraine, and we believe everyone should pitch in to help.

Meet Cubee, A Desktop 3D Printing Network

Meet Cubee, A Desktop 3D Printing Network

Cubee is a new manufacturing network that hopes to pick up the demand for makers to produce 3D objects.

Grid Logic’s Multi-Material Powder 3D Printing System

Grid Logic’s Multi-Material Powder 3D Printing System

Grid Logic has developed a unique process that can 3D print metal and ceramic in the same job.

Design of the Week: 3D Printed Falcon 9 Rocket

Design of the Week: 3D Printed Falcon 9 Rocket

This week’s selection is the 3D Printed Falcon 9 Rocket by T-Zero Systems.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, July 31, 2022

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, July 31, 2022

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

Fire Up the Grill and Calibrate Your 3D Printer

Fire Up the Grill and Calibrate Your 3D Printer

Charles R. Goulding & Preeti Sulibhavi look at how 3D printing can produce BBQ accessories.

Ten Juicy 3D Print Corporate Acquisition Targets

Ten Juicy 3D Print Corporate Acquisition Targets

Here we present ten 3D print companies that just might be of interest by other, larger companies.

3D Printing Microscopic Copper Objects

3D Printing Microscopic Copper Objects

Researchers have developed a method of 3D printing extremely small structures using copper.

New 3D Print Hardware From Dyze Design

New 3D Print Hardware From Dyze Design

Dyze Design has some interesting new hardware.

Finding Purpose and Healing Through Additive Manufacturing

Finding Purpose and Healing Through Additive Manufacturing

3D printing training program aims to help victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation prepare for a career in additive manufacturing.

3DQue Offers Automated 3D Printing on Many 3D Printer Models

3DQue Offers Automated 3D Printing on Many 3D Printer Models

3DQue announced a new service, AutoPrint3D, which provides the software necessary to drive continuous 3D printing.

Can You 3D Scan Through Glass? Apparently You Can! 

Can You 3D Scan Through Glass? Apparently You Can! 

A fascinating experiment at the Historical Museum of the City of San Francisco in Argentina showed it’s possible to obtain high quality 3D scans through glass.

Investment Data Shows 3D Print Startups Moving to More Mature Levels

Investment Data Shows 3D Print Startups Moving to More Mature Levels

A report from Pitchbook suggests investment patterns in 3D print companies is shifting upwards.

Question of the Week: How To Use a Very Old 3D Printer

Question of the Week: How To Use a Very Old 3D Printer

This week’s question is about how one might go about operating an ancient 3D printer.

The Snapmaker Artisan 3-in-1 3D Printer

The Snapmaker Artisan 3-in-1 3D Printer

Snapmaker announced a new 3-in-1 desktop 3D printer, the Artisan.

The Fifth-Gen ICARUS 3D Printer

The Fifth-Gen ICARUS 3D Printer

Filament Innovations’ flagship 3D printer is the huge ICARUS generation 5 device.

Nano Dimension and Additive Manufacturing Electronics

Nano Dimension and Additive Manufacturing Electronics

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine the incredible growth and recent acquisitions of Nano Dimension.

Women of R&D Tax Savers: Insights into 3D Printing

Women of R&D Tax Savers: Insights into 3D Printing

The women of R&D Tax Savers discuss their observations and insights into 3D printing.

Belt 3D Printer Uses Pellets

Belt 3D Printer Uses Pellets

A most interesting 3D printer experiment could show how desktop 3D printers may work in the future.

Fusion3 Strikes Deal With ActivArmor

Fusion3 Strikes Deal With ActivArmor

Fusion3 announced an interesting deal with ActivArmor to place equipment directly at healthcare operations.

Stratasys Adopts Special Shareholder Plan

Stratasys Adopts Special Shareholder Plan

This is ultra-corporate stuff, but it is certainly interesting and fits in with events that have already taken place.

Book of the Week: Troubleshooting 3D Printers

Book of the Week: Troubleshooting 3D Printers

This week’s selection is “Troubleshooting 3D Printers” by Carty Binn.

What Is 3D Printing?

What Is 3D Printing?

Frequent readers of this publication likely know quite a bit about 3D printing, but there are new readers that could use some more basic information about the technology.

Flashforge Moving Into Professional 3D Printers

Flashforge Moving Into Professional 3D Printers

Flashforge has introduced a new 3D printer that’s way out of their normal scope.

CASTOR Can Now Analyze 3D Printing of 2D Designs

CASTOR Can Now Analyze 3D Printing of 2D Designs

CASTOR announced an amazing new capability: analysis of 2D designs.

Design of the Week: AirPod Repair and Upgrade

Design of the Week: AirPod Repair and Upgrade

This week’s selection is a custom AirPod repair and upgrade by Ken Pillonel of the “Exploring the Simulation” YouTube channel.