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Prusa Indeed Raises 3D Printer Prices

Prusa Indeed Raises 3D Printer Prices

After an announcement last week, Prusa Research has indeed raised prices on their most popular 3D printers.

The Complexities of 3D Print Power Recovery

The Complexities of 3D Print Power Recovery

Iā€™ve been playing with the power recovery feature on some desktop 3D printers, and realized how complex this feature can be.

Digital Metalā€™s New Metal 3D Printer Poses Interesting Questions

Digital Metalā€™s New Metal 3D Printer Poses Interesting Questions

Digital Metal launched a new metal 3D printer, and thereā€™s some interesting implications.

Design of the Week: Voxel Chair V1.0

Design of the Week: Voxel Chair V1.0

This weekā€™s selection is the Voxel Chair V1.0 by Nagami Design.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, June 12, 2022

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, June 12, 2022

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

Desalination, Innovation and 3D Printing

Desalination, Innovation and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how 3D printing can assist in growing desalinization deployments.

The Creality HALOT-ONE PLUS 3D Printer

The Creality HALOT-ONE PLUS 3D Printer

Creality has extended their HALOT line of resin 3D printers with the new HALOT-ONE PLUS 3D printer.

Juggerbot 3D Seems To Have Grown Larger

Juggerbot 3D Seems To Have Grown Larger

Juggerbot 3D is a lot bigger than I had realized, or at least their products certainly are.

Stratasys Announces Loyalty Program

Stratasys Announces Loyalty Program

Stratasys announced a new ā€œloyalty and discountā€ program for their service bureau clients.

3D Printing Is Pivotal to Sustainable Manufacturing and the Circular Economy

3D Printing Is Pivotal to Sustainable Manufacturing and the Circular Economy

As the manufacturing world continues to evolve, additive manufacturing offers solutions to achieve sustainable manufacturing.

IMTS 2022 ā€“ This Yearā€™s Additive Manufacturing Destination

IMTS 2022 ā€“ This Yearā€™s Additive Manufacturing Destination

The International Manufacturing Technology Show, IMTS, has become a primary AM destination.

AMT Looking To Develop Smart Metal AM Post Processing Capability

AMT Looking To Develop Smart Metal AM Post Processing Capability

AMT is secretly working on metal post processing equipment.

Contribute To The Sanjay Mortimer Foundation This Weekend

Contribute To The Sanjay Mortimer Foundation This Weekend

A new foundation has been established for engineers that needs your help.

A New Ear, Courtesy of 3D Printing

A New Ear, Courtesy of 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Julia Wallace examine the ramifications of the recent announcement of a successful 3D printed ear implant.

The Anycubic Kobra Plus 3D Printer

The Anycubic Kobra Plus 3D Printer

Anycubic announced a new entry into their Kobra desktop 3D printer series, the Kobra Plus.

Beyond Generative Design: Where 3D Modeling May Go

Beyond Generative Design: Where 3D Modeling May Go

I caught a glimpse of a potential future for 3D modeling tools, and itā€™s breathtaking.

Inkbitā€™s Unusual 3D Production System

Inkbitā€™s Unusual 3D Production System

We were able to take a closer look at Inkbitā€™s new 3D print production system.

3D Printed Materials in Cleanrooms

3D Printed Materials in Cleanrooms

Charles R. Goulding and Julia Wallace look at the possibilities of using 3D printed parts in clean room environments.

Hands On With The Pantheon HS3 High Speed 3D Printer, Part 2

Hands On With The Pantheon HS3 High Speed 3D Printer, Part 2

Our look at Pantheon Designā€™s incredible HS3 continues with operations, materials, software and our final thoughts. This is part two of a two part series, please read part one. Pantheon HS3…

Hands On With The Pantheon HS3 High Speed 3D Printer, Part 1

Hands On With The Pantheon HS3 High Speed 3D Printer, Part 1

Weā€™ve just finished testing the Pantheon HS3, and wow, what a 3D printer!

Triumph Group Uses 3D Printing for Aircraft Parts

Triumph Group Uses 3D Printing for Aircraft Parts

Charles R. Goulding and Julia Wallace look at Triumph Group's investment into 3D printing technology for aerospace.

Book of the Week: Building Smart Robots Using ROS

Book of the Week: Building Smart Robots Using ROS

This weekā€™s selection is ā€œBuilding Smart Robots Using ROS: Design, Build, Simulate, Prototype and Control Smart Robots Using ROS, Machine Learning and React Native Platformā€ by Robin Tommy.

3D Printed Ears First Used in Human Patient

3D Printed Ears First Used in Human Patient

In a milestone development, 3DBio Therapeutics have completed reconstruction of a human ear with 3D printing.

Dyemansion Can Now Process Polypropylene

Dyemansion Can Now Process Polypropylene

I had a chat with DyeMansion and learned they can now post process polypropylene parts.

HPā€™s Journey To Industrial AM Continues

HPā€™s Journey To Industrial AM Continues

I sat in on a discussion with HP executives and users to learn more about the companyā€™s work with industrial additive manufacturing.

Design of the Week: Ultra Realistic 3D Printed Head

Design of the Week: Ultra Realistic 3D Printed Head

This weekā€™s selection is the incredibly realistic full color head by Stratasys.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, June 5, 2022

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, June 5, 2022

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

Adobe Software, Stratasys and 3D Printing

Adobe Software, Stratasys and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at the powerful combination of Adobe 3D software and Stratasys full color 3D printing equipment.

Prusa To Raise 3D Printer Pricing

Prusa To Raise 3D Printer Pricing

Prusa Research has announced price increases for certain 3D printers.

DSP: 3D Printing With Sound Instead of Heat or Light

DSP: 3D Printing With Sound Instead of Heat or Light

ā€œDirect Sound Printingā€, ā€œDSPā€, is an entirely new way to 3D print solid objects.

From Microscopes to Metal 3D Printers: JEOLā€™s New Metal AM Machine

From Microscopes to Metal 3D Printers: JEOLā€™s New Metal AM Machine

A company has re-used microscope technology to create a powerful new metal 3D printer.

Electric Hypercar Dazzles at Dubaiā€™s Expo 2020

Electric Hypercar Dazzles at Dubaiā€™s Expo 2020

The Middle Eastā€™s first World Expo featured innovative technologies that ranged from phenotyping to 3D printingā€”to the Rimac Nevera.

BuildBee’s Thoughts On 3D Intellectual Property

BuildBee’s Thoughts On 3D Intellectual Property

We had a chat with Matthew Griffiths, CTO of BuildBee about 3D model intellectual property.

GKN Additiveā€™s John Dulchinos: How Do AM Service Providers Fit?

GKN Additiveā€™s John Dulchinos: How Do AM Service Providers Fit?

I had a chat with GKN Additiveā€™s brand new President, John Dulchinos, to find out his thoughts on additive manufacturing.

First AMF File Format Tool Under Development, But Is It Too Late?

Fortune Brands and 3D Printing

Fortune Brands and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how an upcoming spin off could make use of 3D print technology.

Advancing Diversity in Additive Manufacturing

Advancing Diversity in Additive Manufacturing

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) and Women in 3D Printing (Wi3DP) have formed a partnership to attract and build a diverse next gen workforce to advance the Additive Manufacturing (AM)…

The Spaghetti Detective Becomes Obico

The Spaghetti Detective Becomes Obico

Readers may recall The Spaghetti Detective. Now it has been rebranded and expanded.

Gearbox HT2: How To Properly 3D Print High Temperature Materials

Gearbox HT2: How To Properly 3D Print High Temperature Materials

I came across a high temperature 3D printer with a big difference.

Managing Inflation in the 3D Printing Industry

Managing Inflation in the 3D Printing Industry

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at ways 3D printing could be used to offset inflationary factors.

Hands On With The Creality Ender-3 S1, Part 3

Hands On With The Creality Ender-3 S1, Part 3

Our look at the Creality Ender-3 S1 desktop 3D printer ends with a look at software and final thoughts.Ā 

Hands On With The Creality Ender-3 S1, Part 2

Hands On With The Creality Ender-3 S1, Part 2

Our look at the Creality Ender-3 S1 desktop 3D printer continues with setup, calibration and operations.Ā 

Hands On With The Creality Ender-3 S1, Part 1

Hands On With The Creality Ender-3 S1, Part 1

Weā€™ve been testing the Creality Ender-3 S1 desktop 3D printer.

Book of the Week: Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That’ll Improve and/or Ruin Everything

Book of the Week: Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That’ll Improve and/or Ruin Everything

This weekā€™s selection is ā€œSoonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everythingā€ by Kelly Weinersmith and Zach Weinersmith.

The Creality Ender-3 S1 Pro

The Creality Ender-3 S1 Pro

The long line of Ender-3 3D printers from Creality has a new flagship model, the Ender-3 S1 Pro.

A Metal 3D Printer For Shoe Printing?

A Metal 3D Printer For Shoe Printing?

I saw a huge metal 3D printer that apparently only prints shoes.

Stanley Black & Decker and 3D Printing

Stanley Black & Decker and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how Stanley Black & Decker have made use of Desktop Metal's new 3D print technology.

Design of the Week: Functioning Model Car

Design of the Week: Functioning Model Car

This weekā€™s selection is the Functioning Model Car by Charlie Ashman.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, May 29, 2022

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, May 29, 2022

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

Salmon and 3D Printing: Catching On to the Trend

Salmon and 3D Printing: Catching On to the Trend

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at several startup companies developing ways to 3D print salmon meat.