3D Printing Blog

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

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

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

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

Charles R. Goulding and Julia Wallace look at the use of 3D printing at a New York City healthcare center.

A new 3D printer resin offers the ability to 3D print certain fine structures in a way that was previously difficult.

Mosaic Manufacturing is on their way to a much bigger future.

3DEO added a new service: DfM / DfAM.

SmartParts named joint winner of the first round of Hexagon’s Sixth Sense startup innovation platform.

Our test of the MINGDA Magician X desktop 3D printer finishes with a look at software, print quality and final thoughts.

Our look at the MINGDA Magician X desktop 3D printer continues with setup, calibration and operation.

Our lab has been busy exploring the MINGDA Magician X desktop 3D printer.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine the concept of refurbished items and how 3D printing could help move it forward.

E3D has been making progress with their updated product set.

You likely haven’t heard of nano3Dprint’s A2200 3D Multimaterials electronic printer.

Today we talk a lot about 3D printing or additive manufacturing, but perhaps that will eventually fade away.

Charles R. Goulding and Andressa Bonafé look at NVIDIA's contribution to 3D design and 3D printing.

Xerox Additive Solutions announced an ElemX metal 3D printer was installed on an active US Navy ship.

At least two companies plan to produce 3D printed chamois pads.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at Nucor's potential use of 3D printing technology.

This week’s selection is “Inventology: How We Dream Up Things That Change the World” by Pagan Kennedy.

A recent industry report from CONTEXT indicates major shifts in 3D printer purchases in 2022.

I had a chat with XJET’s Dror Danai about the company’s strategy.

Until very recently, the idea of three-dimensional printing seemed somewhat futuristic.

This week’s selection is the Wormhole Chess Board by Canadian DIY designer DaveMakesStuff.

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 how Airbus is leveraging 3D printing to overcome supply chain challenges.

Researchers have developed a method of 3D printing single crystal nickel structures.

Fortify has been busy.

Charles R. Goulding and Julia Wallace look at the benefits obtained by the Mayo Clinic as a result of their increased use of 3D printing technology.

Mass personalization and customization could be the catalysts for industrial change and the adoption of 3D printing for production.

Tech stocks are some of the most popular investments today, but while big dollars are being pumped into consumer technology, there’s a large funding gap in the advanced manufacturing market.

With supply chains broken and shipping costs soaring, more companies are altering their pricing in the 3D print space.

Researchers at NVIDIA have created a unique method of producing 3D models from 2D images.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how ESG goals are assisted by additive manufacturing in the snowmobile industry.

The Geeetech Mizar S has some unusual features for a low-cost desktop 3D printer.

I had a chat with the folks from B9Creations.

Formlabs announced the Fuse 1+ 30W SLS 3D printer.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi explore more about the recent rise of VulcanForms.

Creality announced another entry into their Ender-3 S1 series, the Ender-3 S1 Plus.

Markforged announced today that they’ve acquired metal 3D printer manufacturer Digital Metal.

Tethon 3D is getting into the dental business.

This week’s selection is “The Science of Supercars” by Martin Roach, Neil Waterman, John Morrison and David Coulthard.

I took a closer in-person look at Thought3D’s new Drywise filament drying solution.

I took a look at Open Additive’s new Panda 2.0 metal 3D printer.

Researchers at TU Chemnitz have developed a unique method to produce temperature resistant housings for electrical applications.

This week’s selection is the 3D Printed Wind Tunnel by Danny Goiri.

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

Charles R. Goulding and Ryan Donley look at how several major elevator providers use 3D printing technology.