3D Printing Blog

Xact Metal is shifting their focus towards commercialization.

Xioneer announced the “Vortex EZ”, a powerful post processing device for advanced FFF 3D printing.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at the latest from Trimble, producers of SketchUp.

Autodesk announced a significant rise in the pricing of their key 3D CAD tool, Fusion 360.

I had a look at the latest from Tritone.

Charles R. Goulding and Julia Wallace look at the use of 3D pritning to produce contact lenses, including advanced experimental lenses for augmented reality applications.

This week’s selection is “Machine Shop Tools and Operations” by Rex Miller and Mark Richard Miller.

The AddiMap Project could revolutionize production metal 3D printing as we know it.

Do you know what is the real first stage of 3D printing?

Xometry announced several interesting new features at their recent summit event.

This week’s selection is the Better Pistachio Opener by Printables contributor Jared.

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

Charles R. Goulding and Warren Buzzell Jr. look at use of Stratasys equipment by racing teams.

Several new AM materials were announced in the past week.

MakerBot announced a significant donation of 3D printing gear to a series of nonprofits.

Researchers have created an organic resin material capable of electrical conductivity that can be used with the multiphoton process.

The Fast Radius co-founder offers advice on tackling manufacturing challenges through the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies.

Another 3D print company announces significant price increases, perhaps with a secret agenda.

A new partnership demonstrates the way forward for 3D printing technology.

Evidently BCN3D has struck gold with their new VLM 3D printing process.

Charles R. Goulding and Julia Wallace look at the how 3D bioprinting may open new possibilities for women's health.

Prusa Research announced a comprehensive program of sustainability for the company.

We recently had a chance to talk with Massivit directly.

A surprising thing is happening on Kickstarter: tons of money for 3D printers.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how 3D printing technology may affect the future of a large European company.

The Hangprinter project seems to have been ripped off by a U.S. government contractor.

SHINING 3D has developed a very unusual 3D scanner.

The folks at Proper Printing YouTube channel decided to combine FFF and SLA 3D printing processes, with interesting results.

This week’s selection is “3D Printing in Model Aircraft Construction” by Thomas Fischer.

A French startup has developed an unusual food 3D printer, the Patiss3.

I was curious about the quantity of patents held by several 3D print companies, and decided to investigate.

An intriguing post online suggests the development of an end-to-end post processing resin 3D printing device is underway.

This week’s selection is the text embosser by Reddit contributor snitem.

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

 Charles Goulding and Warren Buzzell Jr. look at research and commercial efforts to combat brain injuries by using 3D printing appraoches.

Things aren’t looking good for Makergear, one of the original desktop 3D printer companies.

EOS announced the availability of an “extended reality” system for certain training courses.

Charles R. Goulding and Christopher Lee look at how one company thrives on the electrification shift through 3D printing.

3D printing is more involved than hitting Ctrl + P and grabbing a perfect part a few minutes later.

I’ve been wondering why PLA is still the most popular 3D printing material, and have some thoughts.

London-based Ai Build has received a significant investment to boost their manufacturing platform.

Photocentric has teamed up with CoreTechnologie to supercharge creation of 3D models for their printers.

Charles R. Goulding and Valentina Alzate look at several companies using 3D printing to help solve the growing water crisis.

Velo3D announced a new 3D printer, their largest: the Sapphire XC 1MZ.

Desktop Metal’s technology innovations continue with the introduction of a very unusual 3D print material: FreeFoam.

Artec 3D released the latest version of their scanning software, Artec Studio 17.

Charles R. Goulding and Matt Selman examine how a recent increase in robotic system sales might affect 3D printing activity.

I had a chat with Luke Taylor of Polymaker about the latest developments from the company.

I had a chat with Materialise about their new CO-AM software platform.

Wikifactory announced a new collaborative manufacturing marketplace to complement their existing services.