3D Printing Blog

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.

QUALUP SAS introduced their new high temperature 3D printer, the Qu3-HT v2022.

VulcanForms announced a huge US$250M investment round, one of the largest seen in the industry.

6K Additive is yet another 3D print company that’s working diligently on attaining a sustainable state.

New companies are not selling their printers—they’re selling your parts.

A new method of continuous 3D printing has been developed.

Recent controversies at popular 3D model repositories expose a fundamental problem with 3D content.

FabWeaver is looking to a summer shipment date for their new A530 3D printer.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at developments from Caterpillar.

Roboze has two new 3D printers in their catalog: the One PRO and Plus PRO.

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.