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Book of the Week: Building Smart Robots Using ROS

Book of the Week: Building Smart Robots Using ROS

This week’s selection is “Building Smart Robots Using ROS: Design, Build, Simulate, Prototype and Control Smart Robots Using ROS, Machine Learning and React Native Platform” 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.

HP’s Journey To Industrial AM Continues

HP’s Journey To Industrial AM Continues

I sat in on a discussion with HP executives and users to learn more about the company’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 week’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

“Direct Sound Printing”, “DSP”, is an entirely new way to 3D print solid objects.

From Microscopes to Metal 3D Printers: JEOL’s New Metal AM Machine

From Microscopes to Metal 3D Printers: JEOL’s New Metal AM Machine

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

Electric Hypercar Dazzles at Dubai’s Expo 2020

Electric Hypercar Dazzles at Dubai’s Expo 2020

The Middle East’s first World Expo featured innovative technologies that ranged from phenotyping to 3D printing—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 Additive’s John Dulchinos: How Do AM Service Providers Fit?

GKN Additive’s John Dulchinos: How Do AM Service Providers Fit?

I had a chat with GKN Additive’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. 

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. 

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

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

We’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 week’s selection is “Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything” 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 week’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.

Formalloy’s Smart DED 3D Printer

Formalloy’s Smart DED 3D Printer

Formalloy produces a metal DED 3D printer, and it’s a lot smarter than you might think.

Optimizing 3D Printed Medical Implants

Optimizing 3D Printed Medical Implants

New research shows a way to optimize human 3D printed implants for more personalized microstructure.

3D Printing Cremation Urns

3D Printing Cremation Urns

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at the new practice of 3D printing cremation urns for the deceased.

Additive Industry Responds to Biden’s AM Forward Initiative

Additive Industry Responds to Biden’s AM Forward Initiative

The program aims to revitalize U.S. manufacturing by driving the wider adoption of 3D printing.

New Volumetric 3D Printing Process Enables Opaque Resin

New Volumetric 3D Printing Process Enables Opaque Resin

Volumetric 3D printing is the future, but it’s had a significant limitation: it must use transparent resin. Until now.

Highly Effective 3D Printed Delivery System for Vaccines Developed

Highly Effective 3D Printed Delivery System for Vaccines Developed

Researchers have developed a novel and highly effective 3D printable system for delivering vaccines to individuals.

Oqton Becomes 3D Systems’ Central Software

Oqton Becomes 3D Systems’ Central Software

Oqton looks quite a bit different than the last time we spoke with them.

New 3D Printing Opportunities as We Enter the Metaverse

New 3D Printing Opportunities as We Enter the Metaverse

Charles Goulding & Andressa Bonafe examine the possibilities of 3D printing with the metaverse.

Meltio Focuses On Metal Manufacturing 

Meltio Focuses On Metal Manufacturing 

I had a long chat with Ángel Llavero, CEO of Meltio about their unique metal 3D printing process.

SPEE3D Looking At Marine 3D Print Applications

SPEE3D Looking At Marine 3D Print Applications

I spoke with SPEE3D’s CEO Byron Kennedy to learn more about the company’s intentions.

Kickstarter Refunds 3D Scanner Contributions

Kickstarter Refunds 3D Scanner Contributions

According to a court document, Kickstarter will begin refunding backers of Creality’s latest 3D scanner project.

3D Printed Cars
 It’s Happening

3D Printed Cars
 It’s Happening

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at recent progress in 3D printing automobiles.

Mosaic Manufacturing’s E-Twill is a Game Changer

Mosaic Manufacturing’s E-Twill is a Game Changer

Hidden at the back of their Rapid+TCT booth, Mosaic Manufacturing displayed an amazing 3D print technology.

Anisoprint Signs Orbital Deal

Anisoprint Signs Orbital Deal

Anisoprint signed a deal with Nanoracks to develop a space-based continuous carbon fiber 3D printing capability.

Speeding Up 3D Printing With Ulendo

Speeding Up 3D Printing With Ulendo

We had a chat with Ulendo, developers of an intriguing system to dramatically speed up 3D printing.

Book of the Week: Product Roadmaps Relaunched

Book of the Week: Product Roadmaps Relaunched

This week’s selection is “Product Roadmaps Relaunched: How to Set Direction while Embracing Uncertainty” by C. Todd Lombardo, Bruce McCarthy, Evan Ryan and Michael Connors.

Trends Seen at Rapid+TCT 2022

Trends Seen at Rapid+TCT 2022

At last week’s Rapid+TCT event there were clearly a number of themes running through the industry.

Farsoon Launches Advanced FS200Mx2 Metal 3D Printer

Farsoon Launches Advanced FS200Mx2 Metal 3D Printer

Farsoon announced the FS200Mx2 Metal 3D printer, which includes quite a few very interesting features.

3D Printing as Exponential Technology

3D Printing as Exponential Technology

Charles R. Goulding reviews The Exponential Age, which places 3D printing at the forefront of transformation.

Design of the Week: Nexarator Helmet

Design of the Week: Nexarator Helmet

This week’s selection is the Nexerator Helmet by designer Rob Wiggins.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, May 22, 2022

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, May 22, 2022

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