3D Printing Blog

We gave the new Anycubic Airpure a test in our lab.

Charles Goulding and Andressa Bonafe examine the incredible and growing use of 3D printing at beauty giant L'Oréal.

Materialise develops an algorithm to 3D print custom speaker grills that visually represent any song.

What are some interesting ways that MakerBot and Ultimaker could fit together?

Sculpteo has launched their annual industry survey, and we encourage readers to respond.

Two recent forecasts indicate the global additive manufacturing market will grow to record levels.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi believe lawn mower manufacturers should use more 3D print technology.

Our review of the Anycubic Photon M3 concludes with an examination of the software environment, print quality and final thoughts.

Our review of the Anycubic Photon M3 continues with our setup and calibration experience.

Not long after testing the Anycubic Photon M3, we got our hands on the very different Anycubic Photon M3 Plus 3D printer.

Charles R. Goulding and Ryan Donley look at how those in automotive companies might take advantage of current economic conditions to advance 3D print technology.

Several new AM materials were announced in the past week.

A gigantic hydroelectric dam project in China is to use a radical new form of construction 3D printing.

Those categories would be “dangerous” and “less dangerous”.

This week’s selection is “Generative Design: Visualize, Program, and Create with JavaScript in p5.js” by Benedikt Groß.

Hyperganic may have produced the most complex model ever 3D printed, a revolutionary aerospace engine.

Thangs is a well-known 3D model repository, but did you know they have a fascinating version control system?

Believe it or not, there is an open source electron beam metal 3D printer project underway.

This week’s selection is the set of Starship 3D models by Yoan Soilen.

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

Charles Goulding & Andressa Bonafe examine how NFTs could make considerable use of 3D printing.

I took a look at a Scaniverse, a very useful handheld 3D scanning app.

News from Spare Parts 3D reveals interesting results from a digital inventory move.

This coming week we’ll be on the road attending the annual RAPID+TCT show in Detroit.

The new 3D printing process can use more viscous resins and create stronger parts.

In a surprising announcement this morning, it appears that Ultimaker and MakerBot are to merge into a single entity.

A food tech startup hopes to develop a powerful and economical food 3D printer.

Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a microscopic printer that is made of DNA molecules.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi consider the possibility of using 3D printing to create sampuru.

Did you know that Creality also makes laser engravers?

Stratasys announced two new 3D printers specialized for composite materials.

Coming in hot just after COBOD and GE Renewable Energy announced a dedicated factory to 3D print wind turbine components, a big investment move took place.

Charles R. Goulding and Ryan Donley notice a mainstream publication directly suggest use of 3D printing for industry.

Prusa Research announced the availability of a new, sophisticated enclosure for their popular MK3S+ 3D printer.

Bambu Lab launched a new 3D printer series, the X1, designed for the prosumer market, and it has many features we've never seen before.

A silent auction set for next week intends on providing direct support to Ukraine.

This week’s selection is “Autodesk Fusion 360: A Power Guide for Beginners and Intermediate Users” by John Willis and Sandeep Dogra.

What is “AM Forward” all about and will it work?

You can now use BigRep FLOW to quickly create tooling for factories with no CAD experience.

Admatec announced a new furnace that could enable their clients to take on additional production of 3D printed ceramics.

This week’s selection is the Open Source 3D Printed PUMA Microscope by Paul Tadrous.

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

Charles R. Goulding looks at recent defense spending changes in the UK and how that may affect use of 3D printing.

A fork of PrusaSlicer adds some extremely interesting features.

An automotive company has used XJET’s NPJ technology to produce a high performance engine piston made entirely from ceramic material.

Brooklyn-based gCreate announced a new professional 3D printer, the gMax 2 PRO.

The company recently opened its CATCH facility in efforts to streamline industrial additive manufacturing.

Glass 3D printing is a very challenging technology but researchers have found a different way to 3D print that common material.

Arevo announced yet another project for their continuous carbon fiber 3D print system: E-Bikes.

Charles R. Goulding y Andressa Bonafe examinan los últimos desarrollos en la fabricación aditiva en México.