3D Printing Blog

Charles R. Goulding and Andressa Bonafe examine the latest developments in additive manufacturing in Mexico.

BuildBee is a new online tool for 3D print job preparation.

After the blockbuster announcement of Ultimaker Cura 5.0, I decided to give it a quick test.

It seems that the Ukraine army is using commonly available tools to create highly effective weapons, including 3D printing.

Charles R. Goulding and Ryan Donley examine how a welding company has adopted 3D printing technology.

Stratasys announced a new 3D printer specialized for 3D printed fashions, the J850 TechStyle.

Replique announced a new partner network for authorized materials that is a bit different.

Researchers have used a unique process to develop an enzyme that dissolves thermoplastic.

This week’s selection is “Simplifying 3D Printing with OpenSCAD” by Colin Dow.

New developments in volumetric 3D printing suggest only one future for resin 3D printing: volumetric.

Wematter announced a new client that could prove to be a profitable avenue for future sales.

There are several basic approaches to achieving a 3D scan, but one you may not have heard of is photometric stereo scanning.

This week’s selection is the VGA Plug for Apple Lightning Cable by Printables contributor dmeeze.

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 the recent partnership between Sony and Honda, and see what effect this may have on 3D printing activity.

MyMiniFactory announced the acquisition of 3DC, and thereby changes everything.

Several new AM materials were announced in the past week.

XJET announced a surprise change at the top, along with a change in strategy.

Industry survey covers the brain drain, economics, humanitarian efforts and more.

Stratasys released their very first ESG & sustainability report, perhaps the first in the industry.

I’ve just noticed another PLA recycling service, specifically for 3D print waste.

A newly invented protocol just might replace GCODE for certain types of 3D printing.

Charles R. Goulding & Ryan Donley look at potential military use of 3D printing in Sweden.

Creality’s latest entry in their popular CR series is the CR-10 Smart-Pro.

Launcher has successfully tested a unique 3D printed copper rocket engine.

Aside from Antarctica, Africa might be the continent with the least amount of 3D printing activity, but that’s changing.

Charles R. Goulding & Ryan Donley look at Denmark's increased use of 3D printing in the military sector.

At long last, it appears that Blender will soon be able to perform proper CAD functions.

3D print parameters are a bit of a mess these days.

A maker seems to have invented a new form of 3D print application: Bootleg Collectibles.

This week’s selection is “FreeCAD 0.19 Learn by Doing”.

What’s your print time? If you’re using a resin 3D printer, it’s longer than you think.

COBOD’s wind turbine printing concept received a massive boost from a deal with GE Renewable Energy.

Bharat Fritz Werner announced a new metal DED 3D printer, the truly massive PHOTON 4000G.

This week’s selection is the prototype Soy Sauce Lid by Matthew Clark of Odachi Design.

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

Charles R. Goulding and Lara Tomiko look at how Finland has organized to significantly grow their 3D printing activity.

There’s always been a divide between the world of part production and the world of prototyping, but in recent times the gap between them is closing.

Researchers have found a way to 3D print glass objects almost instantly using a volumetric process.

New research into molecular robotics hints at a possible future method of building objects.

Using traditional fabrication methods just wouldn’t work, so this company took its additive manufacturing to a new level.

Ultimaker has released beta version 5.0 of their flagship software system, Ultimaker Cura.

A new venture fund, Cultivate Next, will offer US$50M towards companies developing restaurant tech.

Massivit announced the official launch of a their biggest machine: the huge Massivit 10000 3D printer.

A 3D model lookup site has quite a variety of search methods.

Desktop Metal announced a very unusual 3D printer: the S-Max Flex.

Researchers have developed a method of 3D scanning that can resolve structures as small as 7nm, or 0.000007mm.

I just discovered a very interesting tool that should be of interest to anyone performing 3D scanning.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at recent developments in 3D printing in Norway.

More questions arise about the new Anker M5 3D printer, even before it ships.