3D Printing Blog

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.

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.