3D Printing Blog

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.

Printables has been forced to de-list dozens of 3D models referencing “Honda”.

NASA announced the development of a powerful new metal alloy that will be of specific interest by the aerospace sector.

This week’s selection is “OpenSCAD Cookbook: OpenSCAD Recipes for learning 3D modeling” by John Clark Craig.

Phrozen announced a new 8K resin 3D printer, the Sonic Mighty 8K.

A company provides five axis electronic 3D printing, but what is this used for?

Vlare is shaking up the world of resin 3D printing.

This week’s selection is the incredible Analog 35mm Movie Camera by designer Yuta Ikeya.

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 the need for Poland to unleash some of its 3D printing capacity due to recent events.

Several new AM materials were announced in the past week.

COBOD received an investment from a partner that will certainly raise the stakes in the battle for construction 3D print supremacy.

I spoke with Nick Stratton, the fellow behind Hotends.com about their recent activities.

Smart data is a powerful tool that can enhance 3D printing and turbocharge manufacturing operations.

After an absence of many months, our intermittent inspection of our mailbag returns with several astounding and highly amusing enquiries.

Ultimaker has organized a big announcement for a new slicing engine in their Ultimaker Cura system.

Peopoly announced a new, large resin 3D printer the “Phenom Forge” targeted at low volume production environments.

Charles R. Goulding & Ryan Donley examine the recent change in defense strategy in Germany.

The Biden administration announced a series of new policies related to “ghost guns” that might affect 3D printing.

Researchers have created a unique nanoprinting process that can produce extremely small objects in a wide variety of materials.

Researchers are developing an interesting system to dramatically improve print quality for metal 3D prints.

Charles R. Goulding and Warren Buzzell Jr. look at how orthopaedic treatments are being served by 3D print technology.

Polycam launched a key 3D service for Ukraine.

There’s many applications of 3D printing, but perhaps none more important than those that help solve the climate emergency.

Wait, a removable plate for resin 3D printers?

This week’s selection is “Getting Started in ZBrush” by Greg Johnson.

Researchers have developed a mathematical model to predict extrusion widths to improve 3D print quality.