3D Printing Blog

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.

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.