Supply Chain Woes? 3D Printers Could Save the Day
Additive manufacturing has increased its ROI by becoming a go-to work-around for supply chain challenges.
RIZE 3D Printers Recovered by Sindri 3D Printing
We learned of an interesting development in the RIZE situation.
AON3D Doubles High Temperature 3D Printing Throughput
AON3D announced a new IDEX feature for their high temperature 3D printers.
Nanoprinting Reaches the Macro World With Nanoscribe’s New XLF Print Set
Nanoscribe announced a new feature for their ultra high resolution 3D printer that could put them in competition with SLA 3D printers.
Signify and 3D Printed Luminaires for Circular Economies in India and Europe
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at 3D printed lighting initiatives.
Epson Announces New 3D Printer
Epson announced a new 3D printer with an unusual extrusion mechanism.
Stratasys Beefs Up GrabCAD Integrations For Large Scale AM
Stratasys announced two new partners to their GrabCAD Software Partner Program.
Two Bioprinting Announcements
Two companies announced developments in bioprinting technology.
The U.S. Army and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how 3D printing technology has affected military supply chains.
3D Printer Modified to Solve Wordle Puzzle
YouTuber Atomic14 somehow converted a Creality 3D printer to a Wordle-solving robot.
Desktop Metal Rebrands ExOne Products
Desktop Metal announced additions to the ever-growing 3D printer lineup, but the new entries seem a bit familiar.
University of Maine 3D Prints Two Mammoth Landing Craft Vessels
The University of Maine’s Composites Center designed and 3D printed what appears to be the largest ships ever produced with the technology.
Book of the Week: Neri Oxman Material Ecology
This week’s selection is “Neri Oxman Material Ecology” by Paola Antonelli, Anna Burckhardt, Hadas A. Steiner, and of course, Neri Oxman.
Could 3D Printer Prices Rise?
Prices are rising everywhere these days, and one has to wonder if 3D printing will follow that same path.
Seven Hardware Features That Should Be On Resin 3D Printers
Here are my thoughts on seven completely new features I’d like to see on desktop resin 3D printers.
3D Printable Model Repository For Ukaine Launched
A group of companies launched a new website dedicated to storing 3D printable models for Ukraine.
Design of the Week: Life Size Godzilla Print
This week’s selection is the Life Size Godzilla Print by Reddit contributor Slayde and team.
Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, March 6, 2022
Once again we take a look at the valuations of the major 3D printing companies over the past week.
3D Printing at The Cooper Union
Charles R. Goulding and Johnson Jiang examine how a 3D printing lab helped transform Cooper Union.
Teu2tec Developing Underwater 3D Printing
German innovation company Teu2tec is developing a 3D printer capable of operating underwater.
New AM Materials Round Up, March 4, 2022
Several new AM materials were announced in the past week.
UpNano’s Ultra High Resolution 2PP 3D Printer
There are few nano-scale 3D printer options, but one comes from UpNano.
3D Printing Homes with Recycled Plastics
Azure Printed Homes will use plastics destined for landfill to print affordable living structures instead.
Survey Results: Most Well-Known 3D Printer Brands
Which brands of 3D printers are most well-known?
Why Is Aurora Labs Pursuing Aerospace Standards?
After a long period of silence, Aurora Labs announced they have launched a project to attempt to meet certain aerospace manufacturing standards.
OPT Lands US$15M
3D print startup OPT landed a huge US$15M investment.
Post-Pandemic CapEx and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how capital expenditures will increase after the pandemic and how they could benefit 3D printing.
Survey Results: Most Important 3D Printer Purchasing Factors
What are the most important factors to consider when purchasing a desktop 3D printer?
Cornell’s 3D Body Scanning Technology Licensed
LIDAR-based 3D body scanning technology has been licensed by Cornell University to a fashion startup.
BCN3D’s New VLM Process Could Change Resin 3D Printing
BCN3D announced an entirely new 3D printing process using resin, Viscous Lithography Manufacturing, or “VLM”.
ICON Unveils 3D Printed “House Zero”
Construction 3D printer manufacturer ICON revealed a prototype 3D printed house design they call “House Zero”.
Thingiverse’s New Five Second Delay Riles Users
MakerBot implemented changes to Thingiverse that make some users very unhappy.
Desktop Metal Ships First Production System
Desktop Metal announced the first shipment of their Production system to a client, opening the door for significant changes.
Lucite and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at the use of Lucite and similar materials in industry and 3D printing.
Book of the Week: Battlefields In Miniature
This week’s selection is “Battlefields In Miniature: Making Realistic and Effective Terrain for Wargames” by Paul Davies.
The Complications of High Speed 3D Printing
There is an ongoing quest to achieve faster and faster 3D print speeds on FFF equipment. But there are a number of challenges.
Seurat Explains More About “Area Printing”
Seurat published a page explaining much more about their fascinating new “Area Printing” concept.
COBOD Releases Construction 3D Printer Configurator
COBOD released an online construction 3D printer Configurator, the first I’ve seen from any provider.
Design of the Week: Cryptide Sneakers
This week’s selection is the shocking Cryptide Sneakers by designer Stephan Henrich.
Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, February 27, 2022
Once again we take a look at the valuations of the major 3D printing companies over the past week.
Planning Your Automation Project
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi explain how their clients have tackled manufacturing automation.
9T Labs Raises Huge Investment, With a Surprise Investor
9T Labs announced a huge US$17M investment.
Why Is 3D Systems Buying Companies Again?
3D Systems announced the surprise acquisition of not one, but two companies this week. What’s going on?
Xact Metal Adds Dental 3D Printing Solution
This is a bit of a surprise to me: Xact Metal has developed a dental solution for metal applications.
USC Students Building Youth Confidence By 3D Printing Prosthetics for Free
Students from USC’s engineering school are making free 3D-printed prosthetics for children through its USC 3D4E Freehand project.
Hands On With The Creality CR-SCAN Lizard, Part 3
Our testing of the CR-Scan Lizard 3D scanning system from Creality continues with post-scan processing and our summary.
Hands On With The Creality CR-SCAN Lizard, Part 2
Our testing of the CR-Scan Lizard 3D scanning system from Creality continues with turntable and handheld modes and software.
Hands On With The Creality CR-SCAN Lizard, Part 1
We were able to obtain a CR-Scan Lizard 3D scanning system from Creality and performed some testing.
Naked Orthopedics and 3D Printed Fingers
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at a unique use of 3D printing for prosthetics.
3DGence’s New INDUSTRY F421 3D Printer
3DGence announced a new industrial, high temperature 3D printer, the F421.