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Eight 3D Print Companies On The Move

Eight 3D Print Companies On The Move

I follow many 3D printing companies, but there are a few on which Iā€™m keeping a close watch.

Do 3D Printers Make You Cry?

Do 3D Printers Make You Cry?

Fabbaloo readers are highly likely to own a 3D printer they operate themselves, but why donā€™t other people have them, too?

The First Part Is The Hardest: Marine Engine 3D Printing

The First Part Is The Hardest: Marine Engine 3D Printing

Interesting research from the Technical University of Denmark shows how to break into a new industry.

Robots, Automation, and 3D Printing

Robots, Automation, and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi predict areas of interest for 3D printing based on the recent CES event.

Metal AM At Scale: Seurat Secures Funding

Metal AM At Scale: Seurat Secures Funding

Seurat announced a major funding round for their incredible metal 3D printing technology. We found out a lot more about their incredible Area Printing process.

Formlabs Focusing On Automotive Applications?

Formlabs Focusing On Automotive Applications?

Formlabs announced today a partnership with an automotive company, and this has some interesting implications for the 3D printer manufacturer.

Looking Around the 3D-Rotoprinter

Looking Around the 3D-Rotoprinter

The 3D-Rotoprinter has a motion system you have to see to believe.

Australiaā€™s Blackhawk Helicopter Purchase and 3D Printing

Australiaā€™s Blackhawk Helicopter Purchase and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine how the U.S. military is using digital twins for helicopter development.

The Trouble With Many Asian Desktop 3D Printers

The Trouble With Many Asian Desktop 3D Printers

Many Asia-based desktop 3D printer manufacturers suffer from a key limitation that holds back their growth.

Why Did Local Motors Shut Down Last Week?

Why Did Local Motors Shut Down Last Week?

According to a report on TechCrunch, Local Motors has ceased operations.

New Method of Splitting 3D Models To Fit on Smaller 3D Printers

New Method of Splitting 3D Models To Fit on Smaller 3D Printers

A paper released last month describes an efficient method for splitting 3D models, enabling 3D printing of large objects on smaller machines.

Book of the Week: Getting Started with Soldering

Book of the Week: Getting Started with Soldering

This weekā€™s selection is ā€œGetting Started with Solderingā€ by Marc de Vinck.

3DQue’s Manufacturing Ambitions Coming True

3DQue’s Manufacturing Ambitions Coming True

I spoke with 3DQue representatives to find out the latest on their unusual 3D printing technology.

Who Wants a Voice Controlled 3D Printer?

Who Wants a Voice Controlled 3D Printer?

A new project will launch a voice controlled 3D printer.

Growth of Liquefied Natural Gas Markets

Growth of Liquefied Natural Gas Markets

Charles R. Goulding and Joseph Castine examine how advanced 3D printed compressors could change shipping.

Design of the Week: Electronic Component Bender

Design of the Week: Electronic Component Bender

This weekā€™s selection is the Electronic Component Bender by Luigi Ruina.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, January 16, 2022

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, January 16, 2022

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

Zara Management Developments and 3D Printing

Zara Management Developments and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi suggest ZARA should do a lot more 3D printing.

New AM Materials Round Up, January 14, 2022

New AM Materials Round Up, January 14, 2022

Several new AM materials were announced in the past week.

Thermwood’s Astonishing Patent Portfolio

Thermwood’s Astonishing Patent Portfolio

Thermwood announced theyā€™ve received another 32 patents for additive manufacturing methods, adding to their massive pile.

Fordā€™s Investment in Rivian and 3D Printing

Fordā€™s Investment in Rivian and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Randall Rothbort examine how Rivian's use of 3D printing may influence other manufacturers, like Ford.

Axtra3D Is Revolutionizing 3D Printing with New Technology

Axtra3D Is Revolutionizing 3D Printing with New Technology

Axtra3D unveiled its Hybrid PhotoSynthesis (HPS) technology and Lumia printer, which the company believes will revolutionize 3D printing.

Enter Our Survey To Win A 3D Printer

Enter Our Survey To Win A 3D Printer

Itā€™s that time of year again; we're rolling out our annual reader survey, and this year you could win an amazing desktop 3D printer if you participate.

3DEO Shows How To Succeed Without Selling Equipment

3DEO Shows How To Succeed Without Selling Equipment

3DEO announced some startling statistics about their recent expansion, but this demonstrates something important for 3D printer manufacturers.

Copper 3D Printing Breakthrough

Copper 3D Printing Breakthrough

A German company announced a new copper powder that can be more easily 3D printed.

Florida and 3D Printing

Florida and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Andressa Bonafe examine the increasing 3D print activity in Florida.

Are You Ready For E3D’s Revo?

Are You Ready For E3D’s Revo?

E3D-Onlineā€™s new Revo product set should make life far easier for FFF 3D printer operators.

Sinterit Partners With Forward AM

Sinterit Partners With Forward AM

Sinterit announced a partnership with Forward AM, the AM unit of BASF.

Flexible OLED Display 3D Printed

Flexible OLED Display 3D Printed

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed an unusual process to 3D print a prototype OLED display thatā€™s actually flexible.

Additive Manufacturing Innovation in the Mobility Industry

Additive Manufacturing Innovation in the Mobility Industry

Charles R. Goulding and Joseph Castine look at recent mergers in the transportation industry and see how they could benefit from 3D printing.

Nano Dimension Developing New Conductive 3D Print Material

Nano Dimension Developing New Conductive 3D Print Material

Nano Dimension announced a partnership with XPTL to develop a new conductive ink for their systems that is based on nanoparticles.

Very Tiny 3D Printing With Exaddon

Very Tiny 3D Printing With Exaddon

Exaddon produces a unique 3D printer that can produce micro-sized metal objects.

Book of the Week: Creating 3D Models for 3D Printing Using OpenSCAD

Book of the Week: Creating 3D Models for 3D Printing Using OpenSCAD

This weekā€™s selection is ā€œCreating 3D Models for 3D Printing Using OpenSCADā€ by David Leithauser.

The Second TIPE Conference Is Coming Soon

The Second TIPE Conference Is Coming Soon

TIPE 3D Printing 2022 is set to begin soon, and you should consider attending.

Unusual 3D Print Collaboration Between Manufacturer and Content Provider

Unusual 3D Print Collaboration Between Manufacturer and Content Provider

Iā€™ve learned of an unusual collaboration between a 3D printer manufacturer, Anycubic, and a 3D content provider, MyMiniFactory.

Unusual 3D Printed Application for Oil and Gas Research

Unusual 3D Printed Application for Oil and Gas Research

A unique application for 3D printing has been developed by a student at Texas A&M.

Life on Mars and 3D Printing

Life on Mars and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how buildings could be 3D printed on another planet.

Design of the Week: 1890 Granary Print

Design of the Week: 1890 Granary Print

This weekā€™s selection is the amazingly detailed 1890 Granary Print by scanning expert Patrick Letourneau.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, January 9, 2022

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, January 9, 2022

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

COVID-19 Funding for the Manufacturing Extension Partnerships and 3D Printing

COVID-19 Funding for the Manufacturing Extension Partnerships and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine how new U.S. government funding may affect use of 3D printing.

Question of the Week: PolyJet Patents

Question of the Week: PolyJet Patents

This week's question focuses on the expiration of Stratasys-owned PolyJet patents.

3D Printing Implications of Sesameā€™s Streetā€™s Education Initiatives

3D Printing Implications of Sesameā€™s Streetā€™s Education Initiatives

Charles R. Goulding and Arianna Coger look at how a children's TV show pivot could make good use of 3D printing technology.

KINGS 3D Has a Lot of 3D Printers

KINGS 3D Has a Lot of 3D Printers

Today Iā€™m looking at KINGS 3D, the largest manufacturer of SLA 3D printers in China.

How Additive Manufacturing Is Driving Competitiveness in the Automotive Sector

How Additive Manufacturing Is Driving Competitiveness in the Automotive Sector

Automotive manufacturers have been turning to new technologies to ramp up growth in recent years.

Sindoh Makes The Change

Sindoh Makes The Change

I spoke with Sindoh and learned theyā€™re undergoing a major transformation.

Can 3D Printing Be the Technology That Helps Bring Music to the Environmentally-Savvy Consumer?

Can 3D Printing Be the Technology That Helps Bring Music to the Environmentally-Savvy Consumer?

A resurgence in popularity for vinyl music coincided with the democratization of 3D printing technologies.

A Closer Look at Smart3D’s MACRO Manufacturing System

A Closer Look at Smart3D’s MACRO Manufacturing System

I had a look at Smart3Dā€™s manufacturing system, the MACRO, which offers both regular and high temperature additive manufacturing options.

Lippert, the Boat and RV Replacement Parts Business, and 3D Printing

Lippert, the Boat and RV Replacement Parts Business, and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how Lippert Components is using 3D printing.

Fabbaloo’s Annual Survey, 2022 Edition

Fabbaloo’s Annual Survey, 2022 Edition

Itā€™s that time of year again; we're rolling out our annual reader survey, and this year there is an incredible prize for one lucky respondent.

IKEA Now Offering Custom 3D Printed Decorations

IKEA Now Offering Custom 3D Printed Decorations

IKEA has quietly introduced a pair of 3D printed designs in their online store.