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BigRep Partners With Teton Simulation for SmartSlice Integration

BigRep Partners With Teton Simulation for SmartSlice Integration

BigRep announced an important collaboration with Teton Simulation.

Pickleball Rise in Popularity and 3D Printing

Pickleball Rise in Popularity and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Ryan Donley examine how 3D printing could be used in pickleball.

Alternatives to Thingiverse, 2021 Edition

Alternatives to Thingiverse, 2021 Edition

There are many online sources for printable 3D content, but where are they?

MakerGear’s New Micro Kit for Kids

MakerGear’s New Micro Kit for Kids

MakerGear announced a very different kind of 3D printer for students, the Micro 3D Printer Kit.

Sinterit’s New Compact Lisa X SLS 3D Printer

Sinterit’s New Compact Lisa X SLS 3D Printer

Sinterit announced a new SLS 3D printer, the Lisa X.

Texas A&M University and 3D Printing

Texas A&M University and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at the use of 3D printing by Texas A&M students.

Formlabs Partners With Greenlight Guru For High Quality Product Development

Formlabs Partners With Greenlight Guru For High Quality Product Development

Formlabs announced a very unusual partnership that could lead to dramatically increased quality on all of their equipment.

Electrolux Purchases Unified Brands and 3D Printing

Electrolux Purchases Unified Brands and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at the possibility of using digital inventory after an acquisition.

Construction 3D Printing Taking Off?

Construction 3D Printing Taking Off?

For many years, construction 3D printing has been mostly experimental or demonstrative. Now, that may be changing.

Book of the Week: An Introduction to Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis

Book of the Week: An Introduction to Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis

This week’s selection is “An Introduction to Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis” by J. N. Reddy.

Rocket 1: Fast and Accurate Resin 3D Printer

Rocket 1: Fast and Accurate Resin 3D Printer

HITRY, a team of innovators in 3D printing since 2014, recently announced the launch of Rocket 1 – the world’s first DCLF (Digital Continuous Liquid Forming) Technology 3D printer.

Last Chance To Get In On Our Rapid Fire Interview Day

Last Chance To Get In On Our Rapid Fire Interview Day

Wednesday is our Rapid Fire interview day, where any 3D print vendors can chat with us.

Mosaic Manufacturing Ships Palette 3 and Palette 3 Pro

Mosaic Manufacturing Ships Palette 3 and Palette 3 Pro

Mosaic Manufacturing announced they’re now shipping their latest hardware, the Palette 3 and Palette 3 Pro.

Design of the Week: Bubble Glider

Design of the Week: Bubble Glider

This week’s selection is the Bubble Glider by the folks at ViralVideoLab.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, November 7, 2021

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

Richard Schultz’s Legacy and 3D Printing

Richard Schultz’s Legacy and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at the life of designer Richard Schultz.

One on One With Ian Howe of Additive Industries

One on One With Ian Howe of Additive Industries

I had the chance to speak with Additive Industries’ new CEO, Ian Howe.

New AM Materials Round Up, November 5, 2021

New AM Materials Round Up, November 5, 2021

Several new AM materials were announced in the past week.

Modix Adds Multiple New Features

Modix Adds Multiple New Features

Modix announced a series of convenience and functional features for their line of 3D printers

Fusing High Performance and Manufacturability with SDfM

Fusing High Performance and Manufacturability with SDfM

As virtual simulation advances, innovation gets faster and becomes less costly.

More Details on Raise3D’s new E2CF and Pro3 Series 3D Printers

More Details on Raise3D’s new E2CF and Pro3 Series 3D Printers

We had a chat with Raise3D representatives to find out more about their latest 3D printers.

Arevo Gets Into The 3D Printed Furniture Business

Arevo Gets Into The 3D Printed Furniture Business

Arevo announced a new product to be made with their continuous carbon fiber system: furniture

Nano Dimension Makes Highly Strategic Acquisition

Nano Dimension Makes Highly Strategic Acquisition

Nano Dimension announced the acquisition of Essemtec AG, in a deal that could change 3D printed electronics forever.

Slip-On Sneakers and 3D Printing

Slip-On Sneakers and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at developments in 3D printed footwear.

We’re Not Going To Formnext — But We Still Want To Talk To You

We’re Not Going To Formnext — But We Still Want To Talk To You

Later this month Formnext 2021 will take place, but unfortunately our team will not be in attendance.

MX3D 3D Prints a Very Special Part

MX3D 3D Prints a Very Special Part

MX3D produced a large metal part that opens a path for a very intriguing future.

How 3D Printing Can Benefit Your Family’s Home Comfort

How 3D Printing Can Benefit Your Family’s Home Comfort

3D printing innovations have had a positive impact on so many different industries.

Six Connecticut Manufacturers Receive Grants for 3D Printing Operations

Six Connecticut Manufacturers Receive Grants for 3D Printing Operations

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at six companies receiving grants for their contribution to industry.

H3X Uses 3D Printing To Build Extraordinary Electric Motor

H3X Uses 3D Printing To Build Extraordinary Electric Motor

A startup company has leveraged copper 3D printing technology to produce a much more powerful electric engine.

Autodesk Fusion 360 Now Includes Embedded Assistance

Autodesk Fusion 360 Now Includes Embedded Assistance

Autodesk announced a new feature to assist designers using the Fusion 360 CAD system.

Printlab Partners With Autodesk for Second Design Challenge

Printlab Partners With Autodesk for Second Design Challenge

Printlab announced a a new assistive technology design challenge.

Book of the Week: HBR Guide to Office Politics

Book of the Week: HBR Guide to Office Politics

This week’s selection is “HBR Guide to Office Politics” by Karen Dillon.

The Promise of EHLA 3D Printing to Create — And Destroy

The Promise of EHLA 3D Printing to Create — And Destroy

Researchers at Fraunhofer ILT have developed a revolutionary method of 3D printing metal.

Sindoh’s Line of 3D Printers is Now Quite Broad

Sindoh’s Line of 3D Printers is Now Quite Broad

One of the more interesting but less well-known 3D printer manufactures is Sindoh.

3D Systems To 3D Print Human Organs After Major Acquisition

3D Systems To 3D Print Human Organs After Major Acquisition

3D Systems announced the acquisition of Volumetric Biotechnologies, solidifying their healthcare strategy.

Design of the Week: Web Wallet

Design of the Week: Web Wallet

This week’s selection is the Web Wallet by Craig Brice of Tessallation Studio.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, October 31, 2021

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

The Century of Biology, ESG Investing, and the Influence of 3D Printing

The Century of Biology, ESG Investing, and the Influence of 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Arianna Coger examine the relationship between increased interest in ESG and additive manufacturing.

Stratasys Beefs Up GrabCAD To Factory Scale

Stratasys Beefs Up GrabCAD To Factory Scale

Stratasys announced sweeping upgrades to their GrabCAD software tool, specifically for managing fleets of 3D printers.

Study Demonstrates Additive Manufacturing Could Be More Sustainable Than Conventional Manufacturing

Study Demonstrates Additive Manufacturing Could Be More Sustainable Than Conventional Manufacturing

EOS and one of their clients commissioned a study to determine the sustainability of their AM lifecycle

AMT Secures Major Funding

AMT Secures Major Funding

AMT scored a huge US$15M Series B financing round.

Incus and ESA Partner to Bring 3D Printing Technology to Outer Space

Incus and ESA Partner to Bring 3D Printing Technology to Outer Space

The 18-month collaboration seeks to develop and test Incus’ LMM 3D printing capabilities for spare parts manufacturing on lunar bases.

Essentium Announces Compact Industrial 3D Printer

voxeljet Client Enables Digital Inventory Approach

voxeljet Client Enables Digital Inventory Approach

voxeljet announced the first beta client for their VX1000 HSS system.

ICON Lands Deal for 100 3D Printed Homes

ICON Lands Deal for 100 3D Printed Homes

ICON announced a deal with Lennar to produce 100 3D printed homes.

ARK Moves to St. Pete Innovation District and 3D Printing

ARK Moves to St. Pete Innovation District and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine the implications of an investment firm's unusual relocation.

Stratasys Breaks The 3D Print Color Barrier

Stratasys Breaks The 3D Print Color Barrier

Stratasys announced an unusual collaboration with Adobe to dramatically simplify use of color in 3D printing.

Redwire Partners With Blue Origin for Space Manufacturing

Redwire Partners With Blue Origin for Space Manufacturing

Blue Origin announced plans for a new space station, but the plan also includes a 3D printing system.

What’s With All The 3D Print Cleaning Stations?

What’s With All The 3D Print Cleaning Stations?

Another week and more news on a dedicated cleaning station. But why so many announcements?

The Solution to the Budget Appliance Shortage: Product Mix and 3D Printing

The Solution to the Budget Appliance Shortage: Product Mix and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at the possibilities and risks of using 3D printing to overcome supply chain challenges.