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Battery Breakthrough Could Mean Power For Complex 3D Prints

Battery Breakthrough Could Mean Power For Complex 3D Prints

Researchers have developed an unusual method of producing a battery, one that could be integrated into 3D printers.

New Advances Boost Resin 3D Printing Options

New Advances Boost Resin 3D Printing Options

Materials companies have been hard at work developing improved resins for 3D printing, creating new opportunities across industries.

Prusaslicer 2.4 Has So Many New Features I Can’t Even

Prusaslicer 2.4 Has So Many New Features I Can’t Even

Prusa Research dropped the latest version of their popular 3D print slicing software, PrusaSlicer 2.4, and it has an astounding number of amazing new features.

Desktop Metal Certifies Copper Material

Desktop Metal Certifies Copper Material

Desktop Metal announced the qualification of a pure copper material for their Production system.

Researchers Achieve Smallest 3D Print: 25nm Voxels

Researchers Achieve Smallest 3D Print: 25nm Voxels

Researchers have devised a system using a 1.6nm nozzle to 3D print incredibly tiny objects.

Scholastic Publishing’s Most Beloved Series and 3D Printing

Scholastic Publishing’s Most Beloved Series and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi see an opening for additional 3D printing.

CASTOR Releases Unusual Trends Report

CASTOR Releases Unusual Trends Report

CASTOR released their 2021 annual Additive Manufacturing Trends Report, and it’s quite a bit different than you might think.

What Is A “Brinter”?

What Is A “Brinter”?

I wondered what a “Brinter” is, and found out.

Wematter Expanding

Wematter Expanding

Wematter announced an expansion to their production facilities.

3D Systems’ Pivot Towards 3D Bioprinting

3D Systems’ Pivot Towards 3D Bioprinting

Charles R. Goulding and Arianna Coger offer a perspective on 3D Systems' apparent shift towards bioprinting.

What’s Behind Azul 3D’s LAKE 3D Printer?

What’s Behind Azul 3D’s LAKE 3D Printer?

Azul 3D is one of the latest 3D print companies to appear on the scene, and we spoke to the company’s Chief Revenue Officer, Tuan Tranpham, to find out more.

Controversy at Cults

Controversy at Cults

There’s some trouble brewing at Cults, one of the larger repositories of printable 3D models.

New Approach Provides Self-Healing 3D Printer Resins

New Approach Provides Self-Healing 3D Printer Resins

Researchers have developed a way to have 3D printed materials self heal.

Book of the Week: Design for Manufacturability

Book of the Week: Design for Manufacturability

This week’s selection is “Design for Manufacturability: How to Use Concurrent Engineering to Rapidly Develop Low-Cost, High-Quality Products for Lean Production” by David M. Anderson.

How To Properly Clean 3D Prints With Simple Green

How To Properly Clean 3D Prints With Simple Green

I’ve been using Simple Green as a resin 3D print solvent, and it works quite well — if you know what to do.

Nanoscribe Announces the Quantum X bio 3D Printer

Nanoscribe Announces the Quantum X bio 3D Printer

Nanoscribe announced a new variation of their Quantum X 3D printer, the Quantum X bio.

D.fab: A Major Breakthrough in Construction 3D Printing

D.fab: A Major Breakthrough in Construction 3D Printing

COBOD announced a breakthrough material that could revolutionize the use of construction 3D printing.

Design of the Week: Mechanical Christmas Bottle Opener

Design of the Week: Mechanical Christmas Bottle Opener

This week’s selection is the Mechanical Christmas Bottle Opener by JBV Creative.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, December 19, 2021

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

Westminster Tool: A Case Study in 3D Printing Innovation for Molding and Tooling

Westminster Tool: A Case Study in 3D Printing Innovation for Molding and Tooling

Charles R. Goulding and Randall Rothbort look at how a manufacturer entered the world of metal 3D printing.

Prusa’s New Rewards and Badging System: Wither Thingiverse?

Prusa’s New Rewards and Badging System: Wither Thingiverse?

Prusa Research announced unique reward and badging systems for their PrusaPrinters site, and there are some very interesting implications.

Interview with Kirk Andersen of SQ4D on 3D Printing Homes

Interview with Kirk Andersen of SQ4D on 3D Printing Homes

Charles R. Goulding and Joseph Castine interview Kirk Anderson, COO of SQ4D, a construction 3D printer company.

Which Additive Manufacturing Companies Could Be The Next To Go Public?

Which Additive Manufacturing Companies Could Be The Next To Go Public?

Many 3D print companies have “gone public” by entering a stock exchange in the past two years, but which companies might be next?

Desktop Metal and Uniformity Labs Partner to Develop Binder Jetting Powders

Desktop Metal and Uniformity Labs Partner to Develop Binder Jetting Powders

The two companies will be producing high-performance powders for binder jetting additive manufacturing.

Hands On With The Anycubic Photon Mono X 6K 3D Printer, Part 3

Hands On With The Anycubic Photon Mono X 6K 3D Printer, Part 3

We extensively tested the Anycubic Photon Mono X 6K 3D printer and the matching Wash and Cure Plus Machine. Here we discuss software and wrap up.

Hands On With The Anycubic Photon Mono X 6K 3D Printer, Part 2

Hands On With The Anycubic Photon Mono X 6K 3D Printer, Part 2

Our testing of the Anycubic Photon Mono X 6K 3D printer continues with a review of operations and post processing.

Hands On With The Anycubic Photon Mono X 6K 3D Printer, Part 1

Hands On With The Anycubic Photon Mono X 6K 3D Printer, Part 1

We’ve just completed several weeks of testing of Anycubic’s new Photon Mono X 6K resin 3D printer.

A Look At Incus’ LMM Metal 3D Printing Process

A Look At Incus’ LMM Metal 3D Printing Process

You might not have heard of Incus, a company that’s developed a unique metal 3D printing system.

Stratasys On Their Future Manufacturing Market

Stratasys On Their Future Manufacturing Market

I spoke with Stratasys’ Andy Langfeld to learn more about the company’s strategy to move toward manufacturing.

Magics 26 To Include Native CAD Support

Magics 26 To Include Native CAD Support

Materialise announced a powerful new capability in an upcoming version of their Magics suite.

Airbus and 3D Printing Market Share Opportunities

Airbus and 3D Printing Market Share Opportunities

Charles R. Goulding and Joseph Castine look at how leasing moves could affect the production of 3D printed aviation parts.

A Change Of The Guard At Women In 3D Printing

A Change Of The Guard At Women In 3D Printing

Women in 3D Printing made a big change in their management structure.

Formlabs Now In Massive GPO

Formlabs Now In Massive GPO

Formlabs announced their entry into a huge healthcare group purchasing organization, Vizient.

The GE Breakup and 3D Printing

The GE Breakup and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at the implications on the industry of GE's upcoming split.

Authentise Integrates Solukon

Authentise Integrates Solukon

Authentise announced yet another system integration, this time with Solukon equipment.

Book of the Week: A Practical Introduction to Supply Chain

Book of the Week: A Practical Introduction to Supply Chain

This week’s selection is “A Practical Introduction to Supply Chain” by David Pheasey.

Thought3D Releases Unusual In-Line Filament Dryer

Thought3D Releases Unusual In-Line Filament Dryer

Thought3D announced a very unusual in-line filament drying system they call “Drywise”.

What’s New At Velo3D Since Going Public?

What’s New At Velo3D Since Going Public?

I spoke with Zach Murphree of VELO3D to find out what changes have occurred at the company since they became publicly tradable.

A Look At Freemelt One, A Materials Development Metal 3D Printer

A Look At Freemelt One, A Materials Development Metal 3D Printer

Freemelt is a Swedish company offering an unusual electron beam metal 3D printing system.

Design of the Week: Meristem Wall

Design of the Week: Meristem Wall

This week’s selection is the Meristem Wall by David Andreen and Ana Goidea.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, December 12, 2021

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

Ford Blue Oval EV Plant and 3D Printing

Ford Blue Oval EV Plant and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Randall Rothbort look at how 3D printing technology could fit within several initiatives to set up major EV manufacturing centers.

COBOD Announces Massive Construction 3D Printing Project

COBOD Announces Massive Construction 3D Printing Project

Denmark-based COBOD announced a deal to 3D print dozens of homes in Kenya.

Essentium Adding Mystery Metal 3D Printing Capability

Essentium Adding Mystery Metal 3D Printing Capability

Essentium surprised with the announcement that they are developing a metal 3D printing system.

XJET’s Smooth 3D Printing Advantage

XJET’s Smooth 3D Printing Advantage

I spoke with XJET’s Dror Danai to find out why XJET technology has an advantage over other ceramic 3D printing options.

ASTM Acquisition: In Conversation with Terry Wohlers

ASTM Acquisition: In Conversation with Terry Wohlers

Wohlers reflects on the company’s humble beginnings, acquisition news, and the future of the 3D printing industry.

Experimental Warp Drive Vehicle To Be 3D Printed?

Experimental Warp Drive Vehicle To Be 3D Printed?

A curious scientific discovery could lead to a 3D printed space vehicle using warp drive, according to a recent announcement.

BigRep’s Four Levels of Smart 3D Printing

BigRep’s Four Levels of Smart 3D Printing

BigRep published an interesting piece explaining how they break down the features in “smart 3D printing”.

Restoring Porcelain Artifacts Using 3D Printing

Restoring Porcelain Artifacts Using 3D Printing

Researchers at Fraunhofer IKTS have developed a method for restoring broken porcelain items.

Legal, 3D Printed Coins Produced

Legal, 3D Printed Coins Produced

A Slovakian 3D print service has produced silver coins that are actually legal tender.