3D Printing Blog

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how Carbon approaches current crises.

You just received a brand new desktop 3D printer. What should you NOT do?

I had a chat with Teton Simulation’s Doug Kenik to find out where SmartSlice is headed.

Habitat for Humanity announced a project in Virginia has used construction 3D printing as part of the home building process.

This week’s selection is “3D Printing Failures: 2022 Edition: How to Diagnose and Repair ALL Desktop 3D Printing Issues” by Sean Aranda.

HK BIQU Technology Co., Limited has released a rather interesting control board designed for 3D printers, the BTT SKR Pico.

Slicing software is a key element in any 3D printing workflow, but what are the options?

Researchers have identified a technique for 3D printing sand with great strength.

This week’s selection is the HeartBeatDress by designer Anouk Wipprecht.

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

Charles R. Goulding and Arianna Coger look at how 3D technology usage could increase at J&J.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wematter announced an expansion to their production facilities.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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