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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.

Blender Upgraded to 3.0, But Is It Good For 3D Printing?

Blender Upgraded to 3.0, But Is It Good For 3D Printing?

Blender has been upgraded to 3.0 by the Blender Foundation.

Ultimaker Cura’s Secret Lightning Infill Really Works!

Ultimaker Cura’s Secret Lightning Infill Really Works!

The latest version of Ultimaker Cura has a secret, extremely powerful feature: Lightning infill.

Trillion Dollar Infrastructure Bill and 3D Printing

Trillion Dollar Infrastructure Bill and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at areas of investment by the U.S. infrastructure bill that may be major opportunities for 3D print technology.

CVS: Major Business Conversion 3D Printing Opportunities

CVS: Major Business Conversion 3D Printing Opportunities

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how the CVS healthcare conversion could be an opportunity for 3D print services.

Prusa’s Sustainable Step: Recycled Prusament

Prusa’s Sustainable Step: Recycled Prusament

Prusa Research took a very interesting further step into the world of sustainability with the introduction of a recycled PLA material.

Production 3D Printing Implies New Software Features

Production 3D Printing Implies New Software Features

With the shift towards production from prototyping, 3D print software needs to follow a similar trajectory.

3D Printed Suicide Pod Approved

3D Printed Suicide Pod Approved

A highly unusual application for 3D printing was approved for use by authorities in Switzerland.

Book of the Week: Epoxy Basics

Book of the Week: Epoxy Basics

This week’s selection is “Epoxy Basics: Working with Epoxy Cleanly & Efficiently” by Russell J. Brown and Ashlyn E. Brown.

Kumovis Announces New Medical 3D Printing Workflow

Kumovis Announces New Medical 3D Printing Workflow

Kumovis announced a new workflow for the production of certified medical products.

Could The Future Of 3D Printing Be Specialized Software?

Could The Future Of 3D Printing Be Specialized Software?

An announcement from Stratasys hints at where the future of 3D printing might be heading.

Why Carbon Unleashed Their Lattice Tools On The 3D World

Why Carbon Unleashed Their Lattice Tools On The 3D World

I spoke with Phil DeSimone to find our more about Carbon’s recent decision to make their sophisticated lattice generation tool available to everyone.

Design of the Week: RobBob 2 DOF Robot Head

Design of the Week: RobBob 2 DOF Robot Head

This week’s selection is “RobBob” a mechanical robot head with two degrees of freedom, by JBV Creative.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, December 5, 2021

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

CoComelon Going Public and 3D Printing

CoComelon Going Public and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how 3D printing technology could be used in the children's entertainment business.

Creality Announces Four New 3D Printers

Creality Announces Four New 3D Printers

Creality announced not one, but four new desktop 3D printers with added intelligence and convenience.

Authentise Just Got A Lot More Powerful

Authentise Just Got A Lot More Powerful

Authentise announced an intriguing partnership that should make their system quite a bit more powerful.

MakerBot Provides Update On Thingiverse Security Breach

MakerBot Provides Update On Thingiverse Security Breach

MakerBot provided a detailed disclosure of a data leak from last October.

Innovations in 3D Printed Buildings

Innovations in 3D Printed Buildings

Could 3D printing really be used to solve the global housing crisis? Recent breakthroughs in the technology show we might not be that far off.