3D Printing Blog

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.

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

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 3D printing technology could fit within several initiatives to set up major EV manufacturing centers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Blender has been upgraded to 3.0 by the Blender Foundation.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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