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Construction 3D Printing To Become Mainstream?

Construction 3D Printing To Become Mainstream?

I was surprised to find a story about 3D printed housing in The Economist.

Book of the Week: The 3D Printing Cookbook: Tinkercad Edition

Book of the Week: The 3D Printing Cookbook: Tinkercad Edition

This week’s selection is “The 3D Printing Cookbook: Tinkercad Edition” by David Seto.

Anycubic To Launch Affordable Desktop DLP 3D Printer

Anycubic To Launch Affordable Desktop DLP 3D Printer

Anycubic is preparing to launch a new desktop resin 3D printer, the Photon Ultra.

Intel Drops RealSense Cameras

Intel Drops RealSense Cameras

Intel announced it is exiting the RealSense depth camera business.

Could Additive Manufacturing Use “Green” Steel?

Could Additive Manufacturing Use “Green” Steel?

There’s been an explosion in the popularity of metal additive manufacturing, and that means more use of steel.

Design of the Week: 3D Printed Radio Controlled Drink and Snack Boat

Design of the Week: 3D Printed Radio Controlled Drink and Snack Boat

This week’s selection is the 3D Printed Radio Controlled Drink and Snack Boat by Alister Laidlaw of electrosync.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, August 22, 2021

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, August 22, 2021

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

Custom Designed Toy Projects Play Nice With 3D Printing

Custom Designed Toy Projects Play Nice With 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how 3D printing of toys has taken off during the pandemic.

Sakuú Launches Pilot Production Facility Project

Sakuú Launches Pilot Production Facility Project

Sakuú announced the launch of a new pilot facility to manufacture 3D printed batteries.

First 3D Printed Parts Installed in a Nuclear Reactor

First 3D Printed Parts Installed in a Nuclear Reactor

Researchers have successfully installed 3D printed parts into a nuclear reactor.

ioTech Introduces Continuous Laser Assisted Deposition 3D Printing Technology

ioTech Introduces Continuous Laser Assisted Deposition 3D Printing Technology

The multi-material CLAD process is designed especially for electronics applications.

A Revolutionary Continuous Resin 3D Printing System From OPT Industries Seeks Production Applications

A Revolutionary Continuous Resin 3D Printing System From OPT Industries Seeks Production Applications

OPT Industries is a 3D print startup company that is developing quite a number of innovations.

Seven 3D Printing Hazards

Seven 3D Printing Hazards

3D printing is thought to be a relatively safe activity, but is it really?

Stratasys Consolidates PolyJet Operations

Stratasys Consolidates PolyJet Operations

Stratasys announced a consolidation of their PolyJet services.

Stable Yet Squishy: 3D Printed Tensegrity Structures

Stable Yet Squishy: 3D Printed Tensegrity Structures

A report from ASME describes a unique “uncrushable material”.

Dassault Systèmes Offers Low-Priced SOLIDWORKS for Makers

Dassault Systèmes Offers Low-Priced SOLIDWORKS for Makers

Dassault Systèmes announced a new low-cost SOLIDWORKS offer for makers.

LulzBot Adds Powerful New Toolhead

LulzBot Adds Powerful New Toolhead

FAME 3D announced yet another toolhead for the LulzBot line of 3D printers: the H175.

Markforged Gives Everyone The Week Off

The Complexities of Manufacturing Execution Systems

The Complexities of Manufacturing Execution Systems

Management Execution Systems make things easy, but under the covers there are many challenges

Service Repair Truck Acute Shortage and 3D Printing

Service Repair Truck Acute Shortage and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi envision a new application for 3D printing.

Calibry’s Powerful New Software Features

Calibry’s Powerful New Software Features

Thor 3D announced several very intriguing new software features for their 3D scanning system.

Mindful Manufacturing: Stratasys Takes Major Step Into Sustainability

Mindful Manufacturing: Stratasys Takes Major Step Into Sustainability

Stratasys announced sweeping changes that place the company on a direct path to sustainability.

Xerox Invests in CASTOR

Xerox Invests in CASTOR

CASTOR announced two new investors, one of which is Xerox.

Book of the Week: Ten Principles for Good Design

Book of the Week: Ten Principles for Good Design

This week’s selection is “Dieter Rams: Ten Principles for Good Design” by Klaus Kemp.

SLM Solutions’ Shocking Decision

SLM Solutions’ Shocking Decision

SLM Solutions announced a major change in marketing strategy, skipping a major trade show and focusing on an all-digital approach.

Meltio’s Latest Hybrid Metal 3D Printer

Meltio’s Latest Hybrid Metal 3D Printer

Meltio announced a hybrid metal 3D printer with the help of Philips Corporation.

3YOURMIND’s Carbon Arrangement

3YOURMIND’s Carbon Arrangement

I spoke with 3YOURMIND CEO Alexsander Ciszek to learn more about their interesting arrangement with Carbon.

Design of the Week: Ambi-Alice, a First Order Ambisonic DIY Microphone

Design of the Week: Ambi-Alice, a First Order Ambisonic DIY Microphone

This week’s selection is the Ambi-Alice, a First Order Ambisonic DIY Microphone by Instructables contributor DJJones

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, August 15, 2021

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, August 15, 2021

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

Expanding Workforce Training for 3D Printing

Expanding Workforce Training for 3D Printing

ss various ways in which companies and organizations are providing opportunities for a current and future workforce to foster and fine-tune their 3D printing skillset. 

Ultimaker 3D Printer CC Core Upgraded

Ultimaker 3D Printer CC Core Upgraded

Ultimaker announced a significant update for their CC print core.

Carbon and Adidas Could Be Making The Most Produced 3D Printed Product

Carbon and Adidas Could Be Making The Most Produced 3D Printed Product

Adidas and Carbon announced a new collaboration to produce an updated 4DFWD shoe.

Fabrisonic’s Space Ambitions

Fabrisonic’s Space Ambitions

Another company announced intentions to produce a space-based 3D printer: Fabrisonic.

Hyperion and EOS Partner to Develop Low Carbon Titanium Powders for 3D Printing

Hyperion and EOS Partner to Develop Low Carbon Titanium Powders for 3D Printing

The low cost, low-to-zero carbon titanium material is expected to expand access and innovation in additive manufacturing applications.

MeaTech: A Deliciously Sustainable Future

MeaTech: A Deliciously Sustainable Future

I took a closer look at 3D printed meat startup MeaTech.

miSHERLOCK: A 3D Printed SARS-CoV-2 Tester

miSHERLOCK: A 3D Printed SARS-CoV-2 Tester

Researchers at Harvard and MIT have developed a 3D printed test device to detect the virus that causes COVID-19.

Desktop Metal Acquires ExOne

Desktop Metal Acquires ExOne

This year’s corporate acquisition-mania continues, with Desktop Metal announced an acquisition deal for ExOne.

New DoD Inspector General Report and 3D Printing Cyber Vulnerability

New DoD Inspector General Report and 3D Printing Cyber Vulnerability

With the recent hacks into our infrastructure cyber systems, and the hefty ransom paid to the nefarious hackers, cybersecurity has come to the forefront of the political debate.

How Important Is Reverse Engineering?

How Important Is Reverse Engineering?

How complex is reverse engineering, and is it a major activity?

HS2 Speeding Rail Construction Using 3D Printing

HS2 Speeding Rail Construction Using 3D Printing

The UK’s high-speed rail project, HS2, will use advanced construction 3D printing.

Prusa Reveals How They Sped Up MSLA 3D Printing

Prusa Reveals How They Sped Up MSLA 3D Printing

Prusa Research published a highly detailed piece explaining how they managed to dramatically speed up their latest resin 3D printer.

President Biden, Right to Repair, and 3D Printing

President Biden, Right to Repair, and 3D Printing

Competition. From natural selection to business, competition has always been a part of life.

It Is Time For Coordinated Action In Our Community

It Is Time For Coordinated Action In Our Community

I dreaded the release of the latest IPCC report this week, although it was clear long ago what would be in it.

Authentise Leads Team Studying the Feasibility of Digital Supply Chains

Authentise Leads Team Studying the Feasibility of Digital Supply Chains

Authentise revealed it is working on a feasibility study on digital supply chains.

PLA Stronger Than Steel? New Script Generates 3D Printable Beams

PLA Stronger Than Steel? New Script Generates 3D Printable Beams

The folks at RepRap Ltd have released a new script that generates very strong 3D printable beams.

Book of the Week: How To Troubleshoot Almost Anything

Book of the Week: How To Troubleshoot Almost Anything

This week’s selection is “How to Find a Wolf in Siberia: or, How to Troubleshoot Almost Anything” by Don Jones.

Would You Live in a 3D Printed Martian Home for a Year?

Would You Live in a 3D Printed Martian Home for a Year?

NASA is looking for volunteers to inhabit a 3D printed Martian home.

Looking at Tecnica’s Unusual SLS Optical System

Looking at Tecnica’s Unusual SLS Optical System

Tecnica provided an interesting explanation of a common issue in SLS 3D printers, and their unique solution.

SynDaver3D Announces Two Low-Cost Desktop 3D Printers

SynDaver3D Announces Two Low-Cost Desktop 3D Printers

SynDaver3D announced the LeveL and LeveL UP desktop 3D printers.

Design of the Week: Switchplate Identifiers

Design of the Week: Switchplate Identifiers

This week’s selection is the Switchplate Identifiers by Ryan Tanguay.