3D Printing Blog

I had a chance to assemble and test Voxelab’s new Aquila X2 desktop 3D printer.

Engineering.com caught up with Velo3D founder and CEO, Benny Buller, as the metal 3D printing company went public.

BCN3D announced a very comprehensive cloud system to manage fleets of 3D printers.

More moves in the corporate acquisition space this week: Stratasys acquired Xaar.

Howard University announced a partnership with Xometry to provide over US$900K in scholarships for mechanical engineers.

Charles R. Goulding and Randall Rothbort look at the implications of Desktop Metal potentially competing with their own clients.

Stratasys announced a new data security platform called ProtectAM.

Much has been said about using additive manufacturing to alleviate problems in supply chains, but how do you do so?

Why are so many 3D print companies “going public”?

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how 3D printing may be affected by the current Taiwan situation.

Researchers developed a system for cooking 3D printed chicken, but this might lead to improved print quality for other 3D printers.

3DQue announced the availability of their 3D printer automation system for several new 3D printer models.

This week’s selection is “A Manager’s Guide to Large Scale Additive Manufacturing” by Ken Susnjara.

Prusa Research announced the “Automated Farm System”, a system to control an array of inexpensive 3D printers.

Today I’m looking at Colossus, a manufacturer of very large format 3D printers.

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This week’s selection is the Unique Clock by aerospace engineer Hans Ecke.

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

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi investigate the possibilities of 3D printing in the textile industry.

Creality announced a new desktop resin 3D printer, the HALOT-LITE.

Digital Metal announced a partnership with Etteplan to expand their metal 3D printing business.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi interview Dr. Daniel Slep of ChemCubed.

Markforged is rolling out a cloud-based software platform.

Zaxe’s three new 3D printers address different markets.

It is certainly a milestone if you’ve purchased the largest 3D printer on the market, but what if you bought another?

I’m looking at a new project by Anisoprint where parts for a proposed lunar rover were produced.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at two different equipment manufacturers and how they use 3D printing technology.

The mysterious legal battle between Jabil and Essentium appears to have quietly concluded.

Meltio announced their first client for the hybrid CNC system announced last year.

As the manufacturing industry comes together again, digital processes like additive manufacturing are taking up more space.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at the growth of 3D printing in Singapore.

A successful 2021 edition of North America’s largest industrial 3D printing event has some interesting implications for in-person shows.

A post by OMD3D shows yet another way to avoid material waste with 3D printing.

ZYYX Labs introduced a new 3D printer, the ZYYX Pro II.

This week’s selection is “How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic” by Michael Geier.

Three 3D print companies are using social media in different ways to reach their audience.

RAPID + TCT returned to the real world, and so did we with the recommencement of North America’s largest 3D printing event.

It’s 2021, and that means only one thing: SOLIDWORKS 2022 is coming out. 

This week’s selection is the totally impractical Turbine Umbrella Hat by 3D print enthusiast Ivan Miranda.

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

Charles R. Goulding & Ryan Donley examine reasons why high-end automakers might be falling behind.

Farsoon added a new LPBF 3D printer to their catalog: the FS273M.

Xaar announced the new Irix printhead for high-speed printing.

Researchers have identified another area of application for 3D printing: catalysts.

The company is expanding its 3D printing solutions and services to the Asia-Pacific region with a new technical hub.

Two Italian companies have partnered to produce the world’s first 3D printed sailboat.

6K announced a huge US$51M investment raise, allow them to triple their capacity.

Tupel 3D added a dental 3D scanner to their Kickstarter offering.

A large concrete bridge has been successfully 3D printed in the Dutch city of Nijmegen.

EnvisionTEC and Covestro announced a collaboration to develop industrial 3D printing solutions.