3D Printing Blog

Researchers have found a way to print liquid crystals with iridescence and polarization patterns.

Charles R. Goulding and Mindy Zhu look at the relationship between country demographics and additive manufacturing futures.

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have 3D printed a working cancer tumor.

We received an invitation to the grand opening of Massivit’s new “Americas Experience Center”.

There’s a very interesting new feature in Rhino 7: Grasshopper Player.

For the very first time, you can now purchase 3D printer filament that follows NCS color definitions.

A California company seems to have figured out how to take construction 3D printing to the next level.

A notable software misconfiguration temporarily allowed users of the Spaghetti Detective to 3D print on other people’s equipment.

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

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

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

Intel announced it is exiting the RealSense depth camera business.

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

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

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 look at how 3D printing of toys has taken off during the pandemic.

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

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

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

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

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

Stratasys announced a consolidation of their PolyJet services.

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

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

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

Markforged is shutting down — for a week.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 announced a significant update for their CC print core.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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