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Ashley Alleyne: “Don’t Let Anyone Ever Tell You That You Can’t Do Something”

The Key To Scaling Additive Manufacturing: Upskilling

The Key To Scaling Additive Manufacturing: Upskilling

A recent survey across manufacturers supports the need for major upskilling focus to scale up industrial additive manufacturing.

Hands-On With Apple’s New Object Capture

Hands-On With Apple’s New Object Capture

We managed to do an initial test of Apple’s new Object Capture feature.

Increased Hospital Merger Activity And Its Impact On 3D Printing

Increased Hospital Merger Activity And Its Impact On 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding examines 3D printing opportunities arising from a huge increase in hospital system mergers and acquisitions.

Stratasys Announces Two PolyJet 3D Printers

Stratasys Announces Two PolyJet 3D Printers

Stratasys announced two new color 3D printers, the J35 Pro and the J55 Prime, along with some improved software tools.

Book of the Week: Getting Started with 3D Printing

Book of the Week: Getting Started with 3D Printing

This week’s selection is “Getting Started with 3D Printing” by Liza Wallach Kloski and Nick Kloski.

3D Printing For Tokyo 2020

3D Printing For Tokyo 2020

Olympians and Paralympians at this summer’s Tokyo games will be awarded atop beautiful podiums 3D printed from recycled plastics.

Relativity Space Reveals Fully 3D Printed Reusable Rocket

Relativity Space Reveals Fully 3D Printed Reusable Rocket

Relativity Space revealed Terran R, their fully 3D printed reusable rocket.

Organovo New Senior Management And New Business Strategy

Organovo New Senior Management And New Business Strategy

Charles R. Goulding digs into recent significant business changes at storied bioprinting-turned-drug-discovery company Organovo.

Multi-Material Body Implant 3D Printing Technique Developed

Multi-Material Body Implant 3D Printing Technique Developed

Researchers at the University of Nottingham have made a breakthrough in healthcare 3D printing.

Design of the Week: Used Battery Container

Design of the Week: Used Battery Container

This week’s selection is the Used Battery Container by Thingiverse contributor Elite Worm.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing: June 13, 2021

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing: June 13, 2021

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

Greater Customization Of 3D Printed Scaffolds Now Possible With New Bioink

Greater Customization Of 3D Printed Scaffolds Now Possible With New Bioink

Charles R. Goulding and Arianna Coger consider new advances that could lead to great strides forward in bioprinting capabilities.

COBOD’s Construction 3D Printer Powers Habitat For Humanity Project

COBOD’s Construction 3D Printer Powers Habitat For Humanity Project

COBOD revealed one of their construction 3D printers is being used on a Habitat for Humanity project.

INTAMSYS’ FUNMAT PRO 610 HT Unlocks The Potential Of Industrial-Grade 3D Printing At TCT Asia 2021

New Biocompatible PEEK 3D Printer Filament

New Biocompatible PEEK 3D Printer Filament

Evonik announced a new PEEK material that could be used for new healthcare applications.

The Women Of R&D Tax Savers Discuss Recent Trends In Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing

The Women Of R&D Tax Savers Discuss Recent Trends In Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing

The women of R&D Tax Savers see 3D printing technologies and trends in their work almost every day.

Can You Use Generative Design for Internal Fluid Flow?

Can You Use Generative Design for Internal Fluid Flow?

You can optimize internal fluid flow with an integrated generative design application.

Custom 3D Printed Shoe Lasts At The Touch Of A Button

Custom 3D Printed Shoe Lasts At The Touch Of A Button

A collaboration between multiple providers has created a way for shoemakers to quickly produce customized shoe lasts.

The New ANYCUBIC Vyper 3D Printer

The New ANYCUBIC Vyper 3D Printer

ANYCUBIC announced a brand-new desktop 3D printer, the Vyper, and it has an attractive price-performance ratio.

Desktop Health Introduces Same-Day Digital Denture Capabilities

Desktop Health Introduces Same-Day Digital Denture Capabilities

A new CE Mark certification backs up new dental-focused Flexcera 3D printing resins.

The PrintDry Vacuum-Sealed Filament Storage System

The PrintDry Vacuum-Sealed Filament Storage System

PrintDry announced a new filament storage system that’s powered by automated vacuum technology.

E-Waste And Duke University’s Impact On Recyclable Electronics Via 3D Printing

E-Waste And Duke University’s Impact On Recyclable Electronics Via 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Joseph Castine consider research into 3D printing to impact e-waste.

IDM Lab Releases The PicoFAB 3D Printer

IDM Lab Releases The PicoFAB 3D Printer

IDM Lab finally released the PicoFAB 3D printer.

The Ongoing Blurring Of 3D Print Services

The Ongoing Blurring Of 3D Print Services

A long-term trend has transformed today's 3D print services business into something quite different.

Putting The 3D In Continuous Carbon Fiber 3D Printing

Putting The 3D In Continuous Carbon Fiber 3D Printing

Anisoprint is developing a very powerful approach for 3D printing continuous carbon fiber.

How 3D Printing Impacts The Maritime Industry

How 3D Printing Impacts The Maritime Industry

3D printing has penetrated a range of sectors and industries to a point where it is being adopted by mainstream organizations in their manufacturing processes. However, one sector that has been…

Question of the Week: Selecting A 3D Printer For Education

Question of the Week: Selecting A 3D Printer For Education

This week’s question is about selecting 3D printers for education.

Apple Announces Object Capture Feature

Apple Announces Object Capture Feature

Apple surprised with the announcement of a new feature that could allow any iOS device to easily capture 3D models.

3D Printing Endangered Species

3D Printing Endangered Species

While addressing animals on the endangered species list is a major undertaking, 3D scanning and 3D printing can preserve these Vanishing Legacies.

The KAV 3D Printed Bike Helmet

The KAV 3D Printed Bike Helmet

Another personalized consumer product has been launched using 3D print technology, the KAV bike helmet.

Clean Air: MakerBot’s New Filtration Accessory

Clean Air: MakerBot’s New Filtration Accessory

MakerBot announced “Clean Air”, a smart filtration accessory for their METHOD X 3D printers.

Book of the Week: Project Management For Dummies

Book of the Week: Project Management For Dummies

This week’s selection is “Project Management For Dummies” by Stanley E. Portny.

This 3D Printed Battery is Biodegradable

This 3D Printed Battery is Biodegradable

Researchers at Empa, a Swiss research institute, have developed a 3D printable battery concept that is entirely biodegradable.

A Look Into ActivArmor’s International Expansion

A Look Into ActivArmor’s International Expansion

I spoke with ActivArmor Canada’s Kyle Stanley to learn more about how Active Armor operates internationally.

North American Rail Merger And 3D Printing

North American Rail Merger And 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi consider potential 3D printing implications from a major merger in the North American rail industry.

Wematter Announces Unusual SLS Post-Processing Device

Wematter Announces Unusual SLS Post-Processing Device

Wematter announced the Density Gen II post-processing unit, and it uses an unusual two-step process for cleaning SLS 3D prints.

Design of the Week: Precision Caliper

Design of the Week: Precision Caliper

This week’s selection is the Precision Caliper by designer ALBERTO-TBVA8XC8.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing: June 6, 2021

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing: June 6, 2021

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

Optimizing Air Duct Efficiency With 3D Printing

Optimizing Air Duct Efficiency With 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Arianna Coger take a look at an optimized design made possible via 3D printing.

Xometry To Go Public!

Xometry To Go Public!

It’s IPO news today for Xometry as the on-demand manufacturing company prepares to trade on Nasdaq under “XMTR.”

Lessons From Cimquest’s 2021 Xpand3D Event – Part Two

Lessons From Cimquest’s 2021 Xpand3D Event – Part Two

On May 25 and 26, 2021, Cimquest held its annual Xpand3D event, virtually.

Lessons From Cimquest’s 2021 Xpand3D Event – Part One

Lessons From Cimquest’s 2021 Xpand3D Event – Part One

On May 25 and 26, 2021, Cimquest held its annual Xpand3D event, virtually.

Stratasys Introduces Mid-Size Biocompatible 3D Printer

Stratasys Introduces Mid-Size Biocompatible 3D Printer

Stratasys announced the J5 MediJet 3D printer, targeted at the healthcare market.

New Method To Increase Color 3D Print Surface Quality

New Method To Increase Color 3D Print Surface Quality

Researchers have developed a way for software to help improve the appearance of full color 3D prints.

GE Aviation Moves from Castings to Metal 3D Printing on Four Parts

GE Aviation Moves from Castings to Metal 3D Printing on Four Parts

Working with GE Additive, GE Aviation has made the switch to 3D printing four parts that were previously produced with castings.

Desktop Metal Qualifies Another Metal For High-Volume Additive Manufacturing

Desktop Metal Qualifies Another Metal For High-Volume Additive Manufacturing

Desktop Metal has announced that 4140 low-alloy steel is now qualified for high-volume use on the Production System platform.

3DQue Officially Announces PolyLock Adhesive 3D Print Surface

3DQue Officially Announces PolyLock Adhesive 3D Print Surface

3DQue announced the availability of a new and advanced adhesion solution for desktop 3D printers: PolyLock.

Women In Science: Historical Antecedents

Women In Science: Historical Antecedents

Charles R. Goulding reflects on “The Secret History of Home Economics” and the history of trailblazing women making an impact in science and technology.

Now Possible: 3D Printing Magnetic Monopoles

Now Possible: 3D Printing Magnetic Monopoles

Researchers at the University of Cardiff have found a way to produce a magnetic monopole-like material using 3D printing.