3D Printing Blog

Azul 3D announced their first commercially available 3D printer, the LAKE.

DyeMansion announced a new food safe capability for their VaporFuse process, and several corporate advancements.

Stratasys made a bundle of announcements this week, mostly regarding materials, but also a very key partnership.

This week’s selection is “Tinkercard for Dummies” by Shaun C. Bryant.

Last week Creality announced the “Space Robotics Project”, a venture intended to stimulate the minds of Brazilian schoolchildren.

BMF announced a new microArch 3D printer, the S230.

Essentium announced the availability of a new high temperature material for their equipment, PEKK.

This week’s selection is the electroplated Thor Hammer by engineer Ian Chamas.

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 the possibilities for 3D printing in the healthcare sector.

Sinterit has revealed more details about their upcoming NILS 480 SLS 3D printer, which could shake up the SLS market.

A new scientific 3D print application demonstrates the value of data in 3D printing.

Little You announced a partnership allowing them to use Mimaki full color 3D printing technology.

Humabiologics’ human-derived bioinks are now available for use on Allegro 3D bioprinters.

3D Systems and Desktop Metal announced notable corporate acquisitions.

MX3D has 3D printed a prototype metal lunar habitat floor for ESA.

The Ceramics Expo returned for 2021, and we were on-site in Cleveland for a look at 3D printing at the in-person event.

Charles R. Goulding and Joseph Castine examine a new technology for recycling thermoplastics.

Mayku today announced a new device, the Multiplier.

BCN3D has acquired 3D print cloud service AstroPrint.

In-person industry events are moving from pandemic wish list item to real-world happenings — but what does that look like in practice?

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at the possibilities when using 3D printing for plumbing applications.

Additive manufacturing (AM) is relatively young as both a technology and as an industry.

Additive manufacturing is relatively young as both technology and industry, growing rapidly to overcome hurdles to adoption.

XJET announced “SMART”, an intelligent post-processing workstation.

This week’s selection is “The Non-Designer's Design Book” by Robin Williams.

A new 3D printer announcement this week demonstrates once again how similar the paths many 3D printer manufacturers take.

Stratasys announced a massive US$20M contract to deliver 3D printers to the US Navy.

Charles R. Goulding and Ryan Donley discuss recent 3D printing advancements in the dental industry.

This week’s selection is the 3D Puzzle V2.0 by woodworker Ray Whitby.

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

Owning a pool isn’t always a pool party.

I’ve come across another method for automating 3D printing: the Automatic Ejection System by Wemake.

There’s a new and interesting desktop 3D printer in the MakerPi family.

Photocentric has launched a new desktop resin 3D printer, the LC Opus.

3D printing solutions developer 3D Systems recently announced that it will be selling its medical simulation business Simbionix.

AON3D announced a major new investment and a partnership on a lunar project.

How large is the biggest 3D printed structure in North America?

STPL3D announced a series of industrial SLA 3D printers they call “Indomake”.

On July 16, 2021, the Biden administration warned companies about the risks of doing business in Hong Kong. 

Desktop 3D printers have evolved significantly in the 10+ years they’ve been on the market, but there are many more features they need to include.

3D printing of certain reflective metals is a difficult challenge for some processes.

Raise3D announced a new line of professional 3D printers, the Pro3 series.

Charles R. Goulding and Randall Rothbort examine the development of puncture-proof 3D printed vehicle tires.

A new tabletop 3D scanner is about to provide outstanding scanning performance at a very low price.

A report details a new, accessible method of detecting VOCs in the nearby atmosphere, which could be quite useful in many 3D printing situations.

Scientists have developed a method of 3D printing highly-desirable Wagyu beef.

This week’s selection is “Programming with OpenSCAD: A Beginner's Guide to Coding 3D-Printable Objects” by Justin Good and Marius Kintel.

There are now many sources of “tough PLA”, but what is this mysterious material and why is it gaining popularity?

Flashforge announced a new desktop 3D printer, the Adventurer 4.