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Bringing Metal 3D Printing to the Desktop: Exploring the Possibilities

Bringing Metal 3D Printing to the Desktop: Exploring the Possibilities

Could metal be the next material frontier for desktop 3D printing?

SketchUp Lets You Scan a Space with an iPad

SketchUp Lets You Scan a Space with an iPad

Trimble implements Canvas.io technology to create SketchUp models.

PHA Garden Experiment Demonstrates Biodegradability

PHA Garden Experiment Demonstrates Biodegradability

Is there really a biodegradable 3D print material? It turns it there is at least one: PHA.

Stratasys Launches J5 Digital Anatomy 3D Printer for Medical Applications

Stratasys Launches J5 Digital Anatomy 3D Printer for Medical Applications

Stratasys’ efforts in the anatomical 3D printing space just warmed up with a brand new dedicated 3D printer.

AI Build Releases Upgraded AM Software

Strengthening Market Position: Owens Corning Acquires Masonite and Focuses on 3D Printing

Strengthening Market Position: Owens Corning Acquires Masonite and Focuses on 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Jacob Nolan discuss how Owens Corning's recent acquisition of Masonite and how both companies can leverage 3D printing technology to enhance innovation and product development.

How a Misstep by the CPSC Led to a Financial Setback for Bambu Lab

How a Misstep by the CPSC Led to a Financial Setback for Bambu Lab

More information about the Bambu Lab recall has been revealed, and it’s quite astonishing what happened.

Personalized Sports Gear: Carbon’s 3D Printing Enhances Helmets and Bike Saddles

3D Systems Unveils EXT 800 Titan Pellet: A Compact, High-Speed Industrial 3D Printer

3D Systems Unveils EXT 800 Titan Pellet: A Compact, High-Speed Industrial 3D Printer

3D Systems announced a new industrial 3D printer, the EXT 800 Titan Pellet.

Qorox Creates World’s Largest 3D Printed Skateable Sculpture

Qorox Creates World’s Largest 3D Printed Skateable Sculpture

'The Wave', at Destination Skatepark in Tauranga, New Zealand, was produced using technology from CyBe Construction.

Generative Toy Design Meets 3D Printing: Hasbro’s New Cost-Cutting Strategy

Generative Toy Design Meets 3D Printing: Hasbro’s New Cost-Cutting Strategy

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine how Hasbro’s new CFO, Gina Goetter, is spearheading a cost-saving initiative, exploring 3D printing to enhance product design and reduce production expenses.

Bambu Lab Discontinues PETG Basic: Implications for 3D Printer Operators

LEAP 71 Proves Automated Rocket Engine Design: A Breakthrough in Computational Engineering

LEAP 71 Proves Automated Rocket Engine Design: A Breakthrough in Computational Engineering

There’s been a major development for 3D printed aerospace: LEAP 71 has proven the viability of automatically designed rocket engines.

XJET Withdraws IPO Plans

XJET Withdraws IPO Plans

A report this week suggests that XJET has stopped its planned initial public offering.

Book of the Week: The Dungeoneer’s Guide to Miniature Painting

Book of the Week: The Dungeoneer’s Guide to Miniature Painting

This week’s selection is “Arcane Arts: The Dungeoneer's Guide to Miniature Painting and Tabletop Mayhem” by Noxweiler Berf.

QIDI Tech’s Q1 Pro: A Consumer 3D Printer with Active Chamber Heating

QIDI Tech’s Q1 Pro: A Consumer 3D Printer with Active Chamber Heating

QIDI Tech has made a significant advance in the consumer 3D printing market with the launch of the Q1 Pro.

EOS and nLIGHT Collaboration to Enhance 3D Printing Precision and Quality

Marine Fungus Breaks Down Plastics: A Potential Solution for 3D Printer Waste?

Marine Fungus Breaks Down Plastics: A Potential Solution for 3D Printer Waste?

A development in the microplastics situation has arisen, which could eventually be of interest to 3D printer operators.

Design of the Week: Fieldstone

Design of the Week: Fieldstone

This week’s selection is the Fieldstone 3D printed table by Erco Lai.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, June 16, 2024

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, June 16, 2024

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

Three Creality 3D Scanning Options for Father’s Day

Three Creality 3D Scanning Options for Father’s Day

It’s Father’s Day tomorrow and what might be a great gift idea? How about a 3D scanner to complement a 3D printer?

Understanding Bed Leveling in FFF 3D Printers

Understanding Bed Leveling in FFF 3D Printers

How, exactly, does “bed leveling” work on a FFF 3D printer?

Australian Defence Department Orders Experimental Metal Parts from Aurora Labs

BigRep’s ALTRA 280: A High-Temperature, Large-Format 3D Printer

BigRep’s ALTRA 280: A High-Temperature, Large-Format 3D Printer

BigRep announced a new 3D printer with a twist: it’s a high temperature model.

What is Photogrammetry?

What is Photogrammetry?

Photogrammetry was a potential game-changer, and images are of low quality.

Photocentric Unveils JENI: A High-Speed Modular Resin 3D Printing System for Production

Photocentric Unveils JENI: A High-Speed Modular Resin 3D Printing System for Production

Photocentric announced a new production resin 3D printing system called “JENI”.

Aniwaa’s Comprehensive 3D Printer Manufacturer Chart for 2024

Aniwaa’s Comprehensive 3D Printer Manufacturer Chart for 2024

Aniwaa released an updated comprehensive chart of known 3D printer manufacturers.

Engineered Living Systems: Integrating Polymers with Living Cells for Innovative 3D Printing Materials

Engineered Living Systems: Integrating Polymers with Living Cells for Innovative 3D Printing Materials

I’m reading about a new material category called “engineered living systems”, (ELiS), which involve integrating polymers with living cells.

The Role of 3D Printing in the Skyrocketing Space Market

The Role of 3D Printing in the Skyrocketing Space Market

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss how 3D printing has the ability to transform the rapidly growing space market.

Bambu Lab’s 2nd Anniversary Sale: Should You Buy or Wait for New Models?

Bambu Lab’s 2nd Anniversary Sale: Should You Buy or Wait for New Models?

Bambu Lab is having a massive sale on their equipment — but should you buy?

#3DBenchy in Space: NASA Tests Volumetric Process in Weightless Environment

#3DBenchy in Space: NASA Tests Volumetric Process in Weightless Environment

A report describes a NASA experiment to 3D print in space using a volumetric process.

Huge Demand for Massivit’s New Large-Format 3D Printer

Nikon SLM Solutions and Howco Partner to Develop C103 Alloy for AM

Nikon SLM Solutions and Howco Partner to Develop C103 Alloy for AM

Howco Metals Management will also acquire a new SLM 280 metal 3D printer.

Chinese Drone Tariff Planning and the Role of 3D Printing in U.S. Security

Chinese Drone Tariff Planning and the Role of 3D Printing in U.S. Security

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi explore how 3D printing is transforming drone manufacturing and how Chinese drone tariff planning is influencing the global drone industry.

AI-Assisted 3D Printing: Choosing the Right Material with ChatGPT

AI-Assisted 3D Printing: Choosing the Right Material with ChatGPT

I found an interesting way to use ChatGPT to help me complete a 3D print project.

ESA’s Experiment Proves Feasibility of Metal 3D Printing in Weightless Conditions

3D Systems Doubles Down on Dental Market with Comprehensive Technology Roadmap

3D Systems Doubles Down on Dental Market with Comprehensive Technology Roadmap

3D Systems last week announced a comprehensive strategy for the dental market, and the implications are interesting.

Book of the Week: 3D Printing Unleashed: Every Layer Counts

Book of the Week: 3D Printing Unleashed: Every Layer Counts

This week’s selection is “3D Printing Unleashed: Every Layer Counts” by Felipe Izquierdo.

JobOx to Automate 3D Printing on the Bambu Lab A1 Mini

JobOx to Automate 3D Printing on the Bambu Lab A1 Mini

A curious post on Reddit described a system under development for continuous 3D printing on Bambu Lab desktop 3D printers.

Chip-Based 3D Printing: Volumetric Printing With No Moving Parts

Chip-Based 3D Printing: Volumetric Printing With No Moving Parts

Researchers have developed an entirely different form of 3D printing they call “chip-based”.

Modix Unveils MAMA-1700: A High Speed Large-Format Pellet 3D Printer

Design of the Week: Plant Pot with Hidden Box

Design of the Week: Plant Pot with Hidden Box

This week’s selection is the Plant Pot with Hidden Box by Factorian Designs.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, June 9, 2024

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, June 9, 2024

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

Introducing TitanSPEE3D: SPEE3D’s Largest Cold Spray 3D Printer

3D Alliances Launches IMPACT Program to Boost 3D Printer Sales

3D Alliances Launches IMPACT Program to Boost 3D Printer Sales

I’m looking at 3D Alliances’ new “IMPACT” program for 3D printer manufacturers.

STLFLIX: Exploring the Subscription-Based 3D Model Repository

STLFLIX: Exploring the Subscription-Based 3D Model Repository

Today we’re looking at STLFLIX, a 3D model repository.

AI PCs are Here. Should Engineers Upgrade?

AI PCs are Here. Should Engineers Upgrade?

The latest generation of engineering computers features new neural processing units (NPUs) to give AI a computational boost—but not all users will benefit equally.

Cloud Challenges: How Do You Give Away a 3D Printer These Days?

Cloud Challenges: How Do You Give Away a 3D Printer These Days?

Giving away an older 3D printer might seem to be an easy thing to do, but it increasingly is not.

Quantica Secures Additional Funding to Advance NovoJet 3D Printing Technology

Quantica Secures Additional Funding to Advance NovoJet 3D Printing Technology

Quantica has raised even more cash to expand their unusual 3D printing technology.

Authentise Boosts Threads with Plyable and Google Docs Integrations

Authentise Boosts Threads with Plyable and Google Docs Integrations

Authentise announced two new integrations for their “Threads” online manufacturing solution.