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The Veolia-Suez Merger And Implications On 3D Printing

The Veolia-Suez Merger And Implications On 3D Printing

Charles Goulding Jr. considers how 3D printing materials and applications may be impacted with a major merger.

Hands On With The Creality LD-006, Part Three: Results And Final Thoughts

Hands On With The Creality LD-006, Part Three: Results And Final Thoughts

I had a chance to try out the Creality LD-006 desktop 3D printer. In this post we look at post-processing the prints and wrap up the series.

Hands On With The Creality LD-006, Part Two: Setup And Operation

Hands On With The Creality LD-006, Part Two: Setup And Operation

I had a chance to try out the Creality LD-006 desktop 3D printer. In this post we look at setting up and operating the machine.

Hands On With The Creality LD-006, Part One: Unboxing

Hands On With The Creality LD-006, Part One: Unboxing

I had a chance to try out the Creality LD-006 desktop 3D printer. In this post we look at the machine’s description and unboxing.

Heroes of the Pandemic: The Quest for the Perfect Mask

Heroes of the Pandemic: The Quest for the Perfect Mask

Last year, COVID-19 caused many of us to take a step back, but for some it was a chance to take a step forward.

Bastian Solutions And 3D Printing For Automation

Bastian Solutions And 3D Printing For Automation

Charles R. Goulding considers advances in automation and where 3D printing fits into this new workflow.

Women in 3D Printing: Stop Asian Hate

Women in 3D Printing: Stop Asian Hate

Women in 3D Printing hosted a vitally important conversation this week, taking a stance against hate.

Nano Dimension Acquires AI Company

Nano Dimension Acquires AI Company

Nano Dimension has signed an agreement to acquire DeepCube.

Tethon 3D Obtains Key Ceramic 3D Printing Patent

Tethon 3D Obtains Key Ceramic 3D Printing Patent

Tethon 3D obtained a patent for a key 3D printing feature in the resin process.

ZMorph’s New i500 3D Printer

ZMorph’s New i500 3D Printer

ZMorph announced a new industrial 3D printer, the i500.

Fixing Decades-Old Spelling Mistakes With 3D Scanning And 3D Printing

Fixing Decades-Old Spelling Mistakes With 3D Scanning And 3D Printing

An interesting application of several 3D technologies took place in London recently.

Sculpteo Releases State Of 3D Printing Report 2021

Sculpteo Releases State Of 3D Printing Report 2021

Sculpteo has released their annual report on the state of 3D printing for 2021.

BotFactory’s New Resistive Ink

BotFactory’s New Resistive Ink

BotFactory released a new resistive ink to enable their PCB 3D printers to create more electronic components.

Expo 2020: Better Late Than Never

Expo 2020: Better Late Than Never

Charles Goulding Jr. takes a look at some of the spectacle, including 3D printed and high-tech, at the upcoming Expo 2020.

Pia Harlaß: “Team Diversity Brings Many Advantages”

Pia Harlaß: “Team Diversity Brings Many Advantages”

Pia Harlaß is the Head of Global Marketing & Corporate Communications at DyeMansion and our Women in 3D Printing Guest #273!

3D Control Systems To Support OctoPrint Integration

3D Control Systems To Support OctoPrint Integration

3D Control Systems announced an arrangement with the Octoprint project to provide support for software integrations.

Ultimaker CEO Shares A Look At Strategy

Ultimaker CEO Shares A Look At Strategy

Ultimaker’s new CEO offers an inside look at the company’s strategic shift toward ecosystem thinking.

Ecosystem Thinking At Ultimaker

Ecosystem Thinking At Ultimaker

Ultimaker has announced a new platform strategy and new software offerings.

MakerBot Introduces Third Edition Of Their Educators Guidebook

MakerBot Introduces Third Edition Of Their Educators Guidebook

MakerBot announced a third edition for their well-regarded Educators Guidebook.

Book of the Week: Design Paradigms

Book of the Week: Design Paradigms

This week’s selection is “Design Paradigms: Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering” by Henry Petroski.

The MakerGear Endurance Test

The MakerGear Endurance Test

MakerGear published a video of an impressive endurance test.

RIZE Releases Second Rizium Alliance 3D Printer

RIZE Releases Second Rizium Alliance 3D Printer

RIZE has released the second deliverable in their RIZIUM alliance, the RIZE 7XC.

Invented: 3D Printable Ivory Analog

Invented: 3D Printable Ivory Analog

TU Wien has developed a 3D printable material that mimics real ivory.

Saint-Gobain And The Rise Of 3D Printing In Construction

Saint-Gobain And The Rise Of 3D Printing In Construction

Charles R. Goulding and Arianna Coger consider how Saint-Gobain’s business strategies have been advancing the use of 3D printing in construction.

Design of the Week: Spring Peepers

Design of the Week: Spring Peepers

This week’s selection is the Spring Peeper by artist Lincoln Savi.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, Episode 4

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, Episode 4

We’ve been doing this for several weeks now, and it’s an interesting exercise where we review the current market capitalization for the publicly traded stock companies.

Autodesk Acquires Upchain, Increases PLM Capability

Autodesk Acquires Upchain, Increases PLM Capability

Autodesk beefed up their functionality with a new acquisition.

OSHdata Shuts Down

OSHdata Shuts Down

This week, OSHdata announced its closure.

3D Printing And NFTs: Part 2, The Solution?

3D Printing And NFTs: Part 2, The Solution?

Could NFTs — Non Fungible Tokens — resolve key issues in 3D printing? How could this work?

3D Printing And NFTs: Part 1, The Problem

3D Printing And NFTs: Part 1, The Problem

Could NFTs — Non Fungible Tokens — resolve key issues in 3D printing? What problems would they solve?

MiniFactory’s Thermal Automation Enables Semi-Crystalline Polymer 3D Printing

MiniFactory’s Thermal Automation Enables Semi-Crystalline Polymer 3D Printing

MiniFactory detailed their process for obtaining high-quality 3D prints with PEKK material.

Additive Manufacturing Continues Gaining Ground in the Automotive Industry

Additive Manufacturing Continues Gaining Ground in the Automotive Industry

Ford and Audi have the latest implementations of 3D printing in car production.

The Most Elastic Filament Ever?

The Most Elastic Filament Ever?

Recreus announced a new filament that might be the most elastic flexible material on the market.

MX3D Raises €2.25M, Set To Launch Robotic Metal Additive Manufacturing System

The New CeraFab L30 From Lithoz

The New CeraFab L30 From Lithoz

Lithoz announced a new entry-level ceramic 3D printer, the CeraFab L30.

Stratasys Puts The K Into CMYK

Stratasys Puts The K Into CMYK

Stratasys announced two new materials that supercharge their PolyJet color profiles.

3D Printing Disrupts The Furniture Industry

3D Printing Disrupts The Furniture Industry

Charles Goulding Jr. considers where 3D printing sits in the future of furniture supply chain.

Wall-Mounted 3D Printers?

Wall-Mounted 3D Printers?

Wait, are wall-mounted 3D printers even possible?

A Close Look At The Formlabs Fuse 1 SLS 3D Printer

A Close Look At The Formlabs Fuse 1 SLS 3D Printer

Recently I had the opportunity to take a closer look at Formlabs’ recently released FUSE 1 SLS 3D printer.

WAZP And The Power Of The Digital Supply Chain

WAZP And The Power Of The Digital Supply Chain

I had the opportunity to get to know WAZP and the big 3D printing and digitization ideas arising from this small Irish company.

Sinterit Introduces Polypropylene SLS Material

Sinterit Introduces Polypropylene SLS Material

Sinterit announced the availability of a new polypropylene material for their low-cost, compact SLS 3D printers.

Pasta And 3D Printing: A Recipe For Success!

Pasta And 3D Printing: A Recipe For Success!

Charles Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi serve up a look at 3D printing for the future of pasta.

Materialise Advances Cloud Software Strategy

Materialise Advances Cloud Software Strategy

Materialise detailed their long-term software strategy in a press conference today.

Fortify Expands 3D Printing Portfolio

Fortify Expands 3D Printing Portfolio

Fortify has announced two new 3D printers and a software addition, expanding the company’s 3D printing portfolio.

Creality Ender 3 3D Printer Hits Record Low Price

Creality Ender 3 3D Printer Hits Record Low Price

A browse of Creality’s online shop revealed their famous Ender 3 desktop 3D printer can now be had for only US$155.

The Semiconductor Race And 3D Printing

The Semiconductor Race And 3D Printing

Charles Goulding, Jr. considers where 3D printing may fit into the next generation of semiconductor production.

Book of the Week: The Pragmatic Programmer

Book of the Week: The Pragmatic Programmer

This week’s selection is “The Pragmatic Programmer” by Andy Hunt.

9T Labs Growth Plan Turns Into Significant Hiring

9T Labs Growth Plan Turns Into Significant Hiring

9T Labs seems to be hiring a lot of new staff lately.

Why Are 3D Print Services Expanding So Much Lately?

Why Are 3D Print Services Expanding So Much Lately?

I’m reading yet another press release on 3D print service expansion and have some thoughts.

Roboze Announces Roboze Automate

Roboze Announces Roboze Automate

Roboze announced a new system designed to ensure production quality.