3D Printing Blog

A new consortium in the UK has been established to develop and promote the use of WAAM 3D printing technology for commercial applications.

Charles Goulding, Jr. considers safety when it comes to 3D printing for our pets.

New chemical recycling process preserves material performance without downgrading.

I’m reading a case study from Farsoon and it showed a not-so-direct route leading to additive manufacturing for production applications.

Inkbit announced a partnership with the United States Air Force.

Formnext revealed more details about their precedent-setting in-person 3D print event this fall.

Charles R. Goulding and Adam Friedman consider how 3D printing has helped build up Skydio drones.

This has been a question of mine for some time, so I decided to investigate using science.

Jabil introduced a new engineering filament for professional 3D printing, PA 0600.

I’ve been thinking about Stratasys’ new SAF 3D printing process.

Selective Absorption Fusion technology is at the heart of the new Stratasys H Series Production Platform.

I encountered a 3D printer manufacturer I hadn’t heard from before, MINGDA.

Andrea Clark is the president and CEO of Gefertec LLC and our Women in 3D Printing Guest #269!

Essentium announced a series of HR moves and said they’ve doubled their staff since last year.

VELO3D officially announced they are going public.

One of MakerBot’s clients demonstrated a very unusual method of using 3D printing.

Charles Goulding Jr. considers the potential for 3D printing construction to aid in the affordable housing crisis.

This week’s selection is “Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies” by Charles Perrow.

Nano Dimension partnered with L3Harris to produce a 3D printed circuit board that is currently in orbit.

In the course of doing some online 3D print shopping, I discovered a very large vendor: Walmart!

3DGence announced a new industrial 3D print for their INDUSTRY line, the F350.

Fictiv announced a very interesting addition to their manufacturing service: quality inspections.

This week’s selection is the Pen Shaped Mouse by Murat Çonay.

A new report from The Economist describes the state of 3D print crime.

Charles R. Goulding considers the business side of Renishaw’s search for a buyer.

3D Control Systems announced a partnership with HP, and this indicates how the manufacturing workflow service will proceed.

Formlabs announced a new scan-to-print feature that demonstrates how 3D printing should really be approached.

Sintavia published an excellent document describing the condensate problem at many metal 3D print operations.

Charles Goulding Jr. takes a look at the latest habitable construction project made using 3D printing technologies.

3D printing company introduces the Inj3ctor to allow everyone access to injection molding of rubber parts.

Additive Industries announced the appointment of two new leaders, including a new CEO.

Making business sense of a proposed 3D printing application can be a lot more complex than you might imagine.

Among the many enduring repercussions of last month’s disastrous winter storm in Texas is a plastics supply chain shortage that could impact filament raw suppliers.

There has been a significant shift towards more eco-friendly 3D printing recently, but there is a long way to go.

Charles R. Goulding and Ryan Donley consider the use of 3D printing in sporting goods like bicycles and golf equipment.

This week’s question is about the possibility of 3D printing beads.

The team at Mantle shares insights into their intriguing new precision metal 3D printing offering.

A partly 3D printed research satellite will test the envelope of 3D printed technology.

Charles R. Goulding and Randall Rothbort dig further into 3D printing implications of Biden's "Buy American" program and Manufacturing Extension Partnerships.

Anna Finne Wistrand, Tiziana Fuoco, and Daniela Pappalardo are the 3 founders of Akira Science and our Women in 3D Printing guests #268.

Xometry has provided a plug-in for direct integration with Autodesk Fusion 360.

SynDaver is taking some unusual steps to raise funds.

Klipper is a very powerful firmware addition to most 3D printers.

Charles Goulding, Jr. considers the creative intersection between TikTok and 3D printing.

This week’s selection is “Design for the Real World” by Victor Papanak.

A report suggests California-based Mighty Buildings is to 3D print an entire community of homes.

The European Space Agency is developing a new 3D printer capable of producing objects of “infinite” length, and it might use a new design suitable for belt 3D printers.

A new business is leveraging the vast Desktop Metal / EnvisionTEC 3D printing portfolio for the future of personal healthcare.

This week’s selection is the Mars 2020 Rover Perseverance by NASA.

Raise3D announced a new version of IdeaMaker, version 4.1.0, which includes a very interesting capability.