3D Printing Blog

I’ve learned that Creality is apparently about to open a new subsidiary to market an interesting variation of their 3D printers.

Charles R. Goulding considers ways in which 3D printing can help generators keep electricity online in difficult times.

Inkbit announced a new additive manufacturing system, the Vista.

This week’s selection is “Engineering — A Very Short Introduction” by David Blockley.

Readily3D, one of the first companies to tackle the new volumetric 3D printing process, has adapted their process for bioprinting.

There’s a rush to produce alt-meat, and it could be that 3D printing techniques could dominate the scene.

3D model repository Thangs added some useful new features.

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata take a look at rising jewelry sales and new ways of making jewelry.

This week’s selection is the life-size Battle Droid by Droid Division.

This week’s question is about construction 3D printing.

Charles R. Goulding and Ryan Donley consider the Pentagon’s leadership in robotics, and where 3D printing plays a role.

Recreus has introduced the first recycled flexible 3D printer filament.

ALTANA has completed its acquisition of TLS, focusing on the metal 3D printing powder market.

Peel 3D announced the peel 2-S handheld 3D scanner.

Charles R. Goulding and Joseph Castine examine the role of plastics recycling efforts in impacting 3D printing materials availability and pricing.

Aristotle stated that “Man is by nature a social animal.” However, social distancing due to COVID-19 has turned us into increasingly sedentary animals.

I’ve been thinking about AMUG's decision to host their 2021 event in person only a few months from now.

Fictiv announced yet another massive investment into their manufacturing network.

Stratasys continues in targeted 3D printing M&A, today announcing that it is acquiring UK-based RPS.

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata consider how 3D printing will come into play for Mercedes’ soon-to-be spun off truck division.

When I was younger, I always wanted to label everything.

Redefine Meat has scored a whopper of an investment with a new Series A round.

Triditive Additive Manufacturing has closed a major investment round.

As anticipated, today it’s official: EnvisionTEC is a Desktop Metal company following the close of the latest major 3D printing acquisition.

At the end of 2020, the NIST awarded almost $4 million in grants supporting metal 3D printing measurement methods and standards.

Sherry Handel is the Executive Director at the Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA), and our Women in 3D Printing Guest #266!

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata consider SABIC’s contributions to industrial 3D printing.

MakerBot announced a new way to 3D print metal on their equipment.

Formlabs announced a new resin for their dental 3D printing portfolio, making it an even more powerful option for dentists.

Stratasys announced a new carbon fiber material for use in their F123 series 3D printers.

This week’s selection is “Artificial Intelligence Revolution: how AI Will Change Our Society, Economy and Culture” by Robin Li.

The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) has built a Center for Manufacturing Advancement (CMA) that spans 51,250 square feet on the IALR campus.

Leveraging their 3DEXPERIENCE platform, Dassault Systèmes has been developing a set of dedicated applications for Powder Bed additive manufacturing processes, from design to build job preparation and simulation.

A news release from Purdue University indicates the institution has been quietly developing new methods of automated construction.

SynDaver announced a new 3D printer, the Axi 2.

This week’s selection is the Tourbillon Mechanica by Dan / @Mechanistic.

Polyga is offering powerful software that can be used with self-built 3D scanners.

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata gather 3D printing ideas for hunters.

MIT has developed a device that can literally produce a fully functional object in one step, with no human intervention.

Xact Metal announced a key partnership with GoEngineer.

Satori described an innovation collaboration with designer Ganit Goldstein.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi consider upcoming 3D printing applications in a change to the power grid.

It may be time to start growing our own produce.

IKEA and Teenage Engineering have come up with a stylish audio and light system collection that can be downloaded and 3D printed!

Janne Kyttanen’s 3D printed popsicle process is a lot more powerful than I realized.

An RC flyer has performed a very real test of a lightweight 3D printing materials.

Charles R. Goulding and Ryan Donley consider how 3D printing can help overcome large companies' supply chain woes.

We’ve all seen how prosthetics help folks with missing limbs, but we don’t always get to see them made by the same people who wear them.

The newest addition to the J8 lineup of PolyJet 3D printers is the enterprise-class J850 Pro.

Dassault Systèmes announced some changes to SOLIDWORKS pricing that will be of interest to both students and makers.