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Design of the Week: 3D Printed Rockpiquarium Screen Saver

Design of the Week: 3D Printed Rockpiquarium Screen Saver

This week’s selection is the incredible 3D Printed Rockpiquarium Screen Saver by Colton Westrate.

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

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

This week we once again take a look at the current state of 3D print companies in the stock market.

Brexit Slowly Reshapes The 3D Print Market

Brexit Slowly Reshapes The 3D Print Market

News from 3DPRINTUK tells a story of how Brexit is slowly reshaping the 3D printing world.

Students 3D Print Prototype “Lunar PAD”

Students 3D Print Prototype “Lunar PAD”

A prototype lunar landing pad has been designed by students and 3D printed by ICON.

Creality Announces New Line Of MSLA 3D Printers

Creality Announces New Line Of MSLA 3D Printers

On the occasion of their 7th anniversary, Creality announced not just a new 3D printer, but an entire new line of devices.

Seven Essential Resin 3D Printing Tips

Seven Essential Resin 3D Printing Tips

I’ve been doing a lot of resin 3D printing lately, and thought I’d share some tips.

How AM Is Helping CNH Steer A Stronger Supply Chain Strategy

How AM Is Helping CNH Steer A Stronger Supply Chain Strategy

Additive manufacturing is becoming a key part of supply chain strategy.

Uniformity 6061 Paves the Way for Sintering Mass-Produced Aluminum Parts

Uniformity 6061 Paves the Way for Sintering Mass-Produced Aluminum Parts

Desktop Metal and Uniformity Labs have developed Uniformity 6061, a powder that enables aluminum sintering for binder jetting.

Scooping Free Power From 5G With 3D Printed Rectennae

Scooping Free Power From 5G With 3D Printed Rectennae

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have found a way to harvest free electrical power using 3D printing.

3D Printing Heatsinks In Polymer?

3D Printing Heatsinks In Polymer?

A new 3D printer filament product will open up some interesting thermal applications.

Fortify To Scale Up Following $20M Funding

Fortify To Scale Up Following $20M Funding

A significant Series B funding is set to drive Fortify’s next steps in reinforced 3D printing.

Hints Of A New LulzBot Desktop 3D Printer

Hints Of A New LulzBot Desktop 3D Printer

A mysterious video trailer suggests a new, inexpensive LulzBot 3D printer could be soon on the market.

The Race To Space And 3D Printing

The Race To Space And 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Adam Friedman consider how 3D printing fits into space-focused investment activity.

The Coming Parts Catastrophe In 3D Printing

The Coming Parts Catastrophe In 3D Printing

There could be a great deal of unexpected problems in coming months for 3D printer manufacturers.

Growing Brains With 3D Printed Bioreactors

Growing Brains With 3D Printed Bioreactors

A 3D printed solution could allow breakthroughs in brain research.

Flight-Critical Demonstrations: How To Increase AM In Aerospace

Flight-Critical Demonstrations: How To Increase AM In Aerospace

SLM Solutions described an interesting metal 3D printed part made for an aerospace client.

Dual Trends Support Construction And Farm Equipment, And 3D Printing

Dual Trends Support Construction And Farm Equipment, And 3D Printing

Charles Goulding, Jr. considers how dual trends position equipment makers like John Deere and Caterpillar for upcoming success.

DyeMansion’s TryMansion

DyeMansion’s TryMansion

DyeMansion announced a new program they call “TryMansion”.

COBOD Announces Profitable 2020

COBOD Announces Profitable 2020

COBOD announced they achieved profitability in 2020.

3D Printed Supply Chains Of The Future

3D Printed Supply Chains Of The Future

I’m reading a fascinating piece on how supply chains are evolving towards a new world of 3D printing.

Three Stratasys Production 3D Printers Coming?

Three Stratasys Production 3D Printers Coming?

Stratasys has a big announcement of some type coming up on April 28th. What could it be about?

EOS’ Additive Minds Academy Open To North America

EOS’ Additive Minds Academy Open To North America

Top performing additive manufacturing staff are hard to find, and EOS is set to change that.

Book of the Week: Why Buildings Fall Down

Book of the Week: Why Buildings Fall Down

This week’s selection is “Why Buildings Fall Down” by Matthys Levey and Mario Salvadori.

Desktop Metal Trademarks “FLEXCERA” And More

Desktop Metal Trademarks “FLEXCERA” And More

A search of the USPTO database reveals a new trademark by Desktop Metal: “FLEXCERA”.

Functgraph: Adding Automation And Sandwiches To Any 3D Printer

Functgraph: Adding Automation And Sandwiches To Any 3D Printer

A method of adding pick-and-place automation to a 3D printer has been developed.

The SPEE3DCraft Metal 3D Printing Simulator

The SPEE3DCraft Metal 3D Printing Simulator

SPEE3D announced a 3D print simulation that provides a unique way to market, train and experience the technology.

Building Back Better With 3D Printing

Building Back Better With 3D Printing

Charles Goulding Jr. examines the new US initiative to Build Back Better and how the 3D printing industry is set for a major role.

Design of the Week: Perfect Wireless Charger Cradle

Design of the Week: Perfect Wireless Charger Cradle

This week’s selection is the “Perfect Wireless Charger Cradle” by Trevor Holmes.

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, Episode 2

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, Episode 2

It's time once again to review the status of the major 3D print companies.

Toybox: Fostering 3D Printing Interest In A New Generation Of Kids

Toybox: Fostering 3D Printing Interest In A New Generation Of Kids

Charles R. Goulding and Ryan Donley check in on the playful side of 3D printing

2021 3D Print April Fool’s Day Roundup

2021 3D Print April Fool’s Day Roundup

Today, April 2nd, is a much more sensible day.

Covestro Closes On DSM Additive Manufacturing Business Acquisition

Covestro Closes On DSM Additive Manufacturing Business Acquisition

Covestro has completed its acquisition of DSM’s Resins & Functional Materials, including the Additive Manufacturing business.

The Ultimate Industry 4.0 Batting Lineup

The Ultimate Industry 4.0 Batting Lineup

Charles R. Goulding and Harry Foxman put together their Industry 4.0 dream team.

How To Make Anything With 3D Printing

How To Make Anything With 3D Printing

You can't use a 3D printer to print anything. You can make anything with a 3D printer.

Aston Martin Goes Additive to Develop New Suspension System in Six Months

Aston Martin Goes Additive to Develop New Suspension System in Six Months

Luxury automaker partners with Cranfield University and Domin on fully active suspension technology.

Finally: Bacon 3D Printer Filament

Finally: Bacon 3D Printer Filament

Researchers have developed a new 3D print material based on bacon.

The 3D Printing Industry Consolidates — Completely

The 3D Printing Industry Consolidates — Completely

In a shock move, the entirety of the 3D printing industry has consolidated.

3DPN Acquires 3DPMN And 3DPBM; New Entity To Be Known As 3DPNMNBM

3DPN Acquires 3DPMN And 3DPBM; New Entity To Be Known As 3DPNMNBM

Big moves in the 3D print world today, with several media organizations combining forces.

Sir Patrick Stewart Joins Fabbaloo

Sir Patrick Stewart Joins Fabbaloo

The Fabbaloo team has a new Chief Creative Officer: Sir Patrick Stewart.

The Real Driving Force Behind 3D Print Pantone Matching

The Real Driving Force Behind 3D Print Pantone Matching

We’ve uncovered the real reason so many 3D printing operations have been focusing on exact color matching, and he’s adorable.

Wematter Scores Huge Investment

Wematter Scores Huge Investment

Wematter announced they’ve raised a large amount of investment that should enable them to grow significantly.

Two Ways To Look At AM Adoption

Two Ways To Look At AM Adoption

Moving to additive manufacturing has been quite a challenge for many companies, but perhaps there’s another perspective.

A New Meshlab, Again

A New Meshlab, Again

I just noticed there was a new release of Meshlab, version v2020.12.

Italy’s Richest Man And 3D Printed Eyeglasses

Italy’s Richest Man And 3D Printed Eyeglasses

Charles R. Goulding and Joseph Castine take a look at 3D printing for glasses and why the two might interest an influential figure.

Dr. Satya Ganti: “Striking a Balance Between Conventional and Am Technologies is the Key to the 4th Industrial Revolution!”

Dr. Satya Ganti: “Striking a Balance Between Conventional and Am Technologies is the Key to the 4th Industrial Revolution!”

Dr. Satya Ganti is the technical leader for Baker Hughes additive manufacturing technology center located in Houston, TX and our Women in 3D Printing Guest #270!

Inside The Radical Mosaic Manufacturing Array System

Inside The Radical Mosaic Manufacturing Array System

In discussions with Mosaic Manufacturing I learned more about their revolutionary “Array” 3D printing factory.

Mosaic Manufacturing Announces Palette 3, High-Temperature 3D Printers, Factory Array System, And More

Mosaic Manufacturing Announces Palette 3, High-Temperature 3D Printers, Factory Array System, And More

In a very surprising announcement, Mosaic Manufacturing announced a series of revolutionary products that will utterly transform the company and its clients.

Ricoh 3D Brings Impossible Objects’ CBAM To Europe

Ricoh 3D Brings Impossible Objects’ CBAM To Europe

Impossible Objects has partnered with Ricoh 3D to offer strong, lightweight 3D printed composite parts to European customers.

Essentium Announces “EssentiumX”

Essentium Announces “EssentiumX”

Essentium announced a new team that will work directly with clients.

Book of the Week: Why Buildings Stand Up

Book of the Week: Why Buildings Stand Up

This week’s selection is “Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture” by Mario Salvadori.