3D Printing Blog

This week’s selection is the Meth Lab RV by Reddit contributor wangthangthursday.

A citizen 3D scanner has captured and 3D printed a now-demolished building.

Charles R. Goulding, Adam Friedman and Preeti Sulibhavi take a look at how 3D printing plays into near-term surgical delays.

It’s the start of a new year, and time for predictions. But this time I’m going for broke and predicting not what might happen in 2021, but instead in 2030!

The era of democratizing our labor and resources is well upon us.

It’s year end and our annual survey is still open for your feedback.

Imagine being able to grow your own footwear.

This week’s question is about photogrammetry services.

Alessio Lorusso, Founder and CEO of Italy-based ROBOZE, shares a look at 2020 and a look ahead to 3D printing strategies for 2021.

We’ve cranked up the analytics engine to see which Fabbaloo 3D printing stories were most read in 2020.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi consider some of the highlights of 3D printing over the last year.

With the release of new hardware from Apple, it seems millions will have a LIDAR 3D scanner in their pockets or purses, but can it really be used for 3D scanning?

What really makes a difference for safety in 3D printing is the materials science, says the CEO of RIZE.

RIZE’s CEO offers some insights into 3D printing safety and a look ahead for 2021.

Very often you’ll see amazing research into new forms of 3D printing appear on our pages, but you might wonder why you can’t ever buy a product with that technology.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi consider the need for 3D printing companies to truly listen to their customers.

This week’s selection is “The Complete Guide to Blender Graphics: Computer Modeling & Animation” by John M. Blain.

The developments in volumetric 3D printing continue with a new patent being recently granted by the USPTO.

Tens of thousands of 3D printers are bought each month, but is there a wrong way to do so?

9T Labs seems to be hiring quite a few new positions.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine 3D printing initiatives in a major steel firm that showed great promise throughout 2020.

This week’s selection is the Radio Controlled SpaceX Starship Belly Flop by Nicholas Rehm.

3D printing has done some pretty great things for the medical industry, but what do doctors think of it? Doctors’ Opinions Of 3D Printing In Medicine First off, how is 3D…

New research has developed a method of including microscopic capsules of liquid within 3D prints.

We’d love to hear from you: what do you want to hear about in 3D printing?

PTC has taken another step into the software-as-a-service (SaaS) world with the acquisition of Arena Solutions, a provider of cloud-based product lifecycle management (PLM) and quality management system (QMS) platforms.

Simultaneous with the release of a revealing research paper on Xolography, xolo has released details on their first volumetric 3D printer.

Budapest-based designer Adam Miklosi has decided to “upgrade” existing IKEA products with his open-source collection of 3D printed accessories.

Charles R. Goulding and Ryan Donley take a look at the 3D printing impacts to come from a new medical acquisition.

A joint venture in Africa is 3D printing buildings, and it appears to be a service designed for expansion.

While many people have heard of AMF, very few have a good understanding of the many useful features this format provides.

New information about secretive volumetric 3D printing startup xolo is revealed in a newly-released research paper.

Charles Goulding Jr. takes a look at the fast-approaching mass production future for additive manufacturing.

“You can’t be what you can’t see.”

I had a quick chat with Yukun Wu, inventor of an interesting accessory for 3D printers.

3D printing-and-injection molding pioneer AddiFab has introduced new capabilities at the small scale.

Arris Composites, a leader in composites manufacturing, uses a new process they call “Additive Molding”.

Charles R. Goulding and Ryan Donley consider the rising use of aerospace 3D printing as newer aircraft prepare to enter fleets.

This week’s selection is “Create, Share, and Save Money Using Open-Source Projects” by Joshua Pearce.

Amazon announced a new product they call “Made For You”, and it could lead to astounding changes in the 3D print industry and consumer market.

The first massive 12-laser NXG XII 600 3D printer destined for North America is on its way to Divergent.

The government of India is set to develop a new policy regarding 3D printing.

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata examine 3D printing being used for more advanced spinal surgical care.

This week’s selection is the third iteration of the porch pirate-defeating Glitter Bomb by YouTuber Mark Rober.

With the increasing number of belt printer initiatives appearing, I’m wondering how they will handle different materials.

Charles Goulding Jr. takes a trip through Bill Gates’ brain – and finds plenty of 3D printing.

DiveDesign and Bionic Pets utilize nTopology to design end-use 3D printed parts for applications that don’t require mass manufacturing and instead would benefit from smaller-scale productions.

There’s a new Kickstarter project out called Ulendo that says it can enable 3D printing at up to double-speed.

The RIZE 2XC 3D printer has obtained UL GREENGUARD certification, the fifth such certification for a RIZE product.

Creality’s second Kickstarter campaign ended earlier today and there’s good news and bad news.