3D Printing Blog

I’m reading an interesting Twitter thread where two 3D printer nozzles are compared for quality.

3D printing has become a staple in industries throughout the world.

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata consider 3D printing as part of a logical gambit.

The 3D Manufacturing Format (3MF) file type is about to go prime-time owing to KeyShot and Stratasys.

Prusa Research announced they’ve upgraded their current lineup of desktop 3D printers — but only slightly.

A relatively quiet announcement from the folks at 3DPrinterOS reveals some very big changes for the company.

It’s fallen out of the headlines since the spring, but individual makers remain hard at work at their home 3D printers making pandemic protection gear.

Satori announced a partnership with Mahdi Name Design Lab to produce a series of 3D printed work-from-home tools.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine a new 3D printing partnership between Würth and Baker Hughes.

Sculpteo has added several new materials to their portfolio as a result of their relationship with BASF.

Ceramic 3D printing has a lot to offer applications from aerospace and biomedical to industry, but adoption can be a sticking point.

Authentise continues to expand its additive manufacturing workflow, introducing an integration of nebumind’s digital twin tools.

Charles Goulding Jr. takes a look at bioprinting developments targeting the complex ear.

This week’s selection is “Materials Selection In Mechancial Design” by Michael F. Ashby.

Meltio announced the “Meltio Engine”, a hardware upgrade for CNC equipment to combine additive and subtractive manufacturing capabilities.

In the spring several 3D printer manufacturers set up “pop up” factories to rapidly produce PPE for the pandemic. But what happens afterwards?

COVID-19 took the healthcare system by storm (and surprise). We had little time to prepare and lots of lives at stake. 3D printing is trying to balance the playing field by…

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata take a look at concrete 3D printing for various uses.

This week’s selection is the detailed 3D printed “A Mother’s Joy” diorama by Michael Mandau.

In an incredible experiment, researchers were able to simulate the molecular behavior of 3D printing resins.

I’ve been investigating the rather quiet company Seurat Technologies, which is developing a new metal 3D printing process.

Charles Goulding Jr considers how geothermal energy might come together with growth in 3D printing.

Xact Metal has adapted their inexpensive metal 3D printer technology to enable the use of copper material.

COBOD announced their partner is using the BOD2 construction 3D printer to build a three-story apartment building in Germany.

I spoke with German RepRap’s Andrea Berneker to learn how they have been deploying their silicone LAM process.

Engineering software toolkit provider Tech Soft 3D has acquired California-based Visual Kinematics (VKI). VKI develops a suite of software development kits (SDKs) called DevTools for computer aided engineering (CAE) applications.

I just read a press release from Mosaic Manufacturing announcing a new product: filaments!

Rocket-maker Relativity Space is about to collect a whopping US$500M in a Series D raise.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi consider further solutions 3D printing can offer to major supply chains in the face of ongoing disruption.

Desktop Metal’s mid-volume metal 3D printing offering, the Shop System, is now shipping globally.

Have you ever sat on a chair and thought, “Man, I wish there was a more comfortable place to sit”?

Titan Robotics beefed up their production 3D printing offerings with a new partnership with Jabil.

Materialise has introduced Bluesint PA12, enabling 3D printing with 100% recycled powder.

Creality launched what could be their largest crowdfunded product ever, the 3DPrintMill.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine the increasing role of additive manufacturing in Navy submarines.

Julia Baldya was born and raised in Poland.

Smart International is now a long way from the days of their KODAK Portrait system.

I had a chat with Slice Engineering’s Daniel Barousse.

HP’s Metal Jet 3D printing is taking a swing on the greens via Cobra Golf’s fancy new putter.

Charles Goulding and Adam Friedman consider how 3D printing might impact updates to the latest gaming consoles.

This week’s selection is “Designing 3D Printers” by Neil Rosenberg.

German startup iFactory has now launched their inexpensive belt 3D printer on Kickstarter.

I spoke with Olli Pihlajamäki of miniFactory to find out how they work with additive manufacturing clients.

Stratasys, KeyShot, and the 3MF file format come together for a stunningly realistic prototyping capability right off the 3D printer.

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata take a look at Parker Hannifin's adoption of additive manufacturing.

This week’s selection is the War Rig Truck by the folks from Honeybadger 3D print and paint.

These days there are dozens of good choices for desktop 3D printers, but there’s one huge question to be asked first: do you want a resin or a filament 3D printer?

Charles Goulding Jr. considers the use of 3D printing in a different sort of pharmaceutical development.

A new open source tool could greatly aid the simplification of basic 3D scans.

Now that Formnext 2020 is a wrap, in the digital form of Formnext Connect, we can take a step back and gauge the value of a massive virtual event.