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Haute Fabrication’s Virtual 3D Printing Factory

Haute Fabrication has a very interesting take on automating metal 3D printing using robotics and virtual reality.

Sinterit Cleans Up SLS 3D Printing Operation With 3 New Devices

SLS 3D printing can be a messy endeavor.

An Unlikely Partnership: LulzBot And The Palette

Mosaic Manufacturing has partnered with LulzBot to permit use of the Palette multi-color filament splicer on selected 3D printers.

MakerBot Declares METHOD “Open Materials”, But Not In The Way You Think

MakerBot’s new experimental extruder allows the use of open materials, and can achieve superior 3D print results.

Apple’s New LiDAR iPad Disappoints — Or Does It?

iFixit tore down a brand new iPad Pro to find out more about the mysterious LiDAR sensor. The result was quite surprising.

Lenovo ThinkStation P520 Workstation [Review]

Lenovo has released a workstation that is quite appropriate for use as a CAD platform.

Apple Shocks With LiDAR-Equipped iPad

Apple has surprisingly introduced a new iPad that includes a LiDAR depth sensor, potentially allowing the introdution of new, inexpensive mobile 3D scanning systems.

ZMorph Ups Laser Engraving Capabilities

Multi-functional 3D printers offer just that — multiple functions. As the technologies progress, so do the capabilities possible for desktop fabrication.

Hirtenberger’s Automated Metal 3D Print Post Processing System

An Austrian company has developed an incredibly sophisticated end-to-end automation system for metal 3D print post processing.

Wacom Starts Off 2020 With A $400 Drawing Tablet

Wacom announced the new Wacom One, a handy drawing tablet that may be of use to those doing 3D CAD design.

Hands On With The Prusa MMU2S, Part 3

We tested the Prusa Research MMU2S multi-material 3D printer upgrade kit and learned a great deal about 3D printing. Part 3 deals with troubleshooting and eventual success.

Hands On With The Prusa MMU2S, Part 2

We tested the Prusa Research MMU2S multi-material 3D printer upgrade kit and learned a great deal about 3D printing. Part 2 deals with assembly and initial testing.

Hands On With The Prusa MMU2S, Part 1

We tested the Prusa Research MMU2S multi-material 3D printer upgrade kit and learned a great deal about 3D printing. Part 1 deals with concepts and assembly.

The PolyDry Filament Storage System

I’m looking at a new offering from Filaments. ca, the PolyDry storage system.

The Calibry Handheld 3D Scanner

The Calibry handheld 3D scanner is a highly flexible and accurate device that can capture detailed 3D models of many subjects, at a very low cost.

Aerosint’s Radical Deposition System Could Shake Up Powder 3D Printing

Aerosint has developed a 3D printing powder recoater that can selectively deposit powder, thus enabling multi-material powder 3D printing.

The AnanasStepper 3.0 High Precision Servo Stepper Motor

WOW launched a new and powerful stepper motor that could be used to develop inexpensive closed-loop 3D printers.

Pico Hybrid Hot End Arrives!

Metaform is about to launch a very powerful hybrid 3D printer hot end that is not only very tiny, but can 3D print both flexible and higher temperature materials.

peel 3D Announces The peel 2 CAD 3D Scanner

peel 3D just announced a new professional handheld 3D scanner, the peel 2 CAD, which includes some intriguing workflow simplification features.

The Copperhead 3D Printer Hot End

Slice Engineering has developed a new, highly efficient hot end that could be very suitable for use in high temperature 3D printing applications.

Intel Announces RealSense LIDAR Depth Camera

Intel announced a new 3D depth sensor, the RealSense LIDAR Camera L515, and we examine the possibilities of using this device for 3D scanning.

The PrintDry Filament Dryer 2.0

PrintDry released an updated version of their popular desktop 3D printer filament dryer, which can dramatically increase the quality of hydroscopic 3D printer materials such as nylon.

AMT’s Automated Post Processing System

AMT’s new automated post processing system for 3D printing could enable massive scalability. We found out how it works.

Many Possibilities With The Duet 3 Mainboard

Duet3D introduced the Duet 3 Mainboard 6HC, a powerful real-time controller specifically designed for advanced 3D printers and OEM use.

Prusa No Longer Producing Loudspeakers

What should a 3D printer company do if they have a hardware problem? Tell us about it! That’s what Prusa Research did for a crazy heat bed noise issue.

Have You Considered Vacuum-Drying Your 3D Printer Filament?

There is a new approach for more effectively drying 3D printer filament to increase print quality, and it involves using a vacuum.

Have You Heard Of Runice’s 3D Printer Components?

Runice is an OEM manufacturer that provides hot end and extruder components to many 3D printer manufacturers.

Quill Vogue’s Post-Processing Gear Covers Most 3D Printing Processes

Quill Vogue offers a comprehensive line of 3D print post-processing solutions for FDM, SLS, SLM, PolyJet and ProJet additive manufacturing processes.

Fabrisonic’s Smart Metal 3D Print Build Plate

A smart build plate for metal 3D printing and additive manufacturing could significantly improve quality control and simplify operations.

3devo Focusing On Customer Training

Is it really possible to produce your own 3D printer filaments? 3devo seems to have figured out not only the hardware to do so, but also the process.

Another Dirty Secret Of Metal 3D Printing: Oxygen Contamination

How many secrets are there in metal 3D printing? We’ve found another one that additive manufacturing operations may not have encountered.

Kora’s Powerful SC-01 3D Printer Safety Enclosure

Need a safety enclosure for your 3D printer? Don’t even know why? Find out more with our look at the Kora SC-01 Safety Cabinet.

More Details On The Surprisingly Sophisticated Ultimaker S5 Pro Bundle

Ultimaker’s new S5 Bundle is far more than a marketing slogan. It is a highly sophisticated 3D printer that includes a variety of production features.

Acer Powers Up Their Concept D Laptops With NVIDIA RTX GPUs

Never one to fall behind the times, Acer is updating their previously announced Concept D laptops with NVIDIA’s new Quadro RTX graphics cards.

E3D-Online Announces The Hermes System

E3D-Online announced a breakthrough 3D printing extruder / hot end system called Hermes. It offers a very powerful feature, yet is still low priced.

How To Reclaim More 3D Print Powder Material And Increase 3D Print Quality

You can lose a great deal of expensive 3D printing powder due to limited recycling abilities. But now there may be a way to optimize additive manufacturing powder recycling.

Mosaic Manufacturing Almost Reduces Price Of 3D Print Color System

Is the Palette 2 color filament device for 3D printers too expensive? Perhaps, but it is now available at a much lower price.

SMARTTECH3D Announces “Green Stereo” 3D Scanner

SMARTTECH3D announced a new industrial 3D scanner for quality control, using green LED light in stereo mode.

The Cintiq 22 Adds A Bigger Screen To Wacom’s Entry-Level Pen Display Tablets

Wacom has decided to size things up with its newest addition to their pen display tablet line: the Wacom Cintiq 22.

A “Universal Cartridge” For Form 2 3D Printers, But Should You Use It?

ProtoArt sells a universal cartridge for Form 2 resin 3D printers, allowing third party resins. But should you really use this product?

Artec 3D Gives Legs To Their Large-Format 3D Scanner

How can 3D scanners really capture large objects? Artec 3D has come up with a remote app that for the first time allows this to happen.

Do You Need A 3D Printer Emissions Sensor?

3D printers emit VOCs — volatile organic compounds. Do you need a sensor to detect them? We examine a proposed DIY solution.

The Inexpensive Phiz Tabletop 3D Scanner

Looking for an inexpensive tabletop 3D scanner? The upcoming Phiz 3D scanner from KIRI Innovation could be for you.

Admatec Adds Vision-Based Process Monitoring System

Admatec’s new vision-based process monitoring system for their ceramic and metal 3D printers could dramatically increase the quality of industrial additive manufacturing.

How To Save Your $25K Metal 3D Print From Failure

What happens when an expensive metal 3D print fails and no one is around? The Polysense Solutions sensor will detect and alert additive manufacturing operators in real time.

Metal And Carbon Fiber 3D Printer Farms

3D printer farms aren’t a new concept — but the advantages of grouping together high-strength 3D printing units are growing. Markforged has just introduced its Print Farms offering. They describe it as “an economic way for customers to build metal and carbon fiber printing capacity with Markforged,” continuing: “The new packages allow customers to purchase… Continue reading Metal And Carbon Fiber 3D Printer Farms

How Lockheed Martin is Using Augmented Reality in Aerospace Manufacturing

Lockheed Martin is famous for engineering innovation, dating back to the legendary Skunkworks.

The BB023 Spool Tracker

How much filament is left on that spool? If you don’t know, you might need a spool tracking device. The BB023 fits on a 3D printer and counts the length remaining.

The State of 3D Scanning 160 Years Ago

Ever wonder when 3D scanning was invented? It seems that a form of 3D scan, called Photosculpture, was developed in the 1800s by a French artist.

How To Break A 3D Printer’s Glass Build Plate

Have you ever broken a 3D printer build plate? We did! Our glass build plate had a sad case of over-adhesion on a PLA print that could not be removed.

Continuous 3D Printing Possible With Transparent Polygon Scanning?

Could the TPS concept revolutionize resin 3D printing? Open source Transparent Polygon Scanning could avoid patents allowing inexpensive resin 3D printers.

Filament Innovations’ Ball Screw 3D Printing Experiments

What can be used instead of belts in a 3D printer motion system? Filament Innovations is experimenting with a ball screw to enable high-speed and high-temp use.

Question of the Week: Using Open Filament on the Sindoh DP200 3D Printer?

Own a DP200 and want to print any material? Find out if Sindoh will ever offer a firmware upgrade to allow use of open materials and avoid requiring cartridges.

Structure Sensor (Mark II) Announced By Occipital

Occipital announced the upcoming availability of a new iPad-based 3D sensor, the Structure Sensor (Mark II).

Machine Learning System Detects Manufacturing Defects using Photos

Machine learning can be used for more than violating your privacy for a social media challenge.

What’s In E3D-Online’s Mystery Boxes?

E3D-Online produces some of the highest-quality 3D printer components used in the industry, and now you can obtain a batch of them at very low cost.

A Coaxial 3D Print Extruder?

Ever heard of a coaxial nozzle for 3D printing? This is an experimental version being used for unusual food 3D printing.

Artec 3D Releases New 3D Scanning Turntable Accessory

Need an automated 3D scanner for small objects like jewelry? Consider the new Artec Turntable device with the Artec Space Spider to capture high rez scans.

The D3D-s 3D Jewelry Scanner Offers High Resolution of Complex 3D Models

Need an ultra-high-resolution tabletop 3D scanner? One great option could be the new D3D-s device that’s now available on Kickstarter.

How Advanced Can 3D Printed Colors Be?

I spoke with DyeMansion’s Chief Customer Officer, Kai Witter, about the company’s new advanced 3D print color systems.

E3D-Online’s Origin Story

We had a chat with E3D-Online co-founder Sanjay Mortimer to find out more about the company.

The ZCatch Nozzle Removal Tool

The ZCatch nozzle removal tool should be a tool found in every 3D printer operator’s toolbox.

The Kinect Is Not Dead!

Microsoft announced a new version of their handheld 3D scanner, and it may have some implications for 3D printing.

Wacom’s New Intuos Pro Small Is More Compact For Pro Designer On the Go

Perhaps you know this but there’s a lot of equipment, not to mention sweat and long hours, that goes along with the experience you build as a designer.

What Is Optical Engineering? (and Why You May Be Doing HW Wrong If You Don’t Know)

If you’re engineering hardware that has any one of: a camera, an LED, a display, an IR sensor, a lens, a laser, a reflector, or an optical fiber, guess what?!

Dye Mansion’s VaporFuse Smoothing Solution Continues

Dye Mansion continues to develop a new 3D print smoothing solution.

VR in CAD: Where Are We Now?

Virtual reality (VR) has come a long way since the offerings of the late 1980s and 1990s.

Realizing 3D Printing’s Potential via Automated Post-Processing Tech

As the 3D printing space continues to transform into something that fits into industrial factory settings, we’ve seen materials expand, systems improve, and a trend toward automation. What has so far seemed to be the missing piece is an equal improvement in post-processing technologies.