I’m viewing a very curious video from Tokyo-based ENOMOTO, who seem to have developed a 3D printer that can print in many directions.
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Fictiv: 3D Print Services Are Getting Very Specialized
I’m looking today at an interesting 3D print service startup called Fictiv.
UNIZ’s Kickstarter Explodes, But Is It Enough?
UNIZ’s first product launch, the SLASH resin-based 3D printer concludes today, and they blew the doors off their goals. But is there more to the story?
3ntr’s Industrial 3D Printers Enter the U.S. via Plural AM
For quite some time, the only manufacturer of industrial thermoplastic extrusion, or fused deposition modeling (FDM), 3D printers was Stratasys, a leader in the 3D printing space that only became more powerful after merging with Israel’s Objet in 2012.
Watching The TAZ 6 Grow Up
LulzBot is a fascinating company producing very well-regarded 3D printers, but one aspect of their business is unlike most others.
A Consideration of EBM versus DMLS Industrial Metal 3D Printing Processes, Part 1
There is no escaping the fact that industrial 3D printing with metal is an increasing application trend for additive manufacturing technologies.
ZMorph’s New Multifabrication Machine: Lasers, CNC And 3D Printing In a Sexy Box
ZMorph has been producing a machine with multiple methods of fabrication, but now they’ve stepped it up a level with their ZMorph 2 SX machine.
Fusion3’s Surprise: The F400 3D Printer, A Designer’s Dream Machine
A small company in North Carolina has made big improvements on their 3D printer design.
Dremel Follows The Lead Of Others And Focuses On The Education Market
Dremel made a big splash in 2014 when they introduced their desktop 3D printer. But now, they’re taking a slightly different approach.
Deep Inside The New J750 Multicolor, Multimaterial 3D Printer
Earlier today Stratasys announced their most advanced 3D printer, the J750. But what’s inside this machine that makes it so powerful? We have the story.
Stratasys’ Astonishing New J750 Color 3D Printer: Evolutionary AND Revolutionary
Today Stratasys announced perhaps the most important 3D printer in the company’s history: the J750.
Carbon Announces the M1 3D Printer, With A Shocking Surprise
Explosive startup Carbon finally announced their first product, the M1 industrial 3D printer.
HyVISION Introduces Two New 3D Printers
Korea-based HyVISION has launched two new 3D printers, including a resin-DLP unit that’s very different from their history.
Kühling&Kühling’s High-Temperature HT500 3D Printer
Germany-based Kühling&Kühling’s new HT500 3D printer is not only reliable, but also offers one of the highest print temperatures I’ve seen.
UNIZ Launches the SLASH
San Diego-based startup UNIZ launches their incredible new resin 3D printer today.
Is The Olo For You? Perhaps Not…
A spectacularly successful Kickstarter campaign by the new Olo 3D printer illustrates a division between buyers in the 3D printer market.
Sharebot’s New “Q” 3D Printer
Italy-based Sharebot has announced a rather large professional 3D printer, the “Sharebot Q”.
Speeding Up Any Resin 3D Printer With Autodesk’s Ember Tuning
Autodesk has found a method to dramatically speed up certain types of 3D prints on their Ember resin-based 3D printer – and these adjustments might work on other resin 3D printers, too.
An Inexpensive All-Metal Delta 3D Printer: Trium
A very interesting delta 3D printer has been launched on Kickstarter, the Trium 3D printer.
AVOC 3D’s Really Inexpensive 3D Printer
AVOC 3D is working on an incredibly cheap 3D printer that might fit into many budgets.
Metal 3D Printer Manufacturer XJET Announces Huge Investment
Israel-based XJET announced a huge USD$25M investment to bolster their progress in developing an incredibly innovative metal 3D printer.
The RoVa3D Desktop 3D Printer And Its FIVE Nozzles!
Most 3D printers have but a single nozzle, or perhaps two. But the RoVa3D has up to FIVE nozzles.
3D Systems Announces the ProJet MJP 3600 Series
3D Systems may be taking a battering by the investment community recently, but that’s not stopping their technology: they’ve announced a major new series of 3D printing gear.
3D Platform Improves Their Massive 3D Printer
3D Platform just launched their new “3DP Workbench”, a very large format 3D printer.
Gizmo 3D Printers Pre-Ordering Now Open
Readers may recall a series of stories we wrote earlier this year on Gizmo 3D Printers, an Australian startup with a stupefyingly fast 3D printer. Now you can order one.
Mattel’s Step Into 3D Printing: Is This A Good Thing?
Mattel (and Autodesk) announced the “Thingmaker”, a 3D printer for kids. But will it succeed? We’re not so sure.
CoLiDo’s Surprisingly Diverse Line Of 3D Printers
Recently we managed to get a close look at 3D printers made by CoLiDo; they seem to cover all the bases.
CARP 3D Hopes To Launch A Cheap, Yet Powerful Desktop 3D Printer
We could soon see the arrival of a potentially powerful desktop 3D printer that doesn’t cost a lot, if CARP 3D is able to their new machine.
Another Mini 3D Printer Option: The B-Creative 3D Printer
A new crowdfunding campaign has launched another small-sized 3D printer for you to consider.
The Story Of Titan Robotics
There are very few ultra-large scale 3D printer for sale today, but one option comes from a small company in Colorado: Titan Robotics.
Instructions For Building A Concrete 3D Printer: But Would You Really Want To?
We’re reading an interesting Instructable, which provides detailed instructions on how to build an actual, working concrete 3D printer. But we think this is definitely not for everyone.
The DWS XFAB 3D Printer
We took a closer look at DWS’s awesome XFAB resin 3D printer.
3D Printer Carves Out Niche for Big Parts
At first glance, 3D printing is a broad, horizontal technology. But each industry will have its unique needs for 3D printing. A 3D printing manufacturer can turn a specialized technique into a large niche market.
MarkForged Releases The Mark Two 3D Printer
We first saw the MarkForged desktop 3D printer in San Diego 2014, where it surprised everyone with its ability to print carbon fiber. Two years later they’ve released the Mark Two.
Flashforge’s Entry Level Finder 3D Printer
We had a look at Flashforge’s Finder 3D printer, which is designed for introductory 3D printing.
Airwolf 3D’s New AXIOM 2 Desktop 3D Printer
Airwolf 3D has improved their product line with the release of the AXIOM 2.
The Objet500 Connex1 3D Printer
Objet’s triple-jetting technology lets the Connex1 3D production system combine as many as three base resins in a single build without assembly or post-processing.
Metal 3D Printer Monitors Its Own Builds
EOS was on hand at Formnext in Frankfurt, Germany, to emphasize its expertise in industrial 3D printing and its ability to make larger, faster, smaller and higher-quality 3D-printed parts.
3DKreator’s Kreator Motion Desktop 3D Printer
The manufacturer of a new 3D printer from Poland hopes to expand sales worldwide.
The Roboze One+400 Desktop 3D Printer Has No Belts!
We’re checking out a new desktop 3D printer, the Roboze One+400, which claims to use no belts within its motion system.
EXCLUSIVE: New 3Dwox 3D Printer In The Works
At CES we were taken to a secret side room to see a prototype of a new 3Dwox 3D printer.
The New ZYYX+ 3D Printer Emphasizes Practical Operations
Magicfirm announced a new 3D printer model, the ZYYX+, which seems to focus on new features that you will definitely appreciate.
Weistek’s MiniToy 3D Printer For Kids
After questioning whether 3D printers should be made for children the other, we see Weistek releasing a 3D printer specifically designed for kids!
Stratasys Aims to Build on Success with Latest Production 3D Printer
Last year, 3D printing experts signaled an increase in their business for end-part production. Now, they are sharing more direct-manufacturing customer success stories at the recently held Formnext conference and exhibition.
An Update On The Peachy 3D Printer
The Peachy was billed as the first sub-USD$100 3D printer – in 2013! Tt still hasn’t shipped, but it may do so very soon.
Tiertime’s New UP mini 2 Desktop 3D Printer
One of the more popular desktop 3D printers brands has been UP, from Tiertime. Now they’ve announced their best desktop unit ever, the UP mini 2.
Polaroid Introduces Desktop 3D Printer, With An Expensive Surprise
At CES we examined the new Polaroid desktop 3D printer, and found a very surprising element.
Photocentric’s Entirely Different Approach To Resin 3D Printing
You’d think a manufacturer of liquid photo-polymer resins would know much about 3D printing with resins, and this company certainly does.
XYZprinting’s Shotgun Approach To 3D Printing
At CES this year XYZprinting had one of the larger booths, and why not? They announced more machines than we could count!
3D Systems’ Massive ProX DMP 320
We took a close look at the gigantic ProX DMP 320 metal 3D printer from 3D Systems.
Yes, The CubeJet Color 3D Printer Really Exists. Really!
At CES this past week we noticed something very familiar in the 3D Systems booth: the elusive color CubeJet 3D printer.
The Ares Delta-Style Multi-Tool 3D Printer
Looking for a tall delta-style 3D printer that does more than just 3D printing? You might consider the Ares from Easyarts.
In The Flesh: Gizmo 3D Printers’ Machine Is Truly Amazing!
At CES we were able to spend some time examining the incredible new resin 3D printer from Gizmo 3D Printers.
The ARC-One 3D Printer
The ARC-One is a 3D printer option that isn’t getting enough attention.
UNIZ’s Resin 3D Printing Approach Shakes Things Up
At CES we encountered a booth from startup UNIZ that displayed a resin 3D printer that is extraordinarily fast and will be on sale for a very low price.
MCOR Announces A Low-Price Full Color Desktop 3D Printer: The Arke
Yesterday at the Consumer Electronics Show MCOR announced the Arke, a full RGB color desktop 3D printer, capable of producing intricately color textured objects at low cost.
Ultimaker Launches Not One, But TWO New Desktop 3D Printers
We’ve been waiting for Ultimaker to announce something new in their hardware line and this is it.
Hands On With The 3Dwox 3D Printer Part 2: The First Real 3DP For Consumers?
In part 1 of this series, we explained how to set up the 3Dwox, which turns out to be fantastically simple and takes only a few minutes. Today we’re looking at the printing capabilities of the machine.
Hands On With The 3Dwox 3D Printer Part 1: The First Real 3DP For Consumers?
Our lab has been testing Sindoh’s new 3Dwox desktop 3D printer, and it seems to be a fundamentally different device that we think could be the first “real” 3D printer usable by consumers.
Hands On With The 3Dwox 3D Printer Part 3: The First Real 3DP For Consumers?
Today we’re concluding our series on the 3Dwox, one of the most interesting 3D printers we’ve ever seen.
Lumi Industries Working On Unusual Tablet-Based 3D Printer
Remember Lumi Industries? They developed the Lumifold compact resin 3D printer. Now they’re working on something even stranger: a 3D printer concept that uses a tablet.
The Really, Really Big Atlas 2.0 3D Printer
There’s a few companies that specialize in gigantic 3D printers, and Titan Robotics just announced a new version of their Atlas series.
HyVISION Introduces the Cubicon Style 3D Printer
Korea-based HyVISION has debuted a variant of their previous 3D printer: the new Cubicon Style.
The Heavy-Duty AON 3D Printer
If there ever was a 3D printer that bridges the gap between expensive industrial 3D printers and inexpensive desktop machines, the AON is it.
Hands On With The Ultimaker 2 Extended: Materials and Conclusion
This is part 4 of our short series on the Ultimaker 2 Extended. Today we’re talking about the materials used by this oversize 3D printer.
The Objet350 Connex3
Stratasys’ Objet350 Connex3 is a mid-sized PolyJet printer that can be used for a wide variety of applications including functional prototypes, marketing, jig and fixtures and much more.
Hands On With The Ultimaker 2 Extended: Operations
This is part 3 of our short series on the Ultimaker 2 Extended. Today we’re talking about operating this huge 3D printer.
Hands On With The Ultimaker 2 Extended: Software
This is part 2 of our short series on the Ultimaker 2 Extended. Today we’re talking about software.
Hands On With The Ultimaker 2 Extended: Unboxing and Setup
We’ve got our hands on a real-life Ultimaker 2 Extended and will take you through the experience of using one. In this multiple-part series, we will first investigate the machine setup.
Skriware’s Combo 3D Printer and Content Solution
Skriware is a company based in both Poland and Sweden. And they’ve launched an innovative 3D printer with accompanying content solution.
The Form 2 3D Printer Ships: Tell Us About It!
Way back in September Formlabs announced the Form 2, and now it’s shipping. But we want to hear from you about it.
The Stratasys Fortus 250mc
If you are considering an industrial 3D printer for a lab, business or classroom the Fortus 250mc may be the right choice for you.
A Peek at the Viridis3D RAM260 3D Printer
Viridis3D is developing the RAM260, a different kind of 3D industrial printer that can quickly make sand molds and cores.
MakeX’s M-ONE 3D Printer
China-based MakeX produces a less expensive resin-based desktop 3D printer, the M-ONE.
Deals Available From 3D Systems!
As we approach holiday season, many retailers announce big sales on products. It turns out that 3D Systems is no different, announcing a number of deals available for the next several weeks.
The CraftBot PLUS 3D Printer
Looking for a very inexpensive 3D printer that works? You might consider the CraftBot PLUS by CraftUnique.
Controversy Clouds The iBox 3D Printer Experience
We’ve been told of controversy swirling around the products produced by iBox Printers.
Fusion3’s Fabulous F306 3D Printer
Fusion3 is a small but growing manufacturer of high-quality desktop 3D printing equipment, including their latest F306 machine.
EnvisionTEC’s New Micro Plus Line of 3D Printers
Industrial 3D printer manufacturer EnvisionTEC announced two new 3D printers for their product shelf, the Micro Plus Hi-Res and Micro Plus Advantage.
The Felix Pro 1 3D Printer
Felix Printers has released a powerful new 3D printer, the Felix Pro 1.
Prodways Announces A Whole New Series of Industrial 3D Printers
Prodways has been producing high-quality – and large scale – industrial 3D printers for some years now, but this week they announced a new series of 3D printers that use a completely different process.
BigRep Optimizes Their “One” 3D Printer For Easy Large-Scale 3D Printing
Berlin-based BigRep announced a new version of their flagship 3D printer, the One.3.
Ibarmia’s Hybrid Metal 3D Printer and Mill
Spain-based Ibarmia has partnered with researchers to create a very intriguing hybrid metal manufacturing machine.
The MaxMicron Auto-Leveling Prusa i3
Today we’re looking at the MaxMicron Prusa i3 3D printer kit, and we’re impressed with its capabilities – and especially it’s price.
Builder Announces Premium 3D Printer Line
Netherlands-based Builder 3D Printers announced a new line of “Premium” 3D printers based on their successful original edition.
The Stratasys Objet 24 3D Printer
Using PolyJet 3D printing technology, the Objet24 features 28µ print layers and a 240 mm x 200 mm x 150 mm (9.45 in. x 7.87 in. x 5.9 in.) tray size.
The Tobeca 2 Portable 3D Printer
The Tobeca 2 is a DIY 3D printer kit you might find meets your needs.
The Large and Affordable Eleven 3D Printer
Build size is a factor important to many seeking a 3D printer, and the Eleven 3D printer may be the solution.
The Incredible Raise3D N-Series 3D Printers
It takes a lot to make a splash in the world of desktop 3D printers these days, with fierce competition from all sides. The new N-Series from Raise3D is going to make a big splash. Or two.
Sky-Tech Introduces Full Color 3D Printing
Taiwan-based Sky-Tech Electronics announced the availability of a new, full RGB-color 3D printer based on powder technology.
Leapfrog Introduces the Creatr HS Lite
Netherlands-based 3D printer manufacturer Leapfrog introduced the Creatr HS Lite, a new machine that fills a gap in their product line.
The Mono 3D Printer’s Interesting Interface
Launched on Kickstarter, the very inexpensive Mono 3D printer has a powerful user interface.
Readybox Uses The Other Method To Achieve Fast 3D Printing
Readybox has developed what they call the “fastest consumer 3D printer”, but they’ve taken a different approach than we’ve seen elsewhere.
A Chat About The Upcoming Cybot 330 Pro 3D Printer
We had a chat with the producers of the upcoming Cybot 330 PRO desktop 3D printer to find out more about the mysterious device.
The 3DGence One 3D Printer
We got a close look at 3DGence’s new ONE 3D printer and saw features we haven’t seen in any other machine.