makerspace Archives

Is Prusa Research’s Prusa Hub the Future of Makerspace 3D Printing?

Prusa Research’s “Prusa Hub” concept was recently highlighted by the company, but what is it all about?

Essential Reading: CDC’s Detailed Safety Manual for 3D Printing Operations

The CDC has issued a lengthy guide for 3D print safety, something that all 3D printers operators should read.

How 3D Printing can Help Businesses Shut Down by the Hollywood Strikes

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss the ongoing Hollywood union strikes, the impacts on small businesses serving production studios and how 3D printing can be a solution.

Analyzing the Economic Benefits of Green Fab Lab Network for 3D Printing Waste

I’m reading a paper analyzing the economic effectiveness of the Green Fab Lab Network concept.

Question of the Week: Resin Safety in Public Library Makerspaces

This week’s question answers a somewhat disturbing question about resin safety.

Toshiba Boardroom Battle and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at Toshiba’s reinvention and its new makerspace initiative.

3D Printing at The Cooper Union

Charles R. Goulding and Johnson Jiang examine how a 3D printing lab helped transform Cooper Union.

Book of the Week: The Kickstart Guide To Making Great Makerspaces

This week’s selection is “The Kickstart Guide To Making Great Makerspaces” by Laura Fleming.

Is It Time To Join Club 3D?

It’s a new year and perhaps it’s time to put your 3D printing goals into action.

Audrey Van De Castle: “With Knowledge And Access To Tools You Can Accomplish Anything”

Corporate makerspaces have become little-known leaders in innovation, workforce development, and creativity, and are also often the starting point for corporate additive manufacturing adoption.

Tour: TinkerMill Makerspace in Longmont, Colorado

The tour of this makerspace just outside Denver and Boulder, Colorado took place in September 2019, long before COVID-19 flipped spaces like these on their heads.

Godwyn Morris: “I Taught Myself By Watching And Learning From Others”

Godwyn Morris is the Director of two programs in New York City, Dazzling Discoveries, a STEAM education center for grade school age children and Skill Mill NYC, a “maker space” facility for adults and teens.

Thoughts From A Professional 3D Printer Maintenance Manager

We caught up with a professional 3D printer maintenance manager to understand his thoughts on repairing several types of 3D printers in a busy fabrication lab.

Manufacturing Makerspaces Push the Growth of 3D Printing

Charles Goulding and Greer Veon examine the benefits of using an internal makerspace for corporate or manufacturing innovation.

Formlabs Launches Community Spaces Program

Formlabs announced a new “Community Spaces” program that should optimize use of Formlabs 3D printing equipment in public fabrication labs.

Question of the Week: Getting Involved in 3D Printing

How can one get involved in 3D printing? There are many ways to learn, use and exploit 3D printing, and we list many ways to do so.

Tour of “Next Big Thing”, German IoT Incubator, at Factory Berlin

We head to Berlin, Germany in the 2nd installment of my Euro tour learning about HW tech development across the pond.

Tour: MADE Makerspace in Barcelona, Spain

This tour of MADE Makerspace in Barcelona, Spain was my last stop of jet setting through Europe to learn about HW startup culture there.

Funding Makerspaces With 3D Printing?

Engineers from Michigan Technological University and re:3D propose funding makerspaces and FabLabs through 3D printing of commercial objects, but I have some serious concerns about the concept’s viability.