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3DQue’s Looping Kit For Continuous 3D Printing On Desktop Devices

3D print startup company 3DQue is offering a “looping kit” to allow for continuous 3D printing on common desktop 3D printers.

A Look At MakerOS V2

I had a chat with the friendly folks at MakerOS to learn about their new “V2” software.

Boom Supersonic Unveils The XB-1, And It’s Full Of 3D Printed Parts

Boom Supersonic’s new XB-1 prototype aircraft turns out to be using plenty of 3D printed parts.

Alloyed Tests Functional Nickel Superalloy For High-Temperature AM

Alloyed announced the results of a project they’ve undertaken with Honeywell Aviation to assess a new high-temperature metal powder for aerospace applications.

GE Aviation Receives Certification For Partly 3D Printed Jet Engine

GE Aviation has received official certification from the US FAA for its massive GE9X jet engine.

RPS Announces New Neo 450 Industrial 3D Printer Line

UK-based RPS announced a new series of industrial 3D printers, the Neo 450 line.

PodoPrinter Announces Revolutionary SOLE 3D Printer

At long last, PodoPrinter has released full details on their now-named device, the SOLE 3D production printer.

Essentium’s New DryBox Filament Storage Solution

Essentium announced a new solution for filament storage, the Essentium DryBox.

Book of the Week: Made in the USA

This week’s selection is “Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing ” by Vaclav Smil.

3D Hubs Announces Logistics Centers

3D Hubs announced the creation of not one, but two new logistics centers located in the USA and Europe.

The Future of Additive Manufacturing

An interesting talk at the third episode of the ongoing 3DEXPERIENCE: A Virtual Journey revealed some hints about what may happen in additive manufacturing’s future.

A Deeper Look Into Smart3D’s Macro 3D Printing Software

This week Smart3D International announced an interesting new industrial 3D printer, the Macro. But it turns out the software for this system is even more interesting.

Book of the Week: Additive Manufacturing

This week’s selection is “Additive Manufacturing” by The Open University.

Smart3D Launches The Macro, A Manufacturing 3D Printer

Smart3D International has announced a new 3D printer, the Macro, and it’s intended for use in manufacturing.

Unique Spice Jar Cap Design to Measure Your Spices

Anyone who has spent any amount of time baking/cooking/experimenting will know the tedium of measuring ingredients but outside of pre-measured packets what could make it easier?

Nexa3D Makes Three Big Announcements

Nexa3D made multiple announcements this week, each strengthening their position in the market.

Additive Industries Partners With Sigma Labs On PrintRite3D

Additive Industries announced a partnership with Sigma Labs to allow use of PrintRite3D on their equipment.

Digitizing the Industrial Workforce with Innovapptive

Innovapptive Inc., a Houston-based digital transformation provider, strives to connect machines, methods and workflows seamlessly with industrial managers, supervisors and workers.

Entirely New Form Of 3D Design Developed: Computational Design Synthesis

Researchers have developed what appears to be a far more accessible method of developing highly complex 3D models for 3D printing.

Ultimaker Reports Significant Growth During The Pandemic

Ultimaker reported significant growth in the first half of 2020, a rare reveal of the private company’s financial state.

Fictiv Goes Transparent

Fictiv announced a comprehensive set of transparency features that should fit well into the current state of the world.

The Importance of Speed in the Manufacturing Process

Having a fast manufacturing process has many benefits to a business ranging from cost-effectiveness, innovation to increased customer satisfaction.

Is Magigoo Taking Over The World?

Magigoo seems to have expanded a great deal since we last took a look at them, and a new partnership shows where they are headed.

BMW’s New Additive Manufacturing Plant Won’t Be The Last

BMW has opened for operations a new additive manufacturing plant, but this is likely only the beginning.

Digital Manufacturing Powerhouse Powers Up More: FATHOM Acquires GPI

FATHOM has acquired GPI Prototype & Manufacturing Services, expanding with more DMLS 3D printing capabilities.

SLM Solutions Grows 90%? What Happened?

SLM Solutions announced their revenue grew an astonishing 90% in the first half of the year. How did they accomplish this during a pandemic?

Azoth’s Unique Digital Inventory Approach Using XYZprinting’s SLS System

XYZprinting’s MfgPro230 xS SLS 3D printer is enabling a company to provide an unusual digital inventory service.

Eight Ways 3D Printing Can Help Manufacturing

With the recent spotlight on 3D printing as a result of the pandemic’s bump on supply chains, I listed some ways the technology can help manufacturers.

Formlabs Announces “Factory Solutions” And Shifts Everyone’s Perception Of 3D Printing

Formlabs announced a new product offering they call “Factory Solutions”.

3D Printing For Generator Components

Charles R. Goulding and Alyssa Schneider delve into the use of 3D printing to produce components for generators.

Stratasys Deep Inside GM

Stratasys issued an interesting press release where they describe their activities inside of GM.

Book of the Week: Faster, Better, Cheaper in the History of Manufacturing

This week’s selection is “Faster, Better, Cheaper in the History of Manufacturing: From the Stone Age to Lean Manufacturing and Beyond” by Christoph Roser.

3D Printing: Helping Boats Take Flight

Charles R. Goulding sets sail with the idea of 3D printing for technologically advanced boat manufacture.

Strong Winds And 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine the coming together of 3D printing and wind power.

3D Printing And Supply Chain Preparedness

If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that supply chains can be disrupted suddenly and without any indication of how long the interruption will last.

Thoughts On Using The Prusa MINI In 3D Printer Farms

After working with the Prusa MINI 3D printer, I have some thoughts on the use of this device in a potential 3D printer farm setup.

Book of the Week: A Practical Guide to Design for Additive Manufacturing

This week’s selection is “A Practical Guide to Design for Additive Manufacturing” by Olaf Diegel , Axel Nordin and Damien Motte.

When 3D Printing Makes Sense For Serial Production

Many companies requiring thousands of components use 3D printing to perfect their design before moving to injection molding for production, but sometimes it makes sense to stick with additive manufacturing.

A Walk Through Fictiv’s Manufacturing Survey Shows Significant Change Underway

Fictiv released their annual “State of Manufacturing” report, and there are some notable changes from previous years’ reports.

Mass Customization Is Coming

With the arrival of the new Superstrata 3D printed bikes, I’m wondering whether we’re now at the moment when mass customization begins to grow in the minds of consumers.

Arevo’s 3D Printed Continuous Carbon Fiber Manufacturing Process Just Got Real

California startup Superstrata just launched a new e-bike made with 3D printed continuous carbon fiber.

Four New Pandemic-Generated 3D Printing Business Models

The pandemic is far from over, but its effect on 3D printing business is becoming clear; we list 4 new business models for 3D printing.

Fictiv’s New Collaboration With Jabil

Fictiv and Jabil announced an unusual collaboration that should allow for far faster 3D printed production.

Now Is The Time To Push 3D Printing Into Manufacturing

The emergence of 3D printing as a manufacturing solution during the COVID-19 crisis now implies bold actions be taken.

Relativity Space Scores Another 3D Printed Rocket Client

Big news: rocket startup Relativity Space has signed a deal with their fifth launch client, Iridium.

New Mainstream Media Documentary Suggests 3D Printing Is For Manufacturing

There’s an interesting mainstream media video exploring the current state of 3D printing that poses some interesting opportunities.

COBOD 3D Printing 200m Turbine Tower!

News from COBOD indicates they are to assist in the production of massive wind turbines by 3D printing large tower bases.

Book of the Week: Job Shop Lean

This week’s selection is “Job Shop Lean: An Industrial Engineering Approach to Implementing Lean in High-Mix Low-Volume Production Systems” by Shahrukh A. Irani.

INTAMSYS’ New High-Speed Flexible 3D Printer

INTAMSYS announced a radically new 3D printer, the FLEX 510, which is able to 3D print flexible objects at very high speeds.

IMTS 2020 Cancelled In The Face Of COVID-19

The massive biannual International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) has been cancelled for 2020.

2020 Update: Carbon Fiber 3D Printing

Why is composite 3D printing so important, and what role does Carbon Fiber play?

Is It Time To Shut Down Smaller 3D Printed PPE Operations?

Over the past few months most regions have self-organized informal 3D printed PPE networks, but perhaps it’s time to consider shutting them down.

3DEO Hits A Production 3D Print Milestone

Metal manufacturing service 3DEO announced they’ve produced 150,000 metal parts using their unique process.

ExOne’s #MakeMetalGreen Campaign Highlights Industry’s Lack of Knowledge

ExOne launched a new social media campaign a few weeks ago focusing on the green aspects of 3D printing, but why do they need to do that at all?

SpaceX Triggers Increased Use Of 3D Printing?

I’m seeing another reason companies will increase their adoption of 3D printing, and this time it’s at the top end of a rocket.

Could The Pandemic Cause 3D Printer Company Tranformations?

After seeing 3D printer companies make fundamental transformations in their business models, I’m wondering if this is a trend.

The Consolidation Trend in 3D Print and Manufacturing Services

I recently spoke with Rich Stump of FATHOM and learned how the manufacturing service industry is consolidating.

Xaar Announcement Hints At Future Stratasys Involvement

An announcement by Xaar leads to some interesting speculation about Stratasys’ future strategy, which could be a different style of involvement with additive manufacturing.

A Xometry Update With Thoughts On Manufacturing Flexibility

Recently I spoke with Xometry’s Aaron Lichtig to find out how the 3D printing manufacturing network is faring during the crisis.

Falcontech To Take FIFTY Farsoon Metal 3D Printers

Farsoon announced a monstrously huge deal with Falcontech to provide the AM service with no fewer than 50 advanced metal 3D printers.

CASTOR Assists The Transition To Additive Manufacturing

A startup company has developed services to assist the transition to additive manufacturing technologies by performing a sophisticated analysis of target parts.

Formlabs Client Demonstrates Immense Production Flexibility Using 3D Printing

One of Formlabs’ clients has been saved from catastrophe during the COVID-19 crisis in a way that demonstrates the incredible power of 3D printing.

Innovating Out Of Downturn

Pandemic-driven transitioning is leading to an interesting long-term reconfiguration of factory work.

The Largest 3D Printing Factory Is Coming

A company is in the midst of building what could be the largest 3D print farm in the world.

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Roboze Launches Extreme Parts Network

Roboze launched their long-awaited distributed additive manufacturing service, composed of a network of experienced Roboze 3D printer operators.

Are TranPham’s 3D Printing Trends True?

Fabbaloo friend Tuan Tranpham issued a list of 3D printing trends he’s perceived — but are they really true?

Lean Manufacturing, Automation and Distancing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine the principles of Lean Manufacturing together with rising trends in automation and required social distancing.

MakerBot Announces Powerful Carbon Fiber Option

MakerBot announced a new version of their METHOD series that is specifically designed to 3D print strong carbon fiber parts.

The Unexpected Transformation of Photocentric

Photopolymer resin and 3D printer manufacturer Photocentric is undergoing a transformation, as many 3D printer manufacturers are doing these days.

GE Layoffs Suggest Problems Ahead For Metal 3D Printing

GE announced it is cutting loose another 13,000 jobs, and this may have big implications for the 3D printing industry.

Inside Arevo’s New-Style Manufacturing Approach

I spoke with AREVO’s Tuan Tranpham to find out the secrets of AREVO’s advanced manufacturing service.

3Diligent CEO: “It’s A Wild Time To Be Introducing Products”

3Diligent has announced updates to its Industry 4.0 software and services; the CEO fills us in on what these mean for procurement and manufacturing shops.

Haute Fabrication’s Virtual 3D Printing Factory

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

The Very Good Reason 3D Printed Parts Were Found In The Tesla Model Y

3D printed parts have been found inside a brand-new Tesla Model Y, and there’s a very good reason for them to be there.

Converting The Boeing Supply Chain To Electric Boat Submarines

Charles Goulding examines the redistribution of aerospace suppliers to submarines, and how they can benefit from industrial 3D printing expertise.

COVID-19: A Tipping Point For Additive Manufacturing

A conversation in industrial 3D printing proved revealing as to the place of this advanced manufacturing technology in crisis and beyond.

Job Shop and 3D Printing Services vs Product Production

Charles Goulding of R&D Tax Savers takes a look at pandemic production.

3D Printing Short Circuits Supply Chain Woes?

Could 3D printing strategies overcome supply chain challenges? It seems that one company has done exactly that.

Traditional Ventilator Manufacturers Seek To Scale Up And Simplify Production

Charles Goulding of R&D Tax Savers examines ventilator manufacture picking up with 3D printing.

Kudos To Ford For Helping With 3D Printing During The Coronavirus Crisis

Charles Goulding of R&D Tax Savers discusses Ford’s historical and current manufacturing efforts to aid in necessary production.

A Further Look: 3D Printing In Italy During The Pandemic

Italy has been hard-hit in the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, and new ways of life are leading to new approaches to business for 3D printing.

The Secret Factory Hidden Amongst Us Has No Brain

One of the learnings from the crisis is the need for a distributed 3D printing coordination authority.

4 Things We’re Learning About 3D Printing From The Crisis

After seeing the flurry of activity in the 3D printing community to address the COVID-19 crisis, I had some thoughts about how things may change in the industry.

Incredible Update On Photocentric COVID-19 Production

Photocentric has increased their 3D printed valve production rate by 10X using some interesting methods.

Formlabs Gets It Right With Their COVID-19 Response

Formlabs is setting a great example for other 3D print companies to follow when addressing the COVID-19 crisis.

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Can Older, Simpler Versions Of This Ventilator Address The Shortage?

Some very good ideas for optimizing the emergency manufacturing of ventilators.

Comment of the Week: 3D Printing vs Global Production

A reader speculates on how the coronavirus crisis may provide an opportunity for additive manufacturing, and we have some additional thoughts on new opportunities.

Ultimaker Lands A Breakthrough Customer

3D printer manufacturer Ultimaker announced today what I believe could be a breakthrough sale to a major client, and this could mean a lot more sales.