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Shapeways Acquires Thangs to Rebuild Missing Marketplace

Times have certainly changed: Shapeways just acquired Thangs.

Shapeways Reborn: Original Founders Lead the Legendary 3D Printing Service’s Revival

Well, well, it seems that Shapeways has been resurrected.

Ozone Partners with Sculpteo to 3D Print Custom Paraglider Parts for Enhanced Flight Performance

One of Sculpteo’s customers has developed a new application for 3D printed parts: customized paraglider parts.

Proto Labs Shutters European Facilities Amid Strategic Restructuring

Proto Labs announced the closing of major European facilities.

Freeform’s Service-First Model Aims to Disrupt Metal 3D Printing Industry

A new metal 3D printing company has emerged: Freeform.

Axtra3D’s Lumia X1 and HPS Technology Gain Traction with Protolabs Partnership

Big news from Axtra3D: they’ve partnered with Protolabs.

Aurora Labs Starts Production with the AL250 Metal 3D Printer

Showcasing the capabilities of the system and enabling the company to better inform potential purchasers about operational parameters and enhance downstream customer support.

Shapeways Reborn as Manuevo: The Legendary 3D Print Service Returns

Shapeways has been resurrected, sort of.

3Dfindit Introduces Browser Plug-In for Seamless 3D Model Searches

3Dfindit has released a unique tool for finding 3D models.

Nikon Inaugurates 90,000-square-foot AM Technology Center

The Long Beach, California, facility is already operational and is strategically located to serve aviation, aerospace, and defense clients.

John Dogru Discusses 3D Control Systems’ Advanced 3D Printing Platforms and Security

3D Control Systems is one of those interesting companies that most people don’t know much about.

EOS Secures Major Sale with i3D MFG for Advanced 3D Metal Printers

EOS has scored a massive sale of 3D printers to a large customer.

Bringing Metal 3D Printing to the Desktop: Exploring the Possibilities

Could metal be the next material frontier for desktop 3D printing?

Australian Defence Department Orders Experimental Metal Parts from Aurora Labs

Aurora Labs announced an important government order.

Ricoh: Partnering for 3D Printed Anatomical Models and Metal Printing Solutions

There are two very different news items from Ricoh.

Resellers Face Uncertainty in the Wake of the Desktop 3D Printer Shift

I’ve been doing some thinking about the high speed 3D printing revolution, and realized there’s going to be another casualty: resellers.

Polymer Scholar: Your Gateway to Advanced Material Properties

A new research tool could unlock access to many new materials, some of which will be suitable for 3D printing.

Merit3D Completes Order of One Million 3D Printed Parts

“Protoduction” initiative delivers extra large batches of hanger components for Adhesive Technology’s epoxy tubes

Onshape Holds an Online User Conference

Highlights and observations of Onshape Live 23.

MakePrintable Shuts Down!

An unexpected announcement from MakePrintable indicates the service is shutting down.

Why Did Stratasys Invest in a Healthcare Solutions Provider?

Stratasys announced a major investment of US$10M in Axial3D, but why?

Book of the Week: 3D Printing For Money

This week’s selection is “3D Printing For Money” by Richard Licastro.

Question of the Week: 3D Printing A Skeleton Model

This week’s question relates to a very unusual 3D printing requirement.

3D Printing as a Service Gains Traction

New companies are not selling their printers—they’re selling your parts.

Lou Rassey, Fast Radius CEO, Reflects on Next-Generation Manufacturing

The Fast Radius co-founder offers advice on tackling manufacturing challenges through the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies.

RIZE 3D Printers Recovered by Sindri 3D Printing

We learned of an interesting development in the RIZE situation.

Authentise Acquires Elements

Authentise acquired Elements, a company providing easy access to manufacturing management services.

Metal AM At Scale: Seurat Secures Funding

Seurat announced a major funding round for their incredible metal 3D printing technology. We found out a lot more about their incredible Area Printing process.

Wacker Chemie Shuts Silicone 3D Print Service ACEO

Silicone 3D printing service ACEO appears to be shutting down.

Legal, 3D Printed Coins Produced

A Slovakian 3D print service has produced silver coins that are actually legal tender.

Onsite at MyMiniFactory

Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with MyMiniFactory CEO Nebo Nikolic at their London HQ

3D Systems and Desktop Metal Both Make Significant Acquisitions

3D Systems and Desktop Metal announced notable corporate acquisitions.

BCN3D Makes First Acquisition

BCN3D has acquired 3D print cloud service AstroPrint.

An Easier Way To Detect 3D Printer VOCs

A report details a new, accessible method of detecting VOCs in the nearby atmosphere, which could be quite useful in many 3D printing situations.

Custom Designed Toy Projects Play Nice With 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how 3D printing of toys has taken off during the pandemic.

Service Repair Truck Acute Shortage and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi envision a new application for 3D printing.

The Evolution Of Shapeways

Shapeways has been gradually transforming over the past few years.

The Ongoing Blurring Of 3D Print Services

A long-term trend has transformed today’s 3D print services business into something quite different.

3D Systems Continues Consolidation: Sells Service Business

3D Systems announced a massive divestiture of their worldwide 3D print service business.

WAZP And The Power Of The Digital Supply Chain

I had the opportunity to get to know WAZP and the big 3D printing and digitization ideas arising from this small Irish company.

Why Are 3D Print Services Expanding So Much Lately?

I’m reading yet another press release on 3D print service expansion and have some thoughts.

Brexit Slowly Reshapes The 3D Print Market

News from 3DPRINTUK tells a story of how Brexit is slowly reshaping the 3D printing world.

Ricoh 3D Brings Impossible Objects’ CBAM To Europe

Impossible Objects has partnered with Ricoh 3D to offer strong, lightweight 3D printed composite parts to European customers.

3D Control Systems Takes An Interesting Step

3D Control Systems announced a partnership with HP, and this indicates how the manufacturing workflow service will proceed.

Understanding The Metal 3D Print Condensate Problem

Sintavia published an excellent document describing the condensate problem at many metal 3D print operations.

Stratasys And Xometry: An Unlikely Combination?

Stratasys and Xometry announced an unusual agreement to collaborate on 3D print services.

Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies Expands Into Services

Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies has announced a new Manufacturing-as-a-Service subsidiary.

Fictiv’s New Investment

Fictiv announced yet another massive investment into their manufacturing network.

Protolabs To Acquire 3D Hubs!

In a $280M digital manufacturing deal, Protolabs is set to acquire 3D Hubs.

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.

Question of the Week: Photogrammetry Services

This week’s question is about photogrammetry services.

India Government Moving Forward With New 3D Printing Policy

The government of India is set to develop a new policy regarding 3D printing.

3Diligent Focuses On Ease Of Manufacturing Connection With Portal Introduction

3Diligent Portal launches today, connecting manufacturers with those who need their services.

GoProto Acquires 3D Systems Assets

In a perhaps not-so-surprising announcement, GoProto has acquired 3D Systems’ Australian on-demand 3D print services.

Step-By-Step In Ceramic 3D Printing With 3DCeram

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

INTAMSYS Has Big Plans For 2021

In a briefing earlier today I learned about INTAMSYS’ plans for 2021, and they are quite ambitious.

Two Manufacturing Processes That Excel In The Art Of Jewellery Making

It is quite challenging trying to fathom how two industrial techniques are used to create delicate jewelry. 3D printing is an additive process and CNC machining uses a subtractive technique, but both methods produce fine pieces.

Glimpsing The Future Of Mass Customization

In an interesting short video, 3D print service Qualified3D demonstrates a method for producing mass customized objects.

HP Introduces Software, Services, And Automation Updates For Additive Manufacturing

Three pillars of digital manufacturing updates from HP indicate the latest accelerations in automation, software, and services.

3D Printing Service Bureaus And The Home Improvement Duopoly

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi take a handy look at 3D printing and home improvement.

Hands On With Our Hands-On 3D Printing Reviews

Did you know we’ve published dozens of product reviews? Here’s a list of all 80+ of them, at least up to today.

The Twist Of Twist 3D Printing: $29 Black PETG Parts

Sometimes the twist of an idea is that it’s straightforward. Such is the case for Slant 3D’s new service, Twist 3D Printing, which is offering flat rate prototyping.

Xometry x ExOne: Binder Jetting Joins Digital RFQ Marketplace

On-demand manufacturing platform Xometry is expanding its 3D printing offerings, bringing on ExOne metal binder jetting capabilities.

Digital Manufacturing Powerhouse Powers Up More: FATHOM Acquires GPI

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

Voodoo Manufacturing Closes, Permanently

We’ve learned that NYC-based Voodoo Manufacturing has closed its doors.

Eric Schmidt’s New Technical University And 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Alyssa Schneider take a look at the recently established US Digital Service Academy.

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

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

Reimagining The Supply Chain With Large-Format 3D Printing

As the global supply chain is focusing on transitioning for better agility, large-format 3D printing from BigRep offers a few interesting ways to integrate advanced manufacturing throughout operations.

DyeMansion Launches Global Industrial 3D Printing Post-Processing Platform

Industrial 3D printing is getting a new look as a new global post-processing partnership platform emerges.

From Napkin Sketch To Real Product With You3Dit

Starting from nothing and getting to a finished product is a daunting proposal, but there are ways to de-risk innovation with the right service.

Henkel Continues To Expand In Additive Manufacturing

Henkel is adding to its Additive Manufacturing Services.

Sculpteo & BASF Announce New Industrial 3D Printing Materials

3D printing and manufacturing service Sculpteo and its parent, BASF, announced three new industrial materials.

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.

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.

AR Support For 3D Printing Companies With New Alliance

Augmented reality (AR) and 3D printing are coming closer together all the time, now including a smart remote field service solution brought to additive manufacturing through a new alliance.

Full color 3D printed model of the Condor from EVE Online [Source: Mixed Dimensions]

Mimaki Investment Boosts Mixed Dimension’s Prospects

Mimaki has made an interesting investment with Mixed Dimensions that will allow Mixed Dimensions to significantly boost their full color 3D printed collectibles business.

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.

MakerOS’ Overflow COVID-19 Network

MakerOS has quickly created an effective cloud-based system to handle dynamic orders for 3D printed PPE.

Job Shop and 3D Printing Services vs Product Production

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

HP Launches 3DaaS Plus

HP has just introduced a new pay-per-use 3D printing subscription model.

Book of the Week: Close-Range Photogrammetry and 3D Imaging

This week’s selection is “Close-Range Photogrammetry and 3D Imaging” by Thomas Luhmann, Stuart Robson, Stephen Kyle and Jan Boehm.

3D Print Companies Contribute To The Crisis In Unique Ways

Several 3D print companies have stepped up with initiatives to help aid the COVID-19 crisis, and Ultimaker has developed a unique service to do so.

3D Printing Helps Save Patients During Virus Crisis, And You Should Too

A quick-acting FabLab in Northern Italy may have saved many lives through rapid production of replacement parts. They are not the only ones who should do so.

Behind The Scenes At Shapeways: How They Really Run A 3D Print Service

A blog post reveals much of what happens behind the scenes at 3D print service Shapeways.

AREVO Puts All The 3D Pieces Together

A manufacturing-as-a-service company has developed a way to 3D print continuous carbon fiber in a production setting.

Setting Prices For Your 3D Prints? You’re Probably Doing It Wrong

MakerOS has a brilliant hidden feature in their online service: a sophisticated 3D print pricing calculator that allows operators to determine exactly how to price prints.