Elegoo Launches Centauri 2 Series
Elegoo suddenly announced a new series of desktop FFF 3D printers, the Centauri 2.
Bosch Patents Suggest Continuous Pellet 3D Printing
Bosch has published three related German patent applications that point toward a rather interesting 3D printing concept: a pellet-based extrusion system designed to keep printing while its printheads are being refilled.
Patent Filing Trends Reveal China’s Dominance in 3D Printing Intellectual Property
I did some analysis on 3D print patents to understand where innovation seems to be occurring.
Carbon Capture, Additive Manufacturing, and the New Infrastructure Beside the Turbine
Charles G. Goulding investigates how industrial data center developers deploy modular carbon-capture technology beside gas turbines to overcome environmental permitting roadblocks and secure federal tax incentives.
Review Maps 3D Printed Concrete For Space Habitats
A new research review lays out how 3D printed, regolith based concretes could enable lunar and Martian structures — and where the toughest engineering gaps remain.
Prometheus Raises Billions to Develop ‘Artificial General Engineer’ for Physical Product Creation
Prometheus Industries is a company that might become very important to additive manufacturing in the future.
ExOne Launches S-Print Pro Industrial Sand 3D Printer
There’s a new industrial 3D printer from ExOne.
No, Voron Was Not Just Patented In China
The Voron 3D printer design was NOT just patented by Chinese organizations.
Pasta Lovers Rejoice! Barilla’s Massive New York Expansion Could Bring More High-Tech Pasta to America
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi consider how Italy’s culinary traditions are merging with industrial-scale 3D food printing to redefine pasta production in America.
RIT Unveils Multi-Nozzle Molten Metal Jetting Printhead
RIT researchers unveiled an eight nozzle Molten Metal Jetting printhead that promises much higher metal AM throughput without sacrificing feature resolution.
Sponsor News
Investigating Creality’s Black Friday Deals
It’s that time of year again, and there are quite a few Black Friday sales on for desktop 3D printers.
Vision Miner 22 IDEX V4 Delivers Inexpensive PEEK-Class 3D Printing
Vision Miner officially introduced the 22 IDEX V4, the newest iteration of its independent dual-extrusion 3D printer.
Integrated Design-to-Production Services Simplify Part Manufacturing
Making a production part is vastly different than making one for one-off use.
PCBWAY to Launch September Promotion with 36% Discount on TPU 3D Printing
It looks like PCBWAY has found itself with a trainload of TPU material.
Creality’s SpacePi X4: Advanced Four-Spool, Two-Chamber Filament Dryer
Creality introduced what could be the best filament drying solution on the market: the SpacePi X4.
Creality and AMISS Partner to Bring 3D Printing Innovation to Fashion Industry
Creality seems to have developed an entirely new application for 3D printing, this time in the fashion industry.
A Closer Look at PCBWay’s Online 3D Printing Workflow
I took a tour through PCBWay’s online quoting service for 3D prints.
PCBWay Enhances Designer Workflow with New Open-Source Software Integrations
There are some interesting developments at PCBWay.
Creality Unveils Hi Combo: A High-Speed 3D Printer with Automated Filament Switching
Creality launched the anticipated Creality Hi Combo 3D printer today.
Research
Review Maps 3D Printed Concrete For Space Habitats
A new research review lays out how 3D printed, regolith based concretes could enable lunar and Martian structures — and where the toughest engineering gaps remain.
RIT Unveils Multi-Nozzle Molten Metal Jetting Printhead
RIT researchers unveiled an eight nozzle Molten Metal Jetting printhead that promises much higher metal AM throughput without sacrificing feature resolution.
Researchers 3D Print Magnetoelectronics For Self Aware 4D Mechatronics
Researchers report fully 3D printed magnetoelectronics that let printed parts sense their own motion and state, enabling interactive appliances and self aware 4D mechatronics.
Researchers Develop LSAM Foaming Of TPE With Microspheres
Researchers in Germany have shown how to 3D print foamed thermoplastic elastomers at large scale using thermally expandable microspheres.
Corporate
Patent Filing Trends Reveal China’s Dominance in 3D Printing Intellectual Property
I did some analysis on 3D print patents to understand where innovation seems to be occurring.
Prometheus Raises Billions to Develop ‘Artificial General Engineer’ for Physical Product Creation
Prometheus Industries is a company that might become very important to additive manufacturing in the future.
Nano Dimension Plans Merger to Exit From the 3D Printing Industry
The Nano Dimension saga appears to be coming to a final conclusion with a rather strange corporate announcement.
Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, June 21, 2026
Once again we take a look at the valuations of the major 3D printing companies over the past week.
The TDK-Fabric8Labs Deal Shows the Importance of 3D Print Applications
TDK’s surprise acquisition of Fabric8Labs last week shows how applications truly drive the 3D printing industry.
Ideas
Mass Media Reporting on 3D Printer Legislation Indicates a Dark Future
It’s starting to look dark for the future of desktop 3D printing.
Full Color Printing Expands in Desktop FFF, But Some Major Manufacturers are AWOL
The new “full colour” capabilities to FFF 3D printing are creating some interesting reactions.
Cura’s Role Shrinks as PrusaSlicer-Derived Tools Dominate FFF Printing Software
The FFF slicing tool market has consolidated, and not around Cura.
Building Codes and Regulation May Determine the Future Growth of 3D Printed Construction
Regulation may be the least fun part of 3D printed construction, but it determines whether 3DCP can move past demonstrations.
Services
New ColorMix Shading Utility Applies Lighting-Based Color Effects to 3D Prints
Prusa Research just released one of the most interesting 3D print utilities: ColorMix Shading.
MyMiniFactory Outlines Strategy to Revive Thingiverse with New Features
Things are about to happen on Thingiverse.
Trinckle Patents User Guided 3D Printing Configuration
Trinckle 3D has published a pair of German patent applications that point toward a very specific problem in additive manufacturing: how do you let less experienced users customize 3D printed parts…
3D Print Manager Streamlines Filament Inventory for Small Print Farms
There’s a new tool to help you manage your inventory of 3D printer filament.
Usage
Carbon Capture, Additive Manufacturing, and the New Infrastructure Beside the Turbine
Charles G. Goulding investigates how industrial data center developers deploy modular carbon-capture technology beside gas turbines to overcome environmental permitting roadblocks and secure federal tax incentives.
Pasta Lovers Rejoice! Barilla’s Massive New York Expansion Could Bring More High-Tech Pasta to America
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi consider how Italy’s culinary traditions are merging with industrial-scale 3D food printing to redefine pasta production in America.
Food-Safe 3D Printing Advances as Forever Chemicals Face Elimination
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine why silicone additive manufacturing, FDA compliance, and PFAS-free materials are becoming critical priorities for the future of food production.
Routine Maintenance: The New Right-to-Repair and 3D Printing
Charles G. Goulding drills into the impact that right-to-repair laws have on routine maintenance of modern machinery and how 3D printing can be one of the solutions.