Google Wants Spirit Airlines’ Data. What Could 3D Printing Data Be Worth?
Charles R. Goulding and Ari Willick examine the growing competition for Spirit Airlines’ business data and what it may tell us about the value of additive manufacturing datasets.
Welding 3D Printed Parts May Start In The Slicer
A plastic weld can fail before the welding equipment is even switched on.
Two New 3D Printer Nozzle Patents Challenge CHT Designs
Is there a better way to soften filament in FFF systems?
Creality Needs Your Input
Creality has issued a 3D printer operator survey, and it’s quite interesting.
Xerox Patent Eliminates Sticky 3D Prints With Two UV Wavelengths
The very last layer of a 3D print can be the worst.
The Army’s Search for Obsolete Parts Opens a New Door for 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi investigate how the Army’s push to source legacy components is creating new opportunities for digital inventories, additive manufacturing and on-demand production.
A 3D Printed Tabletop Simulator for Vocal-Cord Surgery
Charles G. Goulding highlights an innovative Georgetown-developed 3D printed surgical trainer that brings vocal-cord surgery practice out of the operating room and onto an affordable tabletop platform.
X-Hinges: A 3D Printed Hinge That Senses Its Own Movement
A 3D printed flexible hinge can report how it’s bending. That’s “X-Hinges”, a 3D printing technique developed by researchers at MIT CSAIL, Tianjin University and Zhejiang University. They produced compliant joints…
Desktop Metal’s Zombie Patent Makes Aluminum Jetting More Reliable
A dead company has just published a pretty interesting patent application.
3DFilamentProfiles adds Profiles and an API
There’s been an interesting update to 3DFilamentProfiles. Two, actually.
Sponsor News
Revopoint Launches RANGE 3 Scanners And Previews MIRACO 2
Revopoint has made two significant 3D scanning announcements, including a new scanner starting at only US$369.
SKYLAB3D Explains How To Choose A Complete 3D Scanning Setup
Doing the 3D scanning is never the whole job.
Slant 3D’s Oil Stick Lubrication Tool Makes 3D Printer Maintenance Easy
Slant 3D’s new Oil Stick is a simple tool every 3D printer operator should use.
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.
Research
Welding 3D Printed Parts May Start In The Slicer
A plastic weld can fail before the welding equipment is even switched on.
X-Hinges: A 3D Printed Hinge That Senses Its Own Movement
A 3D printed flexible hinge can report how it’s bending. That’s “X-Hinges”, a 3D printing technique developed by researchers at MIT CSAIL, Tianjin University and Zhejiang University. They produced compliant joints…
Why High Density Isn’t Enough For Metal 3D Printing
A metal 3D printed part can be almost completely solid and still not work properly for its application. Researchers made this observation in a new study of metal additive manufacturing. For…
AI Study Finds Big Strength Differences in 3D Printing Infill
Changing two print settings more than doubled the measured tensile strength of a 3D printed part.
Corporate
Sinterit “Winds Down” After Bankruptcy Filing
Sinterit is winding down manufacturing.
Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, November 8, 2026
Once again we take a look at the valuations of the major 3D printing companies over the past week.
D-Shape Founder Revoces License from Hong Kong Partner
An dispute has emerged over one of the oldest names in large-scale 3D printing.
Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, November 1, 2026
Once again we take a look at the valuations of the major 3D printing companies over the past week.
Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, October 25, 2026
Once again we take a look at the valuations of the major 3D printing companies over the past week.
Ideas
Bambu Lab’s H3C Just Reset the Toolchanger Market
The high-end toolchanger market has suddenly become a bit more uncomfortable for many 3D printer manufacturers.
Is Vibe Coding Slowly Destroying The Market For 3D Printing Software?
Something strange is happening in my inbox.
Could AI Generators Eventually Replace 3D Model Repositories?
I've noticed an interesting difference between two of the biggest 3D model repositories.
Could Creality Be Planning Dedicated Retail Stores Worldwide?
Creality has been building something that could become a worldwide network of its own dedicated 3D printing stores.
Services
3DFilamentProfiles adds Profiles and an API
There’s been an interesting update to 3DFilamentProfiles. Two, actually.
New StandardFlow Platform Automates Standards Compliance Analysis
A new company should enable manufacturers to more quickly qualify 3D printed parts.
Spoolara Bundles A Collection Of 3D Printing Utilities
Spoolara has bundled a bunch of small 3D printing utilities together.
Anycubic Uses Thingiverse To Fill Makeronline’s Model Gap
Anycubic has made a very quite but potentially important ecosystem move.
Usage
Google Wants Spirit Airlines’ Data. What Could 3D Printing Data Be Worth?
Charles R. Goulding and Ari Willick examine the growing competition for Spirit Airlines’ business data and what it may tell us about the value of additive manufacturing datasets.
The Army’s Search for Obsolete Parts Opens a New Door for 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi investigate how the Army’s push to source legacy components is creating new opportunities for digital inventories, additive manufacturing and on-demand production.
A 3D Printed Tabletop Simulator for Vocal-Cord Surgery
Charles G. Goulding highlights an innovative Georgetown-developed 3D printed surgical trainer that brings vocal-cord surgery practice out of the operating room and onto an affordable tabletop platform.
The Sound of Innovation: 3D Printing Takes on Hearing Loss
Charles G. Goulding examines how AI-powered hearing aids and 3D printed ear components are changing the way researchers approach hearing loss and surgical repair.