3D Printing Pushes Auxetic Metamaterials Into More Complex Territory
A new research paper shows how additive manufacturing is enabling increasingly sophisticated auxetic structures with unusual mechanical behavior.
Bambu Lab Patent Reveals Multi-Printhead Toolchanger Concept Beyond Vortek
Bambu Lab has a new patent that seems to describe something beyond their advanced Vortek technology.
Fibre Seek Faces Patent Lawsuit From Continuous Composites
Continuous Composites launched a lawsuit against Fibre Seek.
Prusa Refreshes XL and CORE One Line With Across-the-Board Hardware Upgrades
Prusa Research has refreshed its XL and CORE One 3D printers with a long list of hardware changes
Design of the Week: Evaporative Cubes
This week’s selection is the 3D printed ceramic cubes by TU Graz.
Study Examines Large Spatter In Metal Additive Manufacturing
A new simulation study investigates how large spatter forms and damages surface quality in metal additive manufacturing.
Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, August 16, 2026
Once again we take a look at the valuations of the major 3D printing companies over the past week.
Boustead Singapore Invests in Robotic Urology Diagnostics
Charles Goulding and Ari Willick analyze how Boustead Singapore's acquisition of UroMedTech reflects the growing convergence of robotics, 3D printing, and precision healthcare in Singapore.
California 3D Printer Bill AB 2047 Clears Key Senate Appropriations Vote
The California 3D printer law has progressed forward in a significant way.
Whatever Happened to Glass 3D Printer Build Plates?
Whatever happened to glass 3D printing plates?
Sponsor News
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.
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.
Research
3D Printing Pushes Auxetic Metamaterials Into More Complex Territory
A new research paper shows how additive manufacturing is enabling increasingly sophisticated auxetic structures with unusual mechanical behavior.
Study Examines Large Spatter In Metal Additive Manufacturing
A new simulation study investigates how large spatter forms and damages surface quality in metal additive manufacturing.
Oscillating Toolpaths Could Make 3D Printed Carbon Fiber Parts Tougher
Researchers have found a way to increase energy absorption in 3D printed carbon fiber composites simply by changing how the print head moves.
3D Printed Liquid Crystal Elastomers Learn to Expand and Contract
Researchers have developed a 3D printing technique that can program opposite actuation behaviors into different sections of the same printed filament.
Corporate
Fibre Seek Faces Patent Lawsuit From Continuous Composites
Continuous Composites launched a lawsuit against Fibre Seek.
Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, August 16, 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, August 9, 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, August 2, 2026
Once again we take a look at the valuations of the major 3D printing companies over the past week.
Velo3D Launches Forge 1 Metal AM Campus
Velo3D opened a massive new Livermore site for repeatable metal 3D print production.
Ideas
Whatever Happened to Glass 3D Printer Build Plates?
Whatever happened to glass 3D printing plates?
Another Way Formlabs Gains an Edge in the Competitive 3D Printing Market
Formlabs CEO Maxim Lobovsky leaked one of the company’s secrets for success.
Another Company Appears to Exit 3D Printer Manufacturing
It seems another 3D printer manufacturer is moving along to other products.
What is the Most Popular 3D Model Repository in 2026?
What are the most popular 3D model repositories in mid-2026?
Services
Backflip Adds AI-Powered Reverse Engineering to Convert Mesh Files Into CAD Models
Backflip announced a new capability: reverse engineering.
Xometry Upgrades AI Process Recommender to Improve Manufacturing Choices
Xometry announced “comprehensive upgrades” to their AI model architecture.
3Dmodels.org Provides Editable CAD Files and Niche 3D Models
We were directed to another 3D model repository I hadn’t previously seen, 3Dmodels.org.
Prompt2CAD Expands AI CAD Capabilities with Improved STEP Model Generation
Remember Prompt2CAD? It’s advanced quite a bit since my last check.
Usage
Boustead Singapore Invests in Robotic Urology Diagnostics
Charles Goulding and Ari Willick analyze how Boustead Singapore's acquisition of UroMedTech reflects the growing convergence of robotics, 3D printing, and precision healthcare in Singapore.
Math, Models, and Mysteries Solved: How Additive Manufacturing Helped Find the Answer to Schrödinger’s Color Theory
Charles R. Goulding and Kate Esposito reveal how 3D printing transformed an abstract mathematical mystery into a tangible breakthrough, completing one of Schrödinger's unfinished scientific puzzles.
Frozen Time: How 3D Printing Could Create the First Biological Supply Chain
Charles G. Goulding explores how 3D printing and cryogenic preservation could transform organ transplantation by creating the world's first biological supply chain.
How Did Firestorm Labs Keep MJF 3D Printers Running in Heavy Seas?
I’m a bit puzzled over a US Navy test of a 3D printing solution.