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Smart International Joins The High-Temperature Club

Kerry Stevenson

Smart International announced a high-temperature 3D printing option: the Macro HT.

Design of the Week: Loom Light

Kerry Stevenson

This week’s selection is the gigantic Loom Light by Titia Ex.

Racing the Clock with Help from Carbon Capture and 3D Printing

Charles Goulding Jr.

Charles Goulding Jr. examines the possibilities for use of 3D printing in carbon capture equipment.

3D Printing: Blazing the Trail for Austin, Texas to be the Nation’s E-bike Capital

Charles Goulding

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi review how 3D printing has affected the e-bike industry.

Essentium’s Unique Approach To Aerospace 3D Printing

Kerry Stevenson

Many 3D print companies service the aerospace industry, but it appears that Essentium is doing things in quite a different way.

Glimpsing The Future Of Mass Customization

Kerry Stevenson

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

Autodrop3d Offers Automated 3D Printing Solutions

Kerry Stevenson

I’m looking at Autodrop3d, a company that seems to offer automation solutions for 3D printing.

Siemens Pushes Digital Twins in CNC Manufacturing

ENGINEERING.com

Siemens recently announced its new SINUMERIK CNC control system. While Siemens has long been a hallmark of CNC controllers, this new system takes its cue from other parts of the company’s repertoire.

Round 2: The COVID Fight Scores With Help from 3D Printing

Charles Goulding

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine how 3D printing could make an even bigger splash during the second wave of COVID-19.

The Not-Round 3D Printer Filament Spool

Kerry Stevenson

Slant3D has re-invented the ubiquitous 3D printer filament spool, but for some reason it’s not round.

Are 3D Printers Too Dark?

Kerry Stevenson

Lighting has always been a consistent issue with 3D printers, and it doesn’t seem to be improving.

Balancing Cost vs Features in 3D Printer Design

Kerry Stevenson

When you see the final design of a 3D printer, there have been many decisions made to get it to that state.

Sony’s Spatial Reality Is a New Type of 3D Display Technology

SolidSmack.com

As technology becomes more compact, trendsetters start researching ways to improve multi-sensory experience.

SimplyColor3D Goes 2.0

Kerry Stevenson

SimplyColor3D has now now moved to version 2.0, and it includes a lot more features.

PCL Construction Discovers New 3D Printing Use Case

Kerry Stevenson

I’ve learned of an amazing form of 3D printing usage that I suspect many construction companies don’t yet know.

The Cutting Begins At 3D Systems

Kerry Stevenson

3D Systems abruptly sliced off some of its parts this week, selling Cimatron and GibbsCAM.

Really Cheap Filament, With a Big Catch

Kerry Stevenson

The message said PLA filament for only US$8.50 / kg — could this be true?

Mathilde Berchon: “We Need All Brains And Hands On Deck!”

Nora Toure

athilde Berchon is an independent consultant specialized in communications strategy for the 3D printing industry at her company FuturFab and mentor for makers entrepreneurs on MakingSociety.fr.

Big Tech on the Antitrust Hot Seat and 3D Printing

Charles Goulding Jr.

Charles Goulding Jr. examines the recent anti-trust lawsuits in the US and how they may affect 3D printing.

The Quagmire That Is 3D Printer Filament Eco Terminology

Kerry Stevenson

Another eco-friendly 3D printer filament? Hold on, there is a lot more to the story.

Time To Empty The Fabbaloo Mailbag

Kerry Stevenson

Hello Fabbaloo Readers! Today we once again review the most interesting messages from our mailbag.

3D Printed Fashions Becoming More Sophisticated

Kerry Stevenson

Ganit Goldstein is an Israel designer developing techniques for producing fantastic 3D printed fashions.

Book of the Week: 3D Printers For Woodworkers

Kerry Stevenson

This week’s selection is “3D Printers For Woodworkers” by Henry Doolittle.

Create it REAL Receives Significant Investment

Kerry Stevenson

Create it REAL has received an investment of €3.1M (US$3.6M).

Implications of The Dyndrite – HP Partnership

Kerry Stevenson

There could be some profound implications coming for additive manufacturing, after a review of the newly announced HP Universal Build Manager, which is powered by Dyndrite.

Materialise Continues To Invest In Medical Segment, Where Revenues Increased In Q3

Sarah Goehrke

It’s a tough year for business, but Materialise has been focusing its efforts on the medical segment — and seeing that investment pay off as Q3 2020 results highlight.

3D Printing Pumps

Charles Goulding

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata take a look at the use of 3D printing for pump prototyping, manufacture, and replacement inventory.

Design of the Week: Skafaldo Bowl & Side Table

Kerry Stevenson

This week’s selection is the Skafaldo Bowl & Side Table by Unfold.

It Is Definitely Time for #ResponsibleManufacturing

Kerry Stevenson

Responsible Manufacturing is a term you may not have heard before, but you should be hearing a lot more about it in the future.

Top 3 Spooky 3D Printing Innovations Of The Past

Three Spooky 3D Printing Innovations Of The Past

Madhu Chandrasekaran

3D printing isn’t often associated with the word “spooky”, but as Halloween fast approaches, I couldn’t help but think of a few spooky 3D printing innovations that I’ve seen over the past few years.

Coming Soon: Scalable Garage 3D Printing

Kerry Stevenson

I had a thought about how belt 3D printing might play out in the future.

GE’s Positive Q3 Earnings Report And 3D Printing

Charles Goulding

Charles R. Goulding examines GE’s Q3 2020 results with an eye toward 3D printing impact.

SLS 3D Printing For Robotic End-Of-Arm Applications

Sarah Goehrke

When improving a 3D printed part, sometimes a different 3D printing technology is the best route as contract manufacturer HARBEC recently found.

The Unusual Rotary Piston Extruder Needs To Be Used

Kerry Stevenson

It’s been brought to our attention there is a patent on a very unusual 3D printer extruder design.

AMD’s $35 Billion Acquisition Of Xilinx And 3D Printing

Charles Goulding

Charles R. Goulding and Adam Friedman examine where 3D printing might fit into a new acquisition.

3D Printed Pharmaceuticals Pave the Way for Customizable Drug Therapies

ENGINEERING.com

Since its inception during the later decades of the last century, 3D printing (also known as additive manufacturing) has moved far beyond merely fabricating simple plastic parts.

GoProto’s New Elastomer 3D Print Service

Kerry Stevenson

GoProto announced a new service dedicated to flexible 3D prints, which they call “3DElastoPrint”.

Markforged Names New CEO

Sarah Goehrke

Boston-based Markforged has announced a change in executive structure.

Longer Launches The High-Resolution Orange 4K SLA 3D Printer

Kerry Stevenson

This week Longer launched its latest 3D printer, the Orange 4K, on Kickstarter.

Fusion3 Introduces REACTOR

Kerry Stevenson

Fusion3 has introduced a new and powerful slicing system for their 3D printers, REACTOR.

Can RV Rental Platforms Take To The Road With Help From 3D Printing?

Charles Goulding

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine a few ways 3D printing can come into play for the RV rental lifestyle.

New Fusion 360 Features: Text on a Path, Text Frame, and More

SolidSmack.com

The latest update from the Fusion 360 crew has us pulling our sock over our knee-caps and throwing our hats in the air.

Adaptive3D Secures Series B Investment

Kerry Stevenson

Adaptive3D has secured a major investment.

A New 3D Printing Material That Resembles Biological Tissues

Madhu Chandrasekaran

Scientists have developed a new 3D printing material that closely mimics biological tissues.

3D Printed IoT Products Are Coming

Kerry Stevenson

A quirky 3D print experiment from a few years ago seems to be leading towards an amazing plastic IoT future.

Cathie Wood, ARK Investment, And 3D Printing Disruptive Innovation

Charles Goulding

Charles R. Goulding considers ARK’s investment strategy as it relates to 3D printing.

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

Sarah Goehrke

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

We Have To Talk About Diversity & Inclusion In Additive Manufacturing

Sarah Goehrke

If you watch only one episode of Ok Xoomer, make it this one.

Fabrisonic Experimenting With Hybrid 3D Printing Approaches

Kerry Stevenson

Fabrisonic described a very unusual project in which they employed two different 3D printing processes.

Copper And 3D Printing

Charles Goulding

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata consider copper’s use in additive manufacturing.

The Art And Science Of Predicting Polymer 3D Printed Part Strength

Sarah Goehrke

Swapnil Sinha is a PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University whose research in additive manufacturing shows strength for the future of both DfAM and in-situ embedding in 3D printed parts.

The Journey From Making To Mechanical Engineering To Additive Manufacturing PhD

Sarah Goehrke

Swapnil Sinha is a PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University whose story in moving into additive manufacturing is becoming more familiar these days.

Formlabs Tweaks Their Resins

Kerry Stevenson

Formlabs announced some new resins for their dental and other users.

Book of the Week: Essential Skills for Scale Modelers

Kerry Stevenson

This week’s selection is “Essential Skills for Scale Modelers” by Aaron Skinner.

The Art Of Bioprinting

Madhu Chandrasekaran

Bioprinting is a 3D printing technique that combines the technology of 3D printers with select biomaterials to imitate components of the body.

Nano Dimension Raises US$50M

Kerry Stevenson

Nano Dimension seems to have raised a massive US$50M.

The Economics Of Low-Volume Manufacturing With Belt 3D Printers

Kerry Stevenson

The world is about to see a deluge of belt 3D printers but can they be economically used for low-volume manufacturing?

The Winners of Formnext’s 2020 Startup Challenge Step Up The Game With Automated Designs, New Materials, And Improved Post-Processing

Automated Designs, New Materials, Improved Post-Processing Awarded In Formnext Start-up Challenge 2020

Madhu Chandrasekaran

Formnext’s 6th annual Start-up Challenge acknowledges budding additive manufacturing companies for their impressive ideas and innovative developments.

3D Printing Goes Outdoors During The Pandemic

Charles Goulding

Charles R. Goulding, Preeti Sulibhavi, and 3D printing take to the great outdoors.

Design of the Week: Roomba Risers

Kerry Stevenson

This week’s selection is the Roomba Riser by Steve Harvey.

Looking At Hurdles To Serial AM Production

Looking At Hurdles To Serial Additive Manufacturing Production

Kerry Stevenson

I’m reading a post by Markus Seibold about serial production using additive manufacturing and there is a great deal of wisdom in his thoughts.

IC3D Launches Annual 3D Printed Toys For Tots Campaign

Madhu Chandrasekaran

The holidays are almost here and once again, and IC3D is holding its third annual Toys for Tots campaign to help warm the hearts of children.

A Microswimmer Experiment Leads To A Tiny #3DBenchy

Kerry Stevenson

Researchers at the University of Leiden have been 3D printing microswimmers and are testing all options.

3D Systems’ Stock Price Rocks And Rolls

Kerry Stevenson

Holders of 3D Systems stock (NYSE:DDD) have been having a bit of fun in the past months, as the stock price has jumped and fallen.

The Importance of Understanding 3D Print Clients

The Importance Of Understanding 3D Printing Clients

Kerry Stevenson

In a today’s 3D printing world it is all too easy to focus too hard on the technical and forget other factors.

Adobe Capture Going 3D With New Scantastic Feature

Kerry Stevenson

Adobe announced the coming availability of a new feature in their Capture app: Scantastic.

3D Printed Designer Furniture

Charles Goulding

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata find that the idea of 3D printing sits comfortably for designer furniture.

MSC Joins the Generative Design Parade

ENGINEERING.com

We catch up with Dr. Thomas Reiher, cofounder of AMendate, who is now director of Hexagon’s generative design division.

EOS Partners With TEES To Develop New AM Skills

Kerry Stevenson

EOS announced a new partnership with the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) to increase AM skills.

NIST Scientists Make Advancements In 3D Printing Gels And Soft Materials

NIST Scientists Make Advances In 3D Printing Gels And Soft Materials

Madhu Chandrasekaran

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently invented a method to 3D print gels and soft materials.

Relativity Space Bags Major 3D Printed Rocket Client

Kerry Stevenson

Relativity Space has landed a major client, Lockheed.

AMGTA Continues To Grow With Focus On AM Sustainability

Madhu Chandrasekaran

The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association is promoting, developing, and helping the additive manufacturing industry to grow as a more sustainable manufacturing suite.

3D Printing: Not On Federal Top 20 Technologies List

Charles Goulding

Charles R. Goulding contemplates the place of 3D printing and other specific Industry 4.0 technologies as they relate to government-driven tech priorities.

NVIDIA Snaps Suspenders, Announces RTX A6000 and A40 Video Cards

SolidSmack.com

NVIDIA officially snapped their suspenders announcing the next in their series of GPUs sporting the latest graphics-crackin’ Ampere microarchitecture.

3D Printed Electric Motor Components Drive Latest Additive Manufacturing Investment

Sarah Goehrke

3D printing has established a strong foothold in the automotive industry — but until now, not so much directly in electric motors.

Stephanie Santos Wows With 3D Printed Couture

Madhu Chandrasekaran

Stephanie Santos is a designer who wants to combine the beauties of nature and art with fashion/textile technology through 3D printing.

Eleven 3D Printed Parts On NASA’s Perseverance Rover

Kerry Stevenson

NASA has revealed their use of 3D printed parts on the Perseverance rover, currently en route to the planet Mars.

Return Of The Pico Hybrid, Part II

Kerry Stevenson

Well, it seems the Pico Hybrid has finally made it!

Henkel 3D Printing And Pandemic-Driven Preparation And Impact

Charles Goulding

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi consider Henkel’s participation in the 3D printing industry and potential preparations for another pandemic-driven lockdown scenario.

Nadia Yaakoubi: “When You Are A Woman In Business A Lot Can Be Misinterpreted”

Nora Toure

Nadia Yaakoubi began her international career in additive manufacturing in 2014.

FRESH Flossing System Uses 3D Printing Technology to Battle Gum Disease In Seconds

3D Printing To Battle Gum Disease

Madhu Chandrasekaran

Especially during COVID-19, pearly whites can be especially difficult to achieve, considering that we can’t always visit our dentist regularly.

Satori 3D Printer Launches With A Powerful Strategy

Kerry Stevenson

I spoke with Chengxi Wang of Satori to find out more about their newly launched resin 3D printer.

VELO3D Announces The Extra Capacity Sapphire XC Metal 3D Printer

Kerry Stevenson

VELO3D suddenly announced a brand new 3D printer, the Sapphire XC, which is far larger and much faster than their previous 3D printers.

$4M Raise To Accelerate AM-Flow’s Additive Manufacturing Flows

$4M Raise To Accelerate AM-Flow’s Automated Additive Manufacturing Flows

Sarah Goehrke

Dutch industrial automation company AM-Flow closed a $4 million Series A round that poises them to accelerate AI-based solutions for 3D printing production lines.

A New Additive Manufacturing Program In Ohio Wins NCDMM And CST $9.4 Million

Madhu Chandrasekaran

The MAAM program intends to commercialize the world’s largest additive manufacturing machine for the production of large parts to be used in industry and for defense.