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Stratasys Announces Bold Strategy: Two Key New Concepts Unveiled
Today 3D print giant Stratasys announced a bold new strategy focused on industry that will no doubt have a significant effect on manufacturing in the future.
Filamentive’s Sustainable 3D Printer Filaments
I met with representatives of Filamentive to find out more about their interesting series of sustainable 3D printer filaments.
What Happens When Your 3D Printer Manufacturer Drops Support?
In an increasing number of cases, support ceases for aging 3D printers. What should you do?
UNLAYERED: Stratasys’ New Robotic Composite 3D Concept
As mentioned earlier, Stratasys announced a new strategy involving two utterly new 3D printing concepts. One of them is the Robotic Composite 3D Demonstrator.
A Method to Add Color to Your 3D Printer: ColorPod
A project by Netherlands-based Aad van der Geest has created “ColorPod”, a concept for converting a monocolor desktop 3D printer into a full color machine.
The Case for Insuring Your 3D Print Operation
3D printing has continued to prove itself as a promising solution for many manufacturers/businesses, creating opportunities and prototyping capabilities that were once unavailable, while significantly expediting “time to market”.
Is 3D Printing Truly Green?
There’s been much ado made of the notion of “green” 3D printing, but is this really true?
MAKEiT Releases the Pro-L Desktop 3D Printer
MAKEiT is a small company producing a powerful desktop 3D printer that’s quite suitable for low volume production use. Now they’re released a newly improved version, the Pro-L.
Design of the Week: Rottlace Masks
This week’s selection is the strange Rottlace mask by the MIT Mediated Matter Group.
3D Hubs’ 3D Printing Process Chart is Comprehensive, But…
3D Hubs has developed a very clear infographic detailing the numerous 3D printing processes. But I think there’s one problem with it.
The Frequency of 3D Content Violations is Astonishing
Earlier we wrote a story on LayerTrove, a new Scotland-based startup that happens to be selling unlicensed 3D content. But how often does this occur? It turns out to be astonishingly frequent.
Free 3D Software for the New School Year
It’s that time of year for many students about to enter another year of learning, hopefully many in 3D. Fortunately, there are many ways to access free 3D software.
The Newly Discovered Problem with All Large-Format 3D Printers
Recently we’ve written several stories about new, large-format 3D printers. While these machines can print large items, there’s a big problem with them.
The Ceramaker 3D Printer: A Specialty Machine for Specialty Materials
While ceramics may be among the oldest and most widespread of materials used by humanity, ceramics 3D printing has a much more narrow set of applications.
Reflow: Recycled 3D Printer Filament System That Works
There have been many aborted attempts at producing recycled 3D printer filament, but Reflow’s approach appears to be successful.
The Confusing Paradox of 3D Printer Adhesion
One problem increasingly encountered by 3D printer operators is something one would have been solved a while ago: adhesion
Two “Secret” 3D Printing Startups
Fabbaloo reader Lance Pickens asked about two 3D printing startups, so what else could I do but check them out?
This is How you Paint a 3D Printed Mech
Remember the Mechwarrior model we shared a few weeks ago? So. Good. We’re in the process of printing up one of our own and can’t wait to paint it.
100(ish) Educational 3D Printing Projects Released by MyStemKits
For schools, classrooms and educators this could be a lifesaver in September: a monstrous selection of 3D printing projects from MyStemKits.
The PotterBot V4.5 Succeeds Through Simplicity
3D Potter announced a new ceramic 3D printer, the PotterBot V4.5, whose new extrusion mechanism is fantastically simpler.
Juliana Martinelli – “I Decided That I Wanted to Be Part of the Changes the World Was Going Through, and to Do That I Had to Be an Engineer”
Juliana Martinelli is the founder and CEO of InovaHouse3D, a Brazil-based startup that is willing to disrupt traditional house manufacturing thanks to 3D printing.
LayerTrove Releases Easy-To-Print 3D Models, But Faces Big Risks
LayerTrove is a Scotland-based 3D model store who have just launched a 3D models series that may bring them troubles in the future.
dddmaterial Launches Powerful Tungsten 3D Printer Nozzles, Again
Germany-based dddmaterial has launched a second Kickstarter campaign to produce a batch of powerful tungsten 3D printer nozzles.
The Go-Make Junior 3D Printer: A Hacker’s Feast?
e mother of invention with a new open source 3D printer project, the Go-Make Junior.
A Look at the New Monoprice Ultimate 3D Printer, and OMG!
Monoprice has been selling inexpensive 3D printers for a while, but recently they took a step into a more powerful machine.
Is X-Y Resolution Important in 3D Printing? Answer: Sometimes
There are two types of resolution mentioned in 3D printing specifications, layer size and X-Y, but is the latter of any importance?
The M3D Pro is Now Available – With Some Cool Features
Remember the M3D Micro 3D printer from years ago? This machine has now grown into the new M3D Pro model that just happens to be launched today.
3D Printing Can Enable Amazing Things
Some say 3D printing is not useful and is dying, but in fact our world is being slowly changed in fundamental ways behind the scenes.
Design of the Week: Knot Knits
This week’s selection is the amazing “Knot Knits” part set by UK artist Rob Elford.
Investing in Metal 3D Print Powders? Not So Fast!
I read a report proposing that it might be profitable to invest in metal powder production for 3D printers and concluded this might not be the best plan.
Two Neat Features on the FELIX Pro 1
The other week we had a really close look at the FELIX Pro 1 and found a couple of very interesting features.
Could 3D Systems Become a Healthcare Company?
Several recent happenings suggest 3D Systems might be considering changing their business focus. As you may have heard, 3D Systems (and other major incumbent 3D printing players) have had a very challenging time financially in the past two years. Quarterly financial reports from both 3D Systems and Stratasys show only modest gains this year, and… Continue reading Could 3D Systems Become a Healthcare Company?
Russian 3D Printing Goes Nuclear
While Russia has its fair share of 3D printing–related businesses and research activities, the country may be farther behind in adoption when compared to the United States, Europe and the rest of Asia.
How Cheap are Those Asian 3D Printers, Anyway?
3D printer buyers in the West are accustomed to prices in the thousands for desktop 3D print gear, but what kind of deals could you get if you purchased directly from Asia?
Massivit Has It Figured Out
Massivit 3D Printing Technologies has announced their strategy for unveiling their huge Massivit 1800 3D printer, and it’s not what you might think.
BMW Group Sues Turbosquid for Selling 3D Models of Their Car Designs
If you’ve ever stood in the shower wondering if you could be sued because you made a certain 3D model of a certain brand of car, wonder no more.
UL’s Work With 3D Printing Operations Should Increase Safety – And More
Did you know that UL offers a comprehensive series of trying programs for 3D printing?
WASP Encounters – and Solves – Problems During Gigantic 3D Print
Italy-based WASP has been experimenting with their building-sized BigDelta 3D printer.
3MF Releases Production-Oriented Extensions
The 3MF Consortium released two interesting specification extensions that are designed to make life much easier for production environments.
MakerBot’s Western Expansion: The First of Many?
MakerBot announced an interesting educational maneuver: they’re opening up an office in California.
Questions about 3D Printing From a New User
A random question from an interested reader resulted in a curious reverse interview about the future of 3D printing.
Annie Wang – “It’s Not Only About What You Can Make, It’s Also About What You Should Make”
Annie is the co-founder of Senvol, which provides analytics on the Additive Manufacturing industry.
MCOR Shifts Gears on their Color 3D Printer
MCOR Technologies announced a very attractive full-color 3D printer based on their paper technology last January, but a recent announcement describes some key changes.
Aleph Object’s Financials Hint at an Interesting Future Battle
Aleph Objects, the company behind the LulzBot line of desktop 3D printers, released their quarterly financials, providing a glimpse at the workings of a smaller 3D printer company.
Second Quarter Results at Stratasys: Status Improving
3D printing giant Stratasys released their second quarter results this past week and it seems things are improving.
The Metal Delta is a Surprisingly Good 3D Printer Option
Now on Kickstarter, the Metal Delta 3D printer from Blue Eagle Labs offers some very interesting features at a very low price.
Two Interesting 3D Print Technologies Under Development
I recently encountered a couple of fascinating research projects that are both attempting to develop powerful new 3D printing technologies.
Controversy at Zortrax Suggests More Scrutiny Required
A damning report in TechCrunch reveals Poland-based 3D printer manufacturer Zortrax lied about a major sales contract – and demonstrates everyone should spend more effort scrutinizing vendors.
Design of the Week: Rocket Coffee Table
This week’s selection is the playful Rocket Coffee Table by Stelios Mousarris.
A Look Up at Leapfrog’s Super-Tall Xcel 3D Printer. Way Up!
Leapfrog’s Xcel 3D printer is far taller than you could imagine.
Printr Updates Their Cloud 3D Print Management System
Amsterdam-based Printr has been quietly improving their cloud-based 3D print management system, Formide.
3D Systems 2Q16 Results: Still Hurting, but Management is Optimistic
3D printing giant 3D Systems announced their second quarter results and there were few changes, but that’s about what I’d expect to see.
One More Way to Embed a Nut in Your 3D Print
I saw a unique method of embedding nuts and bolts into your 3D print that I had not considered, one that you definitely should.
Hacking the TSA’s Master Keys: 3D Printing Adds a New Dimension to Privacy and Security
Another year, another hacker conference, another method for 3D printing keys to previously unhackable locks.
Leapfrog’s New Bolt 3D Printer has a Speedy Surprise
Our team had a close look at Leapfrog’s new Bolt 3D printer and discovered it has features beyond its large size.
Formlabs Receives Massive Investment, Enabling a Titanic Competition?
Today Formlabs announced a huge USD$35M investment round, which should enable some very interesting things to occur.
Believe It: Carbon Nanotube 3D Printer Filament is Pretty Strong
A new video from a supplier of carbon nanotube-infused 3D printer filament demonstrates amazing strength.
Autodesk Announces Design Graph, Punches Shape Search in Solar Plexus
You know when you cried into that bucket of bolts because you couldn’t find the matching hardware? Those were sad, rough times.
What is the Ideal 3D Printer Material? Is It PLA? ABS?
There is always a discussion taking place: Which is the best 3D print filament material to use? I think this question is distracting from the real question.
Tripodmaker’s 3D Printer is Half in the Cloud
There are some very interesting delta-style 3D printers, and one of them is from Tripodmaker.
ThreeD Materials Offers 3D Printer Filament By Subscription, But is This a Thing You Should Do?
New materials vendor ThreeD Materials has a new subscription-based method for distributing 3D printer filament, but is it something you should do?
Katherine Bialek – “I Enjoy Inventing, Finding Solutions, and Being Able to Carry Out That Process Myself”
Katherine is an innovator, a mother, a maker, an entrepreneur. She built a live-streaming 3D printing platform, MyMultiExtruder, on which she shares her 3D printing experiences.
3DPrinterOS Breaks Silence With New Enterprise Capabilities
I haven’t heard much from 3DPrinterOS for a while, but now the reason for this is clear: they’ve been working on powerful integrations.
3D Hubs Lands USD$7M, But What Will They Spend It On?
Community 3D printing network 3D Hubs gained a significant boost with a Series B investment round of USD$7M, but I believe they’ll use it to continue their focus switch.
Focusing on Business: MakerPoint Evolves
MakerPoint, a Netherlands-based chain of 3D print retail shops, seems to be slowly changing their focus.
The Foodini 3D Printer Lives!
The last time we wrote about the Foodini 3D printer, it was April of 2014, more than two years ago. Now, the machine is available!
Ultimaker is Taking This Portability Thing Seriously
When we met with Ultimaker last month the company was excited to explain one of their customers had discovered a new 3D print use case: portable 3D printing.
Le FabShop Shuts Down
A pioneering French 3D print firm, Le FabShop, has closed its doors forever.
Design of the Week: 3D Printed Mars Replica
This week’s selection is the realistic 3D printed Mars Replica by Instructables contributor grayst.
IonCore’s new Zinter Pro II
IonCore has launched a new professional desktop 3D printer, the Zinter Pro II.
See, 3D Printing is Definitely Not Dead
In spite of the stream of ridiculous mainstream media posts on the “death of 3D printing”, there are plenty of good news stories, too. Here’s two.
Who is Zrapid Tech and Why Don’t You Know About Them?
Our team encountered folks from a company called ZRapid, whom we learned much about – and you should too.
Nano Dimension Adds Electricity to Multimaterial 3D Printing
About 30 years ago, 3D printing began as a technology for rapid prototyping, allowing designers, engineers and manufacturers to quickly produce physical mockups of their designs.
Is There a 3D Printer Nicer Than MassPortal’s Pharaoh?
If you’ve never seen a MassPortal 3D printer, you should.
BigRep Fine-Tunes Their Large-Scale 3D Print Strategy
We spoke with BigRep CEO Rene Gurkas recently and learned more about the company’s strategy and upcoming moves.
NinjaTek’s Two New 3D Printer Filaments
NinjaTek is most well known for their flexible filament, NinjaFlex, but two new products might change that notion.
Watch the Brute Force of Linear Friction Welding in Mind-Numbing 32x Slow Motion
Commonly used to seamlessly join dissimilar materials with different melting points, friction welding has been used to manufacture everything from airplane parts and rocket thruster tanks to even space shuttles and the razor-thin iMac.
Questions Raised Over Home-3D Printed Wrist Brace
Two questions came to mind when I saw reports of a home-3D printed brace to support a broken wrist.
Shapeways Hacked! But It Could Have Been Far Worse
Popular 3D print service Shapeways announced today they’ve experienced a possibly major security incident.
Ti3AU, the Hardest New Metal Material for 3D Printing?
Researchers at Rice University and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory have developed a startlingly hard material, Ti3Au.
ORD’s Full Color 3D Printer Now on Kickstarter
Canada-based ORD has been developing plastic mixing technology for some time now and the result is the very unusual RoVa4D Full Color Blender.
Holly Craig – “The Women I Meet in My Profession Are Typically Top Notch Since They Have Had to Excel Higher to Achieve Their Position”
Holly is the co-founder and CEO of Stratonics. She is an engineer but also knows all about business and operations.
Yet Another Criminal Application of 3D Printing: Physical Theft
I’m always impressed with unique applications of 3D printing, but according to G4S, a global security firm, there’s a new, darker application being used.
Arcam Releases 2015Q1-2 Results: Mixed Results
Sweden-based Arcam, maker of powerful metal 3D printing gear, released interim financial results for the first half of the year, and there’s good and bad news.
Carbon’s True Focus: Materials
Carbon’s new M1 3D printer has been announced, but I feel the more interesting part of the Carbon story is the materials they’re offering – and will offer for the machine.
Please Make It Stop: “3D printers are never going to be a thing”
A piece yesterday in Mashable made myself and no doubt many others in the 3D print world upset.
And After You Learn 3D CAD…
I’m reading an interesting post on GrabCAD by Khadija Ouajjani that discusses the testing of a 3D design.
Can You 3D Print a Superconductor?
Selective laser melting process in action. Credit: Tim Sercombe/University of Western Australia
Researchers have been investigating whether it’s possible to 3D print an object that acts as a superconductor.
Design of the Week: Two Green Foxes
This week’s selection is the Two Green Foxes project by Nicholas Syiu and Alina Wong.
3D Print Stocks “Cratering”? “Entire Industry Appears to Be Falling Apart”? No, No, No
I’m reading some recent pieces analyzing the stock prices of publicly traded 3D printing companies and I’m having a hard time believing what I’m reading.
Large Scale 3D Printed Nanostructures Possible
A newly invented process could enable large-scale use of nano-printed metal materials.
Need a Custom 3D Print Material? Call ADVANC3D Materials!
There are many companies producing materials for 3D printing applications, but this one has an interesting speciality: custom materials.
Another Massive 3D Printer: The Box
Sweden-based BLB Industries has produced a massive 3D printer to join the growing ranks of meter-sized devices on the market.
Sigma Labs Introduces Much-Needed In-Process Quality Assurance to Metal 3D Printing
Metal 3D printing enables the production of new, more efficient and intricate geometries, with the potential to reduce costs and increase the performance of a given product.