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Armor 3D No More: A Lesson for 3D Print Startups?

The company formerly known as “Armor 3D” is now known as “Kimya”.

Finally: Automatic 3D Print Material Optimization?

New research may show a path towards completely automated tuning for 3D printing.

Create it REAL Deals: Faster 3D Printers Coming

Danish company Create it REAL announced a series of partnerships that should result in several new high speed desktop 3D printers.

Jennifer A. Prioleau – “I spend a good part of my time thinking about the potential legal uncertainties and risks 3D printing could present”

Jennifer A. Prioleau is Division Counsel at HP Inc. for the 3D Printing business.

HP Deepens Relationship With Siemens

HP announced yesterday they’ve struck an important deal with Siemens for color 3D printing.

An Eco Printer From Italy

We’re looking at the upcoming Poly 3D printer.

Book of the Week: Basic Machines and How They Work

This week’s selection is “Basic Machines and How They Work” by the US Navy.

Breakthrough: Fine Detail Voxel 3D Scanning and Printing

Researchers from MIT have developed a new technique to enable highly detailed multimaterial 3D prints from 3D scanners.

BuildTak Seeking New Products?

BuildTak has established a successful business selling adhesive products for 3D printing, but that may change.

Design of the Week: Voronoi Flower Lampshade

This week’s selection is the finely detailed Voronoi Flower Lampshade by designer Felicity Anne Holbrow.

Do You Qualify For Fabbaloo’s Community Support Program?

Did you know Fabbaloo provides free assistance to community 3D print ventures?

Could Cheaper Carbon Nanotube 3D Printer Materials Be On The Way?

A new development might lower the cost of 3D print material that uses carbon nanotubes.

Choice: The Future Dilemma of 3D Printing

As things are unfolding in 2018, there seems to be a growing challenge: material choice.

How to Reduce the Cost of 3D Printing

As 3D printing becomes more of a requirement for industries today, costs become a higher factor in production.

The Formalloy X-Series 3D Metal Printer

Larger scale 3D metal printing is available with Formalloy’s X-Series.

HP Has Eyes On 3D Metal Printing

HP says they will enter the 3D metal printing market.

3D Printable Glass?

Research from the Karlsruher Institut für Technologie suggests the possibility of cold 3D printed glass objects.

EOS Keeping Up With A New Material And Machine Coming Soon

EOS is one of the largest industrial 3D printer manufacturers in the world, and they soon will have another product in their portfolio.

Interesting Thoughts on 3D Print Business Models

I’m reading a brief analysis by Gartner’s Pete Basiliere on how 3D printing could affect business models.

3DEO’s Tiny Strategy; Or Is It?

There are plenty of startup companies pursuing unusual 3D metal printing processes, and one of them is Los Angeles-based 3DEO.

Could We Propose Thermoelectric Filament?

I’m reading some interesting research from MIT researchers, who have developed a substance with vastly improved thermoelectric properties.

Chantelle Sims – “Look! I’m 3D Printing men!”

Chantelle Sims came to engineering late in life, enrolling in Portland Community College’s Civil/Mechanical Engineering Technology (CMET) program as a 43 year old.

Sudden Resignation At The Top Of Stratasys

A surprise announcement from Stratasys today: their CEO, Ilan Levin, abruptly resigned.

Another 3D Print – Chemical Partnership: More Interesting Materials To Come

Another 3D print filament provider has linked with a chemical company to develop new materials.

Emendo Cloud Now Available

What happens after testing? Products go live!

Book of the Week: Additive Manufacturing Innovations, Applications and Advances

This week’s selection is the broad-ranging collection “Additive Manufacturing Innovations, Applications and Advances”.

Buying 3D Printer Filament: Online or In Person?

There are now more ways to acquire 3D printer filament, but what is the best way to do so?

German RepRap Introduces New Polycarbonate Material

German RepRap has launched a new material they call “PC-Max”.

Design of the Week: 3D Printed Firepit

This week’s selection is the fun 3D printed fire pit by builder Ben Uyeda of Homemade Modern.

BigRep Working on Unusual Extruder

According to insiders, it seems that BigRep is secretly developing a potentially revolutionary new 3D printer extruder.

Understanding 3D Printing: Show, Don’t Tell

Another company has set up a 3D print demonstration center.

Could 3D Printing Take Over The Footwear Industry?

An announcement from Materialise and HP got me thinking.

MakePrintable Now Automatable

MakePrintable has introduced an interesting workflow system.

Resin Print Recycling Method Invented: Is The Planet Saved?

A method has been discovered that allows moderate recycling of photopolymer 3D prints.

Is It Time For Educators To Upgrade 3D Printing Equipment?

It’s nearing the end of school year for many organizations across the world, but is it time to upgrade?

Shapeways Improves Post Processing Options, But Where Are They Going?

Shapeways announced several new post printing options, and I think this is a very interesting development.

A 3D Printing Lesson From Jewelry Designers To Industry

I’m reading an interesting story of how jewelry designers applied a new 3D printing technology.

The End of an Era? 3D Systems Selling Molding Machines?

A quick glance at 3D Systems’ marketing material lately might have you believe they’re selling injection molding equipment. But not really.

Resha Agarwal – “3D printing has already broken the barriers of traditional ways of design. Similarly, we have to break the traditional belief that manufacturing is a man’s game”

Resha Agarwal is the Marketing Head at Imaginarium India Pvt Ltd. As such, she is responsible for marketing initiatives of the company, catering to a vast array of industries ranging from jewelry, medical, automotive to education. Nora Toure: Resha, could you let us know about your background and what brought you into 3D printing in… Continue reading Resha Agarwal – “3D printing has already broken the barriers of traditional ways of design. Similarly, we have to break the traditional belief that manufacturing is a man’s game”

Titomic’s Kinetic 3D Printing Process

An Australian company is commercializing an unusual 3D metal printing process.

The LulzBot Mini 2 Desktop 3D Printer

Aleph Objects announced the new LulzBot Mini 2 desktop 3D printer.

Possible Controversy on Thingiverse?

I found an interesting 3D model at Thingiverse, but then something happened.

Book of the Week: Polygon Mesh Processing

This week’s selection is “Polygon Mesh Processing” by Mario Botsch, Leif Kobbelt, Mark Pauly, Pierre Alliez, and Bruno Levy.

Secrets of Desktop Metal’s Upcoming Production Machine

While the eyes of the 3D printing world may be on Desktop Metal’s Studio system, it’s their production system that is most interesting.

The Rise of Small Regional 3D Print Services

I’ve noticed a bit of trend: the occurrence of small, regional 3D print services seems to be growing.

Design of the Week: Temperature Tower

This week’s selection is the very useful Temperature Tower by Simplify3D.

Radio Frequencies: The Forgotten 3D Print Material Property

How do you choose your 3D printer filament?

BEEVERYCREATIVE About To Launch

Many months ago we reported that BEEVERYCREATIVE was developing a 3D printer for use in outer space.

How To Keep Up With 3D Printer Updates – Or Not

It seems that as soon as you acquire a 3D printer, it’s obsolete. What should you do?

3D Printed Tourniquets: A Signal of Future 3D Print Use?

An incredible story with a 3D printing angle took place last week.

Hybrid Metal 3D Printer from Made In Space Gets NASA Funding

The New Space space is heating up as an increasing number of private companies leverage 3D printing to push next-generation space technology.

PolyMaker’s Automotive Venture

3D print materials provider PolyMaker has struck a deal to help build a mostly-3D printed automobile.

Another Continuous Fiber 3D Printing System, With More Options

We’re looking at the technology of Continuous Composites today.

The ExOne Innovent+ 3D Printer

ExOne made is mostly known for their larger equipment, but they also make smaller gear, like the Innovent+ 3D printer.

Was There Really “Consumer Indifference” To 3D Printers?

I’m reading a story suggesting that it was “Consumer Indifference” that “killed all hope for 3d printing stocks.”

Sinterit Scales Up With The Lisa 2 SLS 3D Printer

Sinterit announced a larger SLS 3D printer, the Lisa 2.

Formlabs Introduces Ceramic Resin and Changes Everything

Formlabs formally announced a new ceramic resin for the Form 2 3D printer today.

Irene Healey – “My strengths are coming up with new designs for prostheses and working with patients to develop products specific to their needs”

Irene Healey is a visual artist and Certified Clinical Anaplastologist

Now Available: High Temperature Carbon Reinforced Filament

Carbon fiber reinforced 3D printing filament has been around for a while, but here’s a new option.

Simplify3D Extends Partnerships to Simplify 3D Printing

Simplify3D announced a new partnership with Flashforge, and that won’t be the last.

How to Make Impossible Objects

3D printers are well known for their ability to make “impossible objects”.

Book of the Week: The Diamond Age

This week’s selection is “The Diamond Age: or A Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer”, by Neal Stephenson.

Radical Developments at Cosine Additive

Cosine Additive is one of the few 3D printer companies that produces large-format devices.

3DPrinterOS Rides the Azure Train

3DPrinterOS announced an interesting joint service with Microsoft to enhance use of their Azure system.

Design of the Week: Bounce Necklace

This week’s selection is the animated Bounce Necklace by wearable art desginer Donna Mason Sweigart.

RAND’s Four Beefs with 3D Printing Discussed

RAND Corporation’s views on 3D printing seem a lot more worrisome than they should be.

A Most Strategic 3D Print Merger: The First of Many?

Two Canadian firms join in what could be a style soon to be seen everywhere.

What’s Arcadian 3D Up To?

There’s a mystery 3D printer project underway, it seems.

XYZprinting’s Strange, Circular Resin Peel

XYZprinting has developed a style of resin 3D printing system I have not seen previously.

What’s Really Different About Raise3D’s Pro2 3D Printers?

We were a bit mystified when we heard Raise3D announced a new machine, the Pro2.

The Other Reason for 3D Printing Pellets

Pellets are slowly becoming a more popular 3D printing material, but there is one surprising reason this is so.

A Brilliant Solution for 3D Scanning

If you’ve even used a handheld 3D scanner, you know what’s going to happen.

We May LIve in a MultiSpool Universe

Yet another “master spool” concept has been released.

Kadine James – “The Fourth Industrial Revolution is changing the way we receive information, how we process it, how we work and what jobs we will do. It is happening at an unprecedented pace”

Learner, maker, innovator & 3D technology enthusiast, Kadine James is Hobs studio’s 3D Tech Lead. Combining 6+ years’ experience in 3D Printing, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality.

BigRep Explores Large-Scale Flexible Prints

BigRep has taken an interesting step by introducing a flexible material.

Bricks: A Different Kind of Voxel

I’m looking at an Australian company that seems to have produced a 3D printer, but don’t call it one.

Union Tech’s Marking Experiment

There seems to be rising interest in 3D print marking schemes.

Book of the Week: Thermo-Mechanical Modeling of Additive Manufacturing

This week’s selection is the deep “Thermo-Mechanical Modeling of Additive Manufacturing” by Michael Gouge and Pan Michaleris.

Six Key Ways to Leverage 3D Print Design

3D printing technology isn’t for every application, but what is it good for?

BIg News From Sindoh: A New Machine and Open Materials Coming!

We had a chat with the friendly folks from Sindoh last week and found out they are about to make some very interesting changes.

Design of the Week: Planetary Rover

This week’s selection is the inspiring Planetary Rover project by Instructables contributor silver-surfer.

Tiertime’s Continuous 3D Printing Feature

Continuous 3D printing is a dream for many, but now it seems to be a purchasable thing.

Thermorph: A New 4D Printing Concept

Researchers at CMU’s Morphing Matter Lab have developed a technique for 4D printing that could prove popular.

Stratasys Releases ULTEM-Killer Thermoplastic

It seems that we have reached peak innovation in terms of fused deposition modelling (FDM) 3D printing technologies. Just a couple of years ago, it seems that everyone had a new FDM printer on the market, with each company promising something slightly different (or slightly cheaper) than the last. Well, the good news is that… Continue reading Stratasys Releases ULTEM-Killer Thermoplastic