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3D Printing: The Story So Far

As today is our tenth anniversary I felt it wise to do a recap – of everything that’s happened in 3D printing over the past decades.

Natural Robotics Launches Another Low-Cost SLS 3D Printer

Barcelona-based Natural Robotics has launched a very interesting SLS 3D printer on Kickstarter today.

Prusa Yields to Customer Demand: MK3 Upgrades Now Available

There was a bit of controversy earlier this month when Prusa Research announced the fabulous new Prusa i3 MK3 desktop 3D printer.

Yeehaw Wand Update: Closed!

The Yeehaw Wand has disappeared, sort of.

Microsoft Updates Their Flagship Mouse with the Premium Surface Precision Mouse

Never underestimate the power of an ergonomic mouse.

Another Community 3D Printing Network: MakerHub

Competition is a wonderful thing, and one of its most recent developments is a new community 3D printing network, MakerHub.

Relativity 3D Printing Entire Rockets

A new startup hopes to completely automate the building of rockets using 3D printing.

“Visual” 3D Model Searching with MadeInOpen

I’ve bumped into an unusual 3D model meta-repository that permits searching by a very different method.

Monica Sokolowski – “3D Printing lives at the intersection of technology, creativity and business”

Monica Sokolowski studied medical imaging, managed dental imaging centers and thought out-loud about the challenges of finding eyeglasses that fit each unique face perfectly.

Your 3D Printer’s Most Worn Out Component?

There’s a peculiar problem that exists on a great many 3D printers that could be avoided by a simple software fix.

New Matter’s New 3D Printer

New Matter has released a new desktop 3D printer that improves on their original design.

3D Printing Stocks on Yet Another Roller Coaster Ride

Both 3D Systems and Stratasys stock prices have been zooming up and down lately, but what’s behind it?

Stratasys Continues the Transition to Production

I’m reading an announcement about new materials from Stratasys, but I think there’s a bit more to the story here.

The Platonics Ark Does Something Every 3D Printer Company Should Do

An intriguing new professional desktop 3D printer appeared on Indiegogo, and their approach seems quite unique.

10 Questions after 10 Years with General Fabb

As this is the tenth anniversary of Fabbaloo, I felt it important to find out more about the mysterious General Fabb, who authors the majority of Fabbaloo’s stories. Fabbaloo: October 27, 2017 is your 10th year Anniversary of Fabbaloo. What was your first story about? General Fabb: You must know that back in those days there really… Continue reading 10 Questions after 10 Years with General Fabb

Design of the Week: Spool Holder

This week’s selection is the fabulously designed Spool Holder for Prusa i3 MK2 by Martin Majewski.

ASICS Bypasses 3D Printing with Microwave Method

Hold on there – Did ASICS just leapfrog Adidas by NOT using 3D printing?

That 3D Printed Key Project: Is This Concerning?

A project has published a method of generating 3D printed keys. Is this concerning?

Golden 3D Printing?

3D printer hotend maker E3D stepped up their “Gold Edition” with some interesting – and frivolous – upgrades.

3D Printed Tires Run Over Water!

YouTuber Simon Sörensen of RCLifeOn has posted an interesting video where he’s designed a 3D printed approach for driving on water.

The Q4 3D Hubs Report Gets More Interesting

Each quarter 3D Hubs publishes a fascinating report on 3D printer use, and this report is no exception.

Waterproofing Your 3D Prints

I saw a post somewhere about someone 3D printing a waterproof container and had some thoughts.

Desktop 3D Printer Enclosures: A Hint of Things to Come?

A new 3D printer enclosure product portends a change in the future.

More 3D Metal Printing Companies Achieve ISO 13485

The race is on to achieve ISO 13485!

Elon Musk Not Using 3D Printing As Much As Suspected

SpaceX’s Elon Musk executed an “Ask Me Anything” session this week on Reddit, and revealed something interesting about their 3D printing use.

MakePrintable Takes a Bite Out of Everyone’s 3D Printing Workflow

MakePrintable announced an interesting integration with Cura that should make life much easier for many 3D printer operators.

Amy Karle – “There are opportunities for women, minorities, and all types of minds to be leaders in 3D Printing”

Amy Karle uses the mind, body, science, and technology to create art.

MakerBot Relaunches Experimental Mode

MakerBot has just announced a very interesting new program they call MakerBot Labs, which harkens back to their origins.

Formlabs Deepens Dental Capabilities

I’m fascinated by Formlabs’ venture into the dental industry, which just got a lot deeper.

HP Puts a Dent into Competitor’s Stock Prices

HP held an analyst event earlier in which they made some announcements that caused a bit of a tumble on the stock market.

Why Do the Marine Corps Want to 3D Print Drones?

3D-printed drones are a point of fascination within the United States military.

Update on Mass Portal’s 3D Printer Filament Dryer Technology

We obtained some additional information about the very interesting and brand new 3D printer filament drying system from Mass Portal.

About Those Voice Commands For Your 3D Printer

The current craze for intelligent voice commands is getting more sophisticated, but what happens when it works with your 3D printer?

The CreatorBot 3D Pro Series II Professional Desktop 3D Printer

Today we’re looking at another desktop 3D printer option for professionals, the large CreatorBot 3D Pro Series II.

Design of the Week: The HIVE

This week’s selection is the very practical “The HIVE” Stackable Drawers by engineer Dan O’Connell of Philadelphia.

What Dangers Face 3D Printer Set Top Users?

With the increase in set top options for desktop 3D printers, I’m wondering what might go wrong.

We’re Now in the Second Generation of 3D Metal Printing; What About the Third?

There’s an interesting long term pattern emerging now in 3D metal printing, and I’m wondering where it might be going.

The Very Intriguing Mooz Transformable 3D Printer Series

An interesting Kickstarter appeared this week offering a multi-mode making machine at a pretty low price.

Impossible Objects Gets Cash

Illinois-based 3D printing startup Impossible Objects has received a hefty amount of cash.

An Introduction to Additive Industries – For Americans

Additive Industries is set to establish a major presence in California to dramatically enter the US market.

Behind the Scenes GE’s 3D Metal Printing Farm

GE is deep into 3D metal printing, as readers know, but now we can get a glimpse of what’s going on inside their workshops.

AstroPrint Releases a Mobile App

We’ve learned that AstroPrint has produced mobile apps that work with their popular 3D printer set top box.

MasterpieceVR Allows Four Users to Collaborate & 3D Model Simultaneously

Creating a 3D model in VR isn’t as revolutionary as it once was.

3DPrintClean’s Model 3 Series: A Complete Set of Safety Accessories in One Box

We’ve often written on the topic of 3D printing safety, and there are few other solutions that do as much as 3DPrintClean’s.

The Builder Extreme 1000 is Improved!

Large format 3D printer buyers may want to check out the newly improved Builder Extreme 1000.

Materialise Expands, Telling Us Something Interesting

Belgium-based Materialise seems to be making some interesting moves lately.

Chelsea Cummings – “3D printing encourages me not to fill someone else’s shoes, but instead, walk in my own.”

Chelsea Cummings is an Additive Manufacturing Engineer focused on new product introduction of metal 3D printed aerospace parts at Arconic, in Austin, Texas.

The Affordable PEEL 3D Handheld Scanner

A new handheld 3D scanner is announced, and it sports a very attractive price.

The STL.garden

A new project can keep you up to date on the latest publicly available 3D models.

Apple’s New 3D Printing Patent Makes No Sense

I’m reading a story on a new patent Apple just received and I can’t figure out what they will do with it.

A New 3D Printing Application – With A New Material: Fish Scales

I’ve seen a lot of very weird materials used for 3D printing, but never fish scales.

Are Major 3D Printer Manufacturers Prisoners Of Their Technologies?

I’m thinking about how new 3D printing processes can affect existing companies, and it’s not pretty.

Design of the Week: Wearable 3D Printer

This week’s selection is the incredible Wearable 3D Printer by Naomi Wu.

Another Angle on Graphene 3D Printing?

I’m reading a fascinating report on a new way to work with miracle material graphene.

Farsoon’s American Venture Not The First, Nor The Last

Farsoon opened an Americas division, in what could be a wave of new 3D printing vendors.

The “Swap Filament in the Middle” Method

There’s a very simple technique to enable desktop 3D printers to approximate multicolor prints.

A Step Towards 3D Printing by Amazon?

This week Amazon acquired a 3D modeling company, and I’m wondering where this may go in the future.

Controversy at 3D Hubs? Are They Really Dead?

A massive discussion of 3D Hubs’ recent moves is taking place and it seems that some participants aren’t very happy.

Voxeljet Achieves Finer Resolution

Voxeljet announced a new process that should achieve higher resolutions for 3D printed investment casting applications, but it’s all about the material.

Professional Filament Drying Now Available

Latvia-based Mass Portal announced a new line of professional filament drying systems.

3 Things Every 3D Printing Startup Needs

It’s time for some gentle advice to those hoping to launch new 3D printing ventures.

The LulzBot TAZ 7?

Aleph Objects is one of the very few 3D printer companies that offer a glimpse into their future products before they are announced.

What is BASF Doing in 3D Printing? A Lot, It Appears

BASF is making more moves into 3D print space.

Christina Douk – “It allows consumers to become imagineers”

Christina Douk has a passion for 3D modeling and 3D printing.

The Green Part Treatment for 3D Printed Glass?

I’m reading an article on Forbes describing a new process for 3D printing glass that could be quite useful.

Matterhackers’ New MatterControl T7X

MatterHackers announced a new, upgraded 3D printer set-top controller, the MatterControl T7X.

A 3D Printing Pen of a Very Different Kind

The Yeehaw Wand at first glance might seem like yet another “3D printing pen”, but it’s nothing of the sort.

Dassault Acquires Exa

More consolidation in the 3D CAD market: Dassault Systèmes is acquiring Exa.

A Professional Desktop 3D Printer With The Coolest Name: Juggerbot

An Ohio startup offers a very powerful professional 3D printer, the Juggerbot line.

BCN3D’s New Sigmax Professional Desktop 3D Printer

Spain’s BCN3D announced a new 3D printer, the rather large Sigmax.

Design of the Week: Benedict Cumberbatch Sculpture

This week’s selection is the well designed 3D sculpture of actor Benedict Cumberbatch by 3D Geppetto.

Still Awaiting The Orchid From Collider

One 3D printer we’ve been awaiting for almost a year is the fascinating Orchid concept from startup Collider.

A Solution to the 3D Printer Air Filtration Problem?

Last week we wrote on the invisible problem of nanoparticles not being caught by typical HEPA filters. One company may offer a solution.

Stratasys Tweaks Their J750 Materials

Stratasys offers one of the leading machines for full color 3D printing, and now they are making more friendly for prototyping.

3D Print Community: Otto DIY

This month’s selection for our community support program is the fascinating Otto DIY project: build your own robot.

MiniFactory’s Innovator 2: A High Temperature 3D Printer

Finnish MiniFactory announced the Innovator 2 professional desktop 3D printer.

Ultimaker Announces, But Does Not Yet Launch, Cura 3.0 and the Mysterious “Cura Connect”

3D printer manufacturer Ultimaker made an important software announcement this week at the TCT conference, describing an upgraded product and an entirely new package.