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Book of the Week: 3D Printers for Libraries
This week’s selection is the useful “3D Printers for Libraries” by author Jason Griffey.
The Materials World Just Opened Up Wide
I’m reading a paper that describes a new method of creating previously impossible metal alloys.
Could Dedicated 3D Print Factories Be The Future?
As manufacturing moves more strongly into 3D printing, there is a question about how it will be implemented.
Design of the Week: Oxygene Tire
This week’s selection is the radical Oxygene EV tire design by Goodyear.
Would You Buy Nic Cage’s New 3D Printer?
Actor Nicolas Cage has announced the development of a new desktop 3D printer, soon to be released to the public.
Are Robots the Answer for 3D Printer Operation? Probably Not
A video from Mashable shows a robotic prototype operating MakerBot 3D printers.
Is Mass Customization To Take Over?
There is now another form of manufacturing becoming available: mass customization. But will it become ubiquitous?
Anarkik3D’s New Strategy
Anarkik3D announced a new strategy for growing their user base.
New 3D Metal Printing Materials
LPW announced one interesting new metal powder suitable for 3D printing, and there may be more on the way.
It’s Time For An Adapter Generator
There’s something I’d like to see: a universal adapter generator.
BASF Takes a Huge Step – With BigRep
BASF and BigRep announced a blockbuster deal yesterday, or at least we think so.
Be Very, Very Careful With Your Customer Data
I’m reading a fascinating legal complaint by 3D Systems against one of their former employees and his new employer, and there’s lessons to be had by all 3D printing companies here.
PolyHédronisme – Any Polyhedron You May Desire
Need a polyhedron? Try PolyHédronisme.
Soft Bonding: The Future For Soft 3D Prints?
I’m reading about an interesting new process for bonding soft materials that may have an application for 3D printing.
Julie Reece – “The consumer 3D printing bubble burst and now we are wisely back to focusing on the fast-growth industrial market”
Formerly the Director of Marketing at Mcor Technologies, 3D Systems and Z Corporation, and having held senior marketing and leadership team positions in global companies across industries, Julie joined Rize as Vice President of Marketing.
A Proposal to Prevent 3D Printed Weapons?
I’m reading a research paper that proposes a machine-learning approach to stopping the evils of 3D printed weapons.
3D Printing and Casting In One Step
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA have developed an unusual method of combining two manufacturing processes.
Why Is It So Hard To Buy 3D Printer Filament?
Sometimes it is just too difficult to buy 3D printer filament from some companies.
Creep: Your 3D Printing Nemesis
Creep, or deformation, is an effect exhibited in almost every 3D print that undergoes stress.
Design of the Week: Earhooks
This week’s selection is the very practical Earhooks by Thingiverse contributor Erick Brown, a.k.a “digitalrice”.
Bulk Metallic Glass Created By 3D Printing
Researchers have developed a way to create a unique material, metallic glass.
A Big Addition to Onshape
Online 3D modeling service Onshape added not one, but two very powerful features this week.
Book of the Week: The Peripheral
This week’s selection is The Peripheral, by William Gibson.
Looking Through Shapeways’ Transparency Report
3D print service Shapeways has released their annual transparency report, and there are some interesting findings.
The Incredible MagicaVoxel 3D Modeling Tool
Need an introductory 3D modeling tool? MagicaVoxel is what you need.
Caboma’s 3D Personalization Solution
Montreal-based Caboma has developed some intriguing software that could lead to more widespread personalized 3D printed items.
BEEVERYCREATIVE Makes Moves Toward Industry
BEEVERYCREATIVE seems to be taking steps to transform their market direction.
3D Printer Safety at Issue, Again
Desktop 3D printers are definitely not the safest machine you can have.
New Possibilities With The New Artec Ray 3D Scanner
Artec annuounced a different kind of 3D scanner, the Artec Ray.
The Competitive Path of Resin 3D Printers
The more things happen, the more things are the same.
Lots of Room at the Bottom for 3D Printing
I’m reading material from Germany-based Multiphoton Optics and am staggered by the variety of applications.
3DGence’s New MultiMaterial 3D Printer
We reviewed 3DGence’s F40 Industrial 3D printer a short while ago, and now they have another new product: the 3DGence DOUBLE.
Karen Dubbin – “Bioprinting serves an unmet need in tissue engineering”
Karen has studied biomaterials for almost 10 years during both her undergraduate career at MIT and graduate work at Stanford.
Desktop Metal Launches Lawsuit Against Markforged
Big news today: Desktop Metal has launched a lawsuit against their prime competitor, Markforged.
Desktop Metal Catching Up Quickly
Desktop Metal announced yet another huge investment yesterday.
A High-Quality Resin 3D Printer: The Microlay Versus
Yesterday Madrid-based Microlay announced a very powerful desktop 3D printer for the dental industry: The Versus.
Siemens Expands in UK, Regardless of Brexit
Manufacturing giant Siemens announced a huge expansion to their UK factory in Worcester.
Book of the Week: Additive Manufacturing of Metals
This week’s selection is the exhaustive “Additive Manufacturing of Metals: From Fundamental Technology to Rocket Nozzles, Medical Implants, and Custom Jewelry” by John O. Milewski.
What’s Inside AON3D’s Monster 3D Printer?
AON3D is a Montreal-based company manufacturing an incredible industrial 3D printer.
The Least Expensive 3D Printer Ever? The PlyBot Desktop 3D Printer is Coming
We ran into a new inexpensive 3D printer that supposedly will be launched later this year, the PlyBot.
Design of the Week: Desktop CT and 3D Scanner
This week’s selection is the detailed Desktop CT and 3D Scanner by Instructables contributor JBumstead.
An Interesting Angle on Metal Prototyping
Prototyping has long been a key application for 3D printing, but here’s a new approach.
This is New: 3D Printed Fingerprints
I read of an unusual application of 3D printing involving fingertips.
The Several Methods of Dual Extrusion
With the increasing buzz over the near-necessity of dual extrusion, we thought we’d say a few words about how this is done.
The Ultimate Thing Has Occurred: 3D Printed Beer!
It’s not exactly 3D, but it is printing, and it is beer, and there are lessons for 3D printing companies.
What’s Happening at Create It REAL?
Create It REAL just received a significant investment.
3D Systems Announces Surprise Financial Results
This week 3D Systems announced their financial results for the 1st quarter of 2018, as well as their full 2017 results – and it was a bit of a surprise.
They Are 3D Printing Embyros Now, Apparently
I’m reading a puzzling story on UK’s Daily Mirror that describes a company 3D printing embryo replicas.
Milestone: Longest 3D Print Achieved
Made In Space achieved a very important milestone: the longest 3D print yet made.
3D Printing From Spain’s Dynamical Tools
Spain’s Dynamical Tools markets a series of powerful industrial 3D printers.
Solidscape’s New S390 High-Rez Jewelry 3D Printer
Solidscape announced a powerful new 3D printer designed for jewelers.
Kristel Van den Bergh – “3D Printing is not the Panacea some claim it to be – but the untapped potential is huge!”
Kristel Van den Bergh is a creative intrapreneur with a deep passion for people and technology.
Senvol Joins The US Navy
Senvol has contracted with the US Navy to develop very powerful 3D printing software.
The Spectrum of 3D Printer Operators and Why It Is Important
I have a suspicion that many people don’t recognize there are some very different types of people using 3D printers, each with unique characteristics.
ZYYX Developing Metal Printer?
Magicfirm Europe, the company behind the professional desktop ZYYX 3D Printer series, announced they’re working on a 3D metal printer.
Book of the Week: Aurora
This week’s selection is the very entertaining Aurora, by noted Science Fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson.
Bombyx Prod Launches a New Kind of 3D Print Manufacturing Service
A French company has devised a different way to provide 3D print services to manufacturers.
3D Printed Buildings and Real Estate: Is the Development Space due for Disruption?
Now that we’re no longer confined to printing in two dimensions, the opportunities are almost endless for many businesses that rely on manufacturing and design.
Design of the Week: Liquid Drops
This week’s selection is the fascinating Liquid Drops by YouMagine contributor Tiago Charters de Azevedo.
A Word to 3D Printing Companies
Some advice to 3D printing companies that want to publicize something new.
Another Postal Service Deploys 3D Printing
That didn’t take long. After last week’s report on La Poste, Scandinavian PostNord is getting into 3D printing as well.
There’s So Much More to Support Removal
I’m reading a white paper from PostProcess that’s discussing the complexities of removing dissolvable support material from fresh 3D prints.
A Case of Using 3D Printers for a Completely Different Purpose
Sintratec published an interesting story of how one of their clients has been using their 3D printer in a very different manner.
Making Better Carbon Stuff
An interesting partnership has resulted in a new material for 3D printing.
3D Print Services and Certifications
There’s an interesting story at Sculpteo about how they provide certifications for their materials.
Adding and Subtracting: 5AXISMAKER
An inexpensive new making machine has emerged, one that performs both additive and subtractive manufacturing.
3D Hubs Launches Student Grant Program
Once again, 3D Hubs has launched their Student Grant Program.
The Cubicon Lux Desktop DLP Printer
Cubicon’s new Lux desktop 3D printer is a bit of departure from their previous machines.
La Poste Pushing 3D Printing
There are many post offices in the world, but few are doing as much 3D printing as France’s La Poste.
Sarah O’Sell – “3D printing enables rapid physical communication of scale, detail, function, and direct user experience”
Growing up in the Pacific NW part-time on a farm and highly involved in Girl Scouts, environmental and community stewardship became embedded values at a young age.
A Better Way to Generate 3D Models: ParaMatters
There’s a new generative 3D model solution available: ParaMatters.
Good News: Prusa Abandons Original MK3 MultiMaterial Design
Josef Prusa provided an update on his company’s progress on building, improving and shipping their new MK3 3D printers, but also announced a big change.
Additive Industries on the Move – In More Ways Than One
Additive Industries is on the move.
Book of the Week: 507 Mechanical Movements
This week’s selection is the classic 507 Mechanical Movements book by Henry T. Brown.
Converting a CNC into a 3D Metal Printer?
This could be a very big idea: 3D Hybrid Solutions announced a system to convert everyday CNC machines into powerful 3D metal printers.
New Features in Cura 3.2
Ultimaker has released Ultimaker Cura 3.2, which includes a number of very interesting features.
Design of the Week: A Round 2IT
This week’s selection is the hilarious Round 2IT by Thingiverse contributor Adam Haley.
A Rhino Upgrade Signals Industry Change
Robert McNeel & Associates, makers of the popular Rhinoceros 3D CAD tool, have shipped V6, but with a very intriguing change.
3DGENCE’s F340 High Temperature 3D Printer
There are several high-temperature 3D printers emerging, and one is 3DGENCE’s F340.
9 Things You MUST GET RIGHT Before 3D Printing
When 3D printing failure is a looming presence, but it’s appearance can be limited by taking several key steps.
DWS’s Huge XCELL 6000 System
DWS is known for their precision resin-based 3D printers, but they seem to have developed an unusual automation system.
New Management at Shapeways; New Strategy Too?
Shapeways announced a new CEO this past week.
Crystallon Make Lattices Easy
Crystallon is a new feature for Rhino3D / Grasshopper CAD design that automatically generates lattice structures.
Stratasys Finally Developing 3D Metal Printing?
Stratasys gets into the news twice today with a mysterious announcement of a previously-unknown 3D metal printing process.
Stratasys’ Positive and Negative News
Today Stratasys announced their financial results for 2017 and there are some very positive and negative aspects.
Both of Polaroid’s 3D Printer Operations?
Today we’re talking about Polaroid’s 3D printing operations. Both of them.
Christina Perla – “It’s exciting to see a variety of people in different sectors embracing 3D Printing”
Christina Perla is Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Brooklyn-based 3D Printing company Makelab, known for producing high quality, affordable and fast 3D prints in just 4 easy steps.
PYL Associates: Making Better 3D Printing Companies
If there’s one thing I see constantly in 3D printing companies, it’s room for improvement.
3D Printed Healthcare Applications with Stratasys, Part 2
We spoke at length with Stratasys’ Director of Marketing for Healthcare Solutions, Michael Gaisford.
3D Printed Healthcare Applications with Stratasys, Part 1
We spoke at length with Stratasys’s Director of Marketing for Heathcare Solutions, Michael Gaisford.
Book of the Week: 3D Printing Failures
This week’s selection is the highly useful “3D Printing Failures: How to Diagnose and Repair All 3D Printing Issues” by Sean Aranda and David Feeney.
Could This Be The Ultimate 3D Printer Nozzle?
Dyze Design has been producing interesting 3D printer components for years, but now they’re about to unleash something very powerful.
colorFabb Introduces “LUX” Material
Netherlands-based colorFabb introduced a colorful new line of 3D printer filament, “nGen_LUX”.
Design of the Week: Ball in a Box
This week’s selection is the iconic Ball in a Box design by Pinshape contributor Print That Thing.