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Could Room-Temperature Nanolasers Change 3D Printing?

A new form of laser has been developed, and I’m wondering what it may do to future 3D printers.

Embedding Physical Watermarks into 3D Prints

A company is developing a method of providing “invisible watermarks” to 3D prints.

Bioprinting Architecture Method Developed

Research that could lead to true human organ 3D printing begins with a method of reliably 3D printing shapes.

What is “Neosanding” and Why Would You Use It?

An interesting technique used by some Ultimaker users could put a better finish on your 3D printed parts.

Hidden Sensors: A 3D Printed Application

Every once in a while there is a rather unusual new application for 3D printing, and this certainly is one.

Has 3D Systems Stopped Growing?

While the company has introduced new products, it appears their revenue is stuck.

Is 3MF Actually Making Progress?

Is anyone actually using 3MF?

Methods of Ensuring 3D Print Success and Detecting Compromised 3D Models

An interesting research paper provides three ideas on how to detect flaws in 3D prints.

Avril Stringer – “There is already a skill shortage and this will become more evident as time goes on”

Avril Stringer is a serial entrepreneur and inventor and one of leading women in 3D Printing in the UK.

FlowRep: Just What 3D Printing Needs?

Researchers at UBC have developed an incredible system for capturing 3D models from static images.

When 3D Printing a Model Doesn’t Make Sense

Sometimes 3D printing simply doesn’t make sense.

Outsourcing Your 3D Printing? Or Should You Insource?

A question that is sometimes not even asked, let alone answered, is the question of outsourcing 3D printing.

Making Your Own 3D Printer Air Purification System

Safety is too often ignored by those operating desktop 3D printers, particularly air quality.

3D Systems Going Back Into 3D Food Printing?

This is certainly interesting: 3D Systems announced a deal with CSM Bakery Solutions to jointly pursue 3D food printing activities.

Nothing Too Concerning: VoxelJet’s Latest Results

Large-format 3D printer manufacturer announced their quarterly results and they might be viewed negatively, but I think not.

Design of the Week: Plantygon

This week’s selection is the fun Plantygon by designer Samantha Welch.

Duplicate Kickstarter Detected

Apologies to our readers: yesterday we posted a story regarding a project that appears to be a duplicate!

The ByFlow Focus 3D Food Printer

There are a scant few “food” 3D printers available, and one of them is the Byflow Focus 3D food printer.

Another Compliant Mechanism Project: FlexSys

Recently we posted as story about Disney producing compliant mechanisms; it turns out another company is already producing them.

Markforged Shuffles Product Line

3D printer manufacturer Markforged has introduced a couple of new machines that alters their product lineup considerably.

The US Marine Corps’ X-FAB Mobile 3D Printshop

It was inevitable: the military has developed a kind of mobile 3D print workshop.

Should We 3D Print PVC?

There are an increasing number of thermoplastics that can be 3D printed recently, and one of them is PVC.

That Didn’t Take Long: Marangell Joins BigRep

Well, that certainly didn’t take long: Frank Marangell has been hired by BigRep.

The Spinny Sculpto Desktop 3D Printer

The Sculpto+ must be one of the most unusual 3D printers I’ve encountered.

Ting Tang – “If you feel your maker spirit summons you then it’s time for you to start 3D printing”

Ting Tang, the founder of Elements Lab, manages a Taiwan-based 3D design and printing startup

Get On It: A 3D Print Spool Enclosure

A Kickstarter project hopes to solve one major issue with 3D printer spools: contamination.

Changes at the Top for Shapeways

The founder of Shapeways is no longer at its helm.

Fusion 360 Updated with New Features

One of the great benefits of cloud-based software is that it is usually updated frequently. That’s what happened with Fusion 360 last week.

Prusa Enables Soluble Support

Prusa Research took an expected, but nevertheless interesting step forward this month by announcing a feature usually found on professional machines.

Efficiently Leveraging 3D Printer Resolution for Highly Complex Object Designs

Researchers from MIT have developed what appears to be a revolutionary 3D design system that could enable far more effective leveraging of 3D printing technology.

The Powerful Deltawasp Turbo Desktop 3D Printer

Italy-based WASP announced a new version of their flagship 3d printer, the DeltaWASP 20 40 Turbo2.

Design of the Week: Spill Proof Oil Container

This week’s selection is the practical spill proof oil container by YouTuber Vice Chief.

Don’t Miss These 10 3D Printing Benefits! Save Time & Money Today

There are so many benefits to 3D printing.

Stratasys’ Non-Shocking Quarterly Results

Stratasys released their Q2 financial results for 2017 and the results were quite different from those of their competitor, 3D Systems.

Why Use a Free GCODE Analyzer?

There are tons of free utilities available on the internets, and one of them is a free GCODE viewer.

Silicone 3D Printing with ACEO

Germany-based ACEO offers powerful 3D silicone printing services.

Who’s 3D Printing Those Unavailable Replacement Parts Now?

A report suggests that Daimler is now 3D printing replacement metal parts for some of their obsolete models.

Laser Cutting or 3D Printing? Which is Appropriate?

I’m reading an Instructables on how to laser-cut a 3D printer spool holder and had a thought.

Sculpteo’s Strange New Material: PEBA

Every once in a while, a new material appears on the 3D printer scene. Now Sculpteo introduces one: PEBA.

Do Manufacturers Really Not Understand 3D Printing?

There’s something odd about how 3D printer companies are marketing these days.

3YOURMIND Adds Another Dimension

3YOURMIND has arranged a deal with Siemens to provide far easier 3D printing for Solid Edge users.

Another LCD-Based Desktop 3D Printer: The D2K Insight

Hong Kong-based Mayc Creation has launched another desktop 3D printer, the D2K Insight.

Mara Hitner – “Becoming involved in 3D printing is all about having an access point that aligns with your particular interest”

Mara Hitner, or @3DPGirl for her twitter followers, couldn’t have chosen a better Twitter handle.

Telescoping 3D Prints?

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a computational technique that could solve issues in 3D printing and enable entirely new classes of printed parts.

Sinterit Gives Away Mandatory Accessory

Sinterit is not the biggest 3D printer manufacturer, by any means, but they seem to understand the issues of their target market.

3D Systems Shocking Financial Results

As is customary, 3D Systems announced their latest quarterly financial results and the results were quite shocking.

Household 3D Prints: Handy, but Unaccessible

Two seemingly unbreathable barriers hold back 3D printing from general use in homes around the world.

Six Odd Reasons Why 3D Printed Buildings May Actually Work

I’ve been skeptical of attempts to 3D print buildings for years, although many have attempted to do so.

3D Printing to Solve Climate Change?

I’m reading a story on Forbes that proposes that 3D printing, rather than regulations or climate accords, will solve the current climate crisis.

Design of the Week: Solar Filter

This week’s selection is the soon to be very useful 3D printed Solar Filter by Walid Maalouli.

Source3 Acquired

A few years ago we ran into a company called “Source3”, who intended to market notable 3D printed designs. Now they’ve been acquired.

BASF Targeting 3D Printing?

Chemical giant BASF is to set up a new subsidiary dedicated to 3D printing.

SparkMaker: An Inexpensive LCD-Based Resin 3D Printer

The Sparkmaker 3D printer is currently listed on Kickstarter and appears quite popular. Let’s find out why.

Disney’s Compliant Mechanism System

Entertainment giant Disney has published an interesting study on a system they’ve developed to assist in the design of “compliant objects”, which could be very useful in 3D printing.

Have You Used the Materials Project?

The Materials Project is a massive online database of materials.

A Grab-Bag of 3D Functions From FastEngineeringAnalysis.com

A new service just announced hopes to provide engineers with a variety of different design services.

Will 3D Print Access Generate More Product Sales?

I’m reading some interesting statistics on the use of 3D display on websites that might have an analogous effect on 3D printing.

Tech to Replace Low-Skilled Jobs. STEM Included?

Well, the future is looking bleak folks. BLEAK.

MyStemKits Expands

MyStemKits announced an international expansion, which could eventually lead to breakthroughs in 3D print use worldwide.

Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE for Learning

Dassault Systèmes is the well-known producer of the Solidworks family of 3D modeling tools, well used for 3D printing worldwide.

About That Hype Cycle

Gartner has once again re-issued their 3D Printing Hype Cycle and it’s fascinating to see how things have progressed.

Jessie Tuscano – “I look forward to the day when I’m viewed as exceptional because of my accomplishments, not because of my gender”

Jessie likes to think of impossible as [usually] a state of mind.

Spee3D Develops Yet Another Way to 3D Print Metal

Australia-based Spee3D has developed a 3D metal printing process I haven’t seen previously.

Formfutura Joins the Engineering 3D Print Materials Gang

The trend towards professional desktop 3D printing continues with another materials announcement.

The Amazoning of Airwolf 3D

California-based Airwolf 3D announced a feature reminiscent of Amazon Prime.

Get Free Promotion For Your Open Source 3D Project

Last year we announced a new program to provide absolutely FREE support for community projects related to 3D. You should apply now.

Multiphoton Optics Achieves One of the Finest 3D Printing Resolutions

If you haven’t heard of Multiphoton Optics, you will soon, as the German company has developed a very powerful 3D printing process that is quite unlike others.

Peeking Inside a 3D Print Operation

Sculpteo has published a fascinating report on how they handle 3D print jobs in their production facility, demonstrating the challenge of frequent 3D printing.

Design of the Week: Artichoke Lamp Shade

This week’s selection is the beautiful Artichoke Lamp Shade by gCreate.

Intel Exits The Maker Community: Implications on 3D Printing

It seems that Intel has announced it is discontinuing its Arduino offerings.

Has Figurine 3D Printing Caught On?

When I started in 3D printing some ten years ago, it was an open question as to what successful application would take on 3D printing aside from prototyping.

Could 3D Printing Change How Wars are Waged?

After yesterday’s story about how the US Navy has been literally 3D printing submarines, I had a thought about the future of war.

The Sometimes-Required 3D Printer Filtration Accessory

With the increase in use of desktop 3D printers in professional offices comes another issue: air quality.

Made In Space Begins 3D Printing PEI/PC on the ISS

Earlier this year, we spoke to Made In Space President Andrew Rush about some of the new exciting projects that the company is working on.

The Mankati E180 Professional Desktop 3D Printer

China-based Mankati has a new, powerful professional desktop 3D printer on the market: the E180.

3D Printed Toys are Financially Feasible, Just Not How It Was Imagined

A study published in Technologies examines the effect of 3D printed toys, specially at MyMiniFactory.

3D Hubs Dramatically Revamps their Trends Report and Reveals More Truths About 3D Printers

Each quarter 3D Hubs has published an extensive statistical report on 3D printer trends based on their comprehensive usage data, but this time it looks significantly different.

Simplify3D Goes 4.0 With a Ton of New 3D Printing Features

3D print software Simplify3D has been updated to version 4.0, which contains a boatload of very powerful 3D print control features.

Forecast 3D To 3D Print Up To 600,000 Parts Weekly with HP Equipment

Longtime 3D print service company Forecast 3D is set to launch a new manufacturing center featuring HP 3D print gear.

Want To See a 3D Printer? Hit a Maker Faire Near You!

Although inexpensive 3D printers have been available now for a few years, some readers of Fabbaloo may never have seen one in person.

Ann Marie Shillito – “One of my personal aims is to make 3D printing accessible to artists and designer makers who struggle to create what they want using CAD”

Ann Marie is a contemporary designer jeweler & maker, teacher, lecturer, research fellow, founder & CEO of Anarkik3D Ltd.