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Solidscape Awards Design Winners

An amazing set of jewelry designs were selected for awards at the recent Baselworld Design Competition.

A Look at Onshape

A relatively recent newcomer to the CAD world, Onshape is riding the waves of Cloud computing and aims to set the standard of industrial and product design of the future.

MakerBot’s Ready Apps

MakerBot has formalized their “customizer” capability in Thingiverse in a collection of “ready to go” applications that can quickly generate specific 3D models.

So When Will 3D Printing Stocks Recover?

An article by Wyatt Investment research got us thinking about the future of stock plays in the 3D printing area.

3D Printshow Hits Berlin

The latest episode of 3D Printshow opens this week in Berlin.

CLAWZ Pre-Order Opens

3D printed fashion nail provider CLAWZ is now selling their first product: “Phases”.

Design of the Week: The Greatest Case

This week’s selection is “The Greatest Case” by Kyle Staebell and Cameron Naramore.

ZMorph Updates a Few Things

The company that makes the interesting head-changing ZMorph 3D printer has announced a couple of interesting developments.

iGo3D and Staples Take a Deeper Step Into 3D Printing

German 3D print retailer iGo3D has struck an interesting deal with Staples.

The Weistek IdeaWerk 3D Printer

An inexpensive personal 3D printer from Weistek, the IdeaWerk, could be the printer for you.

LulzBot’s Hackerspace Giveaways Awarded

You may recall we wrote of a contest sponsored by Aleph Objects, makers of the LulzBot line of personal 3D printers, to provide selected hackerspaces with free equipment. Now, they’ve done so.

The Plasticbank Cleans Up Your Neighborhood

A new venture is purchasing scrap plastic for eventual use in 3D printers.

The First 3D Printed Satellite?

A project with the unlikely name of “PrintTheBus” hopes to develop a 3D printed spacecraft platform capable of traveling to the moon.

How to License Your 3D Prints

While it’s now become easy for many to create 3D designs and produce 3D prints, few are aware of ways to properly license them. A new paper explains how.

Why Would You Need Tungsten 3D Printer Filament?

We’ve noticed MakerGeeks sells spools of tungsten infused filament. Is this something you could use?

Gradient Color 3D Printing

Color 3D printing has long been a challenge and few manufacturers produce color capable gear. Stratasys has taken a step towards full color 3D printing by demonstrating a 3D printed color gradient.

Creadition Seeks Funds To Begin Filament Production

A new company hopes to begin production of an extensive line of 3D printer filaments.

3D Print 100X Faster? A New Process Claims To Do So

A startup company has announced what might be a revolutionary new 3D printing process that is said to be up to 100x faster than current methods.

Print Tall With Your Ultimaker, Really Tall!

A project intends on providing an accessory for Ultimaker 3D printers that extends the height axis to, well, unlimited!

Try This Color-Changing Wood Filament

A new project hopes to produce high-quality, color-changing wood filament for personal 3D printers.

What’s the Ante to Play the Filament Game?

For some years now, to market 3D printer filament you merely had to provide good quality filament. That seems to be changing.

Hands On With Smoothie-3D

To truly exploit 3D printing technology you need to be able to make your own models.

Do You Need an Alligator Board for Your 3D Printer?

A team from Perugia, Italy has developed a very interesting 3D printer controller board, the Alligator.

Filamet Hopes To Provide Artist-Quality Metal Filament

A small project has launched to provide a new kind of metal filament for personal 3D printers that is specially designed for use by artists.

A New 3D Printer Nozzle for Chocolate?

A Kickstarter campaign is attempting to raise funds to engineer a nozzle specifically to 3D print chocolate.

Design of the Week: World’s First 3D Printed Melodica

This week’s selection is Daren Banarsë’s beautiful and functional 3D printed Melodica.

3D Printed Architectural Structure Demonstrates New Approach

3D Systems teamed with a team from UC Berkeley to 3D print an intricate architectural structure, perhaps the largest cement structure ever 3D printed.

First 3D Printed Album?

A new Kickstarter project proposes to “create the first album recorded entirely on 3D printed instruments.”

Bigger Nozzle Equals Faster Printing

Some 3D prints require a long time to complete. In general, the rule of thumb is: The larger the print, the longer the print. But that doesn’t mean you can’t speed up the process.

Yet another 3D printing company has debuted their first printer on Kickstarter. Focusing on ease of use and affordability, the Anvil 3D printer is available for less than the price of a smart phone, USD$349.

The Solarimpulse Has Been 3D’d

We were directed to a 3D model of the soon-to-be famous Solarimpulse.

Get More 3D Models at Wamungo

Tired of Thingiverse? Unfulfilled at YouMagine? Perhaps you’d like to try Wamungo, another 3D model repository.

3D Hubs Supports Bitcoin

3D Hubs, the world’s largest 3D printing community network, now supports Bitcoin.

Lumi Releases 3D Model Braille Generator

Lumi Industries, the folks who created the LumiPocket 3D printer, have released a free braille generator.

WASP’s New 3D Printer Extruder Could Enable 3D Printed Homes

The goal of Italy-based WASP (World’s Advanced Saving Project) is to enable “zero mile” homes, 3D printed with local materials. Now they seem to have created the hardware to do so.

The Case for Flexible Build Plates

In the past year there have been many attempts to develop a reliable way for prints to stick to the print surface. Some are rigid, and some are flexible.

The SolidRay DLP 3D Printer

Madrid-based kitprinter3D is working on a new resin-based 3D printer, the SolidRay.

Ultimaker is Giving Away Two Ultimakers!

In a surprise announcement, Ultimaker has announced a contest where two people will win a brand new Ultimaker 3D printer.

Help a Teen Start a 3D Printing Business

Many people are now considering starting a business in the 3D print world, but not many are as young and ambitious as Michael Becerra.

3D Printshow Hits Madrid

3D Printshow has vastly expanded its slate of events in 2015 and the first event takes place in Madrid, Spain.

ToyBuilder Labs Sells ideaPrinter F100 Series

Some 3D printer manufacturers now sell filament, and we’re also seeing filament vendors sell 3D printers, too.

The Big Builder 3D Printer

What’s better than a 3D printer that can create objects seemingly out of thin air? A BIGGER 3D printer.

NanoSteel Makes Another Breakthrough in Metal 3D Printing

Metal 3D printing materials supplier Nanosteel has developed a method of 3D printing a gradient of metals in a single part.

DJ Needs Your Help To 3D Print a New Foot

It’s a headline that would not have made any sense a few decades ago, but it’s true: a DJ needs a new 3D printed foot.

Kudo3D’s Titan 1 Hi-Res 3D Printer

We got a close look at Kudo3D’s fascinating Titan 1 resin-based 3D printer.

Automated Part-Removing 3D Printer: The NVPro

Although we’ve seen an influx in the amount of 3D printers to hit the market in recent years, there is still only one that completely automates the process from start to finish, and that is the NVPro from NVBOTS.

WASP’s Speedy TURBO Delta

The Italy-based WASP project may have developed the fastest 3D printer yet, the DeltaWASP 20 40 Turbo.

HyVision’s cubicon 3D Printer

A Korean manufacturer hopes to begin marketing a new 3D printer in the west.

Christ the Redeemer Captured in 3D

Brazil’s most famous statue has been 3D scanned in incredible detail.

What is Senvol and Why Should You Hire Them?

We spoke with a leading 3D printing / additive manufacturing consulting company to determine the questions industry asks about the technology.

Design of the Week: Leonard Nimoy Memorial Print

This week’s selection is the Leonard Nimoy Memorial Print, by Thingiverse designer Geoff.W of Australia.

Stratasys Improves Recycling Program

Stratasys has made significant improvements to their recycling program.

3D Hubs’ Trends Report Provides Deeper Insights

This month’s trend report from 3D Hubs again provides deeper insights into the use of personal 3D printing gear.

An Open Source Licence for 3D Printing: 3DPL Announced

YouMagine has announced a new type of licensing scheme for 3D print designs, the 3DPL.

Discov3ry Paste Extruder Ships

Remember that unusual paste extruder for 3D printers, the Discov3ry? It’s now shipping.

7,000 3D Printed Words Printed in Spain

An unusual art installation at the Colombian Embassy in Madrid is 3D printing 7,000 words.

Design of the Week: Ozo Bear

This week’s selection is Emmanuel Carrillo’s curious Ozo Bear.

Finally: A 3D Printer Filter Accessory

We’ve been looking for something like this for a very long time: finally a way to purify emissions from personal 3D printers.

STACKER Breaks Through Pledge Barrier

New products should be launched with a splash, and it seems that STACKER has certainly done so.

New Matter’s Slick MOD-t 3D Printer

New Matter has joined the low-cost 3D printer crowd with their inexpensive MOD-t device.

First 3D Printed Jet Engine

A team of 3D print researchers has managed to 3D print an entire jet engine.

Stratasys Makes an Acquisition

3D printing giant Stratasys has acquired UK-based consultancy Econolyst and converting it into a key Stratasys division.

3D Printing Idea: Winter Molds

A couple of folks have recently developed 3D models for snowmen, but we think this idea could go much farther.

Will 3D Printed Homes Be Viable?

An article in the Guardian examines Winsun’s recent 3D printed housing project and we’re wondering how feasible this may really be.

Ultimaker’s Trust Level: 10

We had an opportunity recently to speak with Ultimaker CEO Siert Wijnia, and discovered something very unusual.

Flexible Hybrid Slicing?

Some folks in the Netherlands have developed a new system that performs “Flexible Hybrid Slicing”.

New Method of 3D Printing Concrete Structures

A partnership between Bruil and 3Dealise has produced a unique method of 3D printing concrete.

Write For Fabbaloo?

From time to time, we’re asked the question, “Could I write a story for your blog?” The answer is, yes!

Attempt to 3D Print Zola’s Train Reveals a Truth of 3D Design

Yale assistant professor of French Morgane Cadieu transformed a literary description of a train into a real 3D print. But she’s demonstrated a barrier to 3D printing by doing so.

Counterfeiting and 3D Printing: Not Likely

A piece in WIRED suggests society had better fear future rampant copying of objects through the use of 3D printing. We disagree. Strongly.

Some Changes at the Top of MakerBot Today

MakerBot announced some key changes today to their top position. There’s a new CEO!

The 3DP1000 Prints Big – And Small

We’ve previously written about 3DP Unlimited’s massive 3DP1000 3D printer, but today we’re looking at the prints it produces.

ProtoCrate Offers Monthly Filament

Startup ProtoCrate now offers a “filament of the month” subscription service.

Anaheim Ducks Reach Out With 3D Printing

The National Hockey League’s Anaheim Ducks recently involved 3D printing in an educational initiative.

Tips on Painting a 3D Printed Model

German designer Guido Mandorf presents a very good tutorial on painting printed 3D models on i.Materialise.

New 3D Print Service Focuses On Fossils

PaleoPrint, fledgling 3D print service, hopes to capture the market for 3D printed fossils.

Hiding 3D Print Quality Issues

Does the quality of 3D printers vary among machines? Yes. Is it possible to hide flaws? Also, yes.

Autodesk’s Ember 3D Printer Now On Sale

The Spark initiative by Autodesk has finally released their first 3D printer for public sale, the Ember.

New Quality Control Techniques For EOS Metal 3D Printers

EOS manufactures high-end industrial 3D printers, some of which can print in metal. But how do they maintain quality control?

Not a 3D Modeler? Hire One!

If you’re unable to obtain the 3D model you require for a print, just design it yourself. But what if you can’t?

The Seven Worst 3D Printing Experience

Owning a personal 3D printer can be a challenging experience. But how bad can it be?

Design of the Week: 6th Century Sword

This week’s selection is Nils Anderssen’s incredible sword from Snartemo replica.

Want a LulzBot? They’re Giving Away 32 of Them!

Aleph Objects wants to show their support for collaborative communities by giving away several 3D printers.

MyMatSolutions is Developing a New Nylon Filament

Spain-based MyMat Solutions is working on a new type of nylon specifically for 3D printing.

China Sets Up a Medical 3D Printing Center

The PRC has established a center for medical 3D printing.

Stratasys Moves Deeper Into China with New Acquisition of CAD/CAM Firm

Stratasys AP has announced the closing of an asset purchase transaction with its local channel partner — Intelligent CAD/CAM Technology Ltd (ICT), for the purchase of certain assets, targeted at deepening footprint in China to gain better insights into the increasing local market demand.