Charles R. Goulding and Ryan Donley look into the place of 3D printing in a reshaped auto part supply chain.
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Book of the Week: Job Shop Lean
This week’s selection is “Job Shop Lean: An Industrial Engineering Approach to Implementing Lean in High-Mix Low-Volume Production Systems” by Shahrukh A. Irani.
Even More Investment For VELO3D
VELO3D has unexpectedly received an investment of US$12M.
INTAMSYS’ New High-Speed Flexible 3D Printer
INTAMSYS announced a radically new 3D printer, the FLEX 510, which is able to 3D print flexible objects at very high speeds.
The New European Aerospace Supply Chain Leaders & 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss the potential place of 3D printing in the reshaping aerospace supply chain.
Good News From COBOD And Their Construction 3D Printers
News from COBOD indicates the company turned a profit in 2019, meaning there is now a viable construction 3D printer market.
Design of the Week: TTGO T-Beam Shock Resistant Enclosure
This week’s selection is the TTGO T-Beam Shock Resistant Enclosure by Naomi Wu.
Are Open Source 3D Printers Truly Possible?
Is it really possible to produce a truly open source 3D printer at scale and be successful in the market?
This Is No Time To Stay Silent
Fabbaloo’s official stance on the need for diversity in the 3D printing industry: this industry is stronger together.
3D Printing Companies Standing For Equity
These are troubled times. The 3D printing industry is banding together to stand strong on the right side of history.
Uncloaking FAME 3D, The Mysterious Owners Of LulzBot
We spoke with FAME 3D, the new owners of the LulzBot brand of 3D printers, to understand more about the mysterious firm.
IMTS 2020 Cancelled In The Face Of COVID-19
The massive biannual International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) has been cancelled for 2020.
Summer Is Here And So Are Backyard BBQs Thanks To 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look forward to 3D printing up a good time this summer.
Wematter Updates 3D Print Software
Wematter released version 2.0 of their 3D print management software, which includes a number of user interface improvements.
Discovering Future AI Features For 3D Printing
I’m reading the lengthy PhD thesis from Ivanna Baturynska, who has extensively investigated the possibility of using advanced AI techniques to optimize 3D print jobs.
Is It Time To Shut Down Smaller 3D Printed PPE Operations?
Over the past few months most regions have self-organized informal 3D printed PPE networks, but perhaps it’s time to consider shutting them down.
3DEO Hits A Production 3D Print Milestone
Metal manufacturing service 3DEO announced they’ve produced 150,000 metal parts using their unique process.
Fantastic Speeds And Affordable Industrial DLP 3D Printing: Catching Up With Gizmo 3D Printers
Gizmo 3D Printers has some major news to share in super-fast industrial DLP 3D printing.
Noninvasive Bioprinting Method Developed: 3D Print Inside The Body!
Researchers have developed a highly unusual form of 3D printing that allows printing to take place inside a living body.
3D Printed And 5G Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) Antennas
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine how 5G networks can benefit from 3D printed MIMO antennas.
ExOne’s #MakeMetalGreen Campaign Highlights Industry’s Lack of Knowledge
ExOne launched a new social media campaign a few weeks ago focusing on the green aspects of 3D printing, but why do they need to do that at all?
Karen De Leener: “I Believe That Point-Of-Care 3D Printing Will Be Implemented In All Major Hospitals”
Karen De Leener is a Cardiovascular Market Specialist at Materialise and is based in Belgium.
SpaceX Triggers Increased Use Of 3D Printing?
I’m seeing another reason companies will increase their adoption of 3D printing, and this time it’s at the top end of a rocket.
Plural Additive Manufacturing Working With 3ntr
I recently had the opportunity to speak with the folks from Plural Additive Manufacturing, an Oregon-based 3D print company.
Where To Send Your 3D Printed PPE Press Releases
We’re not the ones who need to see the announcement that you’re 3D printing face shields.
Embroidery and 3D Printing: Mending Ways
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi stitch up a look at 3D printing and embroidery.
Book of the Week: CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies and T-Shaped People
This week’s selection is “CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies and T-Shaped People: Inside the World of Design Thinking and How It Can Spark Creativity and Innovation” by Warren Berger.
Are 3D Printer Kickstarters Changing Into Something New?
Crowdfunding ventures for 3D printers seem to have transformed significantly in the past few years, and a recent event is the first of many to come.
Patenting Pandemic Designs?
3D printing has really stepped up to the plate in pandemic response — but what happens with those designs post-pandemic?
What Is The Spaghetti Detective, And Do I Need One? (Probably)
There might be no stranger name for a 3D print product than the Spaghetti Detective, but it’s not only appropriate, but something that should become popular in 3D printing.
Strategic Partnership To Bring Freeform Injection Molding Services To Market
Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials will soon be offering AddiFab’s Freeform Injection Molding as a contract manufacturing service.
Design of the Week: Glove Remover
This week’s selection is the Glove Remover by digital advertising agency atoll.
Could The Pandemic Cause 3D Printer Company Tranformations?
After seeing 3D printer companies make fundamental transformations in their business models, I’m wondering if this is a trend.
Do You Know Who Your 3D Printing Power Users Are?
Charles R. Goulding digs into Sculpteo’s latest State of 3D Printing survey.
The Consolidation Trend in 3D Print and Manufacturing Services
I recently spoke with Rich Stump of FATHOM and learned how the manufacturing service industry is consolidating.
Disturbing Reports Emerging From LulzBot Resellers
A series of disturbing reports have emerged this week from resellers of LulzBot’s 3D printers that could alienate the open source community.
CBD Products, Hemp, and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss the conjunction of 3D printing and growth in CBD products.
New Method Of Measuring Metal 3D Printed Part Strength
Researchers in the US military have developed a set of tests to determine the strength of 3D printed parts that could aid in future metal 3D printing quality control.
Hub and Spoke Logistics and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Adam Friedman examine the potential for 3D printing in hub and spoke logistics.
Overcoming The Performance Barrier To Full-On Radical 3D Printing
There’s a key barrier that’s holding back 3D printing from much more radical use, but it may be about to break down.
Tethon 3D Releases New Mullite Ceramic Powder For SLS 3D Printing
Tethon 3D announced a new product: a ceramic powder suitable for use in SLS 3D printers to add to their extensive portfolio of printable ceramic materials.
HP 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing Expands Offerings In No Small Measure
HP 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing is introducing a new material along with several other 3D printing announcements today.
Polaroid Has A 3D Printing Pen
Polaroid has introduced its Play 3D Pen to the US.
Cad Crowd Announces Winners of COVID-19 Design Contest
3D modeling freelancer site Cad Crowd announced the winners of their COVID-19 Design Contest.
Ultraviolet C Robots And 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Adam Friedman check out 3D printing used for building new robots that may help slow the spread of pandemic.
Stratasys Restructures: A “Strategic Resizing”
Stratasys announced a workforce reduction due to the impact of COVID-19, laying off a number of permanent staff.
Printlab Introduces Student Portal For 3D Print Learning
Printlab has introduced a new “student portal” that allows students to work online when learning about 3D printing.
Xaar Announcement Hints At Future Stratasys Involvement
An announcement by Xaar leads to some interesting speculation about Stratasys’ future strategy, which could be a different style of involvement with additive manufacturing.
Behold: Pico CAD
Game developer Johan Peitz posted a tweet recently with an animation of a project he’s working on called Pico CAD, an 8-bit 3D modeling tool.
Harley-Davidson Shifts Gears To 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding revs up the idea of 3D printing in the Harley-Davidson supply chain.
Book of the Week: Prototyping and Modelmaking for Product Design, Second Edition
This week’s selection is “Prototyping and Modelmaking for Product Design” by Bjarki Hallgrimsson.
Sculpteo Releases 6th Annual State Of 3D Printing
3D print service Sculpteo today released the results of their latest comprehensive annual survey of 3D printing use worldwide, and there’s several important findings.
Another Generative 3D CAD Alternative: Gen3D
I’m taking a quick look at Gen3D, a CAD tool for generating complex structures that can then be 3D printed.
A Xometry Update With Thoughts On Manufacturing Flexibility
Recently I spoke with Xometry’s Aaron Lichtig to find out how the 3D printing manufacturing network is faring during the crisis.
Axi Unveiled: Meet SynDaver’s First 3D Printer
Loveland’s 3D printing legacy lives on as SynDaver West launches its new professional desktop 3D printer.
Improving Just In Time (JIT) with 3D Printing
David Macfie, Charles R. Goulding, and Alyssa Schneider explore the use of 3D printing in just in time manufacturing.
Design of the Week: 3D Printed Pen Plotter
This week’s selection is the 3D printed “d.i.d” Pen Plotter by design studio Ufficio Progetti Perduti.
Bellus3D Provides Unusual COVID-19 Service
Bellus3D, a 3D scanning company, has developed a way to provide a customized 3D print to make face masks far more effective.
Question of the Week: Ceramic 3D Printing
This week’s question relates to the costing of ceramic 3D printing: what are the options, costs and considerations for 3D printing ceramic jewelry?
Falcontech To Take FIFTY Farsoon Metal 3D Printers
Farsoon announced a monstrously huge deal with Falcontech to provide the AM service with no fewer than 50 advanced metal 3D printers.
CASTOR Assists The Transition To Additive Manufacturing
A startup company has developed services to assist the transition to additive manufacturing technologies by performing a sophisticated analysis of target parts.
New Supply Chains and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look into 3D printing and the new shape of supply chains.
Multi-Million Series A Funds Point-of-Care Medical 3D Printing
Medical point-of-care 3D printing gets a boost through a multi-million-euro investment.
Formlabs Client Demonstrates Immense Production Flexibility Using 3D Printing
One of Formlabs’ clients has been saved from catastrophe during the COVID-19 crisis in a way that demonstrates the incredible power of 3D printing.
3D Printing And The Small Business Pivot Toward A Localized Supply Chain
3D printing is enabling many a small business the agility to pivot operations toward localizing their supply chains.
Three Business Revelations During COVID-19
Anna Zevelyov, the CEO of 3D scanner company Thor3D, examines three revelations when it comes to conducting business during and beyond the time of COVID-19.
Artec 3D Releases New Reverse Engineering Features And More
Artec 3D released Artec Studio 15, their latest release of 3D scanning management software, and it includes some interesting new reverse engineering features.
AR Support For 3D Printing Companies With New Alliance
Augmented reality (AR) and 3D printing are coming closer together all the time, now including a smart remote field service solution brought to additive manufacturing through a new alliance.
EOS Focuses On Metal 3D Print Safety
A technical notice recently issued by EOS to their clients regarding 3D print metal condensate safety.
Sourcing US Grid Components And 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi dig into the potential use of 3D printing for sourcing the US power grid.
Stratasys Client 3D Printing ISS Components, More To Come?
A new 3D printed part being used on the International Space Station could open up new worlds of 3D printing applications.
Virginia Hui Wang: “Winning Trust From Partners And Investors Has Been Very Difficult”
Virginia Hui Wang founded HCStudio in 2016, researching the science and applications of Lasers and Materials in making small and complex metal components.
BigRep Releases Two New 3D Print Materials
BigRep announced the availability of two new materials for their large-format 3D printers, ABS and ASA, and this could open up many more new applications.
Innovating Out Of Downturn
Pandemic-driven transitioning is leading to an interesting long-term reconfiguration of factory work.
The Largest 3D Printing Factory Is Coming
A company is in the midst of building what could be the largest 3D print farm in the world.
MakerBot’s Secret Automated Annealing Feature
I recently learned the MakerBot METHOD series has a very unusual feature for a 3D printer: integrated annealing.
Book of the Week: Introduction to Finite Element Analysis and Design
This week’s selection is “Introduction to Finite Element Analysis and Design” by Nam H. Kim, Bhavani V. Sankar, and Ashok V. Kumar.
Black Hawk Twinned
Digital twin creation of the US Army’s Black Hawk helicopters will bring new life into the out-of-production aircraft.
Will PodoPrinter Use A Belt-Driven 3D Printer?
Evidence has arisen indicating the upcoming PodoPrinter project may make use of a belt-driven 3D printer.
How 3D Printed Candles Can Light Up The World
Charles R. Goulding and Mindy Zhu examine the ways 3D printing is helping candlemaking stay alight.
A New 3D Printer Company From The Ashes Of LulzBot?
I’m looking at an interesting news report detailing the first products from a new 3D printer manufacturer located in Loveland, Colorado.
Design of the Week: ‘Tater Hammer
This week’s selection is the ‘Tater Hammer by designer Eric Au of Metro’s Q-Branch.
Future Bioprinting Faces Unknown Regulations
An intriguing piece by The Conversation provokes some thinking into the future regulatory environment that might face bioprinting, a form of 3D printing that is rapidly advancing.
Higher Plant Floor Overhead Allocations Drive 3D Printing Robot Component Sales
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine the new normal for robot usage in the 3D printing industry.
Mimaki Investment Boosts Mixed Dimension’s Prospects
Mimaki has made an interesting investment with Mixed Dimensions that will allow Mixed Dimensions to significantly boost their full color 3D printed collectibles business.
How To Keep In Contact With Your 3D Print Vendor During The Crisis
With the cancellation of countless in-person 3D print events, companies have leveraged technology to keep in contact with clients and prospects in unique ways.
Who Will Be The Jony Ive Of Healthy Product Design?
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi consider the visionary Jony Ive and who might next offer a compelling future for product design.
Roboze Launches Extreme Parts Network
Roboze launched their long-awaited distributed additive manufacturing service, composed of a network of experienced Roboze 3D printer operators.
This Year’s Special College Intern Candidates
Charles R. Goulding examines opportunities for students looking for internships in the 3D printing industry in the strange landscape of 2020.
Are TranPham’s 3D Printing Trends True?
Fabbaloo friend Tuan Tranpham issued a list of 3D printing trends he’s perceived — but are they really true?
Kumovis Updates On Medical 3D Printing
Decentralizing production is in focus for Kumovis’ mission in medical 3D printing.
Planting Seeds In 3D Printed Planters Help Us Sprout Into Action
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi take a look at 3D printed planters as high-tech gardening helps us remain rooted in difficult times.
Secrets Behind VELO3D’s Decision To Build A “Stretch” Metal 3D Printer
I spoke with VELO3D’s Zach Murphree to find out more details on the company’s recent announcement of a tall version of their popular metal 3D printer.
Rocket Crafters Tests STAR-3D 3D Printed Rocket Engine
Rocket Crafters has concluded testing of their revolutionary 3D printed hybrid rocket engine.
3D Printing and the Law
We’re going to take a look at a few key ways in which the law can impact 3D printing.