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Kerry Stevenson

Kerry Stevenson, aka "General Fabb" has written over 8,000 stories on 3D printing at Fabbaloo since he launched the venture in 2007, with an intention to promote and grow the incredible technology of 3D printing across the world. So far, it seems to be working!

Smart International Joins The High-Temperature Club

Smart International Joins The High-Temperature Club

Smart International announced a high-temperature 3D printing option: the Macro HT.

Published November 9, 2020
Categorized as printer Tagged array, cloud, high temperature, manufacturing, production, prototyping, smart international
Design of the Week: Loom Light

Design of the Week: Loom Light

This week’s selection is the gigantic Loom Light by Titia Ex.

Published November 9, 2020
Categorized as Design Tagged designoftheweek, large, sculpture
Essentium’s Unique Approach To Aerospace 3D Printing

Essentium’s Unique Approach To Aerospace 3D Printing

Many 3D print companies service the aerospace industry, but it appears that Essentium is doing things in quite a different way.

Published November 6, 2020
Categorized as Usage Tagged #sponsored, aerospace, essentium, high speed, high temperature, manufacturing, materials
Glimpsing The Future Of Mass Customization

Glimpsing The Future Of Mass Customization

In an interesting short video, 3D print service Qualified3D demonstrates a method for producing mass customized objects.

Published November 6, 2020
Categorized as Ideas Tagged manufacturing, mass customization, qualified3d, scanning, service
Autodrop3d Offers Automated 3D Printing Solutions

Autodrop3d Offers Automated 3D Printing Solutions

I’m looking at Autodrop3d, a company that seems to offer automation solutions for 3D printing.

Published November 6, 2020
Categorized as Service Tagged array, autodrop3d, automation, cloud, ejection, farm
The Not-Round 3D Printer Filament Spool

The Not-Round 3D Printer Filament Spool

Slant3D has re-invented the ubiquitous 3D printer filament spool, but for some reason it’s not round.

Published November 5, 2020
Categorized as Hardware Tagged filament, materials, slant3d, spool, storage
Are 3D Printers Too Dark?

Are 3D Printers Too Dark?

Lighting has always been a consistent issue with 3D printers, and it doesn’t seem to be improving.

Published November 5, 2020
Categorized as Ideas Tagged adhesion, kodak, lighting, quality
Balancing Cost vs Features in 3D Printer Design

Balancing Cost vs Features in 3D Printer Design

When you see the final design of a 3D printer, there have been many decisions made to get it to that state.

Published November 5, 2020
Categorized as Ideas Tagged cost, creality, design
SimplyColor3D Goes 2.0

SimplyColor3D Goes 2.0

SimplyColor3D has now now moved to version 2.0, and it includes a lot more features.

Published November 4, 2020
Categorized as blog, Software Tagged #sponsored, cad, color, multicolor, painting
PCL Construction Discovers New 3D Printing Use Case

PCL Construction Discovers New 3D Printing Use Case

I’ve learned of an amazing form of 3D printing usage that I suspect many construction companies don’t yet know.

Published November 4, 2020
Categorized as Usage Tagged application, construction, models, visualization
The Cutting Begins At 3D Systems

The Cutting Begins At 3D Systems

3D Systems abruptly sliced off some of its parts this week, selling Cimatron and GibbsCAM.

Published November 4, 2020
Categorized as Corporate Tagged 3D Systems, acquisition, cam, cimatron, divestiture, gibbscam
Really Cheap Filament, With a Big Catch

Really Cheap Filament, With a Big Catch

The message said PLA filament for only US$8.50 / kg — could this be true?

Published November 4, 2020
Categorized as Ideas Tagged filament, pallet, purchasing, spool, volume
The Quagmire That Is 3D Printer Filament Eco Terminology

The Quagmire That Is 3D Printer Filament Eco Terminology

Another eco-friendly 3D printer filament? Hold on, there is a lot more to the story.

Published November 3, 2020
Categorized as Ideas Tagged biocompatible, biodegradeable, eco, ecofriendly, filament, natural, non toxic, recycling, terminology
Time To Empty The Fabbaloo Mailbag

Time To Empty The Fabbaloo Mailbag

Hello Fabbaloo Readers! Today we once again review the most interesting messages from our mailbag.

Published November 3, 2020
Categorized as blog Tagged funny, mail, mailbag
3D Printed Fashions Becoming More Sophisticated

3D Printed Fashions Becoming More Sophisticated

Ganit Goldstein is an Israel designer developing techniques for producing fantastic 3D printed fashions.

Published November 3, 2020
Categorized as Usage Tagged color, fabric, fashion, stratasys, vr
Book of the Week: 3D Printers For Woodworkers

Book of the Week: 3D Printers For Woodworkers

This week’s selection is “3D Printers For Woodworkers” by Henry Doolittle.

Published November 3, 2020
Categorized as book Tagged introduction, learning, woodworking
Create it REAL Receives Significant Investment

Create it REAL Receives Significant Investment

Create it REAL has received an investment of €3.1M (US$3.6M).

Published November 2, 2020
Categorized as Corporate Tagged controller, create it real, hardware, investment, software
Implications of The Dyndrite – HP Partnership

Implications of The Dyndrite – HP Partnership

There could be some profound implications coming for additive manufacturing, after a review of the newly announced HP Universal Build Manager, which is powered by Dyndrite.

Published November 2, 2020
Categorized as Software Tagged complex, dyndrite, hp, manufacturing, production, slicing, ubm
Design of the Week: Skafaldo Bowl & Side Table

Design of the Week: Skafaldo Bowl & Side Table

This week’s selection is the Skafaldo Bowl & Side Table by Unfold.

Published November 2, 2020
Categorized as Design Tagged casting, designoftheweek, furniture, materialise, support, unfold
It Is Definitely Time for #ResponsibleManufacturing

It Is Definitely Time for #ResponsibleManufacturing

Responsible Manufacturing is a term you may not have heard before, but you should be hearing a lot more about it in the future.

Published November 1, 2020
Categorized as Corporate Tagged climate, eco, eos, responsible manufacturing, sustainability
Coming Soon: Scalable Garage 3D Printing

Coming Soon: Scalable Garage 3D Printing

I had a thought about how belt 3D printing might play out in the future.

Published October 30, 2020
Categorized as Ideas Tagged belt, creality, low volume, production, scalable
The Unusual Rotary Piston Extruder Needs To Be Used

The Unusual Rotary Piston Extruder Needs To Be Used

It’s been brought to our attention there is a patent on a very unusual 3D printer extruder design.

Published October 30, 2020
Categorized as Hardware Tagged bigrep, extruder, legal, mxt, patent, professional, rotary
GoProto’s New Elastomer 3D Print Service

GoProto’s New Elastomer 3D Print Service

GoProto announced a new service dedicated to flexible 3D prints, which they call “3DElastoPrint”.

Published October 29, 2020
Categorized as Service Tagged Evonik, flexible, goproto, hp, materials, mjf
Longer Launches The High Resolution Orange 4K SLA 3D Printer

Longer Launches The High-Resolution Orange 4K SLA 3D Printer

This week Longer launched its latest 3D printer, the Orange 4K, on Kickstarter.

Published October 29, 2020
Categorized as printer Tagged #sponsored, 4k, color, crowdfunding, desktop, high resolution, kickstarter, longer, resin
Fusion3 Introduces “REACTOR”

Fusion3 Introduces REACTOR

Fusion3 has introduced a new and powerful slicing system for their 3D printers, REACTOR.

Published October 29, 2020
Categorized as Software Tagged @createitreal, fusion3, materials, professional, profiles, slicing
Adaptive3D Secures Series B Investment

Adaptive3D Secures Series B Investment

Adaptive3D has secured a major investment.

Published October 28, 2020
Categorized as Corporate Tagged adaptive3D, arkema, flexible, investment, resin
3D Printed IoT Products Are Coming

3D Printed IoT Products Are Coming

A quirky 3D print experiment from a few years ago seems to be leading towards an amazing plastic IoT future.

Published October 28, 2020
Categorized as research Tagged electrical, electronics, iot, smart, wifi
Fabrisonic Experimenting With Hybrid 3D Printing Approaches

Fabrisonic Experimenting With Hybrid 3D Printing Approaches

Fabrisonic described a very unusual project in which they employed two different 3D printing processes.

Published October 27, 2020
Categorized as Usage Tagged fabrisonic, hybrid, lpbf, pbf, uam
EMBARGO 27OCT9AMET Formlabs Tweaks Their Resins

Formlabs Tweaks Their Resins

Formlabs announced some new resins for their dental and other users.

Published October 27, 2020
Categorized as materials Tagged dental, draft, formlabs, resin, rigid
Book of the Week: Essential Skills for Scale Modelers

Book of the Week: Essential Skills for Scale Modelers

This week’s selection is “Essential Skills for Scale Modelers” by Aaron Skinner.

Published October 27, 2020
Categorized as book Tagged assembly, finishing, modeling, painting, scale models, tutorial
Nano Dimension Raises US$50M

Nano Dimension Raises US$50M

Nano Dimension seems to have raised a massive US$50M.

Published October 26, 2020
Categorized as Corporate Tagged funding, investment, Nano Dimension, raise, stock
The Economics Of Low Volume Manufacturing With Belt 3D Printers

The Economics Of Low-Volume Manufacturing With Belt 3D Printers

The world is about to see a deluge of belt 3D printers but can they be economically used for low-volume manufacturing?

Published October 26, 2020
Categorized as Ideas Tagged belt, creality, economics, low volume, manufacturing
Design of the Week: Roomba Risers

Design of the Week: Roomba Risers

This week’s selection is the Roomba Riser by Steve Harvey.

Published October 26, 2020
Categorized as Design Tagged designoftheweek, furniture, household
Looking At Hurdles To Serial AM Production

Looking At Hurdles To Serial Additive Manufacturing Production

I’m reading a post by Markus Seibold about serial production using additive manufacturing and there is a great deal of wisdom in his thoughts.

Published October 25, 2020
Categorized as Ideas Tagged culture, manufacturing, metal, production, siemens
A Microswimmer Experiment Leads To A Tiny #3DBenchy

A Microswimmer Experiment Leads To A Tiny #3DBenchy

Researchers at the University of Leiden have been 3D printing microswimmers and are testing all options.

Published October 23, 2020
Categorized as research Tagged benchmark, benchy, healthcare, microscopic, microswimmers, resin, small, two photon
3D Systems’ Stock Price Rocks and Rolls

3D Systems’ Stock Price Rocks And Rolls

Holders of 3D Systems stock (NYSE:DDD) have been having a bit of fun in the past months, as the stock price has jumped and fallen.

Published October 23, 2020
Categorized as Corporate Tagged 3D Systems, align technologies, aligners, stock
The Importance of Understanding 3D Print Clients

The Importance Of Understanding 3D Printing Clients

In a today’s 3D printing world it is all too easy to focus too hard on the technical and forget other factors.

Published October 23, 2020
Categorized as Ideas Tagged ipa, marketing, resin, safety, sales
Adobe Capture Going 3D With New Scantastic Feature

Adobe Capture Going 3D With New Scantastic Feature

Adobe announced the coming availability of a new feature in their Capture app: Scantastic.

Published October 23, 2020
Categorized as Service, Software Tagged adobe, cloud, photogrammetry, scanning, scantastic
EOS Partners With TEES To Develop New AM Skills

EOS Partners With TEES To Develop New AM Skills

EOS announced a new partnership with the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) to increase AM skills.

Published October 22, 2020
Categorized as learning Tagged additive manufacturing, eos, learning, partnership, research, skills, tamu, tees
Relativity Space Bags Major 3D Printed Rocket Client

Relativity Space Bags Major 3D Printed Rocket Client

Relativity Space has landed a major client, Lockheed.

Published October 22, 2020
Categorized as Usage Tagged aerospace, lockheed, metal, nasa, relativity space, space
Eleven 3D Printed Parts On NASA’s Perseverance Rover

Eleven 3D Printed Parts On NASA’s Perseverance Rover

NASA has revealed their use of 3D printed parts on the Perseverance rover, currently en route to the planet Mars.

Published October 21, 2020
Categorized as Usage Tagged carpenter additive, mars, metal, nasa, space
Return Of The Pico Hybrid, Part II

Return Of The Pico Hybrid, Part II

Well, it seems the Pico Hybrid has finally made it!

Published October 21, 2020
Categorized as Hardware Tagged b3 innovations, hot end, metaform, pico
Satori 3D Printer Launches With A Powerful Strategy

Satori 3D Printer Launches With A Powerful Strategy

I spoke with Chengxi Wang of Satori to find out more about their newly launched resin 3D printer.

Published October 20, 2020
Categorized as interview, printer Tagged consulting, dental, resin, satori
VELO3D Announces The Extra Capacity Sapphire XC Metal 3D Printer

VELO3D Announces The Extra Capacity Sapphire XC Metal 3D Printer

VELO3D suddenly announced a brand new 3D printer, the Sapphire XC, which is far larger and much faster than their previous 3D printers.

Published October 20, 2020
Categorized as printer Tagged large format, laser, metal, sapphire, speed, velo3d
Book of the Week: 3D Printing and Maker Lab for Kids

Book of the Week: 3D Printing and Maker Lab for Kids

This week’s selection is “3D Printing and Maker Lab for Kids” by Eldrid Sequeira.

Published October 20, 2020
Categorized as blog Tagged children, education, learning, projects, steam
3DQue’s Looping Kit For Continuous 3D Printing On Desktop Devices

3DQue’s Looping Kit For Continuous 3D Printing On Desktop Devices

3D print startup company 3DQue is offering a “looping kit” to allow for continuous 3D printing on common desktop 3D printers.

Published October 19, 2020
Categorized as Hardware Tagged 3dque, continuous, creality, ender, kit, manufacturing, production
A Look at MakerOS V2

A Look At MakerOS V2

I had a chat with the friendly folks at MakerOS to learn about their new “V2” software.

Published October 19, 2020
Categorized as Service Tagged #sponsored, administrative, cloud, makeros, manufacturing, upgrade, workflow
Design of the Week: Winking Owl Key Holder

Design of the Week: Winking Owl Key Holder

This week’s selection is the Winking Owl Key Holder by Martin Vojak.

Published October 19, 2020
Categorized as Design Tagged designoftheweek
Zortrax Completes Conductive PEEK 3D Print

Zortrax Completes Conductive PEEK 3D Print

Zortrax worked with the European Space Agency to successfully 3D print and test a conductive high-temperature material.

Published October 18, 2020
Categorized as research Tagged conductive, electrical, esa, experiment, high temperature, peek, space, zortrax
Free Online Sculpting Tool: SculptGL

Free Online Sculpting Tool: SculptGL

I’m trying out something called “SculptGL”, an online 3D sculpting tool.

Published October 16, 2020
Categorized as Software Tagged cad, design, open source, sculptgl, sculpting
It May Be Time To Abandon PLA For 3D Printing

It May Be Time To Abandon PLA For 3D Printing

I’m now considering whether PLA should be the default 3D printing material for desktop equipment.

Published October 16, 2020
Categorized as Ideas, materials Tagged 3devo, abs, biodegradable, filament, petg, pla, recycling
Generating Gradient Material 3D Prints With GraMMaCAD

Generating Gradient Material 3D Prints With GraMMaCAD

Fraunhofer IGD has developed a new type of software for 3D printing that enables use of gradient-style materials.

Published October 15, 2020
Categorized as research Tagged cad, design, gradient, materials, software
Does 3D Print Build Volume Really Matter?

Does 3D Print Build Volume Really Matter?

One of the first question I always hear from 3D printing newbies is “How Big Can I Print?” But that isn’t really a good question.

Published October 15, 2020
Categorized as learning Tagged belt, build volume, orientation, size, tutorial
A 6m Proof Of Belt 3D Printing Capability

A 6m Proof Of Belt 3D Printing Capability

An incredible demonstration of the capabilities of belt 3D printers has been completed: a 6-meter-long part part has been produced.

Published October 14, 2020
Categorized as Usage Tagged belt, blackbelt 3d, creality, demonstration, length, long, nak 3d designs
EMBARGO WED 14 0900ET Artec 3D Studio 15 Includes A Massive Surprise

Artec 3D Studio 15 Includes A Massive Surprise

Artec 3D announced a new version of Artec Studio 15, the software that drives their popular handheld 3D scanners, and there’s a big surprise in this release.

Published October 14, 2020
Categorized as Software Tagged ai, artec, artec 3d, handheld, nvidia, resolution, scanner
Farsoon Reports Doubled Growth in 2020

Farsoon Reports Doubled Growth In 2020

Farsoon said the company has doubled its revenue so far in 2020, defying the overall economic downturn caused by the pandemic.

Published October 13, 2020
Categorized as Corporate Tagged farsoon, metal, plastic, revenue
Book of the Week: Feck Perfuction

Book of the Week: Feck Perfuction

This week’s selection is “Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life” by James Victore.

Published October 13, 2020
Categorized as book Tagged creativity, design, motivation
A Reader Checks Out The Powerbelt3D Zero 3D Printer Kit

A Reader Checks Out The Powerbelt3D Zero 3D Printer Kit

One of our technical readers took a deep dive into the new Powerbelt3D Zero 3D printer kit.

Published October 12, 2020
Categorized as printer Tagged belt, design, kickstarter, kit, powerbelt3d, redesign, review
Design of the Week: Ultimate Self-adjusting Door Opener 9000

Design of the Week: Ultimate Self-Adjusting Door Opener 9000

This week’s selection is the “Ultimate Self-adjusting Door Opener 9000” by student Xieshi Zhang, a.k.a. CrazyBlackStone.

Published October 12, 2020
Categorized as Design Tagged covid-19, designoftheweek
Is Subscription-Based 3D Printing For You?

Is Subscription-Based 3D Printing For You?

There are several ways to obtain 3D printing technology, and one of them is by subscription. But is it for you?

Published October 11, 2020
Categorized as Ideas Tagged carbon, leasing, purchasing, subscription
Sinterit Introduces Comprehensive SLS Toolkit

Sinterit Introduces Comprehensive SLS Toolkit

Sinterit announced the availability of a new “comprehensive set of powder tools”, which aims to change the game when acquiring an SLS 3D printer.

Published October 9, 2020
Categorized as Hardware Tagged powder, sinterit, sls, toolkit, tools
Generational Shift Could Increase Use of 3D Printing

Generational Shift Could Increase Use Of 3D Printing

I’m reading a newsletter from Diabase Engineering and had a thought about how 3D printing will play out over the long term.

Published October 9, 2020
Categorized as Ideas Tagged adoption, cnc milling, diabase engineering, education, hybrid, milling
Boom Supersonic Unveils The XB 1, And It’s Full Of 3D Printed Parts

Boom Supersonic Unveils The XB-1, And It’s Full Of 3D Printed Parts

Boom Supersonic’s new XB-1 prototype aircraft turns out to be using plenty of 3D printed parts.

Published October 8, 2020
Categorized as Usage Tagged aerospace, boom supersonic, jigs, manufacturing, production, stratasys, supersonic, velo3d
Tesla Job Post Juices 3D Printer Stocks

Tesla Job Post Juices 3D Printer Stocks

A stray career posting at Tesla has ignited the stocks of certain 3D printer manufacturers.

Published October 8, 2020
Categorized as Corporate Tagged 3D Systems, exone, stock, stratasys, tesla
Alloyed Develops Functional Nickel Superalloy For High-Temperature AM

Alloyed Tests Functional Nickel Superalloy For High-Temperature AM

Alloyed announced the results of a project they’ve undertaken with Honeywell Aviation to assess a new high-temperature metal powder for aerospace applications.

Published October 8, 2020
Categorized as materials Tagged aerospace, alloyed, Honeywell, manufacturing, metal, nickel, powder
MakerBot Adds Another Carbon Fiber Material

MakerBot Adds Another Carbon Fiber Material

MakerBot announced the availability of a new nylon carbon fiber material for their METHOD series of 3D printers.

Published October 7, 2020
Categorized as materials Tagged carbon fiber, makerbot, nylon
Behind the Scenes of 3D Printer Reviews

Behind The Scenes Of 3D Printer Reviews

I’ve been watching Fabbaloo friend Joel Telling’s series of videos on his testing of the Craftbot FLOW IDEX XL, and the process seems quite familiar to me.

Published October 7, 2020
Categorized as video Tagged 3dpn, craftbot, cube, review, shipping
GE Aviation Receives Certification For Partly 3D Printed Jet Engine

GE Aviation Receives Certification For Partly 3D Printed Jet Engine

GE Aviation has received official certification from the US FAA for its massive GE9X jet engine.

Published October 7, 2020
Categorized as Usage Tagged additive manufacturing, aerospace, certification, ge, ge additive, manufacturing, metal, standards
Two Companies Offer New 3D Printer Acquisition Programs

Two Companies Offer New 3D Printer Acquisition Programs

News this week sees two companies offering different ways to acquire their 3D printer products.

Published October 6, 2020
Categorized as Corporate Tagged anisoprint, bigrep, bundle, large, large format, leasing, materials, polymaker, training
Book of the Week: Mechanical Behavior of Materials

Book of the Week: Mechanical Behavior of Materials

This week’s selection is “Mechanical Behavior of Materials” by Norman Dowling, Stephen Kampe, and Milo Kral.

Published October 6, 2020
Categorized as book Tagged benchmark, materials, quality, quality control, stress, testing
What I Learned From The Final Words Of Scott Crump

What I Learned From The Final Words Of Scott Crump

I just finished reading a fascinating interview with Scott Crump, one of the earliest pioneers of 3D printing, and the inventor of the extrusion process.

Published October 5, 2020
Categorized as interview Tagged crump, fdm, history, stock, stratasys
Fabbaloo Has a New Writer!

Fabbaloo Has A New Writer!

I’m proud to announce we have a new regular contributor, Madhumita Chandrasekaran, also known as Madhu.

Published October 5, 2020
Categorized as blog Tagged fabbaloo, team, writing
Design of the Week: The VOCAL Mask

Design of the Week: The VOCAL Mask

This week’s selection is the The VOCAL Mask by David Angerman.

Published October 5, 2020
Categorized as Design Tagged covid-19, designoftheweek, mask, singing
X-Ray 3D Printing!

X-Ray 3D Printing!

Researchers have developed a method for 3D printing microstructures using X-rays.

Published October 4, 2020
Categorized as research Tagged hydrogel, microscopic, nano, sla, x-rays
How To 3D Print Tensegrity Structures

How To 3D Print Tensegrity Structures

Researchers have found a way to use 3D printers to produce tensegrity structures.

Published October 2, 2020
Categorized as research Tagged design, research, tensegrity
RPS Announces New Neo 450 Industrial 3D Printer Line

RPS Announces New Neo 450 Industrial 3D Printer Line

UK-based RPS announced a new series of industrial 3D printers, the Neo 450 line.

Published October 2, 2020
Categorized as printer Tagged industrial, manufacturing, production, resin, rps, sla
Fusion 360 Licensing Change: Reactions and Autodesk Retreat

Fusion 360 Licensing Change: Reactions And Autodesk Retreat

It’s been several days since Autodesk announced big changes to their Fusion 360 Personal licensing program. What reactions have occurred?

Published October 1, 2020
Categorized as Software Tagged autodesk, diy, fusion 360, hobby, licensing, personal
Another High Temperature DIY 3D Printer Design

Another High-Temperature DIY 3D Printer Design

It’s been brought to our attention that there is another freely downloadable design for a high-temperature 3D printer.

Published October 1, 2020
Categorized as printer Tagged components, design, high temperature, igus, kit, open source
EMBARGO 1 OCT TIME TBD PodoPrinter Announces Revolutionary “SOLE” 3D Printer

PodoPrinter Announces Revolutionary SOLE 3D Printer

At long last, PodoPrinter has released full details on their now-named device, the SOLE 3D production printer.

Published October 1, 2020
Categorized as printer Tagged belt, blackbelt, blackbelt 3d, colorfabb, continuous, footwear, insole, manufacturing, podoprinter, production
Covestro To Acquire DSM’s Materials Business

Covestro To Acquire DSM’s Additive Manufacturing Materials Business

In a blockbuster deal, DSM has agreed to sell their DSM Resins & Functional Materials line of business to Covestro.

Published September 30, 2020
Categorized as Corporate Tagged acquisition, covestro, dsm, materials, royal dsm
Single-Site Motorsport 3D Printing: Workshop of the Future?

Single-Site Motorsport 3D Printing: Workshop of the Future?

I’m reading a fascinating story about how a small motorsport company is using 3D printing in a very different way.

Published September 30, 2020
Categorized as Usage Tagged automotive, high temperature, minifactory, on demand, racing, rally, workflow, workshop
Essentium’s New DryBox Filament Storage Solution

Essentium’s New DryBox Filament Storage Solution

Essentium announced a new solution for filament storage, the Essentium DryBox.

Published September 29, 2020
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, dryer, drying, essentium, filament, manufacturing, production, storage
MakerBot Releases 2020 3D Printing Trends Report

MakerBot Releases 2020 3D Printing Trends Report

MakerBot has released its 2020 3D Printing Trends Report, and there are some very interesting findings within it.

Published September 29, 2020
Categorized as research Tagged annual report, buying, covid-19, makerbot, purchasing, report, survey, trends
Migrating To MyMiniFactory: What Is Thingiverse’s Focus?

Migrating To MyMiniFactory: What Is Thingiverse’s Focus?

I’m watching a video of a designer explaining why he’s “quitting Thingiverse”, and this poses questions about MakerBot’s Thingiverse strategy.

Published September 29, 2020
Categorized as models Tagged designers, makerbot, myminifactory, repository, thingiverse
Book of the Week: Made in the USA

Book of the Week: Made in the USA

This week’s selection is “Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing ” by Vaclav Smil.

Published September 29, 2020
Categorized as book Tagged economy, manufacturing, offshore, outsourcing, prediction
3D Hubs Announces Logistics Centers

3D Hubs Announces Logistics Centers

3D Hubs announced the creation of not one, but two new logistics centers located in the USA and Europe.

Published September 28, 2020
Categorized as Service Tagged 3d hubs, logistics, manufacturing, outsourcing, shipping, supply chain
The Future of Additive Manufacturing

The Future of Additive Manufacturing

An interesting talk at the third episode of the ongoing 3DEXPERIENCE: A Virtual Journey revealed some hints about what may happen in additive manufacturing’s future.

Published September 28, 2020
Categorized as Event, Ideas Tagged 3DEXPERIENCE, certification, dassault, dfam, digital twin, event, future, manufacturing, prediction, quality control
Open Source High Temperature RepRap 3D Printer Announced

Open Source High-Temperature RepRap 3D Printer Announced

Michigan Tech’s Open Sustainability Technology Lab, or “MOST”, announced an open source, high-temperature 3D printer.

Published September 28, 2020
Categorized as printer Tagged cerberus, high temperature, kit, most, open source, reprap
Design of the Week: Rzhev Memorial

Design of the Week: Rzhev Memorial

This week’s selection is the Rzhev Memorial 3D scan by Thor3D.

Published September 28, 2020
Categorized as Design Tagged designoftheweek, scanning, sculpture, Thor3D
La Poste Discountinues 3D Model Repository Service

La Poste Discountinues 3D Model Repository Service

France’s postal service, La Poste, is shutting down their 3D model repository service on October 1st.

Published September 27, 2020
Categorized as models, Service Tagged cults, france, la poste, postal, repository
Another Multi-Color 3D Printing Accessory: Co Print

Another Multi-Color 3D Printing Accessory: Co Print

There’s another multi-color 3D printer accessory launching: the Co Print.

Published September 25, 2020
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, co print, color, crowdfunding, mmu, mmu2s, mosaic manufacturing, multicolor, palette, prusa
Chasing The Elusive Safe 3D Printer Resin

Chasing The Elusive Safe 3D Printer Resin

I’ve been on a bit of a quest to find some truly safe 3D printer resin, and I’m not sure there’s actually such a product.

Published September 25, 2020
Categorized as materials Tagged 3dresyn, elegoo, esun, fire, flammable, ipa, nanoparticles, Popular, resin, safety
Question of the Week: Footwear 3D Printing

Question of the Week: Footwear 3D Printing

This week’s question relates to how best to perform 3D printing of footwear, specifically, flip flops.

Published September 24, 2020
Categorized as question Tagged buying, casting, costs, footwear, molding, shoes
A Deeper Look Into Smart3D’s Macro 3D Printing Software

A Deeper Look Into Smart3D’s Macro 3D Printing Software

This week Smart3D International announced an interesting new industrial 3D printer, the Macro. But it turns out the software for this system is even more interesting.

Published September 24, 2020
Categorized as Software Tagged cloud, lan, manufacturing, networking, production, serverless, smart3d
SOLIDWORKS 2021 Now Available

SOLIDWORKS 2021 Now Available

Dassault Systèmes has released SOLIDWORKS 2021, the latest version of the powerful 3D CAD tool.

Published September 24, 2020
Categorized as Software Tagged cad, dassault, solidworks, upgrade

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