Kerry Stevenson, Author at Fabbaloo

Formlabs Deepens Dental Capabilities

I’m fascinated by Formlabs’ venture into the dental industry, which just got a lot deeper.

HP Puts a Dent into Competitor’s Stock Prices

HP held an analyst event earlier in which they made some announcements that caused a bit of a tumble on the stock market.

Update on Mass Portal’s 3D Printer Filament Dryer Technology

We obtained some additional information about the very interesting and brand new 3D printer filament drying system from Mass Portal.

About Those Voice Commands For Your 3D Printer

The current craze for intelligent voice commands is getting more sophisticated, but what happens when it works with your 3D printer?

The CreatorBot 3D Pro Series II Professional Desktop 3D Printer

Today we’re looking at another desktop 3D printer option for professionals, the large CreatorBot 3D Pro Series II.

Design of the Week: The HIVE

This week’s selection is the very practical “The HIVE” Stackable Drawers by engineer Dan O’Connell of Philadelphia.

What Dangers Face 3D Printer Set Top Users?

With the increase in set top options for desktop 3D printers, I’m wondering what might go wrong.

We’re Now in the Second Generation of 3D Metal Printing; What About the Third?

There’s an interesting long term pattern emerging now in 3D metal printing, and I’m wondering where it might be going.

The Very Intriguing Mooz Transformable 3D Printer Series

An interesting Kickstarter appeared this week offering a multi-mode making machine at a pretty low price.

Impossible Objects Gets Cash

Illinois-based 3D printing startup Impossible Objects has received a hefty amount of cash.

An Introduction to Additive Industries – For Americans

Additive Industries is set to establish a major presence in California to dramatically enter the US market.

Behind the Scenes GE’s 3D Metal Printing Farm

GE is deep into 3D metal printing, as readers know, but now we can get a glimpse of what’s going on inside their workshops.

AstroPrint Releases a Mobile App

We’ve learned that AstroPrint has produced mobile apps that work with their popular 3D printer set top box.

MasterpieceVR Allows Four Users to Collaborate & 3D Model Simultaneously

Creating a 3D model in VR isn’t as revolutionary as it once was.

3DPrintClean’s Model 3 Series: A Complete Set of Safety Accessories in One Box

We’ve often written on the topic of 3D printing safety, and there are few other solutions that do as much as 3DPrintClean’s.

The Builder Extreme 1000 is Improved!

Large format 3D printer buyers may want to check out the newly improved Builder Extreme 1000.

Materialise Expands, Telling Us Something Interesting

Belgium-based Materialise seems to be making some interesting moves lately.

Chelsea Cummings – “3D printing encourages me not to fill someone else’s shoes, but instead, walk in my own.”

Chelsea Cummings is an Additive Manufacturing Engineer focused on new product introduction of metal 3D printed aerospace parts at Arconic, in Austin, Texas.

The Affordable PEEL 3D Handheld Scanner

A new handheld 3D scanner is announced, and it sports a very attractive price.

The STL.garden

A new project can keep you up to date on the latest publicly available 3D models.

Apple’s New 3D Printing Patent Makes No Sense

I’m reading a story on a new patent Apple just received and I can’t figure out what they will do with it.

A New 3D Printing Application – With A New Material: Fish Scales

I’ve seen a lot of very weird materials used for 3D printing, but never fish scales.

Are Major 3D Printer Manufacturers Prisoners Of Their Technologies?

I’m thinking about how new 3D printing processes can affect existing companies, and it’s not pretty.

Design of the Week: Wearable 3D Printer

This week’s selection is the incredible Wearable 3D Printer by Naomi Wu.

Another Angle on Graphene 3D Printing?

I’m reading a fascinating report on a new way to work with miracle material graphene.

Farsoon’s American Venture Not The First, Nor The Last

Farsoon opened an Americas division, in what could be a wave of new 3D printing vendors.

The “Swap Filament in the Middle” Method

There’s a very simple technique to enable desktop 3D printers to approximate multicolor prints.

A Step Towards 3D Printing by Amazon?

This week Amazon acquired a 3D modeling company, and I’m wondering where this may go in the future.

Controversy at 3D Hubs? Are They Really Dead?

A massive discussion of 3D Hubs’ recent moves is taking place and it seems that some participants aren’t very happy.

Voxeljet Achieves Finer Resolution

Voxeljet announced a new process that should achieve higher resolutions for 3D printed investment casting applications, but it’s all about the material.

Professional Filament Drying Now Available

Latvia-based Mass Portal announced a new line of professional filament drying systems.

3 Things Every 3D Printing Startup Needs

It’s time for some gentle advice to those hoping to launch new 3D printing ventures.

The LulzBot TAZ 7?

Aleph Objects is one of the very few 3D printer companies that offer a glimpse into their future products before they are announced.

What is BASF Doing in 3D Printing? A Lot, It Appears

BASF is making more moves into 3D print space.

The Green Part Treatment for 3D Printed Glass?

I’m reading an article on Forbes describing a new process for 3D printing glass that could be quite useful.

Matterhackers’ New MatterControl T7X

MatterHackers announced a new, upgraded 3D printer set-top controller, the MatterControl T7X.

A 3D Printing Pen of a Very Different Kind

The Yeehaw Wand at first glance might seem like yet another “3D printing pen”, but it’s nothing of the sort.

Dassault Acquires Exa

More consolidation in the 3D CAD market: Dassault Systèmes is acquiring Exa.

A Professional Desktop 3D Printer With The Coolest Name: Juggerbot

An Ohio startup offers a very powerful professional 3D printer, the Juggerbot line.

BCN3D’s New Sigmax Professional Desktop 3D Printer

Spain’s BCN3D announced a new 3D printer, the rather large Sigmax.

Design of the Week: Benedict Cumberbatch Sculpture

This week’s selection is the well designed 3D sculpture of actor Benedict Cumberbatch by 3D Geppetto.

Still Awaiting The Orchid From Collider

One 3D printer we’ve been awaiting for almost a year is the fascinating Orchid concept from startup Collider.

A Solution to the 3D Printer Air Filtration Problem?

Last week we wrote on the invisible problem of nanoparticles not being caught by typical HEPA filters. One company may offer a solution.

Stratasys Tweaks Their J750 Materials

Stratasys offers one of the leading machines for full color 3D printing, and now they are making more friendly for prototyping.

3D Print Community: Otto DIY

This month’s selection for our community support program is the fascinating Otto DIY project: build your own robot.

MiniFactory’s Innovator 2: A High Temperature 3D Printer

Finnish MiniFactory announced the Innovator 2 professional desktop 3D printer.

Ultimaker Announces, But Does Not Yet Launch, Cura 3.0 and the Mysterious “Cura Connect”

3D printer manufacturer Ultimaker made an important software announcement this week at the TCT conference, describing an upgraded product and an entirely new package.

There Really Are Professional 3D Printers

In the past year or so we’ve been referring to something we call “professional” desktop 3D printers.

MX3D Reveals First Section of 3D Printed Steel Bridge

Recently, we talked about MX3D getting all giant metal 3d printing robot on us and printing the 3D structures of the future.

3D Hubs Makes One Million Parts?

3D print network 3D Hubs announced an impressive milestone: they’ve not produced over one million 3D prints.

The FELIX Tec 4 Desktop 3D Printer

FELIXprinters is one of those long-time 3D printer manufacturers, and now they have released their latest machine, the FELIX Tec 4.

The Resurrection of Village Plastics

Village Plastics, a long time manufacturer of 3D printer filament, has reappeared – but there’s a story to be told.

Zmorph Unveils the VX Multitool 3D Printer

Poland=based Zmorph announced a new version of their increasingly powerful multitool desktop 3D making device.

Are Used Desktop 3D Printers Becoming Viable? And Why Is That?

Two new service programs from desktop 3D printers suggest there’s something happening with used equipment.

Carbon Bulks Up With New Materials Program

Carbon announced potentially significant changes to its materials program, including some new hardware.

Cubibot Launched on Kickstarter

A new, very inexpensive desktop 3D printer has just been launched on Kickstarter: the Cubibot.

AstroPrint Tries an Unusual Fundraising Method

3DAGOGO, the startup company behind 3D print cloud service provider Astroprint, is attempting to raise funds through crowdsourcing.

Surprise: Prusa Releases MK3 Desktop 3D Printer

Unexpectedly, Prusa announced a significantly improved desktop 3D printer, the MK3.

Noted 3D Designer Turns Paid Designs Into Free Downloads

Israeli 3D designer Asher Nahmias, aka Dizingof, has unexpectedly marked many incredible designs as free downloads.

Design of the Week: Aposema Mask

This week’s selection is the very strange Aposema mask by Adidas Meyer, Silvia Rueda and Sirou Peng.

The T3D Smartphone 3D Printer is Now Available For Order

Some months ago we ran a story about a unique desktop 3D printer, the T3D. Now you can order one.

HRL Laboratories Enables 3D Printing Impossible Metal Alloys

This is quite interesting: a new approach to enable 3D metal printing of metal alloys that were previously extremely difficult to use.

Profound Implication of That 3D Face Reconstruction Service

I realized something utterly fascinating about the 3D Face Reconstruction project we wrote on this week.

The Critical Importance of Certifications in the 3D Metal Market

An announcement today triggered some thoughts about the importance of certifications for companies in the 3D metal printing market.

Guess What? Standard HEPA Filters May Not Solve 3D Printer Emissions

There’s been much ado about nanoparticle emissions from desktop 3D printers, but one solution may actually not be one.

Digital Metal Officially Launches the DM P2500 3D Metal Printer

Digital Metal, part of Sweden-based Höganäs AB, has now launched their incredible 3D metal printer, the DM P2500.

3DMonstr’s Super New 3D Printer Series

Going by their name, 3DMonstr must produce large 3D printers, but now they’re even larger.

Dassault Systemes Points Elbows to Sky, Launches SOLIDWORKS 2018

Well, props to the mom’s of 1,000,000+ designers and engineers who, for reasons unbeknownst to them, gave a collective high-five from the sheer excitement of their sons and daughters learning SOLIDWORKS 2018 was indeed released and now available.

Incredible Breakthrough in 3D Face Scanning

UK researchers have developed a very effective method of producing reasonably accurate 3D models from a single, 2D image.

A “Bulldozer” Solution to Continuous 3D Printing

Thingiverse constributor Aad van der Geest has proposed – and prototyped – a 3D printer add-on for continuous 3D printing.

Every 3D Polyhedron You’d Ever Want to 3D Print

Stella, a “Polyhedron Navigator” provides a way to very quickly generate almost any type of polyhedron.

Sarah Goldberg – “I would love for 3D Printing to be even more democratized”

Sarah Goldberg wears many hats.

Autodesk Remakes ReMake into ReCap Photo

One of the best cloud services for photogrammetry just changed itself around.

The Dangers of 3D Printing Your Own Designs

The emergence of easy making technologies has transformed many people into “makers”, but are there hidden dangers?

A 3D Printed Building Rises in Copenhagen, But Is This Ready For Wide Use?

The “3D Printed Construction Partnership” has begun extruding a hotel/office in Copenhagen.

Possibly Game-Changing 3D Print Spinoff From NASA?

NASA announced they’re working on something called the “Refabricator”, and I’m wondering where this is going.

3D Printed Body Piercing Project Suggests Future Human Augmentation

A bioprinting project hopes to enable a new world of biodegradable human implants.

Design of the Week: SimpSymm

This week’s selection is the complex 3D printed “SimpSymm” series by Christoph Bader and Dominik Kolb of Deskriptiv.

Dimafix: A Temperature-based Adhesive Solution for 3D Prints

An interesting liquid solution for ensuring 3D prints “stick” is available.

Coloring Your Own 3D Printer Filament

There aren’t very many people making their own 3D printer filament, but if you do, you might want to carefully select the color.

Analyzed: Remixing 3D Models on Thingiverse

Thingiverse was perhaps the first repository of 3D models dedicated to 3D printing and making. Now we know a lot more about it.

The Surprising KATANA Professional Desktop 3D Printer

There are a growing number of what I like to call “professional” desktop 3D printers emerging recently and one of interest is the Katana from OO-KUMA.