3D Printing Blog

After the announcement of the Bambu Lab / Stratasys patent infringement case, there are some implications.

A new UK-based startup is to launch a hybrid machine that includes not only resin and FFF 3D printing, but also post-processing, CNC milling, and more.

A single colored line may be too little color.

Creality launched orders for their new Sparkx i8 3D printer.

A metal 3D printer patent from Divergent Technologies proposes using changing magnetic fields to stir the melt pool and break up structures that can become pores or cracks.

Two veteran American 3D printer manufacturers seem to be finding remarkably similar ways to stay in business.

A very interesting new 3D printing company has emerged from MIT, but there may be more going on here than first appears.

What if the heated bed were designed around its heater, instead of simply having a heater stuck underneath it?

Charles R. Goulding takes readers inside HERMLE’s exciting IMTS 2026 showcase, highlighting the company’s latest machining and additive manufacturing technologies and discovering why there’s plenty to look forward to from HERMLE.

Could an old recipe for making classroom models turn into a material for 3D printed construction?

A purge tower usually looks like a boring chunk of plastic beside the part. Stratasys is proposing something a lot more organized.

Someone stole a batch of 3D printers in Calgary, Canada.

Prusa has introduced a lightweight filament, but the strange part is that it’s still PLA.

Charles R. Goulding explains what happens when a global automaker turns 3D printing from a prototyping tool into a standardized manufacturing capability, like Stratasys and GM are demonstrating.

A carbon dot filled PLA filament has shown a potentially useful combination of better mechanical behavior and steadier dielectric performance in FFF printed test parts.

Snapmaker announced an intriguing new hot end for their U1 series: the Liber.

Bambu Lab has patented an unusual extrusion arrangement that seems particularly good for printing soft materials like TPU in FFF systems.

Flashforge finally shipped the elusive CJ270 full-colour 3D printer.

Charles R. Goulding describes how Josh Dean’s new book chronicles the remarkable career of Lockheed engineer Kelly Johnson and the Skunk Works culture that transformed aerospace. Its lessons about rapid development,…

A UV cured skin may let lunar construction printers deposit unsupported structures before their flowable material collapses.

Charles R. Goulding and Andressa Bonafe explore how RIMPAC 2026 is transforming 3D printing from an onboard repair tool into a fleet-wide logistics network powered by digital manufacturing and autonomous delivery.

Stratasys has scored a significant patent victory against Bambu Lab in the US.

Snapmaker announced today that their new ecosystem, Snapmaker Space, is entering open beta state.

I ran into a fascinating open-source project that attempts to automate some of the work to perform 3D print jobs.

This week’s selection is the Delta Dart by Eclipson.

What if an LPBF system could predict what its melt pool was about to do in less than 50 milliseconds?

Once again we take a look at the valuations of the major 3D printing companies over the past week.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi take readers inside IMTS 2026 to explore how companies ranging from FANUC and Boston Dynamics to Standard Bots, KUKA and Yaskawa are helping transform robots…

Shining 3D has been thinking about a new way of getting each cured layer to let go in resin 3D printing.

Elegoo has launched something that isn't a 3D printer.

A printer head that dispenses three different fluids through the same tiny nozzle could bring atomic layer processing closer to a genuinely three-dimensional workflow.

Prusa Research has released the first public preview of PrusaSlicer 3.0, and this one goes a lot deeper than just moving buttons around.

HDPE ought to be a very useful 3D printing material.

Impossible Objects just raised a massive US$40M.

We could see some very interesting DLP systems appear in the coming months.

Why use one 3D printing process for an entire part when different areas need different levels of accuracy?

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi make a compelling case for how El Segundo represents a new generation of Southern California innovation, that resonates nationally.

Charles R., and Charles G. Goulding connect the dots between the recent geopolitical conflicts and the vulnerability of desalination infrastructure, emphasizing the key role 3D printing can play.

Researchers have proposed an online, closed-loop way to spot and correct FFF stringing before a build is finished.

Are we getting dangerously close to 100% accurate AI CAD?

QIDI seems to have another machine on deck.

A Creality patent proposes heating an FFF nozzle with electromagnetic induction instead of relying only on a conventional heater.

Here’s an uncomfortable thought for resin 3D printing shops: the printer may not be the only thing worth worrying about.

Creality has officially announced the K3 desktop 3D printer.

A 3D printed shoe could change from mesh to solid-looking surface without creating a stiff seam, according to a new Zellerfeld patent application.

Mosaic Manufacturing surprised everyone with a new 3D printer, one designed specifically for orthotics.

Charles G. Goulding highlights how advances in additive manufacturing, alloy traceability, and recycling technologies are redefining the future of sustainable aluminum production.

MIT CSAIL and Tianjin University researchers have devised a way to print flexible joints that know how they are bending.

It’s time for some rebranding, again.

Metal does not have to sink.