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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.

Charles Goulding May 23, 2020

cad

MAINGEAR Pro WS Workstations Bring Big Power to 3D Professionals

Designers, artists, and 3D professionals across different industries know there’s nothing better than a powerful computer that cuts through your processes like warm butter.

SolidSmack.com May 21, 2020

Additive Manufacturing Technologies

AMT On Post-Formnext Developments In The Time Of COVID-19

AM Technologies has been busy developing new 3D print post processing gear during the COVID-19 crisis, including a new powder removal unit.

Kerry Stevenson May 20, 2020

automated

Shining 3D’s Automatic Part Inspector

Shining 3D’s new AutoScan Inspec provides an easy way to automatically inspect 3D printed parts.

Kerry Stevenson May 18, 2020

_temp

This Electroluminescent Paint Lights Up When You Pass A Current Through It

LumiLor is an electroluminescent paint that emits light via an electric current, just the thing for amazing 3D prints.

SolidSmack.com April 30, 2020

_temp

MJF 3D Printing Gains Vibrance With DyeMansion Color Launch

A new post-processing option is adding vibrant color capabilities to 3D printed parts made with HP’s MJF technology.

Sarah Goehrke April 28, 2020

_temp

Haute Fabrication’s Virtual 3D Printing Factory

Haute Fabrication has a very interesting take on automating metal 3D printing using robotics and virtual reality.

Kerry Stevenson April 27, 2020

_temp

Sinterit Cleans Up SLS 3D Printing Operation With 3 New Devices

SLS 3D printing can be a messy endeavor.

Sarah Goehrke April 22, 2020

_temp

An Unlikely Partnership: LulzBot And The Palette

Mosaic Manufacturing has partnered with LulzBot to permit use of the Palette multi-color filament splicer on selected 3D printers.

Kerry Stevenson April 20, 2020

_temp

MakerBot Declares METHOD “Open Materials”, But Not In The Way You Think

MakerBot’s new experimental extruder allows the use of open materials, and can achieve superior 3D print results.

Kerry Stevenson April 3, 2020

_temp

Apple’s New LiDAR iPad Disappoints — Or Does It?

iFixit tore down a brand new iPad Pro to find out more about the mysterious LiDAR sensor. The result was quite surprising.

Kerry Stevenson March 31, 2020

Lenovo ThinkStation P520 Workstation [Review]

Lenovo has released a workstation that is quite appropriate for use as a CAD platform.

SolidSmack.com March 26, 2020

Apple Shocks With LiDAR-Equipped iPad

Apple has surprisingly introduced a new iPad that includes a LiDAR depth sensor, potentially allowing the introdution of new, inexpensive mobile 3D scanning systems.

Kerry Stevenson March 21, 2020

ZMorph Ups Laser Engraving Capabilities

Multi-functional 3D printers offer just that — multiple functions. As the technologies progress, so do the capabilities possible for desktop fabrication.

Sarah Goehrke March 13, 2020

_temp

Hirtenberger’s Automated Metal 3D Print Post Processing System

An Austrian company has developed an incredibly sophisticated end-to-end automation system for metal 3D print post processing.

Kerry Stevenson February 20, 2020

cad

Wacom Starts Off 2020 With A $400 Drawing Tablet

Wacom announced the new Wacom One, a handy drawing tablet that may be of use to those doing 3D CAD design.

SolidSmack.com January 23, 2020

hands on

Hands On With The Prusa MMU2S, Part 3

We tested the Prusa Research MMU2S multi-material 3D printer upgrade kit and learned a great deal about 3D printing. Part 3 deals with troubleshooting and eventual success.

Kerry Stevenson January 21, 2020

hands on

Hands On With The Prusa MMU2S, Part 2

We tested the Prusa Research MMU2S multi-material 3D printer upgrade kit and learned a great deal about 3D printing. Part 2 deals with assembly and initial testing.

Kerry Stevenson January 21, 2020

hands on

Hands On With The Prusa MMU2S, Part 1

We tested the Prusa Research MMU2S multi-material 3D printer upgrade kit and learned a great deal about 3D printing. Part 1 deals with concepts and assembly.

Kerry Stevenson January 21, 2020

#sponsored

The PolyDry Filament Storage System

I’m looking at a new offering from Filaments. ca, the PolyDry storage system.

Kerry Stevenson January 20, 2020

handheld

The Calibry Handheld 3D Scanner

The Calibry handheld 3D scanner is a highly flexible and accurate device that can capture detailed 3D models of many subjects, at a very low cost.

Kerry Stevenson January 17, 2020

Aerosint

Aerosint’s Radical Deposition System Could Shake Up Powder 3D Printing

Aerosint has developed a 3D printing powder recoater that can selectively deposit powder, thus enabling multi-material powder 3D printing.

Kerry Stevenson January 14, 2020

ananasstepper

The AnanasStepper 3.0 High Precision Servo Stepper Motor

WOW launched a new and powerful stepper motor that could be used to develop inexpensive closed-loop 3D printers.

Kerry Stevenson January 14, 2020

b3 innovations

Pico Hybrid Hot End Arrives!

Metaform is about to launch a very powerful hybrid 3D printer hot end that is not only very tiny, but can 3D print both flexible and higher temperature materials.

Kerry Stevenson January 13, 2020

automation

peel 3D Announces The peel 2 CAD 3D Scanner

peel 3D just announced a new professional handheld 3D scanner, the peel 2 CAD, which includes some intriguing workflow simplification features.

Kerry Stevenson January 8, 2020

copper

The Copperhead 3D Printer Hot End

Slice Engineering has developed a new, highly efficient hot end that could be very suitable for use in high temperature 3D printing applications.

Kerry Stevenson December 30, 2019

camera

Intel Announces RealSense LIDAR Depth Camera

Intel announced a new 3D depth sensor, the RealSense LIDAR Camera L515, and we examine the possibilities of using this device for 3D scanning.

Kerry Stevenson December 16, 2019

dryer

The PrintDry Filament Dryer 2.0

PrintDry released an updated version of their popular desktop 3D printer filament dryer, which can dramatically increase the quality of hydroscopic 3D printer materials such as nylon.

Kerry Stevenson December 9, 2019

amt

AMT’s Automated Post Processing System

AMT’s new automated post processing system for 3D printing could enable massive scalability. We found out how it works.

Kerry Stevenson November 28, 2019

controller

Many Possibilities With The Duet 3 Mainboard

Duet3D introduced the Duet 3 Mainboard 6HC, a powerful real-time controller specifically designed for advanced 3D printers and OEM use.

Kerry Stevenson November 18, 2019

heat bed

Prusa No Longer Producing Loudspeakers

What should a 3D printer company do if they have a hardware problem? Tell us about it! That’s what Prusa Research did for a crazy heat bed noise issue.

Kerry Stevenson November 8, 2019

amtechniques

Have You Considered Vacuum-Drying Your 3D Printer Filament?

There is a new approach for more effectively drying 3D printer filament to increase print quality, and it involves using a vacuum.

Kerry Stevenson November 4, 2019

bearing

Have You Heard Of Runice’s 3D Printer Components?

Runice is an OEM manufacturer that provides hot end and extruder components to many 3D printer manufacturers.

Kerry Stevenson October 22, 2019

accessory

Quill Vogue’s Post-Processing Gear Covers Most 3D Printing Processes

Quill Vogue offers a comprehensive line of 3D print post-processing solutions for FDM, SLS, SLM, PolyJet and ProJet additive manufacturing processes.

Kerry Stevenson October 18, 2019

accessory

Fabrisonic’s Smart Metal 3D Print Build Plate

A smart build plate for metal 3D printing and additive manufacturing could significantly improve quality control and simplify operations.

Kerry Stevenson October 17, 2019

3devo

3devo Focusing On Customer Training

Is it really possible to produce your own 3D printer filaments? 3devo seems to have figured out not only the hardware to do so, but also the process.

Kerry Stevenson October 16, 2019

boc

Another Dirty Secret Of Metal 3D Printing: Oxygen Contamination

How many secrets are there in metal 3D printing? We’ve found another one that additive manufacturing operations may not have encountered.

Kerry Stevenson October 11, 2019

accessory

Kora’s Powerful SC-01 3D Printer Safety Enclosure

Need a safety enclosure for your 3D printer? Don’t even know why? Find out more with our look at the Kora SC-01 Safety Cabinet.

Kerry Stevenson October 6, 2019

@ultimaker

More Details On The Surprisingly Sophisticated Ultimaker S5 Pro Bundle

Ultimaker’s new S5 Bundle is far more than a marketing slogan. It is a highly sophisticated 3D printer that includes a variety of production features.

Kerry Stevenson October 4, 2019

acer

Acer Powers Up Their Concept D Laptops With NVIDIA RTX GPUs

Never one to fall behind the times, Acer is updating their previously announced Concept D laptops with NVIDIA’s new Quadro RTX graphics cards.

SolidSmack.com October 3, 2019

die cast

E3D-Online Announces The Hermes System

E3D-Online announced a breakthrough 3D printing extruder / hot end system called Hermes. It offers a very powerful feature, yet is still low priced.

Kerry Stevenson September 30, 2019

analysis

How To Reclaim More 3D Print Powder Material And Increase 3D Print Quality

You can lose a great deal of expensive 3D printing powder due to limited recycling abilities. But now there may be a way to optimize additive manufacturing powder recycling.

Kerry Stevenson September 28, 2019

accessory

Mosaic Manufacturing Almost Reduces Price Of 3D Print Color System

Is the Palette 2 color filament device for 3D printers too expensive? Perhaps, but it is now available at a much lower price.

Kerry Stevenson September 19, 2019

3d scanner

SMARTTECH3D Announces “Green Stereo” 3D Scanner

SMARTTECH3D announced a new industrial 3D scanner for quality control, using green LED light in stereo mode.

Kerry Stevenson September 19, 2019

design

The Cintiq 22 Adds A Bigger Screen To Wacom’s Entry-Level Pen Display Tablets

Wacom has decided to size things up with its newest addition to their pen display tablet line: the Wacom Cintiq 22.

SolidSmack.com September 19, 2019

@formlabs

A “Universal Cartridge” For Form 2 3D Printers, But Should You Use It?

ProtoArt sells a universal cartridge for Form 2 resin 3D printers, allowing third party resins. But should you really use this product?

Kerry Stevenson September 12, 2019

app

Artec 3D Gives Legs To Their Large-Format 3D Scanner

How can 3D scanners really capture large objects? Artec 3D has come up with a remote app that for the first time allows this to happen.

Kerry Stevenson September 12, 2019

diy

Do You Need A 3D Printer Emissions Sensor?

3D printers emit VOCs — volatile organic compounds. Do you need a sensor to detect them? We examine a proposed DIY solution.

Kerry Stevenson September 6, 2019

inexpensive

The Inexpensive Phiz Tabletop 3D Scanner

Looking for an inexpensive tabletop 3D scanner? The upcoming Phiz 3D scanner from KIRI Innovation could be for you.

Kerry Stevenson September 4, 2019

admatec

Admatec Adds Vision-Based Process Monitoring System

Admatec’s new vision-based process monitoring system for their ceramic and metal 3D printers could dramatically increase the quality of industrial additive manufacturing.

Kerry Stevenson September 3, 2019

cloud

How To Save Your $25K Metal 3D Print From Failure

What happens when an expensive metal 3D print fails and no one is around? The Polysense Solutions sensor will detect and alert additive manufacturing operators in real time.

Kerry Stevenson August 28, 2019

carbon fiber

Metal And Carbon Fiber 3D Printer Farms

3D printer farms aren’t a new concept — but the advantages of grouping together high-strength 3D printing units are growing. Markforged has just introduced its

sarah@fabbaloo.com August 28, 2019

aerospace

How Lockheed Martin is Using Augmented Reality in Aerospace Manufacturing

Lockheed Martin is famous for engineering innovation, dating back to the legendary Skunkworks.

ENGINEERING.com August 23, 2019

browns brain

The BB023 Spool Tracker

How much filament is left on that spool? If you don’t know, you might need a spool tracking device. The BB023 fits on a 3D printer and counts the length remaining.

Kerry Stevenson August 21, 2019

$Original 3D Scanner

The State of 3D Scanning 160 Years Ago

Ever wonder when 3D scanning was invented? It seems that a form of 3D scan, called Photosculpture, was developed in the 1800s by a French artist.

Kerry Stevenson August 7, 2019

$broken glass build plate

How To Break A 3D Printer’s Glass Build Plate

Have you ever broken a 3D printer build plate? We did! Our glass build plate had a sad case of over-adhesion on a PLA print that could not be removed.

Kerry Stevenson August 5, 2019

$tps 3D printing

Continuous 3D Printing Possible With Transparent Polygon Scanning?

Could the TPS concept revolutionize resin 3D printing? Open source Transparent Polygon Scanning could avoid patents allowing inexpensive resin 3D printers.

Kerry Stevenson August 3, 2019

$Ball Screw 3D printer

Filament Innovations’ Ball Screw 3D Printing Experiments

What can be used instead of belts in a 3D printer motion system? Filament Innovations is experimenting with a ball screw to enable high-speed and high-temp use.

Kerry Stevenson July 29, 2019

$Opening Up the DP200 3D Printer

Question of the Week: Using Open Filament on the Sindoh DP200 3D Printer?

Own a DP200 and want to print any material? Find out if Sindoh will ever offer a firmware upgrade to allow use of open materials and avoid requiring cartridges.

Kerry Stevenson July 27, 2019

$Portable 3D Scanner

Structure Sensor (Mark II) Announced By Occipital

Occipital announced the upcoming availability of a new iPad-based 3D sensor, the Structure Sensor (Mark II).

Kerry Stevenson July 26, 2019

$Manufacturing Quality Control

Machine Learning System Detects Manufacturing Defects using Photos

Machine learning can be used for more than violating your privacy for a social media challenge.

ENGINEERING.com July 26, 2019

arduino

What’s In E3D-Online’s Mystery Boxes?

E3D-Online produces some of the highest-quality 3D printer components used in the industry, and now you can obtain a batch of them at very low cost.

Kerry Stevenson July 24, 2019

$3D food printing nozzle

A Coaxial 3D Print Extruder?

Ever heard of a coaxial nozzle for 3D printing? This is an experimental version being used for unusual food 3D printing.

Kerry Stevenson July 15, 2019

@artec3dscanners

Artec 3D Releases New 3D Scanning Turntable Accessory

Need an automated 3D scanner for small objects like jewelry? Consider the new Artec Turntable device with the Artec Space Spider to capture high rez scans.

Kerry Stevenson July 9, 2019

$tabletop 3D scanner

The D3D-s 3D Jewelry Scanner Offers High Resolution of Complex 3D Models

Need an ultra-high-resolution tabletop 3D scanner? One great option could be the new D3D-s device that’s now available on Kickstarter.

Kerry Stevenson July 8, 2019

$neon colored 3D prints

How Advanced Can 3D Printed Colors Be?

I spoke with DyeMansion’s Chief Customer Officer, Kai Witter, about the company’s new advanced 3D print color systems.

Kerry Stevenson June 20, 2019

$E3D-Online Story

E3D-Online’s Origin Story

We had a chat with E3D-Online co-founder Sanjay Mortimer to find out more about the company.

Kerry Stevenson June 20, 2019

$nozzle removal tool

The ZCatch Nozzle Removal Tool

The ZCatch nozzle removal tool should be a tool found in every 3D printer operator’s toolbox.

Kerry Stevenson June 19, 2019

$new kinect 3D scanner

The Kinect Is Not Dead!

Microsoft announced a new version of their handheld 3D scanner, and it may have some implications for 3D printing.

Kerry Stevenson June 18, 2019

$Tablet for CAD Design

Wacom’s New Intuos Pro Small Is More Compact For Pro Designer On the Go

Perhaps you know this but there’s a lot of equipment, not to mention sweat and long hours, that goes along with the experience you build as a designer.

SolidSmack.com June 11, 2019

$optical engineering

What Is Optical Engineering? (and Why You May Be Doing HW Wrong If You Don’t Know)

If you’re engineering hardware that has any one of: a camera, an LED, a display, an IR sensor, a lens, a laser, a reflector, or an optical fiber, guess what?!

SolidSmack.com June 6, 2019

$vaporfuse smoothing

Dye Mansion’s VaporFuse Smoothing Solution Continues

Dye Mansion continues to develop a new 3D print smoothing solution.

Kerry Stevenson June 4, 2019

cad

VR in CAD: Where Are We Now?

Virtual reality (VR) has come a long way since the offerings of the late 1980s and 1990s.

ENGINEERING.com May 31, 2019

Additive Manufacturing Technologies

Realizing 3D Printing’s Potential via Automated Post-Processing Tech

As the 3D printing space continues to transform into something that fits into industrial factory settings, we’ve seen materials expand, systems improve, and a trend toward automation. What has so far seemed to be the missing piece is an equal improvement in post-processing technologies.

ENGINEERING.com May 24, 2019

desktop

The Prusa Bear Upgrade

There’s an exciting upgrade for the most popular 3D printer around: the Prusa Bear Upgrade.

Kerry Stevenson May 14, 2019

@BondtechAB

Direct Drive Upgrade Available for CR-10S

There’s a new upgrade available for the popular CR-10S desktop 3D printer from Creality.

Kerry Stevenson May 10, 2019

3d scanning

The peel 2 Handheld 3D Scanner

peel 3D announced the peel 2, an advanced handheld 3D scanner.

Kerry Stevenson May 9, 2019

backyard

How to Build a Backyard Workshop for $2,000

Purchasing a traditional home may be physical proof that you’ve officially made it as an adult.

SolidSmack.com May 9, 2019

@artec3dscanners

New Desktop 3D Scanner From Artec 3D

Artec announced the Artec Micro, a new desktop 3D scanning system.

Kerry Stevenson May 7, 2019

cnc

Incredible EDM Machining Process Literally Melts Part Lines Away

If you thought the age-old craft of metalworking couldn’t get any more precise, well think again.

SolidSmack.com April 18, 2019

filament

The Spül Tracker Is Coming

There seems to be a very interesting 3D printing accessory in the works, the “Spül Tracker”.

Kerry Stevenson April 17, 2019

cad

Build Your Own High-Temp 3D Printer?

A blog post from igus GmbH describes plans for building your own high-temperature 3D printer.

Kerry Stevenson April 16, 2019

desktop

The SOL 3D Scanner

Scan Dimension has released a new tabletop 3D scanner, the SOL.

Kerry Stevenson April 12, 2019

adhesion

The Wham Bam PEX Solution

Wham Bam offers an unusual bed adhesion system that seems more capable than many alternatives.

Kerry Stevenson April 10, 2019

bowden

The Nimble Extruder: Not Direct, Not Bowden, But Something Else

I’m looking at a unique 3D printer extruder design from Zesty called “Nimble”.

Kerry Stevenson April 8, 2019

@formlabs

The Form 3 3D Printing Technology And Implications

We’ve received a couple of interesting videos on the new Form 3 technology from Formlabs, and they show a very unusual SLA process.

Kerry Stevenson April 3, 2019

art

The Metallizr Is Coming

Soon we’ll find out what The Metallizr can do for 3D prints.

Kerry Stevenson March 25, 2019

metal

nScrypt Goes Metal

A new metal solution promises fine-detailed 3D printing.

Sarah Goehrke March 25, 2019

3D Systems

Prodways Group Automates Dental 3D Printing

There have been some very intriguing developments from Prodways Group.

Kerry Stevenson March 21, 2019

einscan

Einscan-SP 3D Scanner [Review]

We seasoned digital craftspeople can take an idea from a digital model to a physical concept with lightning speed.

SolidSmack.com March 21, 2019

chip

Texas Instruments Aims to Evolve SLS with New DLP Chip

Stereolithography introduced to the world the possibility of turning digital CAD models into physical reality

ENGINEERING.com March 8, 2019

@E3DOnline

E3D-Online Unleashes The SuperVolcano; Look Out For Giant 3D Printers

UK-based E3D-Online announced their latest — and largest — 3D printer hot end, the SuperVolcano.

Kerry Stevenson March 5, 2019

Aerosint

The Development of Multi-Metal 3D Printing

Aerosint and Aconity are collaborating toward a multi-metal future for 3D printing.

Sarah Goehrke February 28, 2019

carbon

Carbon’s Significant News For Dental 3D Printing

Carbon’s powerful resin 3D printers have been extensively used by manufacturing, but it seems the company is all in for dental usage as well.

Kerry Stevenson February 22, 2019

handheld

3D Scanning Price Breakthrough With Calibry

A new very low-cost handheld 3D scanner was announced: the Calibry by Thor3D.

Kerry Stevenson February 21, 2019

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Welcome to Fabbaloo, one of the world’s oldest online news sources for 3D printing news. We’ve been in operation since 2007, where we first started examining the state of 3D printers. These devices are now relatively common among some circles in today’s world, but years ago it was extremely rare to see a 3D printer or even a 3D printed object.

At that time it was challenging to find any 3D printing news, so we decided to make our own site that covered 3D printer news, and even associated technologies like 3D scanning and 3D modeling. Today it is common to find 3D printers in schools, workshops and makerspaces, and you probably have been using 3D printed objects without even knowing they were 3D printed.

Today’s industry has finally taken up the challenge by installing thousands of industrial 3D printers, each producing previously impossible 3D printed parts that make today’s society far more efficient. The aerospace industry in particular has been producing many 3D printed parts, some even for flight critical purposes.

If you want to learn about 3D printers, then there’s no better place than Fabbaloo’s 3D printer news to see the latest happenings.

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