3D Printing Blog

Researchers at the University of Fribourg unveiled a hybrid process that merges polymer 3D printing with molten metal droplet deposition to fabricate truly three dimensional electronics.

Bambu Lab has retired the venerable P1P 3D printer.

A report opens up the possibility that 3D printer waste could be put to good use.

A puzzling story from Ontario describes how a prospective homeowner purchased a robotic arm to print their own house.

Charles R. Goulding and Jacob Nolan detail how Honda leverages 3D printing to accelerate prototyping, preserve legacy vehicles, and modernize global manufacturing operations.

Researchers mapped how material composition changes during switchovers in large format, pellet-fed 3D printing.

Bambu Lab just made an important rule change about AI use on Makerworld.

There’s a new slicer in town: preFlight.

Big changes are afoot at PrintedSolid.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi highlight how 3D printed construction in Texas and infrastructure innovation in Florida are helping to shape the next generation of U.S. economic hubs.

A new Taiwanese patent details a 3D printed concrete mix that substitutes reservoir silt to lower cement and aggregate demand.

3D-Fuel and Helio Additive have partnered to enable the use of PCTG with Helio.

I’m back with more 3D printed shoes to review.

I’m looking at a new AI tool for developing 3D models, Synera.

This week’s selection is the amazing Lord of the Rings Guitar by Olaf Deigel.

A new study investigates cyclic deformation in a 3D printed high entropy alloy, a step toward predictable fatigue life for metal AM.

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 highlight how the University of Maryland’s extensive HVAC 3D printing program is moving additive manufacturing from experimental concepts to real-world energy infrastructure.

The 3D print industry may be missing out on a major distributed application: footwear.

3D model theft is rampant, and there’s not a lot that can be done.

Stratasys made an interesting move that should grow their industrial customer base.

A new CMU framework uses large language models to spot defects and change print parameters during print jobs.

A new research paper introduces a compact screw-based pellet extruder for high content feedstocks, and it could materially shift costs and throughput for polymer, metal and ceramic additive manufacturing.

Bambu Lab has launched a new program to protect creators’ content.

An unusual patent describes a method to 3D print plant-based salmon sashimi.

An incredible legal saga is playing out in Springfield, Missouri, where a 3DCP company is being sued.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi explain how grim statistics can help encourage out-of-the-box thinking to break the failure cycle and ensure a project’s ultimate success.

Penn State and the US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) have introduced LAMAR, a large-format robotic Directed Energy Deposition (DED) platform aimed at faster metal additive research and process control.

It looks like New York State is now contemplating new laws for 3D printers that could cripple the technology in that state.

Creality seems to have patented a new filament buffer concept.

Good news for E3D: they’ve been selected as one of a very few companies in the UK for special support.

Charles R. Goulding and Aaron Rofe discuss how Michele Kang’s leadership and emerging 3D printed technologies are helping women’s sports finally move beyond scaled-down solutions toward true performance equity.

A new academic review dissects how 3D printed concrete behaves in earthquakes and where the technology must improve to earn code approval.

Have you heard of “purge calibration”?

A new study raises significant concerns about home 3D printing safety.

VulcanForms has raised a very large investment.

Charles R. Goulding and Nimra Shakoor show how companies like Teradyne are removing bottlenecks and keeping pace with rising AI chip complexity.

A new review of volumetric additive manufacturing outlines rapid progress, persistent constraints, and the milestones needed for broader deployment.

There’s a very curious 3D print Kickstarter running now, FlyingBear APS.

A team from Cornell has successfully 3D printed concrete — underwater.

Manyfold issued a big release of new features for their open source, distributed 3D model repository software.

This week’s selection is Water from Air by Julika Schwarz and Louisa Graupe.

Researchers introduced AdditiveGDL, a generative deep learning method that predicts local thermal distributions across metal Laser Powder Bed Fusion layers to accelerate process tuning and quality assurance.

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

Nimra Shakoor and Charles R. Goulding take readers inside Columbia’s six-year experiment that turned quiche, pizza, and pie into a laser-cooked showcase of how 3D printing could redefine the future of…

Prusa Research has lowered their price for the tool-changing Prusa XL 3D printer.

Sculpteo produced quite a comprehensive guide to 3D printed inserts.

The number of 3D printers being produced in China is astounding.

A newly published Taiwanese patent describes a powderless metal additive manufacturing concept using a TFT backplane to electrochemically print metal.

A new materials study examines activated carbon and magnesium oxide as additives in FFF filaments, with implications for thermal stability, strength, and durability.