3D Printing Blog

Charles Goulding and Ari Willick analyze how Boustead Singapore's acquisition of UroMedTech reflects the growing convergence of robotics, 3D printing, and precision healthcare in Singapore.

The California 3D printer law has progressed forward in a significant way.

Whatever happened to glass 3D printing plates?

Thermwood has patented an interesting way to strengthen large hollow tooling made from stacked, machined layers.

Researchers have found a way to increase energy absorption in 3D printed carbon fiber composites simply by changing how the print head moves.

Backflip announced a new capability: reverse engineering.

Researchers have developed a 3D printing technique that can program opposite actuation behaviors into different sections of the same printed filament.

Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies has published a European patent application describing a way to make toolheads work like CNC tools.

Charles R. Goulding and Kate Esposito reveal how 3D printing transformed an abstract mathematical mystery into a tangible breakthrough, completing one of Schrödinger's unfinished scientific puzzles.

A new control theory paper offers a way to certify learning based controllers from limited data, something that could eventually matter to advanced 3D printers.

Let’s take an inventory of all the places you can find 3D models.

A Chinese company has figured out a way to lower the cost of 3D printing metal parts.

Slice Engineering has secured a European patent covering an FFF hotend design that simplifies the heatbreak.

Charles G. Goulding explores how 3D printing and cryogenic preservation could transform organ transplantation by creating the world's first biological supply chain.

A new doctoral study proposes a comprehensive quality control framework that could make concrete 3D printing considerably more predictable.

Formlabs CEO Maxim Lobovsky leaked one of the company’s secrets for success.

I’m a bit puzzled over a US Navy test of a 3D printing solution.

The University of Bath has filed a patent for automated material calibration on FFF systems.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi take a closer look at how SUNY Albany's cutting-edge work in nanotechnology and life sciences is helping drive the innovations that could shape the next…

Researchers have shown that one common FFF material may be a much better foundation for rapidly deployable biosensors.

There’s a brand-new US-based 3D printer manufacturer.

One construction company is so keen on 3DCP that they printed their own headquarters.

A University of Utah team has demonstrated a single exposure method for 3D printing intricate microstructures in roughly 20 seconds.

This week’s selection is the Airless MTB Tire by YouTube biking channel Berm Peak.

New research explores digital fringe projection as a way to find and correct additive manufacturing defects during a build.

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 explain why a new White House order aimed at strengthening defense supply chains may create significant growth opportunities for the U.S. 3D printing industry.

It seems another 3D printer manufacturer is moving along to other products.

Artec 3D introduced a new industrial 3D scanner, the Artec Point II.

Researchers have used a 3D printed metal lattice to make heat effectively disappear.

The US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has issued some important information about 3D printing.

Rutgers researchers report a deep learning method that spots LPBF meltpool anomalies in real time.

What are the most popular 3D model repositories in mid-2026?

Xometry announced “comprehensive upgrades” to their AI model architecture.

ASTM has launched an interesting AM video series.

Anthony Palumbo, Mellissa McIntyre, and Charles Goulding look ahead to MEDevice Boston 2026 and the medical-device companies applying additive manufacturing to product development and production.

EOS is pursuing Chinese patent protection for additive manufacturing preflight software

Today we’re taking a look at the upcoming BigRep ONE.5X industrial 3D printer.

A better understanding of why ketchup suddenly pours could improve the consistency of ceramic 3D printing.

We were directed to another 3D model repository I hadn’t previously seen, 3Dmodels.org.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi analyze Japan's resurgence in humanoid robotics, the engineering insights revealed by the Unitree G1 disassembly, and the growing importance of domestic manufacturing capabilities for technological…

A new research paper examines how 3D printed carbon nylon composites absorb impact energy and fail under load.

Creality introduced a very different kind of 3D scanner.

A newly patent application from Shenzhen Tuozhu Technology, the company behind Bambu Lab, focuses on assembling the machine itself.

Remember Prompt2CAD? It’s advanced quite a bit since my last check.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss how political developments and longer vehicle lifespans are making maintenance data, repair efficiency, and digital asset management more valuable than ever.

Stratasys has surfaced in two recent patents that work on very different problems: keeping heat inside an industrial FFF machine, and making resin parts last longer after printing.

Prusa Research has added a “pure” PA11 Prusament filament for printing tougher, lower-friction functional parts.

The 3D print community has spoken: Sovol’s M1D Kickstarter campaign has raised an incredible amount of money.

eSUN announced a bizarre 3D printing filament: PLA-Coffee.