3D Printing Blog

Bright Laser has released its latest ESG report.

Contrary to rumors you may have heard, Supernova is alive and well.

A pair of MIT graduates have developed a fun and clever way to minimize the amount of food waste sent to the landfill.

I’m increasingly concerned about the possibility of Bambu Lab products being banned in the US in years to come.

Big news from trinckle: they’ve signed an exclusive agreement with Stratasys to include the tool in GrabCAD Pro.

PodoPrinter has been acquired.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi analyze Jamie Dimon’s stark warning about Europe’s economic slide and connect it to a critical inflection point in the continent’s 3D printing industry, marked by…

Has Bambu Lab won the filament spool format war?

AMFG launched a new tool that shows how AI can add significant function to AM.

Researchers have developed a way to 3D print robotic musculoskeletal structures in a single material.

In this article, Charles Goulding and Anthony Palumbo examine the Trump administration’s 2025 steel tariffs on imported appliance components, their effect on manufacturers and retailers, and how housing market trends are…

A new 3D printing technique allows printing of fabric far larger than the 3D printer.

JuggerBot 3D has inked a deal with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to develop a 3D printer that can handle both thermoplastics and thermosets.

A report from ABC says that Thingiverse is now scanning for ghost gun parts.

Charles R. Goulding and Kate Esposito consider how the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is revolutionizing biotechnology through low-cost 3D bioprinting and advanced cellular research across its three pioneering Biohubs.

The latest beta version of BambuStudio has some intriguing new functions.

COBOD made a very significant announcement of a new feature for their 3DCP systems.

A research paper investigated the possibility of identifying the specific 3D printer that was used to produce a given part.

This week’s selection is the Corcelain by Kosuke Takahashi and 224 Porcelain.

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 spotlight RIT’s July 2025 additive manufacturing symposium, where cutting-edge 3D printing, interdisciplinary collaboration, and manufacturing legacy converge to shape the future.

Researchers have found a way to 3D print a biocompatible conductive material.

Remember those classic ZCorp printers used by Figulo that were offered for free?

Researchers have developed a unique way to use DNA to create 3D structures at the nanoscale.

A new paper in Nature describes the startling amount of plastic pollution in the oceans.

A new approach to airborne 3D scanning has been developed.

Is 3D printing a good investment? Apparently not, according to some professional investment funds.

Preeti Sulibhavi and Jacob Nolan explore how 3D printing is empowering European drone innovators like Quantum Systems and Tekever to deliver agile, dual-use UAVs for both defense missions and civil operations…

It’s time for an update on the LOOP, supposedly “the world's first desktop 3D filament maker”.

What makes the best 3D printer for you? I think there’s another factor we’ve all been missing.

A fascinating analyst report from CONTEXT shows a fundamental shift in how 3D printers are used.

Preeti Sulibhavi and Jacob Nolan dive into the tech transforming America’s fastest-growing sport—where noise reduction and player performance get a high-speed upgrade.

We’ve been testing the new high-temperature PLA material from Polymaker.

It looks like Voxeljet has completed its restructuring plan.

Stratasys announced a milestone that shows something important about how 3D printers are used.

Charles R. Goulding and Jacob T. Nolan reveal how Nikon is transforming from a camera giant into a major force in industrial-scale additive manufacturing.

Want to manage your ever-increasing collection of 3D printer filament spools? Try SpoolEase. SpoolEase is an open-source project that provides hardware and software to automatically manage filament spools. It comes in…

A new licensing initiative may have implications for 3D model designs.

Is it possible to print a #3DBenchy in less than two minutes? It seems so.

This week’s selection is the Squeeze Powered Flywheel Fan by Printables contributor MrHegger.

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 Midea has evolved from a small workshop into a global appliance powerhouse by harnessing 3D printing to optimize HVAC design, revolutionize manufacturing, and…

There’s a new free AI-powered 3D CAD tool called “Zoo Design Studio”.

A new research paper describes a nonplanar hardware and software slicing system.

Josef Průša has declared “open hardware desktop 3D printing is dead”.

Want your Bambu Lab X1C to do even more? The The X1Plus Expander can do that.

Researchers have developed a lunar regolith 3D printer.

News of a China-developed, 3D-printed mini jet engine shows how the technology is enabling global change.

Preeti Sulibhavi and Jacob Nolan set sail on a journey to discover Hanwha Philly Shipyard and its increasing use of 3D printing.

Bambu Lab announced new software to operate print farms made of their printers.