3D Printing Blog

Something rather interesting may be happening in the world of 3D design, and it reminds me of what happened 25 years ago.

Meshy announced something quite interesting: an editing feature.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi consider how America Makes' newest metal AM initiative is strengthening the U.S. defense supply chain and why participating companies may also benefit from valuable R&D…

I noticed that there was a new entry in Snopes talking about 3D printing.

Bambu Lab has confirmed they are releasing a 3D scanner.

Slant3D launched something interesting: SlantTools.

Tilting a 3D printer's build plate to eliminate supports is hardly a new idea.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss how 3D printing can help America's refineries navigate supply chain disruptions, accelerate maintenance, and turn domestic manufacturing into a competitive advantage.

FFF slicing has a very basic assumption built into it: every new layer should be flat.

Huge news from Formlabs today: they are introducing a new desktop resin 3D printer that is at a very affordable price.

Prusa has launched a product that none of its own 3D printers can use.

A Stanford and UNC patent describes a high-resolution CLIP printer using reduction optics, automated focusing and resin-flow modeling to produce microneedles and other microstructures at unusual speed.

Charles G. Goulding explains why a record-setting 3D printed horse barn in Wellington offers a glimpse at how additive construction could reshape agricultural, industrial, and other large-scale buildings.

Soft 3D printed parts have a timing problem.

Resin 3D printers are easy to install. The ventilation for them isn't as simple.

A startup company wants to purposely use wet filament.

In metal LBPF, a laser can look perfectly healthy while the powder beneath it is not.

Charles G. Goulding looks at how 3D printing could deliver faster, more material-efficient construction for everything from wind-turbine bases and water tanks to bridges, seawalls and postwar rebuilding.

Equal density does not mean equal behavior.

Prusa has patented a very unusual and possibly quite powerful hot end design.

Thermal resistance is often spoken of for 3D print materials, but I ran into an unusual scenario involving temperature.

Charles Goulding and Ari Willick examine how Helsing’s expansion into West Virginia signals a broader shift toward mass production of drones powered by additive manufacturing.

This week’s selection is the astonishing Dining Table by maker Trey DeWolf.

A topology optimized part can be totally wrong.

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

Charles R. Goulding and Kate Esposito highlight the groundbreaking initiatives transforming manufacturing education and preparing the next generation of additive manufacturing professionals.

Bambu Lab is one of the biggest producers of desktop 3D printers on the planet, but did you know they have a number of retail locations?

I’m reading an interesting post about washing resin prints.

Habitat for Humanity is experimenting with 3D printed construction, but there’s an interesting question about where this might eventually lead.

Charles Goulding and Lia Palumbo explore how increasing wildfire smoke and air quality concerns are driving innovation in filtration technologies. As demand for high-performance filtration grows, companies are investing in advanced…

Researchers have found an interesting way to give a biodegradable 3D printing material a second job: fighting bacteria.

Are 3D printer filaments toxic? It turns out they might be.

There’s been another development in the ongoing patent dispute between Stratasys and Bambu Lab.

This process prints by pulling a reaction out of a vat.

Charles G. Goulding explores why the world's latest "miracle" superalloys rarely replace steel overnight and how additive manufacturing is reshaping the path from laboratory breakthrough to commercial success.

A tiny slicer setting may have a big large effect on FFF surface quality.

The California proposed law to control 3D printers is no longer proposed: it’s the law.

What if the printhead could snake its way into the build instead of hovering above it?

What if changing a resin’s temperature could change the properties of the finished print?

Charles R. Goulding and Kate Esposito reveal how a transatlantic aerospace collaboration is combining cutting-edge defense innovation with additive manufacturing to redefine the future of airpower.

A robot may eventually be able to handle routine 3D printing chores simply because you told it what to do.

Carbon fiber filled filament sounds like an easy upgrade, but the reality is considerably messier.

An entirely new full-color 3D printing process is about to launch.

Quadratic 3D has been hiding in plain sight.

Volumetric 3D printing can be fast, but the light itself can leave fingerprints on the part.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss how Lockheed Martin's bold production strategy could foreshadow the next era of defense manufacturing, where additive manufacturing plays an increasingly strategic role.

Now here’s a new take on resin 3D printing: full automation, on the desktop.

Charles R. Goulding and Aaron Rofe reveal how the same 3D printing breakthroughs reshaping pickleball and tennis are poised to revolutionize padel equipment as the sport rapidly expands across the U.S.

A new PETG dataset and codebase looks to make FFF strength prediction more accurate.

This week’s selection is the Holy Trinity Church and Cardinal Josef Beran Community Centre by architect Zdeněk Fránek.