3D Printing Blog

Stick Tech Oy has patented another odd little piece of the 3D printing workflow, and now the pattern is getting harder to ignore.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi describe how the convergence of collaborative robots, autonomous mobile systems, and Physical AI is creating new opportunities for smarter, more autonomous 3D printing operations.

Flashforge appears to be thinking about a different way to handle multiple toolheads on desktop FFF 3D printers.

Can you generate 3D CAD files with ChatGPT? It turns out you can.

Two notable USA-based 3D printing companies have apparently shut down.

Shining 3D has filed a European patent application for a resin printing capsule system, and the interesting part is not just the packaging.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi compare the additive manufacturing initiatives at Auburn University and the University of Alabama, revealing how each institution is contributing to Alabama's rise as an advanced…

Robotic finishing could turn rough 3D printed concrete segments into far more reliable structural assemblies.

A new 3D printer on Kickstarter is able to print metal filament.

A financial report shows Chinese 3D printer manufacturers almost doubled their shipments in 2026.

Xiamen Hanin has patented a modular filament cutting mechanism intended to make automated material changes safer and easier to maintain.

This week’s selection is the Echo Chair by ZHA and Nagami Design.

A new research study explores binocular vision for measuring weld features during 316L wire arc additive manufacturing.

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 examine how Formlabs’ new US$85,000 Fuse X1 industrial 3D printer could accelerate the shift of additive manufacturing from a high-cost specialty process to a mainstream…

U.S. Army ERDC researchers have shown that fiber optic strain sensors can be embedded during large format additive manufacturing without changing the basic print process.

Two major news items from Meshy.ai this week.

A newly granted Chinese utility model proposes combining material heating, mixing and forced feeding inside one compact 3D printer hopper.

ELEGOO announced a new 3D printing peripheral: the H1 HT Filament Dryer.

There could be a lot more to the business of 3D-printed footwear.

Polymaker just released an extremely interesting new FFF material: HT-PLA PRO.

System to mechanically detect material flow in the hot end [Source: Espacenet]

CGTrader issued a rather interesting report on their customer activity.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss how advances in quantum computing may accelerate materials discovery, transform manufacturing processes, and create new opportunities for the additive manufacturing industry.

A new robotic AM optimization method tries to keep complex multi axis prints smooth, accurate and collision free.

A collection of nine new Bambu Lab patents provides a detailed picture of several future 3D printer concepts.

The CAD for Prusa Research’s INDX system seems to have been reverse-engineered.

Lumina Studio provides an easy way to achieve accurate, full multicolor 3D prints.

Charles G. Goulding explores how Rocket Lab has emerged as one of the few commercial space companies to successfully scale from innovative rocket development to a diversified aerospace manufacturing powerhouse.

A new research paper examines whether soy hull fiber and PLA filament is workable for FFF 3D printing.

There’s been much talk about the incredible speed of volumetric 3D printing, but there are a number of issues with the approach.

Another week, another major development at Nano Dimension, which throws everything said previously upside down.

3D-Fuel has just announced FarmFuel, an incredibly innovative filament packaging system.

Charles G. Goulding reveals why the next wave of innovation may come not from corporate studios, but from fan creators whose ideas are expanding fictional worlds in unexpected ways.

A proposed hardware firewall could independently catch a 3D printer behaving differently from its GCODE.

Controversy erupted over Prusa Research’s latest technology: INDX.

A very handy 3D print accessory is coming to Kickstarter: 2K Buddy.

The US Navy is testing a new way to 3D print spare parts.

This week’s selection is the OOMWOO Open Source Robot Vacuum by Makers Pet .

A new digital twin for metal AM can perform real-time defect prediction in Laser Powder Bed Fusion.

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

Charles G. Goulding analyzes how university breakthroughs in human heat resilience open lucrative new pathways for manufacturing and engineering firms to claim the Section 41 R&D Tax Credit.

Our story earlier this week about Stratasys’ government lobbying efforts got me thinking.

There’s a new 3D print industry report from CONTEXT, which now shows entry-level 3D printers as the biggest market segment.

A newly published Chinese patent proposes an unusually elaborate way to protect an FFF 3D printer nozzle when the machine is idle.

There’s a new 3D model repository: MarineLab3D.

Researchers have put metal 3D printed pressure cylinders through a rather unforgiving test.

A newly granted Chinese utility model patent proposes a self-cleaning, retractable filament sensor for FFF 3D printers.

CRP Group has introduced CRP UniqTrust protocol, a method to identify 3D printed parts.

Researchers have found a way to make flexible 3D material far more durable.