3D Printing Blog

Some disasters are too large to study directly.

This week’s selection is the Working Piano by YouTuber dovetail.

Here’s an interestingly simple idea: don’t blend TPU and PLA together. Just stack them.

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

Anthony Palumbo and Charles R. Goulding examine how automated single-piece production offers a practical blueprint for moving 3D printed orthopedic implants toward responsive, just-in-time manufacturing.

3DEVO has quietly launched what seems to be a compact filament production system.

Some 3D printer providers are setting up manufacturing operations in the US, but is this a good approach?

Here’s an interesting approach to volumetric 3D printing: instead of focusing light into a tiny point, stretch it into a thin sheet and sweep that sheet across the print.

A major 3DCP project appears to have failed, and the cause is a bit mysterious.

A recent paper surveys advances, challenges, and future directions for pharmaceutical 3D printing, a field with clear potential for personalized dosage forms but substantial manufacturing, regulatory, and validation hurdles.

PCTG is a wonderful 3D print material, and it just might be ready to explode in popularity.

Here’s a rather strange idea from Nissan: put tiny magnetic pillars in the bottom of a resin 3D printer vat and wiggle them around to help release each layer.

Stratasys announced a new 3D printer, the F870.

Charles Goulding and Ari Willick discuss how Stony Brook's $300 million quantum investment could accelerate the growth of quantum computing and advanced manufacturing in the Northeast.

A study of pultrusion based recycling examines how the geometry of discarded PET bottles affects filament quality, highlighting a frequently overlooked variable for anyone turning packaging waste into material for FFF…

Remember the Funbox 3D printer? It’s now available for purchase.

Here’s an unusual idea from IBM: what if a 3D printer could decide exactly where crystals should begin growing inside a print?

Here’s an interesting way to 3D print with ice: don’t make the room colder. Make the pressure lower.

Charles G. Goulding explains how breakthroughs in 3D printing are ending the era of one-alloy parts, allowing engineers to design materials that change composition within a single component for unprecedented performance.

A new study examines a rotating nozzle FFF system for short fiber polymer composite manufacturing.

Modix announced a key upgrade to their BIG series of large-format 3D printers.

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory appear to have found an unusual way to 3D print multiple materials with a two-photon system: change the light instead of changing the resin.

It appears that California AB2047, the proposed law to control 3D printers, has passed the California legislature.

Charles R. Goulding and Nimra Shakoor explain how Home Depot's expanding Pro ecosystem, strategic acquisitions, and emerging manufacturing technologies could reshape the future of construction products.

Construction 3D printing is usually sold on these benefits: fewer workers, faster construction, less waste and the ability to produce unusual geometries.

You’ve heard of Patreon — but now there is Printreon!

Create It REAL just productionized a new 3D print application: personalized cushions.

It appears there are scams circulating on Printables.

This week’s selection is the TwinJet Speedboat by Printables contributor 3_Dave.

Here’s a really common problem in metal 3D printing: LPBF can make shapes that are almost impossible to machine — and then you discover they’re also almost impossible to finish.

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 describe why 3D printing proved to be the perfect manufacturing solution for customizable fidget toys that are making a meaningful difference for neurodivergent users.

I’m reading about a potential application for 3DCP: tornado shelters.

Could the aging software barrier be broken in 3D printing?

Is UltiMaker going “secure”? I’ve watched the desktop 3D printing industry since it began more than 15 years ago, and in the years following, almost all of the original companies have…

Changing filament in a multimaterial FFF printer usually means pushing the new material through the old hotend until the previous material is gone. A Chinese patent proposes a different solution: leave…

A single laser pass per wall produced 200µm aluminum lattices that behaved remarkably close to their computer models.

There’s a full-colour resin 3D printer in the works.

Do you use the Lychee Slicer? It seems there is a security issue with the software.

Resin 3D printing usually treats excess material as a post-processing problem. Carbon’s latest patent application proposes dealing with it while the part is still inside the printer.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi see a familiar Gold Rush story unfolding in American manufacturing, where the biggest opportunities for 3D printing may come from supplying the tools that enable…

Researchers have produced a carbon filled TPU filament that stays flexible while becoming dramatically stiffer and electrically conductive.

A new machine learning approach has designed metal alloys and their printing parameters at the same time.

The US Navy made a very important announcement regarding their use of 3D print technology.

Bambu Lab has launched its 2026 School Ambassador program in North America.

3D Systems proposes a vat photopolymerization system that moves its build plane downward by pumping a dense transparent fluid away, while a projector follows the changing focus position.

Charles Goulding and Lia Palumbo explore the Universal Instruments patent wall as a reflection of engineering innovation, highlighting the role patents play in advancing technology. They also examine the Southern Tier’s…

A new machine learning approach has designed metal alloys and their laser printing parameters at the same time.

Lightmake’s four-tool IDEX 3D printer is now live on Kickstarter.

VoxelMatters released their latest additive manufacturing state of the industry report on polymers, and it’s full of interesting items.