3D Printing Blog

The Stratasys / Bambu Lab patent dispute continues — in Europe. Readers may recall that in 2024, Stratasys launched a patent infringement lawsuit against Bambu Lab. We suspected at the time…

China has tested a metal 3D printing system in orbit.

A new Dalian University of Technology patent proposes heating fiber-reinforced thermoplastic filament from the inside instead of heating it with a conventional hot end.

Meltio announced their participation in a new European project to develop a new steel alloy.

Researchers described a practical AI and Digital Twin architecture to enable SMEs to use closed-loop small-batch additive manufacturing.

PrintDry has launched their latest 3D printer filament drying system, the PRO4.

Want to 3D print your latest outdoor adventure? There’s an app for that.

Flashforge has patented a resin printing control method that watches force data to decide when each layer is actually ready.

Charles R. Goulding and Andressa Bonafe discuss BASF’s advancement in 3D printed catalysts and its impact on the future of industrial processes.

A new research paper looks for possible ways for bio derived photopolymer resins to make resin 3D printing more sustainable while keeping print speed and part quality intact.

The wait for PrusaSlicer 3.0.0 continues, but it may not be for much longer.

Modix announced a new, large-format 3D printer, the MAMA-1000.

A new Chinese patent application by Anycubic proposes tuning 3D printer noise reduction by speed range.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi highlight the critical differences that make animal prosthetics a specialized field requiring new approaches to 3D printed design.

A research team designed a photopolymer resin loaded with PEDOT:PSS and nano-graphite to achieve 3D printable electrical conductivity.

Elegoo has released their long-awaited CANVAS upgrade for the original Centauri Carbon 3D printer.

Noctua has released CAD files of many of their hardware components.

Elegoo appears to be working on a way to keep a 3D printer’s build platform level while the job is already underway.

Charles R. Goulding and Aaron Rofe highlight PALFINGER’s strategic pivot into automation and how its collaboration with ICON could accelerate the future of digital construction.

Researchers developed 3D printed, muscle-inspired magnetic actuators that push, pull, crawl, and grasp.

Is it possible to 3D print full-colour images with filament? Apparently, it is now.

Elegoo has raised even more cash.

RecyclingFabrik is expanding.

This week’s selection is the AERIS bike saddle by Mahdi Naïm Studio.

Researchers developed a rotational 3D printing method that builds lattices with programmable shape morphing, an advance that could quickly advance 4D printing.

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

Charles R. Goulding and Nimra Shakoor examine how JetZero is combining advanced materials, 3D printing, and AI to reshape aircraft production and fuel efficiency.

Prusa Research has finally opened up orders for their INDX system today.

The 3D print industry could be facing material shortages.

Polymaker is making a big deal of their presets, and so they should.

BIQU has come up with another fascinating Bambu Lab add-on: the Panda Shelter.

Researchers have introduced “3D printed action plots” to map how resin cure responds to different wavelengths, offering a new tool for dialing in vat photopolymerization.

It seems every other story we write these days involves a military application.

ROBOZE announced an unusual arrangement with the Italian military.

The UK is now investigating the use of Chinese 3D printers by its military.

ROBOZE announced an unusual arrangement with the Italian military.

The UK is now investigating the use of Chinese 3D printers by its military.

Charles R. Goulding and Andressa Bonafe explore how workforce scaling, new production models, and R&D incentives are converging to power the next era of U.S. naval dominance.

A new study shows inkjet-printed electrodes built directly on 3D printed parts, pointing to faster, cheaper custom electrochemical devices.

A new Kickstarter launch has a 3D printer with several never-seen-before innovations.

A new startup company from Iceland offers an advanced AI tool for metal 3D printing.

I’m looking at a very unusual new metal 3D printer, the EP-M3050 from Eplus3D. Eplus3D specializes in manufacturing rather large-format metal 3D printers, as they have multiple devices of this type…

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi reveal how a 130-year-old welding giant is quietly leading the future of large-scale metal 3D printing.

Researchers propose a hollow spiral lattice architecture that improves both heat transfer and load bearing, a combination AM operators need.

A very curious patent has been registered by Bambu Lab.

Slant 3D has launched a new take on 3D print services they call “Slant Box”.

DyeMansion says it is developing a compact Powershot system that could bring industrial depowdering and surface finishing to smaller polymer 3D printing operations.

Charles R. Goulding and Aaron Rofe examine how US Forged Rings’ massive North Carolina investment signals a new era of vertically integrated, US-based manufacturing.

A new research paper describes an automatic calibration method that lets multiple robotic 3D printers work together on the same build with less setup and better alignment.

What features are going to disappear on desktop 3D printers in the coming years?