3D Printing Blog

Nano Dimension announced the sale of two of their key technologies.

You may soon be 3D printing thermoset filament.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has published a damning article about efforts to control 3D printers.

Is Bambu Lab about to announce a new 3D printer?

I’ve been seeing a lot of posts about the “NoClogger”, but is it really a useful tool?

This week’s selection is the Hands-Free Hand Visor by MakerWorld contributor Emin.

MIT researchers have built a fast preview tool that predicts how an FFF print will actually look, aiming to cut down on wasteful reprints.

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 discuss how emerging systems blend generative design with structural analysis so everyday users can create customized objects that actually hold up in real-world use.

I’m looking at a new meta-search engine for 3D models, 3DSearch.

There’s another Kickstarter campaign you should consider backing.

A Chinese patent proposes folding three messy resin workflows into one machine.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi show how oil and gas companies — from Chevron to PEMEX — can emulate Petrobras’ distributed additive manufacturing model to reduce downtime, strengthen resilience, and…

Researchers evaluated barium chloride, tartaric acid, sucrose, and sodium tripolyphosphate to tune the printability and mechanical performance of geopolymer concrete for extrusion 3D printing.

3D Filament Profiles attempts to standardize and track 3D printer filament inventories, and that could simplify FFF 3D printing.

Tripo announced a massive US$50M investment to power their AI 3D generation company.

A new patent filing sketches a compact way to cut filament inside the printhead before a tool change, and that matters because cleaner swaps can make multi material FFF systems faster…

Charles R. Goulding and Nimra Shakoor connect federal investment, breakthrough additive manufacturing, and valuable R&D tax incentives to show how gallium is becoming a strategic material with outsized impact.

Researchers unveiled a closed loop, obstacle aware control framework that lets mobile additive manufacturing (AM) robots print while navigating dynamic factory floors.

A new soluble support filament could make post processing cleaner, if users are willing to follow a rather specific fluid recipe.

A materials startup claims your filament problems may be seasonal, not personal.

A research team now claims your noisy workshop may be sabotaging print strength.

A new slicer startup thinks your failed Benchy may be a Virgo problem.

MoistureMax has introduced a filament platform that intentionally manages moisture instead of merely fighting it.

Bambu Lab has made it official: the X1 series is now officially retired.

Interesting news from China: EPlus3D has abruptly withdrawn its IPO filing.

Snapmaker is improving its U1 with more availability, a software bundle of ready-to-print models, and a bigger RFID-enabled filament lineup.

Charles R. Goulding and Andressa Bonafe highlight the shift from clinical pilot programs to everyday pharmacy practice, where 3D printing and R&D tax credits are reshaping the future of pediatric drug…

Researchers unveiled a vat-free thin-film DLP method that can print sealed cavities and clean multi-material parts.

What is going to happen as 3D printer companies get much, much larger?

We’ve just learned a whole lot more about Creality based on a document recently filed with the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited.

FreeCAD has been updated to version 1.1.

This week’s selection is the AI Chair by Ross Lovegrove and Google Deepmind.

Researchers validated a high-speed laser DED process that prints Inconel 718 quickly while keeping key properties stable.

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 take a closer look at the alliance of a Renaissance-era gunmaker and a modern US firearm manufacturer, and how 3D printing innovation has helped Beretta…

Resin 3D printing by consumers could be heading for a very serious problem.

For those into AI tools, there is now a very intriguing option to use Hitem3D in workflows.

A new patent from Australia-based Hyperion Systems proposes a different way to build large format extrusion systems without dragging a heavy hot end around the machine.

Polymaker has made an unusual step by opening an EU online store for their consumer 3D printing products.

Researchers have shown a data-driven, low-power Directed Energy Deposition (DED) approach for 316L stainless steel that delivers sub‑5% porosity, forged‑level microhardness, and a clear path to repeatability.

Prusa has just pushed a firmware update that cuts MMU3 filament change time enough to shave hours off real multi-color prints.

Formlabs’ new Form Now service seems to be active.

IBM is exploring a way to turn empty 3D printed cavities into engineered features instead of unused air.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine the historical prestige of platinum and explain why additive manufacturing is accelerating its return to the jewelry spotlight.

Researchers used Laser Powder Bed Fusion to 3D print zinc–silver–copper alloys and report promising cytocompatibility for future biodegradable implants.

There’s another super inexpensive metal LPBF device coming: the SCRAP 1.

Bambu Lab has added a powerful feature to MakerLab: Meshy 6.

Creality appears to be patenting a small but potentially useful fix for one of desktop FFF’s most annoying recurring chores.

Anthony Palumbo and Charles Goulding examine how rotational multi-material 3D printing embeds programmable pneumatic channels in elastomer filaments to create soft robots that bend, twist, and grasp on command, while highlighting…