3D Printing Blog

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 look at the use of 3D printing in five major healthcare companies.

Is the measurement standard in the 3D printing industry metric or imperial?

The Builder Extreme 1500 Pro is an impressive industrial 3D printer.

An interesting view of 3D printing from outside the industry.

Our hands on review of the LulzBot Sidekick 747 3D printer ends with a look at software, print results and final thoughts.

Our hands on review of the LulzBot Sidekick 747 3D printer continues with a look at setup, calibration and operations .

We’ve been testing a LulzBot Sidekick 747 3D printer for the last few months.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at an unprecedented 3D print project in Texas.

What are the implications for 3D printing from the development of an interaction-free quantum camera?

A research paper on a future zero-emission steel future has implications for additive manufacturing.

Another high-profile 3D printing project is underway in Dubai, and I’m a bit suspicious.

Charles Goulding and Andressa Bonafé examine the state of bioprinting with a look at recent developments.

We had a chat with Trilab’s Michal Boháč to find out how the company has been doing.

UltiMaker announced a new 3D printer, the UltiMaker S7.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how 3D printing could play a big role in a new strategy in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

This week’s selection is “How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler” by Ryan North.

Tomorrow is the opening of the TIPE 2023 conference. Are you attending?

Marine use of 3D print technology should be booming, but it isn’t, at least not yet.

An obscure experiment on board the International Space Station could be a path for a very unusual 3D printing technique.

This week’s selection is the Hero Arm by Open Bionics.

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 look at the surge in medical 3D prints after the pandemic.

I’ve been reviewing our weekly 3D print company valuation data, and have some interesting results to report.

Once again we are proud to sponsor the TIPE conference, now in its third iteration.

Researchers from Cambridge have developed a new form of 3D printing called Rotational multimaterial 3D printing, “RM-3DP”.

There could be rice 3D printer filament on the market soon.

Velo3D announced a new financing partner, and this could help increase use of metal 3D printing.

MetShape is a different kind of 3D print service.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine how a drainage company could make use of 3D printing technology.

There could be a massive problem for desktop resin 3D Printing in the future.

Almost all the buzz about construction 3D printing is about “printing homes”, but there's more to the story.

I had an interesting conversation with AddiFab recently, and it pointed out what might be a new trend in 3D printing.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi propose that a Cricut Maker could lead to increased interest in 3D printing, and personal fabrication in general.

Ai Build has introduced something quite amazing: AiSync.

Sygnis’ F-NIS 23151 is a very unusual 3D printer, and not just because of its cryptic name.

A new 3D print-based furniture venture has launched: Haddy.

This week’s selection is “Cracking Creativity: The Secrets of Creative Genius” by Michael Michalko.

Researchers have analyzed the long-term durability of the most commonly 3D printed materials, PLA and ABS.

What’s up with MX3D? We had a chat with them.

Are 3D printer prices rising or falling? It’s not an easy question to answer.

This week’s selection is the fascinating Denture Bit Holder With Magnets by Printables contributor iplop.

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

Charles R. Goulding and Valentina Alzate have some thoughts about what might transpire in the world of 3D printing in 2023.

This week’s question is all about how to 3D print an enormous metal house ornament.

Essentium expects to launch a new high temperature 3D printer later this year, but there’s an interesting difference with this device.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi suggest increased use of 3D printing Johnson & Johnson.

In its 3rd year, more than 2,000 attendees are anticipated to be part of the free, premier virtual additive manufacturing event of the year!

Researchers from the University of Calgary have developed a “liquid in liquid” 3D printing material.

CASTOR has released a report on 3D printed part sustainability, and it has some interesting reveals.