3D Printing Blog

Today, GKN Additive announces its latest metal powders for additive manufacturing, adapted from a popular traditional automotive material.

The US army has awarded a contract to a group to construct what will likely be the largest metal 3D printer ever built.

It’s summer in the northern hemisphere, and that means one thing: Heat, and lots of it.

An Israeli cultured meat startup has opened a huge production facility to bring their edible products to market.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi write about four of the most popular outdoor recreational activities and some of their 3D printing applications.

The state of Pennsylvania seized two 3D printers that were allegedly being used to make illegal “ghost guns”.

Ackuretta announced a new dental 3D printer they say is capable of chairside use.

Covestro announced a new material, Addigy FPB 2684 3D.

Researchers have developed an unusual material that could be of great use in 3D printing.

Stacey DelVecchio, F.SWE is President of Stacey D Consulting, focused on the business of additive manufacturing.

Mixed Dimensions announced a powerful API that could dramatically increase demand for full-color 3D printing.

Materialise announced the broad availability of their 100% reusable powder 3D printing service, Bluesint PA12.

Markforged is on a hot streak introducing new 3D printers.

Fiberlogy has expanded its line of 3D printer filaments with a new material they call “FiberSatin”.

This week’s selection is “The 3D Printing Cookbook: Fusion 360 Edition” by David YM Seto and Michael J Welch.

Did you know that Adafruit publishes a large collection of 3D printable parts for electronics projects?

Teton Simulation announced an arrangement with Stratasys to allow use of their advanced slicing optimizer in GrabCAD.

Hush Puppies is getting stylish and high-tech as 3D printed lattices are set to feature in next year’s shoe line.

Charles R. Goulding and Arianna Coger examine ways that EnvisionTEC’s bioprinting technology may play into its new parent company’s operations.

This week’s selection is the Collapsible Silicone Container by YouTuber Eric Strebel.

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 consider implications of Xerox's move into the 3D printing world.

The first app able to use Apple’s new Object Capture API has appeared: PhotoCatch.

Daylight resin is a rare sight in the world of 3D printing today, but could it become more popular?

Replique is a comprehensive, end-to-end digital inventory solution.

Charles R. Goulding and Ryan Donley examine the latest in 3D printing impacts in the railroad industry.

The award-winning students discuss project applications, inspirations, challenges and insights about the future of STEM events.

DesignSpark and SnapEDA launched a new service for downloading 3D models of electronic components.

3DQue announced a new version of their Quinly continuous 3D printing system for Prusa equipment.

The East Coast RepRap Festival (“ERRF”) has cancelled their 2021 event.

AON3D has introduced a new high-temperature industrial 3D printer, the AON M2+.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi consider the use of new 3D printed parts versus those from OEM inventory as airplanes again require more spare parts.

SLM Solutions announced a new technology called “Free Float” that dramatically reduces the need for support material.

Today’s ultra-low cost 3D printers are a far cry from their predecessors.

This week, Markforged announced new additions to its 3D printing platform.

Charles R. Goulding and Randall Rothbort consider how 3D printing can help the food business bounce back post-pandemic.

Olesya Kopteva is the Training and 3D Scanning Team Lead at Artec 3D in Moscow.

Mysterious 3D print startup Sakuu reveals they have obtained not one, but three new intriguing patents.

What do you really use full-color 3D printing for? I have some ideas.

rpm announced a new research project in which they are to develop advanced lattice structures for additive manufacturing applications.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi consider the impact of 3D printing on bicycle manufacture such as in Portugal.

This week’s selection is “Printing Architecture: Innovative Recipes for 3D Printing” by Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello.

SLM Solutions is teasing us with a pending announcement of something “big”.

As Xometry moves toward IPO, the company has updated its SEC filings with share pricing.

A Six Sigma quality control approach for 3D printing has been developed by researchers at Penn State.

Prusa Research significantly updated their SL1 MSLA 3D printer.

This week’s selection is the Mechanical Wall Clock by designer Harald Andersson.

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

Volkswagen announced a collaboration with Siemens and HP to enable production of complex 3D printed parts for future vehicles.

This week, UK-based 3D LifePrints announced a new certification that further validates its patient-specific medical 3D printing focus.