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Commercial Construction 3D Printing Erupting In The US

Commercial Construction 3D Printing Erupting In The US

Three announcements foreshadow increased construction 3D printing in the US.

The 3D Printing Industry And AI/Machine Learning

The 3D Printing Industry And AI/Machine Learning

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi consider a few examples of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and 3D printing combining for more powerful solutions.

Are Partnerships With Chemical Companies Required For 3D Printer Manufacturers?

Are Partnerships With Chemical Companies Required For 3D Printer Manufacturers?

I’ve been looking at several material announcements lately from 3D printer manufacturers and am noticing a trend.

Rapidia-ExOne Deal Shows Challenges And Opportunities

Rapidia-ExOne Deal Shows Challenges And Opportunities

The partnership involving ExOne and Rapidia highlights some of the problems in 3D printing these days.

3D Control Systems Announces ZAP

3D Control Systems Announces ZAP

3D Control Systems formally announced their new ZAP system today.

Roboze Introduces Flexible Subscription 3D Printing Plan

Roboze Introduces Flexible Subscription 3D Printing Plan

Roboze announced a unique method of using their equipment: by subscription.

Book of the Week: The Art of Doing Science and Engineering

Book of the Week: The Art of Doing Science and Engineering

This week’s selection is “The Art of Doing Science and Engineering” by Richard W. Hamming and Bret Victor.

ExOne Enters The Office Metal 3D Printing Scene

ExOne Enters The Office Metal 3D Printing Scene

There’s a new office-friendly metal 3D printing system on the market as ExOne and Rapidia introduce the Metal Designlab 3D printer and X1F furnace.

Could Casual 3D Printing Go Large?

Could Casual 3D Printing Go Large?

A new video shows the potential of large-format home 3D printing.

Impactful 3D Printing Innovation To Be Awarded

Impactful 3D Printing Innovation To Be Awarded

Startups employing to develop impactful applications are eligible for a major new award backed by big names and big prizes.

Vaccines, Drones, And 3D Printing

Vaccines, Drones, And 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Ryan Donley find common ground in advanced technologies and vaccine distribution efforts.

Design of the Week: Bernie (In Color)

Design of the Week: Bernie (In Color)

This week’s selection is a fully colored model of US Senator Bernie Sanders.

Finally: Method Discovered To Easily Decompose 3D Print Material

Finally: Method Discovered To Easily Decompose 3D Print Material

Researchers have identified a method of easily — and ecologically — disposing of PET thermoplastics.

Combining Forces In 3D Printing: The US And UK Navies

Combining Forces In 3D Printing: The US And UK Navies

Charles R. Goulding and Ryan Donley consider two navies' applications of additive manufacturing.

New Technique Could Be The “Belt Printing” Equivalent For Resin 3D Printers

New Technique Could Be The “Belt Printing” Equivalent For Resin 3D Printers

Researchers at Northwestern University have developed an incredible new approach for 3D printing with resin materials.

Antennas: 3D Printing Application Of The Future, Or Today?

Antennas: 3D Printing Application Of The Future, Or Today?

Recently I’ve seen several projects using 3D printing to produce highly advanced antennae, and this is likely to be a significant application in the future.

Wematter’s New Atmosphere System Increases SLS Part Quality

Wematter’s New Atmosphere System Increases SLS Part Quality

Wematter announced a new system that increases 3D printed part quality significantly.

GE’s $9 Billion Stake In Baker Hughes And 3D Printing

GE’s $9 Billion Stake In Baker Hughes And 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding considers financial implications of GE’s relationship with Baker Hughes and where 3D printing comes into the picture.

Catching Heat for Metal Additive Manufacturing

Catching Heat for Metal Additive Manufacturing

Engineers, scientists, and manufacturing experts around the world are in a frustrating spot when it comes to additive manufacturing (AM).

In-Body 3D Printing Under Development

In-Body 3D Printing Under Development

There may soon be a way to 3D print bones directly into patients.

A Set Of Basic 3D Print Benchmarks

A Set Of Basic 3D Print Benchmarks

3D Platform has published a set of simple benchmarks that anyone could easily use.

Bacteria Could Provide Eco-Friendly Plastics

Bacteria Could Provide Eco-Friendly Plastics

Researchers have found a way to persuade cyanobacteria to produce larger quantities of a certain thermoplastic.

President Biden’s “Buy American” Executive Order And 3D Printing

President Biden’s “Buy American” Executive Order And 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Randy Rothbort examine 3D printing implications of the U.S. government-backed “Buy American” strategy.

Watch As This Artist Fills Broken Wall Structures With A 3D Filament Pen

Watch As This Artist Fills Broken Wall Structures With A 3D Filament Pen

One of the biggest strengths of an artist is being able to see the world in a different light and to bring their vision into reality.

Barriers And Benefits With Additive Manufacturing

Barriers And Benefits With Additive Manufacturing

With the surge in industrial use of additive manufacturing technologies, it’s useful to know what benefits exist and which barriers still remain.

US Department of Defense Releases New Additive Manufacturing Strategy

US Department of Defense Releases New Additive Manufacturing Strategy

The US Department of Defense has released a detailed strategy for their use of additive manufacturing technology in coming years.

Xerox Unveils ElemX 3D Printer Installation And Collaboration

Xerox Unveils ElemX 3D Printer Installation And Collaboration

The first Xerox metal 3D printer installation is more than a customer sale: it’s the start of a collaboration with the Naval Postgraduate School.

Electroimpact’s SCRAM Continuous Carbon Fiber System

Electroimpact’s SCRAM Continuous Carbon Fiber System

Electroimpact offers a continuous carbon fiber manufacturing solution that’s a bit different from other CCF 3D printers.

Nottingham Spirk’s 3D Printing Approach To COVID-19

Nottingham Spirk’s 3D Printing Approach To COVID-19

Charles R. Goulding and Joseph Castine take a look at an innovative company’s use of 3D printing and other technologies in the face of pandemic.

Bioprinting Cartilage Tissue To Help Knees Function Again

Bioprinting Cartilage Tissue To Help Knees Function Again

The Wake Forest Institute has bioprinted regenerative knee cartilage tissue to replace damaged knee cartilage.

3D Alliances Reseller Survey Reveals 2020 3D Printer Troubles

3D Alliances Reseller Survey Reveals 2020 3D Printer Troubles

A new survey has revealed the troubles 3D printer resellers encountered during last year’s catastrophic events.

European Companies Seek U.S. Alternative Energy Projects And 3D Printing

European Companies Seek U.S. Alternative Energy Projects And 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine European-driven opportunities for 3D printing in U.S. sustainable energy initiatives.

Desktop Metal Introduces Two-Step Metal 3D Printing With Studio System 2

Desktop Metal Introduces Two-Step Metal 3D Printing With Studio System 2

The key word is “easy” for the latest metal 3D printing launch from Desktop Metal.

Book of the Week: Engineering Fundamentals

Book of the Week: Engineering Fundamentals

This week’s selection is “Engineering Fundamentals: An Introduction to Engineering” by Saeed Moaveni.

3D Systems Bets On Bioprinting

3D Systems Bets On Bioprinting

3D Systems announced a “significant” expansion into bioprinting applications.

Are Biocompatible 3D Printer Resins Truly Safe?

Are Biocompatible 3D Printer Resins Truly Safe?

New research has uncovered previously unrecognized toxicity issues with certain biocompatible resins.

The 3D Printing Spring 2021 Calendar

The 3D Printing Spring 2021 Calendar

With recently announced changes, two major spring 3D printing events are set to take place in person — but not only in the spring.

Emerson Electric And Self-Automation

Emerson Electric And Self-Automation

Charles R. Goulding and Harry Foxman consider Emerson Electric’s Industry 4.0 strategies in staying successful during difficult times.

Design of the Week: Armed Chicken Arms

Design of the Week: Armed Chicken Arms

This week’s selection is “Armed Chicken Arms” by Max.

Using Calibry With 3DMeasureUp

Using Calibry With 3DMeasureUp

Thor3D announced a partnership with ProtoTech to allow for Calibry 3D scans to be used with 3DMeasureUp.

3D Printing And Air Compressors

3D Printing And Air Compressors

Charles R. Goulding and Randy Rothbort take a look at the growing relationship between the air compressor industry and 3D printing.

Phrozen Tweaks Resin 3D Printer Prices

Phrozen Tweaks Resin 3D Printer Prices

Taiwan-based resin 3D printer manufacturer Phrozen adjusted the pricing on their product line, but in an unusual way.

There’s Reasons For Coming 3D Print Consolidations

There’s Reasons For Coming 3D Print Consolidations

In recent weeks there have been several high-profile corporate acquisitions in the 3D printing world. There are reasons this is happening and we should expect more.

Shining 3D Releases ExScan 3.6

Shining 3D Releases ExScan 3.6

Shining 3D has released a new version of their 3D scanning software for EinScan devices, version 3.6.

Machine Shops And Intellectual Curiosity Into 3D Printing

Machine Shops And Intellectual Curiosity Into 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding considers the intellectual curiosity required for more machine shops to adopt 3D printing in their work.

Xolography—The Latest Innovation in 3D Printing

Xolography—The Latest Innovation in 3D Printing

New technique improves accuracy of linear volumetric 3D printing method.

Neatsy AI Upgrades Shoe Fit With 3D Foot Scans

Neatsy AI Upgrades Shoe Fit With 3D Foot Scans

A U.S.-based startup called Neatsy AI makes use of the iPhone’s depth-sensing FaceID technology to predict comfortable sneaker fit for customers via 3D modelling.

Mobile High-Temperature 3D Printing

Mobile High-Temperature 3D Printing

There was a time when high-temperature 3D printing was considered an experimental exercise, but that doesn’t seem to be the case anymore.

Wayland Additive Releases More Details On NeuBeam

Wayland Additive Releases More Details On NeuBeam

UK-based Wayland Additive has released some additional details of their unusual NeuBeam metal 3D printing process.

Getting Organized With Marie Kondo, The Container Store, And 3D Printing

Getting Organized With Marie Kondo, The Container Store, And 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi clean up their act with 3D printed organization.