3D Printing Blog

Sometimes “field testing” is very literal, as Argonne National Laboratory’s recent work with a 3D printed weather station highlights.

In a perhaps not-so-surprising announcement, GoProto has acquired 3D Systems’ Australian on-demand 3D print services.

As 2020 finally winds down, I sat down for a chat with Greg Kress, CEO of Shapeways, for a chat about the trends that will shape 3D printing in 2021.

Kim Killoran has worked for Stratasys in Marketing for over 12 years, first as a Marketing Specialist for the Dimension 3D printing product line, then with growing responsibilities across all Stratasys…

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi consider future impacts of MedAccred certification as all eyes turn to medical manufacturing.

There’s a reason why Creality’s CR-30 belt 3D printer needs attention.

Netherlands-based desktop 3D printing company Ultimaker has announced a change in executive structure.

After my discussion with Redefine Meat’s Daniel Dikovsky, I had some further thoughts about what their technology could mean.

This week’s selection is “Painting and Finishing Techniques” by Gary Edmundson.

Desktop Metal recently introduced a new software tool focusing on metal sintering simulation; the team behind Live Sinter shares a deeper look.

I spoke at length with Redefine Meat’s Head of Technology & Innovation, Daniel Dikovsky, to find out how they are able to 3D print steaks.

MAGARIMONO and Shining 3D Additive collaborate to create footwear that oversteps the boundaries between creativity and technology.

Charles R. Goulding and Ryan Donley examine the ramifications of Stryker’s acquisition of Wright Medical.

This week’s selection is the 3D Printed Rainbow Road by BCN3D.

“Corrections” are negative financial events that are usually associated with the stock market, but could a correct occur in 3D printing?

Copper is a relatively rare material in additive manufacturing operations, but that could change in the next few years.

Charles Goulding Jr. considers the future of nuclear energy and its acceleration via 3D printing.

It’s easy to miss, but apparently Prusa Research is to develop a new 3D printer equipped with a "tool changer".

We’re going to take a look at a few key areas in which 3D printing, as an accessible form of manufacturing, is useful to weather the pandemic.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi get on board with Mobility Goes Additive’s forward-looking additive manufacturing vision.

Thousands of Autodesk users, employees, and partners converged this week for the annual Autodesk University conference.

The process of “dialing in” optimal 3D print parameters can be challenging, but how is this best done in a rapidly evolving industrial environment?

I’m reading an interesting Twitter thread where two 3D printer nozzles are compared for quality.

3D printing has become a staple in industries throughout the world.

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata consider 3D printing as part of a logical gambit.

The 3D Manufacturing Format (3MF) file type is about to go prime-time owing to KeyShot and Stratasys.

Prusa Research announced they’ve upgraded their current lineup of desktop 3D printers — but only slightly.

A relatively quiet announcement from the folks at 3DPrinterOS reveals some very big changes for the company.

It’s fallen out of the headlines since the spring, but individual makers remain hard at work at their home 3D printers making pandemic protection gear.

Satori announced a partnership with Mahdi Name Design Lab to produce a series of 3D printed work-from-home tools.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine a new 3D printing partnership between Würth and Baker Hughes.

Sculpteo has added several new materials to their portfolio as a result of their relationship with BASF.

Ceramic 3D printing has a lot to offer applications from aerospace and biomedical to industry, but adoption can be a sticking point.

Authentise continues to expand its additive manufacturing workflow, introducing an integration of nebumind’s digital twin tools.

Charles Goulding Jr. takes a look at bioprinting developments targeting the complex ear.

This week’s selection is “Materials Selection In Mechancial Design” by Michael F. Ashby.

Meltio announced the “Meltio Engine”, a hardware upgrade for CNC equipment to combine additive and subtractive manufacturing capabilities.

In the spring several 3D printer manufacturers set up “pop up” factories to rapidly produce PPE for the pandemic. But what happens afterwards?

COVID-19 took the healthcare system by storm (and surprise). We had little time to prepare and lots of lives at stake. 3D printing is trying to balance the playing field by…

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata take a look at concrete 3D printing for various uses.

This week’s selection is the detailed 3D printed “A Mother’s Joy” diorama by Michael Mandau.

In an incredible experiment, researchers were able to simulate the molecular behavior of 3D printing resins.

I’ve been investigating the rather quiet company Seurat Technologies, which is developing a new metal 3D printing process.

Charles Goulding Jr considers how geothermal energy might come together with growth in 3D printing.

Xact Metal has adapted their inexpensive metal 3D printer technology to enable the use of copper material.

COBOD announced their partner is using the BOD2 construction 3D printer to build a three-story apartment building in Germany.

I spoke with German RepRap’s Andrea Berneker to learn how they have been deploying their silicone LAM process.

Engineering software toolkit provider Tech Soft 3D has acquired California-based Visual Kinematics (VKI). VKI develops a suite of software development kits (SDKs) called DevTools for computer aided engineering (CAE) applications.

I just read a press release from Mosaic Manufacturing announcing a new product: filaments!

Rocket-maker Relativity Space is about to collect a whopping US$500M in a Series D raise.