3D Printing Blog

3DCP technology continues to improve, and it’s not only on the hardware side.

Tikkun Olam Makers opened a new innovation hub in New York City.

Charles R. Goulding shares firsthand insights from a snow-disrupted yet high-energy gathering where additive manufacturing leaders tackled geopolitics, cybersecurity, capital markets, and industry consolidation head-on.

New research describes multimodal sensor fusion for AI-based fault detection in 3D printing.

Bambu Lab opened a physical retail store in China, and now we can see what’s in it.

3DQue now has a new option for growing 3D print farms.

Mass media has now noticed the biggest problem in the additive manufacturing space: hype. A detailed report in the New York Times describes the unfortunate saga of Desktop Metal that unfolded…

This week’s selection is the Styxosaurus project by the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre.

A Drexel-led team showed that porous PAEK knee revision topologies can be 3D printed using the FFF process strong enough for demanding loads.

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 explain how manufacturing fundamentals, AI-driven design, and a renewed focus on reliability and workflow integration are defining the industry’s next phase.

Stratasys has filed a patent that targets a surprising bottleneck in PolyJet 3D printing: the need to run hot just to keep materials jettable.

Fugo Precision 3D offers the most unusual resin 3D printing process: it’s centrifugal.

The number of 3DCP projects worldwide is expanding quickly.

Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a unique multiplexing extrusion system.

A research team unveiled MICRO, a one step multimaterial 3D printed electrochemical device designed for on site analysis and drug screening.

A hint of what’s to come was shown in a Chinese news piece about a rather large 3D print farm.

Remember 3D Hubs? It’s gone, but now that functionality returns with 3dfabs.

A new patent filing describes an AI driven 3D printer that could automate patient specific implant production with minimal human touch time.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi report on how Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is pushing additive manufacturing from the lab to the flight line with real, deployable 3D printed parts.

A new research paper proposes geometry adaptive reinforcement learning to reduce peel forces in Digital Light Processing (DLP) resin printing to save fragile features and increase lift success for resin workflows.

Prusa has introduced Prusament PETG Ultraglow Green, a glow filament it claims is the brightest on the market — with a major concern for wear on hardware.

Snapmaker has filed a patent that tries to make multicolor FFF printing less wasteful without slowing the job to a crawl.

Freeform has obtained a massive investment boost, and the backers include NVIDIA.

Charles R. Goulding and Nimra Shakoor explain how L3Harris’ decades-long commitment to 3D printing helped position it at the center of a new government-backed model for defense readiness.

Researchers have proposed a multimodal sensor fusion approach to AI-based fault detection in 3D printing, aiming to push AM monitoring closer to reliable, Industry 4.0 operation.

Prusa Research is positioning the Original Prusa XL for a bigger 2026 by contrasting it with the newer INDX system and teasing new, non-FFF toolheads.

Dyze Design has filed a patent application that reads like a blueprint for turning a 3D printer into a data driven, self aware machine tool.

Velo3D has won an US$11.5 million contract to deliver metal additive components for a US defense prime’s program moving into full-rate production.

Charles R. Goulding and Andressa Bonafe spotlight Caltech and its visionary approach to leadership with the appointment of Ray Jayawardhana as its next president.

A European team demonstrated a 3D printed, spacecraft-grade pipe segment with an embedded heater and temperature sensor to streamline thermal loop integration.

Creality has taken up the “no waste printing” problem quite differently with their new CFS-C.

MIT engineers have 3D printed a working electric motor.

There’s a new 3D-printed car.

This week’s selection is the Ancient Roman Game by Reddit contributor melig1991.

Researchers used 3D printed tooling to create dissolving microneedles that deliver drugs through the cheek.

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

Anthony Palumbo and Charles Goulding analyze Boston Scientific’s US$14.5 billion acquisition of Penumbra, showing how additive manufacturing can accelerate thrombectomy and neurovascular innovation through rapid device prototyping, micro-precision component development, production…

There’s one trick you should be doing to keep your workspace safer when 3D printing.

Proximal Sound Printing (PSP) is a new sound driven additive manufacturing process that claims it can directly 3D print fine PDMS microstructures with far better resolution and repeatability than earlier “sound…

Telemeter Electronic is pushing electromagnetic absorber design into everyday FFF with a new filament tuned for automotive radar frequencies.

Israel is considering changing its building construction regulations to accommodate 3DCP technology.

Researchers explored Selective Laser Sintering of polyhydroxybutyrate with biocarbon filler, hinting at a greener polymer option for powder-bed AM.

Our look at the Bambu Lab P2S desktop 3D printer concludes with software, print results and final thoughts. This is part four of a four part series, please read parts one,…

Our review of the Bambu Lab P2S desktop 3D printer continues with a deep look at operations. This is part three of a four part series, please read parts one, two…

Our review of the Bambu Lab P2S desktop 3D printer continues with a look at assembly and configuration. This is part two of a four part series, please read parts one,…

We’re a bit late to the party, but we’ve just completed a long test of the new Bambu Lab P2S desktop 3D printer. This is part one of a four part…

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi take a closer look at how Kratos leverages additive manufacturing to move faster, reduce costs, and support next-generation defense and space systems.

A new research review looks at the technologies behind 3D printed meat and what must happen before it scales.

Yet another ingenious 3DCP application has emerged: swimming pools.