
The Not-Round 3D Printer Filament Spool
Slant3D has re-invented the ubiquitous 3D printer filament spool, but for some reason it’s not round.
Slant3D has re-invented the ubiquitous 3D printer filament spool, but for some reason it’s not round.
The message said PLA filament for only US$8.50 / kg — could this be true?
Another eco-friendly 3D printer filament? Hold on, there is a lot more to the story.
I’m now considering whether PLA should be the default 3D printing material for desktop equipment.
3D printing in space remains an intriguing proposition for the European Space Agency, which continues to examine native materials for extraterrestrial building opportunities.
Essentium announced a new solution for filament storage, the Essentium DryBox.
ARMOR Group announced the opening of new 3D printing materials manufacturing operations located near Cincinnati.
You may not have heard, but colorFabb markets a very unusual 3D printer filament called varioShore.
Many Fabbaloo readers consume a lot of 3D printer materials, and that can be expensive. But there are ways to reduce costs.
Everyone knows 3D printer filament must be dry to function properly, but exactly how is this best done?
There’s a new industrial filament 3D printer in the works that could operate seven to nine times faster than conventional devices.
The question of measuring an amount of 3D printer filament seems straightforward, but there’s more to the story.
This week’s question is about the availability of ceramic PEEK 3D printing filament.
There’s one filament that appears to have the highest-temperature resistance of them all: EXTEM AMHH811F.
We’ve just heard that FAME 3D, the new owners of LulzBot, have made a deal to provide 1.75mm filament support for LulzBot 3D printers.
INTAMSYS announced a partnership with Victrex to allow use of a newly designed PAEK 3D printer filament in their high-temperature equipment.
This week’s question examines the pricing of 3D printer filament.
On a tip I took a look at how desktop 3D printer filament is priced by major suppliers and found something quite interesting.
The chemical company LEHVOSS Group announced the introduction of a new 3D printing filament with flame-retardant properties.
Innovative filament producer colorFabb has introduced their very first soluble support material for 3D printing, DPA-100.
A new online service has emerged that hopes to guide 3D printer operators to better printing parameters: 3DOptimizer.
BigRep announced the availability of two new materials for their large-format 3D printers, ABS and ASA, and this could open up many more new applications.
MakerBot announced a new version of their METHOD series that is specifically designed to 3D print strong carbon fiber parts.
Where did the two 3D printer filament diameters come from and what is the difference? Which one is better?
Mosaic Manufacturing has partnered with LulzBot to permit use of the Palette multi-color filament splicer on selected 3D printers.
A company offers a wide variety of sinterable metal 3D printer filaments, far more than I had imagined.
One of the key techniques that should be used by 3D printer operators is the “Temperature Tower”. We explain how to use them.
Creality’s new CR-5 Pro 3D printer includes a number of features to increase print quality and reliability.
We examine two more filament materials from Fiberlogy, another PLA and a PET-G, and made some surprising discoveries.
New research could result in the availability of UV-resistant biopolymers.
There’s increasing interest in “silk” 3D printer filaments, which are astonishingly shiny and now available from mainstream materials providers.
I’ve noticed there are now three main approaches to dealing with 3D printer materials. There’s more than just open and closed options.
Modix has upgraded their line of large-format 3D printers to what they call “version 3”. But that version actually includes a huge list of powerful improvements.
There are several ways to perform multi-material 3D printing using filaments. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
VXL’s 3D printing materials are finally becoming more well-known after they began marketing directly to the public, including their non-hygroscopic soluble support material.
There seems to be a burst of 3D printer manufacturers offering filament drying equipment. We have some ideas why this is happening.
A service wants to recycle your PLA 3D printer scraps by collecting them and sending to industrial recyclers.
A new materials program by Smart International now enables the easy use of high-grade engineering materials on the Kodak Portrait 3D printer.
Katherine Bialek is an accomplished 3D pen artist. We learned her secrets of how to efficiently build complex 3D designs with only a 3D pen.
RePLAy 3D contacted us to explain more details about the nature of their unusual 3D printer filament recycling service.
Most 3D printer soluble support materials are not particularly eco-friendly, but 3D Printlife’s 3D-SOLVE is a very safe option for ABS and other engineering materials.
A company claims to have developed the most consistent 3D printer filament ever. But what does this mean?
PrintDry released an updated version of their popular desktop 3D printer filament dryer, which can dramatically increase the quality of hydroscopic 3D printer materials such as nylon.
A new extruder concept was unveiled by Fuselab that spins at high speed to reliably deliver precise amounts of thermoplastics in 3D printers. We found out how it works.
Charles Goulding & Greer Veon of R&D Tax Savers look at the use of natural fibers in 3D print materials.
This week’s question asks how to best store and transport PLA 3D printer material in cold winter conditions.
3DEVO is opening an office in the USA to market their desktop filament maker, and this is a significant milestone for the company and the 3D printing industry.
There is a new approach for more effectively drying 3D printer filament to increase print quality, and it involves using a vacuum.
ROBOZE and Sabic have introduced a very high temperature 3D print material, EXTEM AMHH811F filament, which could open up new forms of additive manufacturing.
Can 3D printing waste be recycled to create a sustainable material lifecycle? New research requires your input on this important topic.
Goofoo is a China-based manufacturer of good quality 3D printers available at low prices. We took a look at some of their models.
Is it really possible to produce your own 3D printer filaments? 3devo seems to have figured out not only the hardware to do so, but also the process.
Prusa Research announced a brand new desktop 3D printer, the Original Prusa MINI. Its surprisingly low price will enable almost anyone to obtain a quality 3D printer.
A new, powerful open source 3D printer, the Nautilus, is able to 3D print in many engineering materials, including carbon fiber, nylon, flexible, and more.
Need a professional level desktop 3D printer? The new Ultimaker S3 is not only powerful, but also affordable and includes many ease-of-use features.
What happens when two companies market continuous carbon fiber 3D printers? We think there will be competition between Anisoprint and Markforged.
Is the Palette 2 color filament device for 3D printers too expensive? Perhaps, but it is now available at a much lower price.
Kodak just announced two unusual engineering filaments for the Kodak Portrait 3D Printer, as well as a surprise hot end feature.
What is the key factor for buying 3D printer filament? It is not cost and we tell you why.
Is there a universal support material? It seems that MatterHackers’ new Ionic Hybrid Support Material could be, as it offers both breakaway and soluble properties.
How much filament is left on that spool? If you don’t know, you might need a spool tracking device. The BB023 fits on a 3D printer and counts the length remaining.
Have you ever used ASA 3D printer filament? A new offering from Prusa Research may provide a trigger for many 3D printer operators to begin using this powerful material.
This is an entry in our 3D Print Learning Series, focusing on the different materials possible in 3D printing.
Want to 3D print metal objects at lower cost? One answer could be to use BASF’s new Ultrafuse 316L stainless steel filament that works in many 3D printers.
Looking for a particular 3D printer filament? One great service to help is Filaments.directory, whose extensive database of materials can be easily searched.
We had a chat with E3D-Online about their revolutionary tool-changing multi-material 3D printer.
After a discussion with Sindoh representatives, it seems the company may be changing their strategy regarding materials.
A research report indicates tremendous growth in the 3D printer filament market in coming years.
3D-printing carbon fiber is now a mainstay of the additive manufacturing (AM) industry.
I’m looking at some details on an upcoming 3D printer that seems too good to believe.
There seems to be a very interesting 3D printing accessory in the works, the “Spül Tracker”.
Rigid.ink has launched “The Institute of 3D Printing” to help those new to 3D printing become more successful.
3D print filament manufacturer Keene Village Plastics announced it has acquired MakeShaper.
It looks like Markforged will be releasing some new metal materials soon.
A company is marketing a “diamond” 3D printer filament.
So you’ve decided to make your own 3D printing filament. Great. …How?
There’s a bit of controversy surrounding US-based filament producer Maker Geeks.
This week’s question is one we’ve seen a couple of times and deserves an answer.
After a couple of years of development, Hong Kong-based CoLiDo has released their new metal 3D printer.
We ran into a brand new 3D printer startup: 3DConstructions.
This week’s selection is “3D Printing Failures: 2019 Edition: How to Diagnose and Repair ALL Desktop 3D Printing” by Sean Aranda and David Feeney.
This week’s question deals with arithmetic.
Over the years there have been several desktop 3D printer filament extruders, and almost all have failed.
MakerBot finally announced a new 3D printer and I have some thoughts.
Call us impressed. Essentium’s new HSE 180•S seems like a 3D printer utterly different from its competitors.
Spain-based Advanced Production Tools S.A produces a line of powerful industrial 3D printers under the name Dynamical Tools.
I’m looking at a new Kickstarter project that hopes to manufacture 3D printer filament from stray plastic in the Caribbean.
Dutch 3D printer material mastermind colorFabb has introduced something quite revolutionary: color on demand.
Verbatim announced a very interesting glass-like 3D printer filament product.
3D printer filament leader colorFabb abruptly dropped their brassFill product.
3devo has introduced the Precision and Composer Series of filament makers.
Refil announced a new recycled HIPS 3D printer filament, but its source is of interest.
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS) have found a way to make much harder 3D prints in metal.
It seems there is another open source filament available for 3D printing, but how exactly is this done?
Prusa Research has done something few, if any, 3D printer manufacturers have done: develop their own in-house produced filament.
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Welcome to Fabbaloo, one of the world’s oldest online news sources for 3D printing news. We’ve been in operation since 2007, where we first started examining the state of 3D printers. These devices are now relatively common among some circles in today’s world, but years ago it was extremely rare to see a 3D printer or even a 3D printed object.
At that time it was challenging to find any 3D printing news, so we decided to make our own site that covered 3D printer news, and even associated technologies like 3D scanning and 3D modeling. Today it is common to find 3D printers in schools, workshops and makerspaces, and you probably have been using 3D printed objects without even knowing they were 3D printed.
Today’s industry has finally taken up the challenge by installing thousands of industrial 3D printers, each producing previously impossible 3D printed parts that make today’s society far more efficient. The aerospace industry in particular has been producing many 3D printed parts, some even for flight critical purposes.
If you want to learn about 3D printers, then there’s no better place than Fabbaloo’s 3D printer news to see the latest happenings.
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