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This week’s question is about the availability of ceramic PEEK 3D printing filament.
This week’s question examines the pricing of 3D printer filament.
Where did the two 3D printer filament diameters come from and what is the difference? Which one is better?
We had a chat with Debra Wilcox of The 3D Printing Store to find out her thoughts on 3D printing sales, operations during the crisis and the future of 3D printing in manufacturing.
A service wants to recycle your PLA 3D printer scraps by collecting them and sending to industrial recyclers.
A new survey of large-scale 3D printing operations from Essentium reveals what could be a fatal flaw in the strategies of most major 3D printer manufacturers who hope to move towards production additive manufacturing.
Is it possible to 3D print in PTFE, aka Teflon? Yes, but the process for doing so is incredibly difficult. But 3M has figured out how to do so.
Should 3D print services use recycled 3D printer materials? It seems like the eco-friendly thing to do, but is it economically feasible?
Carbon is set to expand its Digital Light Synthesis technology with Protolabs and Dentsply Sirona.
Charles Goulding and Peter Favata of R&D Tax Savers discuss use of bioplastics in 3D printing.
Researchers have developed an approach that could lead to true wood 3D printing material.
HP has a flurry of announcements today focusing on digital manufacturing solutions, including the latest MJF 3D printer.
Markforged has introduced its latest Onyx material, the flame-retardant Onyx FR.
A new polymer development might eventually lead to the ability to 3D print many new functional devices.
Sinterit’s newest material explores the softer side of SLS.
Desktop 3D printing mainstay Ultimaker continues to up its offerings for professionals with more materials-centered announcements today.
Manufacturing is embracing 3D printing, due to the vast number of choices for materials.
Here’s the situation: a print is running at the lab, and the filament is running short.
I’m reading a paper that describes a new method of creating previously impossible metal alloys.
Have you watched the new HBO series, “Westworld”? If you have, the opening sequence features a very unusual 3D printing process.
Most filament vendors price their filament by weight: pounds or kilograms, but is cost per pound really indicative of how expensive one filament is vs. another?
Researchers at the University of Bristol’s Faculty of Engineering have developed a new technique for strengthening 3D printed resin.
Soon to launch will be Structr3D Printing’s “universal paste extruder” that could enable many personal 3D printers to extruder some very unusual materials.
Owners of personal 3D printers require a supply of plastic filament to fuel their favorite device, but where should they purchase it from? The
A few weeks ago we speculated that Stratasys might begin focusing on new materials to exploit their huge base of installed 3D printers as their
Formlabs, makers of the popular Form 1 personal 3D printer have released a new resin. Previously, the company offered only two resins: Grey and Clear.
In a recent press release, Lomiko Metal, a Vancouver based firm, announced its intention to create a laboratory dedicated to the development of “graphene-enhanced” 3D
We had a close look at the FilaFab, a “Desktop Filament Fabricator”. It’s pretty simple in concept: put in some plastic bits and usable 3D
It was the first plastic used in personal 3D printers, but are ABS’s days coming to an end? The once popular plastic seems to
For millennia marble has been one of the most impressive materials for building and sculpture. However, marble quarrying wastes material and creates plumes of calcium
If you happen to have a Form 1 resin-based 3D printer, you’ll likely to have purchased resin from Formlabs, its manufacturer. Formlabs provides resin tuned
No, no, we don’t mean “Green”. We mean “Green” as in environmentally responsible. We’ve been looking at filament supplier GP3D, who sell a decent selection
Leapfrog 3D printers introduced a new type of PVA filament for 3D printing that, according to them, “actually works”. PVA is a different
For those of you scrambling to find a source for inexpensive filament, we found one: Seacans. They have a reasonable selection of colors that should
We hadn’t noticed it before, but evidently Monoprice has been selling plastic filament suitable for 3D printers for months now. If you’re not familiar
All the recent hires at MakerBot have obviously been put to good use: this week MakerBot released not one, not two, but three important new
Earlier this year 3D print service i.Materialise announced the temporary availability of an experimental flexible 3D print material. Now they say this material will be
Perhaps the most significant technology barrier in 3D printing today is the limitation of materials. Most 3D printers can produce only a single material
Last week Sculpteo announced the availability of two new materials for their 3D print service: Sterling Silver and Wax. It’s an arms race between
One material not often used by personal 3D printers is Nylon. It’s a well-known plastic that can be 3D printed by commercial 3D printers and
The same folks who brought you the hard-to-believe-but-actually-real Wood filament now market a new bendable filament: BendLay, produced by Orbi-Tech and developed by Kai Parthy.
You don’t know what Sugru is? It’s a peculiar substance that is malleable when first exposed to air, but then solidifies into a rubber-like material
Researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology and C-MET have developed a specialized resin that is suitable for 3D printing electronics at a microscopic scale.
3D print service Shapeways has made a history of pioneering new 3D print materials for makers. Typically they experiment with a new idea and if
Our friends at Filaco sent us a spool of their new High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) filament for testing. Accordingly, we spent many hours at our
Oakland-based Emerging Objects isn’t your normal design firm. Rather than designing homes, interiors, furniture or products from common materials, the four-person group is trying to
You own a personal 3D printer that accepts 3rd party filament and you’ve purchased a selection of cool colors from an online shop – but
We had the opportunity to meet with James Coleman, gentleman and founder of Makerstash, which will provide a wide selection of 3D printer filament for
The cost of a 3D printer is not only the printer itself, but also the print material. In most cases, personal 3D printers use plastic
Materialise, the industrial 3D print service, has announced a rather interesting material: TPU 92A-1. Despite the awkward and mysterious nomenclature, TPU 92A-1 offers a legendary
Most personal 3D printers require plastic filament of some kind or another. Recently some manufacturers have moved to use factory-certified cartridges, but many devices still
One of the major drawbacks of 3D printing is the price of print stock. In some of the more expensive systems, 3D-print material can cost
If you can’t get what you want, just do it yourself. That’s the approach MakerBot has taken on plastic. Previously they’d have to do extensive
Ben Becker of HotEnd Works described to us the process his company uses to produce industrial-grade ceramic prototypes. Ceramic prototypes have been around for a
Carbomorph is a new, experimental material for 3D printing that promises to add a whole new range of capabilities with its ability to embed sensors
3D Printer maker Objet Geometries announced new additions to its now massive selection of materials available to its 3D printers. The new additions include a
3D print service i.Materialise now offers “high detailed stainless steel” materials for prints. As you can see in the sample print above, there is indeed
The pattern seems to be regionalization. Plastic filament supply shops specifically focused on 3D printing are emerging in many countries supplying primarily their local markets.
We’re not kidding. It really is filament made of wood – and you can print actual wooden objects with it. Developed by Thingiverse user
There are two plastics most commonly used in home 3D plastic extrusion printers: ABS and PLA. When you’re printing, you definitely notice them – or,
It was only a matter of time before someone began producing “clone” plastic materials for high-end 3D printers. That’s the business of Swiss-based ISQUARED, who
3D printer manufacturer Afinia has suddenly introduced a new line of plastic filament that has a very attractive feature: low cost. Their “Value-Line”
3D print service i.Materialise has announced the availability of ceramics as a print material. They aren’t the first to introduce commercial ceramics print capability,
The University of Washington’s WOOF group (Washington Open Object Fabricators) did something we haven’t seen yet: they produced a 3D printed boat that didn’t sink.
For as long as I can remember, users, and potential users, have been clamoring for more and better materials for their 3D printers. It is
We’re reading about a group of researchers at Stanford who have concocted new gel-like substance that has some very interesting properties. We think the electrically
They’re at it again. i.Materialise has now launched a trial of Brass 3D printing. Shortly after launching Bronze, we now see Brass on their materials
i.Materialise, one of the popular online 3D print services, now offers an experimental Bronze 3D printing capability. This isn’t bronze plating – it seems
3D printer manufacturer Objet is well known for their extensive list of different materials that you can use in their line of 3D printers. But
Are you in need of supplies for your 3D printer? Do you live in Switzerland? If you answered yes to both questions, you’ll be pleased
We’ve been fortunate to be able to examine some 3D printed objects from Objet in their Vero Clear material first hand. While we’ve seen clear
Shapeways, the popular 3D print service constantly experiments with new materials and perhaps they have the widest variety of materials one can select from. We’ve
We missed this one earlier this year, but it’s still a terrific idea: The Filabot is a “plastic filament maker”. The idea is straightforward, obvious
You may not have heard of Sugru, but it’s an amazingly useful material now for sale at the MakerBot online store. It’s not something you
Commercial 3D printer manufacturer Objet has released a new very interesting print material: MED610, which is a transparent bio-compatible substance. You might think that making
Distributed manufacturing service Ponoko has released a new material available for their 3D printers, with the self-describing name of “Durable Fine Plastic”. We think this
Distributed manufacturing giant Ponoko now offers a “glazed ceramic” material option for their 3D printers. This is a big development because it permits the creation
It’s always totally amazing to pull a new item out of a 3D printer, but it’s even more amazing when it has moving parts and
Nano-engineers at the University of California in San Diego have developed a new biomaterial that evidently is a very close match for human tissue. This
Following up on last week’s amazing feat of printing mashed potatoes, the scientists at Bits From Bytes in Bristol have modified a RapMan 3D printer
Following up on our earlier post, we’ve located a supply shop that can provide actual flexible PLA. This is not the same material that Vik
There’s a lot to like about 3D Printing in PLA plastic: it’s recyclable, made from totally organic material, prints with a very elegant sheen, it
We’re taking another look at maker material store Inventables, which we wrote about a year ago. At the Inventables hardware store, you won’t find very
A couple of interesting articles provoked some thinking about 3D printing standards. First, we have a post by the Open3DP folks, who complain that they’d
A while back the Shapeways 3D Print service toyed with Gold Plating on stainless steel printed models. Evidently this trial was successful, as they have
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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.
