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More On The 3D Printer Hair Incident

We were able to view video footage of the 3D printing hair-caught incident from last week and have determined exactly how it occurred, and how to prevent it from happening again.

What Is 3D Printer Calibration, Really?

Everyone talks about “3D printer calibration”, but what is it really? We believe the process varies considerably depending on a number of factors.

New Dangers For 3D Printer Operators

We witnessed yet another dangerous situation encountered by a 3D printer operator and provide some advice on how to avoid the situation.

5 Ways A 3D Printer’s Lifetime Expires

Once a 3D printer is installed and operated, how long does it last? We know five reasons why 3D printers die.

Injection Molding: The Quick Design Guide

If you are doing injection molding, there are some important guidelines to know before you commit to a design.

Managing the Detroit 3D Printing STEM Skills Gap

There’s a gap in 3D printing education, but how can it be filled? We have some ideas.

3D Printing in India: An Overview

To some, India may be a mysterious faraway place when it comes to 3D printing. However, there is a flourishing market in that country, and I3DPn hopes to build it even bigger.

Really, How Bad Are Abrasive Filaments For Your 3D Printer Nozzle?

What kind of damage do carbon fiber filaments do to a 3D printer nozzle? How fast does damage occur? Experiments show a surprising result.

Making 3D Printing Opportunities For Girls With MakerGirl

We speak with MakerGirl’s Executive Director, Mary Hadley, about the importance of early access to 3D printing.

3D Printing: A Step For STEM In Girls’ Education

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and STEAM (adding in the Arts) education is more important than ever for the next generation — but it isn’t always accessible, or equitable.

Blueprint Encourages Companies To “Think Additively”

How do businesses that might benefit from additive manufacturing actually start to reach toward those benefits?

3D Print Learning Series: Safety

This is an entry in our 3D Print Learning Series, focusing on 3D print safety, which is far more risky than you might have imagined.

3D Print Learning Series: Materials

This is an entry in our 3D Print Learning Series, focusing on the different materials possible in 3D printing.

How Universities Can Accelerate Our Next Generation of Innovators

As with other leaps forward in science, technology, industry and culture, universities will play a central role in driving the Industry 4.0 disruption by transforming the entire culture of design and creating a new breed of 3D innovators.

Students Using Advanced 3D Print Technology Could Lead to Job Offers

What kind of 3D print technology should be used by students? Here we explain the advantages of using advanced technology to simulate real-life engineering environments.

How Educators Can Choose Between a 3D Print Service and a 3D Printer

Should educational institutions use their own 3D printers or instead use 3D print services? We examine advantages and disadvantages of each approach.

3D Print Learning Series: Business

An entry in our Learning Series hopes to show you the business aspects of 3D printing, including purchasing, leasing, providing services, designing and marketing.

How To Unload Your Used 3D Printer

When your 3D printer is no longer useful, what do you do?

Interactive Map of 3D Printing Tech Available

A comprehensive interactive chart of 3D printing technologies has been published.

3D Print Learning Series: 3D Scanning

This is an entry in our 3D Print Learning Series, focusing on 3D Scanning.

3D Printer Maintenance Schedule: Do You Have One?

Do you know how to maintain your 3D printer?

Strengthen PLA Prints By Annealing

Many 3D printer operators are unaware of a technique for transforming materials into stronger versions: annealing.

3D Printing Employee Training in a Tight Job Market

Charles Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi of R&D Tax Savers discuss training needs in the growing 3D printing market.

3D Print Learning Series: Design Tips

This is an entry in our 3D Print Learning Series, focusing on additional 3D print design tips.

Don’t Forget The Maintenance Costs!

Purchasing 3D printing equipment can be a costly affair, but sometimes it’s actually far more expensive than you first thought.

3D Print Learning Series: Design Basics

This is an entry in our 3D Print Learning Series, focusing on Design Basics for 3D Printing.

XYZprinting STEAM 3D Education Program Open for Applications

XYZprinting is now accepting applications for its education program.

3D Print Learning Series: Processing

This is an entry in our 3D Print Learning Series, focusing on 3D print processing.

XYZprinting Introduces STEAM Bundles for Classroom 3D Printing

More offerings continue to pop up for school-age 3D printing education.

Girls 3D Print Club Encourages Hands-On 3D Printing

A Girls 3D Print Club in Cincinnati, Ohio helps highlight STEM opportunities for students.

Recognizing The Signs Of A Successful 3D Printer Installation

Buying anything of great expense is a big decision, and particularly so for 3D printers.

Printlab Releases Free Course For 3D Printed Assistive Technology

Printlab released a video course to help designers create and 3D print assistive aids.

3D Print Learning Series: Maintenance

This is an entry in our 3D Print Learning Series, focusing on 3D printer maintenance.

Additive Education Program Open for Applications

GE Additive has opened applications for primary and secondary schools in its Additive Education Program.

A Different Way To Learn About Ancient Egypt

An interesting experiment at Howard University demonstrated a different way to learn about ancient Egypt.

3D Print Learning Series: Operations

This is an entry in our 3D Print Learning Series, focusing on 3D Printing Operations.

3D Print Learning Series: Concepts

This is an entry in our 3D Print Learning Series, focusing on 3D print concepts.

Introducing Fabbaloo’s 3D Print Learning Series

Welcome to our 3D Print Learning Series.

How Do You Learn Filament Extrusion?

So you’ve decided to make your own 3D printing filament. Great. …How?

Hacking The uPrint

Stratasys’ uPrint is one of the classic 3D printers, but these days some operators use it in unusual ways.

Question of the Week: Basic 3D Printer Filament Calculations

This week’s question deals with arithmetic.

ADAPT to Define the Times: A Chat with MIT on the Future of Additive Manufacturing

A new industry-facing consortium is focused on a collaborative approach to invent the future of additive manufacturing.

How to Save Cash with Your uPrint 3D Printer

Stratasys’ venerable uPrint 3D printer produces fantastic output, but at a cost. Now there’s a way to reduce that cost.

In 3D Printing, Temperature Counts

I’m watching a 3D printing video that shows a problem I’ve had all too often.

The Visual – Solid 3D Modeling Gap

3D designers hoping to 3D print 3D models had better ensure the models are indeed 3D printable.

More On 3D Printed Repairs

Our earlier post on the feasibility of performing self-repairs with 3D printing generated some feedback.

Simulation Challenges with 3D Printing

Simulation is an amazing technology for designing parts, but it’s harder to do when 3D printing parts.

Where Do You Find Spare 3D Printer Parts?

3D printers are inherently full of moving parts, and thus they tend to break. Then what?

To Sand Or Not To Sand: An Experiment

Sanding 3D prints can be very tedious – but it turns out you may not need to in some cases.

Is Your OctoPrint Safe?

A fascinating article at OctoPrint.org shows the right – and wrong – ways to use OctoPrint remotely.

3D Printing in Education: learnbylayers Interview Part 2

As 3D printing continues to make its way into classrooms around the world, we caught up with award-winning teacher Philip Cotton, founder of learnbylayers.

3D Printing in Education: learnbylayers Interview Part 1

3D printing curricula from learnbylayers are being taught around the world: an interview with founder Philip Cotton.

3Dkanjers Teaches Students and Teachers to Think Differently with 3D Printing

Over the last five years, 3Dkanjers has brought 3D printing into more than 500 primary schools in the Netherlands.

Mystery 3D Printing Problem: Solved!

At the lab we’ve solved a mysterious 3D printing problem that you might also encounter.

3D Printing In The Dorm? Is This Really A Good Idea?

It’s nearing the start of University sessions for many students, some of whom may be contemplating using a 3D printer – in their dormitory room.

Incredible Simplify3D Resource Available

If you are a user of Simplify3D, you want to read this.

3D Printing “Directly” from Google Earth

Some folks found a way to 3D print full color cityscapes directly from Google Earth.

How Do You Enter 3D Printing WIthout Bias?

There are an enormous number of options for 3D printing these days.

Six Good 3D Printing Troubleshooting Guides

Everyone who has operated a 3D printer knows something important: they don’t always work.

Solving Longer 3D Print Durations

One of the curses of 3D printing is extremely long print durations.

A Solid Solution to 3D Print Air Quality

I’m watching a video from the folks at DIY3DTECH, where they show a comprehensive air system.

How to Reduce the Cost of 3D Printing

As 3D printing becomes more of a requirement for industries today, costs become a higher factor in production.

Six Key Ways to Leverage 3D Print Design

3D printing technology isn’t for every application, but what is it good for?

Some Resin Casting Tips When Using 3D Printed Molds

I’m watching a short video showing casting tips.

3D Printer Safety at Issue, Again

Desktop 3D printers are definitely not the safest machine you can have.

The Several Methods of Dual Extrusion

With the increasing buzz over the near-necessity of dual extrusion, we thought we’d say a few words about how this is done.

There’s So Much More to Support Removal

I’m reading a white paper from PostProcess that’s discussing the complexities of removing dissolvable support material from fresh 3D prints.

9 Things You MUST GET RIGHT Before 3D Printing

When 3D printing failure is a looming presence, but it’s appearance can be limited by taking several key steps.

All the Details on 3D Metal Printing Issues You’ll Ever Need

We encountered a lengthy video that details the challenges of 3D metal printing.

MakerBot’s Educator’s Guidebook is Pretty Good!

We’re looking at MakerBot’s new Educators Guidebook today.

Book of the Week: 3D Printing for Dummies

This week’s selection is the entry-level 3D Printing for Dummies by Richard Horne and Kalani Kirk Hausman.

Do You Have Enough Filament?

One of the most aggravating questions in desktop 3D printing is: Do you have sufficient filament left to complete the print?

The Troubles with Some 3D Models

I had occasion to 3D print an aircraft 3D model and found a common problem.

Why Are 3D Metal Printers So Tall?

I don’t know if you noticed, but some styles of 3D metal printers have a problem; a size problem.

The Family of the Future Project

In spite of considerable press coverage and increasing use, 3D printing technology is still a mystery to many businesses. A new project hopes to change that.

An Easier Way to Learn Grasshopper

Grasshopper is one of the most powerful tools in the arsenal of 3D modeling software, but it can be tricky to learn.

Pro Tip: An Easy Way To Remove “Stringies” From Your 3D Print

Are you haunted by “stringies”? There’s an incredibly easy way to remove them.

5 Tips For Setting Up Your 3D Printing Business

When 3D printing arrived, the public waited to see how it would change the world.

The Best 3D Printing Book Yet?

There have been a number of fascinating 3D printing books emerge, but we believe this one could be the best yet.

A Visit to the 3D Printing Museum

Want to know more about the earliest beginnings of 3D printing?

How to Compare the Various Metal 3D Printing Processes

Just about everyone interested in metal 3D printing finds it difficult to stay on top of all the advances with the technology.

Dialing In a 3D Printer? What’s That All About?

Often you’ll hear someone talking about “dialing in” their 3D print. What does this mean?

How To: Persistent 3D Print Failure? Here’s What To Look For

The problem: you keep printing an item on your desktop 3D printer but it always fails. Solution? Read on.

Your 3D Printer’s Most Worn Out Component?

There’s a peculiar problem that exists on a great many 3D printers that could be avoided by a simple software fix.

Waterproofing Your 3D Prints

I saw a post somewhere about someone 3D printing a waterproof container and had some thoughts.

The “Swap Filament in the Middle” Method

There’s a very simple technique to enable desktop 3D printers to approximate multicolor prints.

Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Polyethylene

How much do you know about polyethylene?

How to 3D Print Your Own Products & Sell Them Online

With Mercedes-Benz announcing last year that it is now selling 3D printed spare parts for its cargo trucks, 3D printing is gaining momentum as a commercial strategy for large-scale manufacturers.