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German RepRap Introduces New Polycarbonate Material
German RepRap has launched a new material they call âPC-Maxâ.
Radio Frequencies: The Forgotten 3D Print Material Property
How do you choose your 3D printer filament?
Formlabs Introduces Ceramic Resin and Changes Everything
Formlabs formally announced a new ceramic resin for the Form 2 3D printer today.
Now Available: High Temperature Carbon Reinforced Filament
Carbon fiber reinforced 3D printing filament has been around for a while, but hereâs a new option.
We May LIve in a MultiSpool Universe
Yet another âmaster spoolâ concept has been released.
Rize Goes Black
Rize announced a new material: black.
BigRep Explores Large-Scale Flexible Prints
BigRep has taken an interesting step by introducing a flexible material.
BIg News From Sindoh: A New Machine and Open Materials Coming!
We had a chat with the friendly folks from Sindoh last week and found out they are about to make some very interesting changes.
Stratasys Releases ULTEM-Killer Thermoplastic
It seems that we have reached peak innovation in terms of fused deposition modelling (FDM) 3D printing technologies. Just a couple of years ago, it seems that everyone had a new FDM printer on the market, with each company promising something slightly different (or slightly cheaper) than the last. Well, the good news is that… Continue reading Stratasys Releases ULTEM-Killer Thermoplastic
Carbon’s Two-Prong Strategy Continues
Carbonâs manufacturing strategy was extended today with the announcement of some new materials.
What’s Up With 3D Printer Filaments?
An interesting survey was conducted by Filaments.Directory that reveals some interesting behavior by 3D printer operators.
Stratasys Working On New PEKK Material
Stratasys announced a new material that has some very interesting properties.
Maybe We Are Moving To Reusable Spools After All?
Keene Village Plastics, an Ohio-based 3D printer filament manufacturer, announced a reusable spool system they call âThe Filament Koilâ
BASF Partners With Essentium
This is interesting: Essentium and BASF are working together on some electrifying 3D print materials.
New 3D Metal Printing Materials
LPW announced one interesting new metal powder suitable for 3D printing, and there may be more on the way.
Creep: Your 3D Printing Nemesis
Creep, or deformation, is an effect exhibited in almost every 3D print that undergoes stress.
Bulk Metallic Glass Created By 3D Printing
Researchers have developed a way to create a unique material, metallic glass.
Making Better Carbon Stuff
An interesting partnership has resulted in a new material for 3D printing.
colorFabb Introduces “LUX” Material
Netherlands-based colorFabb introduced a colorful new line of 3D printer filament, ânGen_LUXâ.
Kwambio’s New Glass 3D Print Material
Kwambio was quiet for quite a while, but now they seem very active; this week announcing a new 3D print material.
BASF: Something for Everyone in 3D Printing
At FormNext we had occasion to visit BASF and came out very impressed.
Sintratec’s Newfound Flexibility
3D printer manufacturer Sintratec has released a new flexible capability.
iSquaredâs Alternative 3D Print Materials
One bugaboo that can bother 3D printer operators is the price of materials.
Carbon Attacks Foam!
A 3D printer manufacturer has a new application target: foam!
Ultimaker’s New Core – And Supports
Ultimaker announced two new products that are designed to meet customer demands.
Formlabs Unleashes Any Color You’d Like
Formlabs announced a new âcolor kitâ for their equipment.
The Sometimes Visible and Mostly Invisible Dangers of 3D Print Materials
The lack of standards and packaging inconsistencies in 3D printer filament may hide safety issues.
Hands on with MakerBotâs Tough PLA System
I had the opportunity to give MakerBotâs new Tough PLA system a try, and was impressed.
Philamentâs New Glass 3D Printer Filament
This is interesting: a reinforced PLA material using glass fiber.
3D Hubs and colorFabb Call It Done
The romance between 3D Hubs and colorFabb seems to be dimming, with an announcement that the filament manufacturer has pulled out of 3D Hubsâ perks program.
3D Printer Filament Quality Keeps Going Up
A new material for 3D printers was announced today tells us something about the direction the filament industry is heading.
There Really Could Be Something To HPâs Long Term Strategy
HP today made some interesting announcements that tell us quite a bit about their long term strategy, which just might work. HP is like the elephant in the room within the industry. Theyâre really big – financially. When they move, itâs important. While they are quite a bit smaller than the existing players in the… Continue reading There Really Could Be Something To HPâs Long Term Strategy
More Hands On With Fiberlogyâs Specialty Filaments
Some time ago we had a test of several of Fiberlogyâs speciality 3D printer filaments, and weâd like to update that report.
Whatâs Right and Wrong with 3D Printer Filaments?
Thereâs a long discussion of the opportunities and challenges in the 3D printer filament business.
Stratasys Continues the Transition to Production
Iâm reading an announcement about new materials from Stratasys, but I think thereâs a bit more to the story here.
A New 3D Printing Application – With A New Material: Fish Scales
Iâve seen a lot of very weird materials used for 3D printing, but never fish scales.
Voxeljet Achieves Finer Resolution
Voxeljet announced a new process that should achieve higher resolutions for 3D printed investment casting applications, but itâs all about the material.
Stratasys Tweaks Their J750 Materials
Stratasys offers one of the leading machines for full color 3D printing, and now they are making more friendly for prototyping.
The Resurrection of Village Plastics
Village Plastics, a long time manufacturer of 3D printer filament, has reappeared – but thereâs a story to be told.
Carbon Bulks Up With New Materials Program
Carbon announced potentially significant changes to its materials program, including some new hardware.
Elementum 3D Strengthens Metal Powders for 3D Printing
Market research firm IDTechEx predicts that the global market for 3D printing metals will hit $12 billion by 2028.
Coloring Your Own 3D Printer Filament
There arenât very many people making their own 3D printer filament, but if you do, you might want to carefully select the color.
Verbatim Releases New, Powerful Flex 3D Print Material
Verbatim launched a new flexible material today: PRIMALLOY BLACK. And itâs not just the color that changed.
HP’s Changing Properties in Materials
HP’s 3D Open Materials and Applications Lab, is a 3,500 square-foot space where 3D materials partners can jumpstart product development, test new materials and get real-time feedback from engineers.
Embedding Physical Watermarks into 3D Prints
A company is developing a method of providing âinvisible watermarksâ to 3D prints.
Prusa Enables Soluble Support
Prusa Research took an expected, but nevertheless interesting step forward this month by announcing a feature usually found on professional machines.
Sculpteoâs Strange New Material: PEBA
Every once in a while, a new material appears on the 3D printer scene. Now Sculpteo introduces one: PEBA.
Formfutura Joins the Engineering 3D Print Materials Gang
The trend towards professional desktop 3D printing continues with another materials announcement.
Is âCarbon Fiberâ 3D Print Material Really âCarbon Fiberâ?
Recently a number of 3D print companies have announced whatâs described as âcarbon fiberâ materials, but are these really as strong as carbon fiber?
Least Dense 3D-Printed Graphene Structure Enabled by New Technique
At one-atom thick, graphene is the lightest and strongest material in the world. Harnessing its power, however, has not been easy as itâs not a simple process to manipulate the worldâs toughest material. Additive manufacturing (AM) may hold the answer.
High Temperature Capabilities Could Lead to new 3D Print Materials
Historically, desktop 3D printers used only a select few materials, but that has changed recently, and could change a great deal more.
3D Printer Filament Specifications: Who Can You Believe?
Iâm reading an interesting story from Prusa Printers that reveals a rather shocking fact about 3D printer filament.
Does Every 3D Print Filament Maker Need a Chemical Giant Partner?
There are literally dozens of 3D printer filament manufacturers these days, but there may be a powerful way for them to take a step up.
MakerJuice Labsâ 3D Printer Resin Pigment System
Shopping for just the right resin color? MakerJuice has a solution for you.
Hands on with Four Fiberlogy Filaments
Fiberlogy is a Polish company producing high quality 3D printer filaments, and we had the chance to test not one, but four of their materials.
3D Print Filament Producer Polymaker Makes Hardware, Too
Polymaker is a well-known provider of high quality filament in many different materials and formats, but theyâre also becoming known for their associated hardware products.
NanoSteel Introduces Case-Hardening Metal Powder
As interest rises in 3D metal printing, so do the metal powder material options for it.
BigRep Makes a Speedy 3D Printing Filament
BigRepâs focus recently has been all about print speed, and now theyâre using a new filament technology to achieve more rapid prints.
Using Third Party Materials for Stratasys 3D Printers?
Iâm looking at the new material offerings from Triton 3D, who claim to produce Stratasys-compatible filament spools.
Polyproplyene for SLS 3D Printing?
An announcement of a new polypropylene powder for SLS 3D printing suggests a different workflow for product designers.
Putting PEKK in the 3D Printing Spotlight with Oxford Performance Materials
According to market research firm Markets and Markets, the 3D printing materials industry will be worth $1.4 billion by 2021.
Another Water-Soluble Support Material Hits the Market
With the increase in the number of dual-material 3D printers recently, itâs no surprise there are new support materials emerging.
3D Platform Leading New Filament Standards Project
3D Platform has a problem theyâd like to solve, but they really need the cooperation of others in the 3D printing industry.
This Modular Furniture System is a Nod to âThe Universal Brick Making Machineâ
While not feasible for every product out there, ceramic materials are one of the few natural materials available to us that can be formed into just about anything.
An Unusual 3D Printing Filament from 3dk.berlin
Thereâs plenty of competition in the 3D printer filament market these days, so it takes a lot to stand out among the crowd. It seems that 3dk.berlin has done so with their new âk-topâ product.
BigRep Solves Their Own Problem and Everyone Elseâs Too
BigRep introduced a new 3D printer filament that could make life much easier for many 3D print operators.
3D Printing Supplies that Are Not Printing Materials
Iâm reviewing the product list from an Australian company, 3D Formulations, which provides a number of non-printing supplies for 3D printing operations.
Some Very Strong 3D Print Materials from Arevo Labs
Iâm looking at Avero Labsâs collection of unusual 3D print materials today.
DuPont Unleashes Their Polymer Portfolio
I just noticed that chemical giant DuPont released new materials specifically for 3D printing. Everyone has heard of DuPont; they have been around since 1802 (thatâs 18-02, not 19-02!) and have over the decades grown to one of the worldâs largest chemical companies. Among the many products they produce is polymers, which are of course… Continue reading DuPont Unleashes Their Polymer Portfolio
Toner Plastics Developing 5mm 3D Printer Filament
There hasnât been much change in the standard diameter of 3D printer filament for years now, but perhaps thatâs going to change.
Windformâs Specialized 3D Print Materials
There are plenty of vendors of common 3D print materials, but far fewer offering unusual composite materials.
HP and SIGMADESIGN Launch Material Development Kit for 3D Printing
Key to HPâs Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) 3D printing technology is its open materials platform
3D Printing Filaments: Whatâs the Deal with ULTEM and PEEK?
In the world of fused deposition modeling (FDM), or fused filament fabrication (FFF) as the technology for non-Stratasys-branded systems is called, one family of materials may be considered king of the crop
A Useful 3D Printer Material Chart
With the continual introduction of new 3D printer filament materials, itâs become hard to keep track of them all. Until you see this terrific chart.
Verbatimâs New Filaments Support That Professional Notion
Recently we spoke with representatives from Verbatim and found out about some new filaments they are working on.
New 3D Print Materials Now Possible: 3D4Makers Develops Air-Cooled Filament Production System
Netherlands-based 3D4Makers seems to have broken through a major barrier to producing unusual 3D print filaments in engineering materials with a new production system.
Carbon Expands Material Lineup for Ultrafast 3D Printing
When Carbon finally launched its M1 3D printer last year, the system came with a portfolio of several exciting photopolymers for use with the company’s continuous liquid interface production (CLIP) technology.
Essentium Develops Revolutionary 3D Printing Process
Itâs been a long time since Iâve seen something this revolutionary: Essentium has created a completely new filament-based 3D printing process.
EVO-tech Can 3D Print Real Metal Objects with Filament!
Hidden in the back of EVO-techâs booth at FormNext was a very significant spool of material.
Sintratecâs Flexible-Flexible Powder System
Sintratec is a Swiss company that produces SLS-style 3D printers and now theyâve developed a very interesting way to 3D print flexible objects.
Inspecting Polymakerâs Smoothing System
I was able to take a close look at Polymakerâs new smoothing system and found it to be very impressive.
MakeShaper Addresses The Replicator+
A filament producer now offers filament specifically for the new MakerBot equipment.
Polymakerâs Simplified 3D Casting System
Polymaker is one of those interesting plastic filament companies that keeps inventing unusual products. One of them is their casting solution.
Who Knew? Nylon PLA!
Is it nylon 3D printer filament or PLA. Actually, this product is both!
Formlabsâ New Engineering Resins Hide a Powerful Secret Weapon
Today Formlabs announced a trio of new âengineeringâ resins for use in their desktop 3D printer, but one of them has a very special property.
New Functional 3D Printer Material from Avante
Yet another interesting 3D printer filament has been announced by Avante Technology: Injection Molding Grade Filament.
Two 3Dwox Updates
The increasing popularity of the amazing 3Dwox desktop 3D printer from Sindoh tells me readers may be interested in two subtle updates about the device.
BigRep Releases Long-Awaited Large-Format Plastic
BigRep has solved a major barrier to large-format 3D printing in a very ingenious way.
Two 3D Printer Companies Offer New Innovative Materials Products
Thereâs much competition in the world of 3D print materials, given the vast number of devices loose in the world. Innovation is key and two companies announced new products along that line.
Hands on With Fiberlogyâs new FiberFlex 40D 3D Printer Filament
We obtained a small sample of Fiberlogyâs new FiberFlex 40D 3D printer filament and performed some basic testing.
BREAKTHROUGH: Worldâs Darkest Material, Vantablack, Successfully Applied to a 3D Print
Surrey Nanosystems, producers of the amazing Vantablack dark material informed Fabbaloo they have successfully coated a 3D printed object with the worldâs darkest material.
Proto-Pastaâs Surprising Matte Fiber PLA
Proto-Pasta has introduced a curious new line of PLA-based 3D printer filament: Matte Fiber HTPLA.
Another Major Player Enters the 3D Printing Filament Market
Nexeo Solutions has begun marketing a line of 3D printer filament, marking the first venture into 3D printing by the global chemical distributor.
It Appears CX5 is a Success
CX5, a sculptable 3D printer filament, appears to have surpassed their launch goals and will become a product.