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An Eco-Safe Water Soluble Support Material

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.

Could This Be The Most Accurate 3D Printer Filament?

A company claims to have developed the most consistent 3D printer filament ever. But what does this mean?

BigRep’s New 3D Printing “Eco Focus”

BigRep has discovered something important for the future of 3D printing, and it could cause many more companies to take a big shift towards eco-friendly products.

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More On 6K Additive’s Amazing Metal Powder Process

6K Additive has developed a radically new system for producing fine metal powder for additive manufacturing and 3D printing, even enabling 3D printing of impossible alloys.

Natural Fibers Enhance the 3D Printing Industry

Charles Goulding & Greer Veon of R&D Tax Savers look at the use of natural fibers in 3D print materials.

Finally: A Way To Really 3D Print Actual Transparent Glass

Glassomer has produced a resin usable in any SLA or DLP 3D printing process that can 3D print pure glass objects. We found out how it works.

First Fire Safe 3D Printable Resin Produced

Henkel and Origin have developed the first 3D printable resin for SLA 3D printers that is fire resistant and meets industry certifications. Certain industries will find this of great interest.

Why Does RPS Offer a Material Development Kit?

RPS has developed a “Materials Development Kit” for their NEO 800 SLA 3D printer for a very interesting reason.

Is There Such A Thing As Museum-Quality 3D Printer Filament?

Is there a “correct” or “optimal” set of colors for 3D printing materials for artists? One company has scientifically developed a set of unique and beautiful PLA materials for artistic 3D prints.

First Flame Retardant Material for SLA 3D Printing Now Available

You can now 3D print flame retardant parts using SLA 3D printing processes with Cubicure’s new Evolution FR resin.

6K Additive Introduces Revolutionary Powder Making Process

6K Additive’s new Unimelt process could produce incredibly high quality metal powder for additive manufacturing and move the industry further towards a sustainable future.

New: 3D Printer Filament Has The Highest Heat Resistance Available

ROBOZE and Sabic have introduced a very high temperature 3D print material, EXTEM AMHH811F filament, which could open up new forms of additive manufacturing.

TPU Parts With SLS Printing

How useful is TPU when 3D printing? What are the best 3D printing processes for printing flexible TPU parts?

EOS Announces Digital Foam Program

EOS has developed a new 3D printable material called “Digital Foam”, which is a digital product comprised of software, design, materials and process.

Another High-Temperature Soluble Support Material

Options for high-temperature 3D printing support material are rare. A reader found another support filament usable with some engineering materials.

3DGENCE Achieves Soluble Support With High-Temperature Material

Is it possible to 3D print complex 3D models in PEKK material? 3DGENCE’s F340 high-temperature 3D printer can now do so with soluble supports.

Carbon’s Latest Rigid 3D Printing Material Shows Strength Of Development

A new rigid polyurethane material from Carbon proves interesting for both its performance properties and the story of its development.

Stratasys Debuts Digital Anatomy 3D Printing Portfolio: New J750 3D Printer, Materials, Software

Stratasys is unveiling a new Digital Anatomy portfolio to offer targeted functionality in healthcare 3D printing.

A New Recycled Filament Option: RE PET 3D

Is 3D printer filament made from recycled material financially viable? Czech company RE PET 3D hopes to prove so, with their 100% recycled 3D printer filament products.

Production-Ready 3D Printing With 3D Systems’ Newest Figure 4 Materials

The latest materials for 3D Systems’ Figure 4 system highlight one very important thing for 3D printing: it’s ready for production.

New Engineering Materials And Hot Ends From Kodak

Kodak just announced two unusual engineering filaments for the Kodak Portrait 3D Printer, as well as a surprise hot end feature.

3D Printed Cups Demonstrate An OJ Circular Economy

One of the phrases we’re hearing a lot right now is “circular economy” — and it turns out 3D printing with orange peel-based plastic is a good illustration of what that means.

Carbon Comes To Protolabs; Launches Digital Print Denture Workflow

Carbon is set to expand its Digital Light Synthesis technology with Protolabs and Dentsply Sirona.

Will Digital Metal’s New Superalloys Mark The Beginning Of A Metal Battle?

Digital Metal announced two superalloys for their high-precision metal 3D printer. What does this mean for their competitors who cannot 3D print non-weldable materials?

AP&C And Titomic Announce Titanium Supply Agreement

AP&C will supply aerospace-grade titanium powder to Titomic.

Another Source For Quality 3D Printer Resins: Liqcreate

Need some high-quality resins for your 3D printer? One option is Liqcreate, which produces resins able to work in many 3D printers using SLA, DLP and LCD processes.

The Start Of A Very Good Idea: 3D Printer / Material Technical Datasheets

How do you know whether a 3D print material will work adequately on a given 3D printer? Now miniFactory is producing technical datasheets that let you know in advance.

Ionic Hybrid Support Material Has All The Right Properties

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.

SpaceX’s SX 500 Superalloy Passes a Big Test

What can superalloys do on a 3D printer? They can take us to the stars.

Zortrax Opens Up Z-SUITE Software; Introduces Castable Resins

Zortrax is continuing its focus on LCD 3D printing with a new software release and three new castable resins.

3D Printing Plant-Based Plastics And The Environment

Charles Goulding and Peter Favata of R&D Tax Savers discuss use of bioplastics in 3D printing.

Breakthrough: Thermoset Powders For SLS 3D Printers Invented By Tiger Coatings

Can you use thermoset materials in an SLS 3D printer? Not until just now: researchers from Tiger Coatings have developed a thermoset powder that makes much stronger objects.

ASA 3D Printer Filament For The Masses

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.

BASF Launches Steel Filament: Ultrafuse 316L

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.

3DGence Certifies Flexible Filament

Can flexible filament be used in the 3DGence F340? Indeed it can — it’s announced that Flexfill 98A flexible rubber filament has been certified for use in the F340.

Zortrax Leans Dental With Biocompatible Resins

Zortrax has introduced dental-specific resins for its Inkspire 3D printer.

New 3D Print Material: Composite Basalt Fiber

Anisoprint announced a 3D print material I’ve never heard of previously, Composite Basalt Fiber.

Finding Your Niche: XJet’s Nuclear Ambitions

XJet is focusing strongly on ceramic 3D printing applications, something they may not have initially planned.

A Change Of Heart At Sindoh?

After a discussion with Sindoh representatives, it seems the company may be changing their strategy regarding materials.

Impossible Objects’ New Machine, Materials Partnership, Funding

Impossible Objects has been busy with growing interest in its composite based additive manufacturing (CBAM) process.

Polymaker’s New 3D Printing Materials

Polymaker announced a series of new materials, and offered some dramatic demonstrations of their capabilities.

TPU Elastomers From Powder

I’m watching another of Sinterit’s amusing videos, this time about TPU elastomers.

Evolve And Evonik Take A Materials STEP

Evolve Additive Solutions has teamed up with Evonik for a joint material development agreement.

DuPont Brings Blockbuster Plastics To 3D Printing

DuPont has introduced eight new high-performance 3D printing materials.

MatterHackers’ Materials Partnerships

3D printing reseller MatterHackers is greatly expanding its materials reach with several high-profile partnerships.

EOS Continues Focus On Series Additive Manufacturing With Four New Metals

Industrial 3D printing continues to march toward serial production.

“Alternately Soluble” 3D Print Casting

I’m reading about a very unusual technique for 3D printed casting that involves two soluble support materials.

Flame-Retardant Onyx Material

Markforged has introduced its latest Onyx material, the flame-retardant Onyx FR.

Thermoelectric Materials for 3D Printing?

I’m reading a paper on the development of thermoelectric polymers, and wondering about its applicability to 3D printing.

Rusal’s Recent Innovations in 3D Printing and Hybrid Alloys

Charles Goulding & Tyler Gianchetta of R&D Tax Savers discuss 3D printing and advances in aluminum alloys.

Smooth Or Rough Materials?

I’m watching some interesting videos from Sinterit about their materials.

Henkel’s Adhesives and Additive Manufacturing Recycling Focus

Henkel has announced a partnership to enhance recycling in additive manufacturing.

Many More High-Performance 3D Printing Materials Are Coming

With RAPID + TCT coming up next month, we can expect to see many new product introductions — with a lot to come in materials.

New Windform Material Line Focuses on Production 3D Printing

Windform’s new P-LINE material family is targeted at high-speed production 3D printing.

Aluminum Alloys’ Step Toward Standardization for 3D Printing

A new registration has been created for aluminum powders used in 3D printing — and the first registration has been granted.

AddiFab Emerges with Freeform Injection Molding, Mitsubishi Collaboration

Product and prototype: productype. The freedoms of 3D printing with the volumes of injection molding. AddiFab promises these and more.

Royal DSM: Do You Know Them?

Charles Goulding and Ryan Donley of R&D Tax Savers present an overview of DSM’s recent involvement in the 3D printing industry.

DSM Advances in SLA, SLS, Sustainability

DSM continues to look ahead in 3D printing with a new partnership, new SLS powder, and commitment to sustainable industry.

ACEO Introduces Electrically Conductive Silicone 3D Printing

The quest for unusual materials continues, this time with electrically conductive silicone.

PEEK SLS 3D Printing In The Works

A partnership between Solvay and Aerosint could lead to high-temperature SLS 3D printing.

Post-Processing In Focus: Support Removal

Post-processing is evolving from 3D printing’s dirty little secret to a PR headline.

Contemplating colorFabb’s Upcoming Foaming 3D Print Material

colorFabb is teasing a rather strange and new 3D print material.

Setback For CRP Group?

We received a press release from CRP group describing a catastrophe for one of their partners.

Windform’s Commercial Strategy Shift

CRP has announced a change in commercial policy for Windform materials.

The Importance of Materials Partnerships

Open material platforms represent an increasingly winning approach in 3D printing.

Fortify and DSM to Develop High-Performance Composites

Fortify and DSM are developing high-performance composite 3D printing materials for structural parts.

Markforged’s New Materials

It looks like Markforged will be releasing some new metal materials soon.

How Expensive Is That Diamond Filament?

A company is marketing a “diamond” 3D printer filament.

Ultimaker Looks Up with Cloud and Material Announcements

Two Cura-centric announcements from Ultimaker today mark ongoing progress for the company.

Royal DSM Reaches Deeper Into 3D Print Materials

Royal DSM announced a significant investment in a 3D print material company.

Chemical Companies’ Focus on 3D Printing

Evonik recently announced its acquisition of 3D printing materials startup Structured Polymers.

Jabil Engineered Materials: In-Depth with the Execs

Today, Jabil Engineered Materials debuts; we spoke with two executives to find out why the move is promising for the 3D printing industry.

Jabil Introduces Engineered Materials

Product solutions mainstay Jabil introduces its next step forward in industrializing 3D printing: Engineered Materials.

A Very Different Kind of Wood Filament

Deep in the forests of British Columbia is a startup company making 3D print materials from wood.

Formlabs Focuses on Workflow at CES 2019

Formlabs is introducing two new resins this week at CES while showcasing end-to-end workflow with 3D printing.

Soluble Support Material for PEEK?

3DGence announced a high-temperature dissolvable support material.

3D Printing Waste Becomes Sustainable Concrete

Sustainability is a major issue in today’s world, and additive manufacturing may be able to help the concrete industry lower CO2 emissions.

Formlabs Releases New, Even Hotter 3D Printing Resin

Formlabs surprisingly announced a new formulation of their high-temperature resin.

Canon Announces Ceramic 3D Printing Materials

Japanese giant Canon announced new ceramic 3D printer materials.

Loctite: The Most Unexpected 3D Printing Company

Call us surprised: Loctite is entering the world of 3D printing.

SABIC’s Focus on Expanding Applications for 3D Printing Materials

Global chemistry giant SABIC shares a look into its strategic focus in 3D printing.

Solvay’s Expanding Portfolio Highlights Market Need for High-Performance 3D Printing Materials

Global advanced materials and specialty chemicals company Solvay is increasing its focus on 3D printing with new introductions and much more in the works.