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Sinterit Introduces PA11 Material

Sinterit announced a new PA11-based powder material for their SLS equipment.

3D Printer Filament from Garbage?

Toronto-based Genecis has apparently developed a means of transforming organic trash into usable thermoplastics.

How Do You Open Source 3D Printer Filament?

It seems there is another open source filament available for 3D printing, but how exactly is this done?

Prusa Introduces Filament Line with Powerful Process

Prusa Research has done something few, if any, 3D printer manufacturers have done: develop their own in-house produced filament.

Ultimaker Adds Material Solutions, Print Core

Desktop 3D printing mainstay Ultimaker continues to up its offerings for professionals with more materials-centered announcements today.

TRUE Food Safe PLA

Filaments.ca is introducing a new food-safe line of 3D printing filament.

Royal DSM’s New “Low” Carbon Fiber Filament Raises Questions

Royal DSM announced a new 3D printer filament that has an unusual statistic: lower carbon fiber.

Stratasys Races Ahead with Team Penske and Carbon Fiber 3D Printing: Interview

Stratasys’ Vice President of Manufacturing provides insights into strong steps forward.

Does Carbon’s New Material Suggest a Change in Direction?

Carbon announced a new material this week, as they often do, but this one is a bit different.

Which 3D Printing Material is Right for Your Next Project?

Manufacturing is embracing 3D printing, due to the vast number of choices for materials.

Something Interesting Happening With Flexible Filaments

I saw an announcement of a set of new flexible filaments from Keene Village Plastics and had a thought.

Hands on with PLAS3D Filament

We finally managed to test a sample of PLAS3D’s filament, and boy, we are impressed!

Has Essentium Solved the Flexible 3D Printing Problem?

Essentium announced a highly unusual flexible filament material for 3D printing, called “TPU 80A”

The Most Incredible 3D Print Sale

I received notice from LulzBot today of a most incredible sale.

Tethon 3D’s Powerful Resins

There are sources for third party resin for 3D printing.

Is There Such A Thing As “Safe Resins”?

Fabbaloo reader Nick asks about Safe Resins.

Formlabs’ New Castable Wax Resin

Formlabs announced they’re now shipping a new castable wax resin.

MakerBot’s Unique Materials Strategy

MakerBot’s materials strategy seems be successful.

High Temperature PLA 3D Printer Filament?

A new 3D printer filament proposes a much higher deformation temperature.

German RepRap Introduces New Polycarbonate Material

German RepRap has launched a new material they call “PC-Max”.

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 here’s a new option.

We May LIve in a MultiSpool Universe

Yet another “master spool” concept has been released.

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

Carbon’s 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 “The Filament Koil”

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, “nGen_LUX”.

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.

iSquared’s 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 “color kit” 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 MakerBot’s Tough PLA System

I had the opportunity to give MakerBot’s new Tough PLA system a try, and was impressed.

Philament’s 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 Hubs’ 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 HP’s 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. They’re really big – financially. When they move, it’s important. While they are quite a bit smaller than the existing players in the… Continue reading There Really Could Be Something To HP’s Long Term Strategy

More Hands On With Fiberlogy’s Specialty Filaments

Some time ago we had a test of several of Fiberlogy’s speciality 3D printer filaments, and we’d like to update that report.

What’s Right and Wrong with 3D Printer Filaments?

There’s a long discussion of the opportunities and challenges in the 3D printer filament business.

Stratasys Continues the Transition to Production

I’m reading an announcement about new materials from Stratasys, but I think there’s a bit more to the story here.

A New 3D Printing Application – With A New Material: Fish Scales

I’ve 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 it’s 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 there’s 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.

Coloring Your Own 3D Printer Filament

There aren’t 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 it’s 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 “invisible watermarks” 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.

Sculpteo’s 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 “Carbon Fiber” 3D Print Material Really “Carbon Fiber”?

Recently a number of 3D print companies have announced what’s described as “carbon fiber” materials, but are these really as strong as carbon fiber?

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?

I’m 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 Labs’ 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 they’re 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

BigRep’s focus recently has been all about print speed, and now they’re using a new filament technology to achieve more rapid prints.

Using Third Party Materials for Stratasys 3D Printers?

I’m 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.

Another Water-Soluble Support Material Hits the Market

With the increase in the number of dual-material 3D printers recently, it’s no surprise there are new support materials emerging.

3D Platform Leading New Filament Standards Project

3D Platform has a problem they’d like to solve, but they really need the cooperation of others in the 3D printing industry.

An Unusual 3D Printing Filament from 3dk.berlin

There’s 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 “k-top” product.

BigRep Solves Their Own Problem and Everyone Else’s 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

I’m 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

I’m looking at Avero Labs’s 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 (that’s 18-02, not 19-02!) and have over the decades grown to one of the world’s largest chemical companies. Among the many products they produce is polymers, which are of course… Continue reading DuPont Unleashes Their Polymer Portfolio