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Formlabs’ New Engineering Resins Hide a Powerful Secret Weapon
Today Formlabs announced a trio of new “engineering” 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
There’s 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 Fiberlogy’s new FiberFlex 40D 3D Printer Filament
We obtained a small sample of Fiberlogy’s new FiberFlex 40D 3D printer filament and performed some basic testing.
BREAKTHROUGH: World’s 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 world’s darkest material.
Proto-Pasta’s 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.
Have You Tried ASA 3D Printer Filament?
Among the small explosion of new 3D print materials is a substance you may not have considered: ASA.
Filamentive’s Sustainable 3D Printer Filaments
I met with representatives of Filamentive to find out more about their interesting series of sustainable 3D printer filaments.
Believe It: Carbon Nanotube 3D Printer Filament is Pretty Strong
A new video from a supplier of carbon nanotube-infused 3D printer filament demonstrates amazing strength.
ThreeD Materials Offers 3D Printer Filament By Subscription, But is This a Thing You Should Do?
New materials vendor ThreeD Materials has a new subscription-based method for distributing 3D printer filament, but is it something you should do?
NinjaTek’s Two New 3D Printer Filaments
NinjaTek is most well known for their flexible filament, NinjaFlex, but two new products might change that notion.
Carbon’s True Focus: Materials
Carbon’s new M1 3D printer has been announced, but I feel the more interesting part of the Carbon story is the materials they’re offering – and will offer for the machine.
Need a Custom 3D Print Material? Call ADVANC3D Materials!
There are many companies producing materials for 3D printing applications, but this one has an interesting speciality: custom materials.
MALPRO Breaks the Filament Price Barrier
I’ve always been suspicious of low-cost 3D printer filament, as it can often be of questionable quality. However, MALPRO may have broken that barrier.
colorFabb Announces Steel 3D Printer Filament
True to form, Netherlands-based colorFabb introduced yet another pioneering 3D printer filament, this time based on Steel.
Innofil3D’s Super-Strong PRO1 3D Printer Filament
Netherlands-based Innofil3D has released a video showing their new “Pro1” 3D printer filament that has some very strong characteristics.
The Unusual Properties of PCL 3D Printer Filament
I’m looking at a plastic I haven’t seen before for 3D printing: PCL.
Yet Another Composite Filament Idea: Reflectivity
Taiwan-based BotFeeder has launched a new “reflective” 3D printer filament on Indiegogo.
Formfutura’s Almost-Entirely Metal 3D Printer Filaments
Netherlands-based Formfuture announced a pair of new composite metal 3D printer filaments today, but there’s a surprising twist: they’re almost entirely metal!
Stratasys’s Very Focused FDM Enhancements Keep With The Theme
There seems to be an interesting theme emerging from Stratasys these days, and it’s not simply announcing hardware.
Could E3D’s New Edge Material Top PLA and ABS?
The folks at E3D are most well-known for their very popular hot-ends, which are installed on many desktop 3D printers. Now they’ve taken a step out of bounds to produce a pretty amazing filament.
Formfutura Releases Not One, But Three Specialized 3D Printer Filaments
Long-time 3D print filament maker Formfutura announced the availablity of no less than three different specialized filaments, each with some very interesting properties.
WASP’s 3D Printing Vision Continues to Inspire
Today there are hundreds, if not thousands, of companies operating across the 3D printing industry, all motivated by the potential of additive technologies and/or the commercial opportunities that they offer.
Here’s A Twist On “Specialty 3D Printer Filaments”
The market is getting very crowded for 3D print filament marketers and one way to get noticed is to specialize.
Brace Yourself For Carbon Nanotube 3D Printer Filament!
A new filament from Avante demonstrates how much more advances in 3D printing filament chemistry can achieve.
PolyMaker’s Slick 3D Print Smoothing System
Shanghai-based Polymaker has developed a combination plastic filament and device to perfectly smooth 3D prints.
Today, Formlabs Begins A Profound Transformation
Today Formlabs announced new resin that demonstrates a significant product and marketing strategy change.
A Better Way To Cast 3D Prints
Casting is a way some 3D print operators transform their fragile plastic prints into more durable materials, like metal. But what is the best 3D print material to do this?
Filapack Offers A 3D Printer Material Sampling Service
Startup company Filapack has launched a new service the enables inexpensive testing of popular 3D printer filaments.
Arevo Labs’ Fascinating Materials and Software
In the middle of Silicon Valley lies the headquarters of an advanced 3D printing company: Arevo Labs, who produce some extremely interesting materials and software.
Carbon: It’s About The Materials, Silly!
Carbon’s latest move suggests their real ambition could be materials, not 3D printing.
Peasl For 3D Printing?
I ran across an unusual material called Peasl. Could it be used for – or with – 3D printing?
colorFabb Announces A Mystery High-Temperature 3D Printer Filament
Dutch filament manufacturer colorFabb announced they’re working on a new high temperature filament.
Carbon Renamed & Rolling CLIP Out to More Early Adopters
Since the announcement a year ago (almost to the day) introducing the world to the CLIP 3D printing process, from the company that was then called Carbon3D, much has been made of the speed of this process and the high levels of funding it has garnered.
EXCLUSIVE: Hands On With 3Dwox’s Replaceable Filament Cartridge
We recently tested the amazing 3Dwox 3D DP200 desktop 3D printer from Sindoh, but now we’ve tested their less-expensive replaceable filament.
New Porcelain Resin Suggests An Explosion Of Unique Materials?
We’re looking at Tethon3D’s new ceramic porcelain 3D printer resin, and suspect this may be only the beginning.
Hands On With 3D-Fuel’s Strong PLA and Algae Filaments. What?
We’re testing several new filaments in the lab lately, and one set comes from 3D-Fuel, who provide a very strange algae-based filament.
Robox Focuses On New Materials
CEL Robox makes a very decent desktop 3D printer, but we asked them what they’ve been up to. The answer: materials!
Sculptable Filament Coming Soon
A new style of 3D printer filament is being developed by Adam Beane Industries that will enable you to post-process your print by sculpting.
M3D’s New And Powerful 3D Printer Filaments
M3D, makers of the very popular Micro 3D printer, have released two new filaments with excellent printing properties.
Hands On With Feelcolor’s Fascinating 3D Printer Filaments
We managed to test some really amazing 3D printer filament from newcomer Feelcolor.
ROKIT’s New Non-Toxic 3D Print Materials
Korea-based ROKIT has released two new non-toxic 3D print materials: “Skinflex” and “Kitchen&Deco”.
Need A Different 3D Printer Filament Color? Colorilab Has Over 180
One of the ongoing annoyances with filament-based 3D printing is the lack of suitable colors for prints. Now that may change with Colorilab’s massive color set.
3D Hubs Adds PolyJet Capability
Community 3D printer network 3D Hubs announced another significant step into the world of commercial 3D print services by adding PolyJet materials.
Alternative Industrial Filaments
A vendor provides plug-compatible plastic filament for commercial FDM machines, but there could be a risk in using them.
Italian Joint Venture Produces High Quality 3D Printer Filament: Feelcolor
Some very high-quality 3D printer filament from Feelcolor is raising the quality bar for all 3D printer filament vendors.
Autodesk’s Ember Becomes A Much More Colorful 3D Printer
Autodesk announced the development of colored resins for use in their Ember 3D printer reference platform.
colorFabb’s New nGen 3D Print Material
colorFabb has always seemed to be one of the first to introduce unusual new 3D printing materials and now they’ve released nGen, a more durable substance.
taulman3D Develops T-Lyne 3D Printer Filament
3D printer filament provider taulman3D has released a new type of copolymer they call “T-Lyne”.
Another Conductive Filament Available: F-Electric
Functionalize has released a “high conductivity” PLA filament that can be used to 3D print electrical traces.
The Other Way Of 3D Printing Metal
Most commercial metal 3D printers use powder-based techniques, but there’s another approach: deposition welding.
Stratasys Significantly Improves PolyJet Support Material
Stratasys surprised everyone with an announcement of SUP706 support material for PolyJet 3D printers, and it should make life much easier for operators.
Company Provides Alternative Materials Cartridges for Cube 3D Printers
Makeshaper now offers “third party” filament cartridges for Cube 3D printers, the first we’ve seen.
PRINTinZ Releases PLA/PHA Hybrid 3D Printer Filament
3D print supplier PRINTinZ has released some very powerful filament based on a PLA/PHA mix.
BigRep Refines Their Onlines And Becomes A Bigger Player
Berlin-based BigRep stepped up their retail game by opening up a full service online shop.
The FilaFab EX’s Sensible Approach To Extrusion
We’re checking out a new filament manufacturing device, D3D Innovation’s FilaFab EX, and it seems they’ve taken this process a lot further than others have.
Significant Development In 3D Printer Resin From Full Spectrum Laser
Full Spectrum Laser is a relatively new player in the 3D printing market, but that hasn’t seemed to cause them any problems. In fact, they’ve just announced a new resin with a very cool property.
The Great Promise of 3D Printer Resin
A new 3D printed resin demonstrates the opportunities with that 3D printing process.
How Much Does 3D Printer Filament Really Cost?
We got an unexpected glimpse of wholesale pricing from an Asian manufacturer of 3D printer filament.
XYZPrinting’s Refillable Proprietary Cartridges
XYZPrinting’s proprietary filament cartridges have a unique ability: you can refill them!
New High Speed 3D Printer Filament From A New Joint Venture
CreateItReal and WEISTEK have partnered on a new joint venture to develop high speed PLA filaments for their lightning fast machines.
Who’s Behind The New Filament Suppliers?
With the growth in desktop 3D printers, material suppliers have multiplied. But how do they acquire their plastic filament?
Hands On With The XTC-3D Smoothing System
We got dirty with XTC-3D, a 3D print smoothing resin. The results are very shiny.
i.Materialise Offers Black Steel 3D Prints and Lowers Pricing
Popular consumer-oriented 3D print service i.Materialise just added a very interesting new material: Black Steel.
MIT’s 3D Glass Printer Raises Questions
Researchers at MIT unveiled an incredible new 3D printing process that uses glass as the print material. We’re asking some questions about its capabilities.
3DOM’s New Coffee-Flavored 3D Printer Filament Opens Up Possibilities For Unusual Materials
3DOM announced a new 3D printer filament made from coffee grounds. Yes, really, and it actually makes sense. But there’s likely a lot more interesting things to come.
Biodegradable ABS 3D Printer Filament?
We’re looking at an offering from 3DPrintLife, who now sell a peculiar bio-friendly version of ABS plastic they call “Enviro”.
WillowFlex: Flexible, Friendly Filament
Berlin-based BioInspiration has produced a new flexible 3D printer filament that has an unusual property: it’s compostable.
Do We Need Ultra-Large 3D Printer Filament Spools?
At this time, most sellers offer 3D printer plastic filament in spools weighing 500g to 1kg. But perhaps these sizes are too small.
Hands On With Verbatim’s 3D Printer Filaments
We tested samples of several filaments from Verbatim, who have recently entered the market for 3D printer supplies, and were very impressed with the results.
3D Systems Now Provides Soluble Support Material
3D Systems announced the availability of a soluble support plastic for use in their Cubify line of personal 3D printers.
Hands On With FoxSmart’s New Filaments
We’ve been testing some new 3D printer filament from FoxSmart, and it’s pretty interesting.
CarbonFil™ 3D Printer Filament Now Available from Formfutura
Formfutura, makers of fine 3D printer filaments, has joined others in marketing a carbon fiber filament.
Verbatim’s Impressive 3D Printing Materials
Media giant Verbatim now sells a series of very impressive 3D printing materials.
3D Printing PEEK for Profit
INDMATEC has developed a method of 3D printing PEEK plastic, and they could be the only one that can, at least as a commercial product.
Design of the Week: 3D Printed Bike
This week’s selection is a 3D printed bicycle kit by Stephan Schürmann / ColorFabb.
Formlabs Toughens Up Their 3D Printing Resins
Desktop 3D printer manufacturer took a big step today by announcing a new “Tough” resin.
An Easy Way to Vapor-Smooth PLA 3D Prints?
For years hobbyists have been smoothing their ABS plastic 3D prints with acetone vapor, but PLA has had no solution. A video shows a potentially useful method using PVC pipe cleaner.
Cellulose Has Been 3D Printed
A report on PhysOrg describes how researchers developed an ingenious method of 3D printing with cellulose.
Formfutura Releases Unusual Wood 3D Printer Filaments
Formfutura, a Netherlands-based manufacturer of 3D printer filaments, announced today some very interesting new wood filaments.
BNK’s Unusual Antibacterial 3D Printer Filament
Korea-based BNK has announced an antibacterial 3D printer filament. Why?
Verbatim Poses a Huge Challenge for 3D Printer Filament Manufacturers
If you’re a vendor of 3D printer filament, you’d better watch out for Verbatim.
Fiber Force’s Incredible Nylon-Carbon Fiber Filament
A European company has produced a hybrid nylon-carbon fiber filament that could shake things up.
Why Good Quality Filament Matters
Sometimes it’s tempting to buy the cheapest possible 3D printer filament, but that’s not always the best idea.
SABIC Goes Deep Into 3D Printing
Plastics manufacturer SABIC is taking a very serious interest in 3D printing technology.
Eco 3D Filament’s Unique Material Offerings
In the increasingly crowded 3D printer plastic filament market, it’s harder for companies to distinguish themselves. Czech-based Eco 3D Filament may have just done that.
Formfutura Releases “HDGlass” Filament
Amsterdam-based 3D printer filament provider Formfutura has developed a new filament based on PET plastic.
Filament Testing of HangZhou Hongkai New Material Products
We were approached by a representative from HangZhou Hongkai New Material of China who wanted us to try out their 3D printer filaments.
Want To Test Some New 3D Printer Filament?
Our friends at Gateway Group have decided to move into the world of 3D printing by producing a new line of 3D printer filaments.
The Plasticbank Cleans Up Your Neighborhood
A new venture is purchasing scrap plastic for eventual use in 3D printers.