The long awaited Conductive Graphene Filament from Graphene 3D Lab Inc. (GGG) hit the market today.
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Try This Color-Changing Wood Filament
A new project hopes to produce high-quality, color-changing wood filament for personal 3D printers.
Filamet Hopes To Provide Artist-Quality Metal Filament
A small project has launched to provide a new kind of metal filament for personal 3D printers that is specially designed for use by artists.
3D Printed Architectural Structure Demonstrates New Approach
3D Systems teamed with a team from UC Berkeley to 3D print an intricate architectural structure, perhaps the largest cement structure ever 3D printed.
NanoSteel Makes Another Breakthrough in Metal 3D Printing
Metal 3D printing materials supplier Nanosteel has developed a method of 3D printing a gradient of metals in a single part.
Stratasys Improves Recycling Program
Stratasys has made significant improvements to their recycling program.
Flexible Hybrid Slicing?
Some folks in the Netherlands have developed a new system that performs “Flexible Hybrid Slicing”.
New Method of 3D Printing Concrete Structures
A partnership between Bruil and 3Dealise has produced a unique method of 3D printing concrete.
MyMatSolutions is Developing a New Nylon Filament
Spain-based MyMat Solutions is working on a new type of nylon specifically for 3D printing.
FormFutura Introduces ClearScent ABS Filament
FormFutura has introduced a new ABS plastic variant that apparently has no scent during printing.
Using PET 3D Printer Filament – Cheaply
Many people rave about the properties of PET, but it’s often too expensive. Or is it?
Dimension Polymers Launches Recycled 3D Printer Filament
A startup company has developed a way to produce high quality recycled 3D printer filament.
colorFabb Announces Carbon Fiber Filament
Netherlands-based colorFabb introduced an incredibly powerful new 3D printer filament today, based on carbon fiber.
Stratasys Announces Multiple New Materials
Stratasys, makers of the Objet and Fortus industrial 3D printer lines, announced some very interesting new materials this week.
MOLDLAY Filament Makes Casting Easy
There have been many attempts at casting using conventional 3D printers, but now filament-wizard Kai Parthy has developed a an easy-to-use solution: MOLDLAY.
ProtoPasta’s Amazing 3D Printer Filaments
We got a closer look at ProtoPasta’s unusual filaments at CES.
Hands on With Spectrom’s Color System
We managed to get a close look at Spectrom’s intriguing filament-coloring system.
The Many Materials of Airwolf 3D
One of Airwolf 3D’s claims to fame is their ability to print with many materials.
MakerBot’s Unusual New Materials
MakerBot did not announce any new machines this week, but they did announce some rather unusual filaments.
Squid Supply the Blueprint for Printable Thermoplastics
Squid, what is it good for? You can eat it and you can make ink or dye from it, and now a Penn State team of researchers is using it to make a thermoplastic that can be used in 3-D printing.
Crazy New 3D Printing Filaments Available
We noticed several rather unusual 3D printing filaments are now available for you to try out.
Underwriters Labs Examines 3D Printing Safety
Until now, the world of 3D printing gear has been relatively untouched by standards for safety and usage. But that could change.
Do You 3D Print in HIPS? Perhaps You Should!
FormFutura announced a new line of 3D printer filaments that could prove very useful to personal 3D printer operators.
A Solution to Corrupted Filament?
One 3D printer owner has devised a simple method of solving the “wet filament” problem.
Few Limits to 3D Print Size
A project by Poland’s Fucco Design created replicas of large church figurines in wood.
No Proprietary Filament From MakerBot Expected
With many people wondering whether MakerBot is moving towards a proprietary filament solution, we went to the top to get answers.
First Copper and Bronze: There’s Now Brass 3D Printer Filament
The ingenious chemists at colorFabb have developed yet another metal-infused 3D printing filament: brassFill.
Parfait Printing Provides Color Prints
Your Wild World, a curiously named 3D printing startup, hopes to deliver multicolor 3D prints on your existing personal 3D printer.
voxeljet Debuts Phenolic Resin Binder
In a recent announcement voxeljet has debuted a newly developed Phenolic-Direct-Binding method. This new binding method not only offers key advantages for sand printing but also allows for the production of ceramic molds.
Could Metal Plated 3D Prints Answer Your Needs?
3DDC’s “Metalise It” process could provide relatively strong parts for a lot less expense than printing in metal.
Tanaka Develops Platinum, Nickel-Based AM Powder Materials
Tanaka Holdings has announced that it has succeed in the development and formation of platinum-based metallic glass powder supporting selective laser sintering 3D printers.
New Electrically Conductive 3D Printer Filament Option
A new project promises to deliver “ultra conductive” 3D printer filament.
The Beauty of Great 3D Printer Filament
Remember we performed some tests on the FoxSmart filament? We did one more test afterwards and found something very interesting.
Hands On With FoxSmart’s 3D Printer Filament
Does FoxSmart’s ultra-inexpensive 3D printer filament make the grade? Apparently, it does!
Stratasys Announces Many Things
3D printing giant Stratasys must have left their press release machine on overnight, as they released a dozen announcements yesterday.
Hands On With Amphora 3D Printer Filament
We managed to get our hands on some new Amphora filament from colorFabb and performed a few tests.
Formlabs’ Amazing New 3D Printing Resins
Owners of Formlabs personal 3D printing gear rejoice! The company has announced two new materials with powerful properties.
FoxSmart’s Inexpensive 3D Printer Filament
We’ve found a rather inexpensive source for 3D printer filament: FoxSmart.
Biome Bioplastics Launches New Material for 3D Printing
Made from plant starches, Biome3D is a biodegradable plastic that combines easy processing and a superior print finish, while offering much higher print speeds.
3D Hubs and ColorFabb Team Up for Discounts
They come from the same country, but that’s not the only thing going on between 3D Hubs and ColorFabb.
What Beats bronzeFill? copperFill, Obviously
ColorFabb announced a new experimental material: copperFill.
NanoSteel For Your 3D Metal Printer
With the announcement this week of a personal 3D metal printer, we thought we’d mention a new option for metal material from NanoSteel.
What? Coconut 3D Printer Filament?
It’s true. You can now order filament made from coconuts. And a lot more, too.
Silver and 3D Printing: A New Source of Demand?
At the end of July, The Silver Institute released a report called The Outlook for New Electrical and Electronic Uses of Silver. Prepared by Metals Focus, it looks at three potential areas of growth for the white metal: flexible electronics, light-emitting diodes and interposers.
Amphora May Revolutionize 3D Printed Plastics
At this year’s 3D Printshow in London the most important item seen, in our opinion, was the launch of ColorFabb’s Amphora line of plastic filament.
Artificial Muscles to be 3D Printed
Industrial 3D printer manufacturer Optomec will be delivering an Aerosol Jet Quad Print Engine to the Factory Automation and Production Systems (FAPS) Institute at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg to print artificial muscles.
MakerBot’s Not-Exactly-Wood Filament
MakerBot announced the availability of “natural” colored filament. A minor announcement perhaps, but there’s more to the story.
Verbatim Makes 3D Printer Filament?
Who knew? The venerable analog media giant now markets their own 3D printer filament.
It’s Time for Local 3D Printer Materials
An Irish company hopes to overcome the bane of 3D printer material purchasing: Shipping Costs.
Reusable HDPE Material Introduced by Diamond Plastics
Germany’s Diamond Plastics GmbH, has introduced a new, reusable plastic powder of laser sintering.
How to 3D Print in Metal – At Home!
Extraordinary 3D printing experimenter Cosmo Wenman has come up with a feasible technique for producing metal objects using a personal 3D printer.
“Green” 3D Printer Filament?
We’re looking at a new proprietary 3D printer filament from Avante Technology that could qualify as “Green”. And we’re not talking about the color.
MadeSolid’s Really Tough 3D Printer Resin
MadeSolid announced a new material, the “Tough Resin” for 3D printers using resin technology.
3D Printing… With Potatoes?
People have been experimenting with a filament made from solanyl. It’s a biopolymer that’s made from potato skin?
The First Graphene 3D Printer?
A startup hopes to develop not only graphene materials for 3D printers, but a 3D printer designed for graphene printing. But we’re not so sure.
Boeing and Lotus Join Forces to Advance AM Processes and Materials
One makes planes, the other designs race cars. It would seem that on face value Boeing and Lotus Racing have little in common aside from a need for speed. However, just beneath the surface both companies rely on different permutations of the same physical processes to achieve success.
i.Materialise Explains Silver 3D Printing
Have you ever wondered how 3D printing of silver or other precious metals is done? i.Materialise explains how they do it.
ColorFabb Sells Pellets!
3D printer material supplier ColorFabb is selling something new: plastic pellets.
New Composite Resins Could Lead to Larger, Stronger 3D Printed Structures
In wind farms across North America and Europe, sleek turbines equipped with state-of-the-art technology convert wind energy into electric power. But tucked inside the blades of these feats of modern engineering is a decidedly low-tech core material: balsa wood.
Graphene Filament for 3D Printing
Graphene 3D Labs is developing a new family of 3D printer filaments, the first being one made from graphene.
ColorFabb’s Metal Filament: bronzeFill
ColorFabb has made a habit of introducing new and unusual plastic filaments for personal 3D printers, and now they’ve made a breakthrough with a metal filament: bronzeFill.
Abrasion-Resistant Filament for 3D Printers
igus announced trials of “tribo-filament”, which apparently is substantially more wear-resistant than other 3D printer filaments.
IBM Computes New Polymers; Usable for 3D Printing?
IBM announced the discovery of two new classes of polymers, the first discovered in decades. We’re wondering if they have any applicability to 3D printing.
Three New Amazing 3D Printing Filaments
A Kickstarter project hopes to launch not one, but three new filaments with properties we’ve never seen before.
NASA Research Aims to Print Wood in Space
In a completely new twist for the world of 3D printing, two researchers are working to create a new bioprinting methodology that would see clumps of cells spawn custom engineered, non-living biomaterials.
Heat-Resistant PLA Could Expand 3D Printing Capabilities
PLA plastic, a commonly used 3D printing material, could be on the verge of becoming more versatile thanks to research conducted by Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI).
Chocolate 3D Printing: Easy to Do?
UK-based Jonathan Keep has been experimenting with chocolate 3D printing, with rather delicious results.
Metal Powder Gets Cheaper
Metal producer Metalysis has invented a much more efficient method to make fine metal powder. Currently the price of titanium powder ranges from USD$200-400 per kg as it is made through a complex multi-step process. Metalysis’ new process involves a single step and should reduce the price accordingly. While this is quite important for… Continue reading Metal Powder Gets Cheaper
MakerBot’s Colorful Plastics
MakerBot is making a big deal out of their plastic selection, and they should. It’s a far cry from their initial selection of plain old colors years ago. Today you’ll find it includes a really terrific set of colors that they’ve grouped into: true colors, translucents and specialties. They offer ABS, PLA, dissolvable and flexible… Continue reading MakerBot’s Colorful Plastics
The Scoop on ABS and PLA
Most personal 3D printers use PLA or ABS plastic, but how much do you actually know about these materials? Aside from the fact that ABS’s melting temperature is somewhat higher than PLA, and that ABS is somewhat stronger than PLA, most 3D printer owners could be challenged to say more. Don’t fear: there is… Continue reading The Scoop on ABS and PLA
Hands on with ColorFabb’s PLA Filament
We happened to score some ColorFabb filament and gave it a test in our lab. This material, as we’ve written before, is not actually pure PLA plastic. It’s a hybrid mix of PLA and PHA, intended to provide a bit better flex and durability. We found the filament to have a rather different unboxing… Continue reading Hands on with ColorFabb’s PLA Filament
t-glase: A Clear Plastic for your 3D Printer
As the market for personal 3D printers expands, so do your options for plastic filaments. Along with the standard ABS and PLA filaments that have been available for many years, we’ve seen a number of fascinating experiments with different filaments, including some involving wood and ceramics. Now Taulman offers another unique filament: t-glase. What makes… Continue reading t-glase: A Clear Plastic for your 3D Printer
FilaFlex is indeed Flexible
Another filament innovation has emerged from Recreus: Filaflex, a flexible filament. Using this material, your personal 3D printer might be able to 3D objects that are quite flexible, yet durable at the same time. How durable? Well, it seems that Recreus believes you can print usable footwear with this material as shown above. There’s… Continue reading FilaFlex is indeed Flexible