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DISH Pushes Volumetric 3D Printing To 0.6 Seconds
A Tsinghua University team claims sub second volumetric 3D printing with fine features, and the trick is moving the optics instead of the resin.
The Open Source Community Continues to Criticize Prusa Research’s OCL
Some continue to criticize Prusa Research’s new Open Community License, but why?
Design of the Week: Mini Retro Kodak Photo Kiosk
This week’s selection is the Mini Retro Kodak Photo Kiosk by snapiness.
MIT’s MagMix Tackles Bioprinting’s Cell Settling Problem
MIT researchers have built a tiny magnetic mixer that keeps cells evenly suspended during extrusion bioprinting, looking to make printed tissues far more repeatable.
Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, February 15, 2026
Once again we take a look at the valuations of the major 3D printing companies over the past week.
Housing Affordability, Innovation and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi analyze how companies like Pulte, Lennar, D.R. Horton, and KB Home are integrating additive manufacturing to cut costs and boost energy efficiency.
9T Labs Enters Bankruptcy and Liquidation
No one seems to have noticed, but 9T Labs appears to be gone.
3D Printed Footwear Faces Challenges as Long-Distance Run Exposes Problems
Can you run in 3D-printed shoes? Someone gave it a try, and there are implications.
3DCP-Optimized Caisson Design Reduces Concrete Volume and CO2
COBOD and partners have developed a new application for 3DCP: caissons.
Hitem3D Shifts Image-to-3D AI Platform Toward Print-Ready Model Generation
Hitem3D is focusing on 3D printing for its image-to-3D AI system.
Spectral Extrapolation Boosts LPBF Surface Characterization
A research team proposes spectral extrapolation to recover determine surface roughness metrics on laser powder bed fusion parts from limited measurements, promising faster quality assurance for AM shops.
MyMiniFactory Takes Over Thingiverse
Easily the biggest news of the day: MyMiniFactory has acquired Thingiverse!
New Colorado Bill Targets 3D Printing and CNC Manufacturing of Firearms
Another US state has proposed laws governing the use of 3D printing.
Creality Launches Sermoon P1 3D Scanner with Dual Laser and Infrared Scanning Systems
Creality introduced an interesting new 3D scanner, the Sermoon P1.
Duke University’s Research Strategy and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Jacob Nolan examine how Duke University’s research strategy, shaped by federal funding uncertainty, healthcare innovation, and advanced manufacturing trends, is positioning 3D printing as a key driver of biomedical, engineering, and life science advancement within the Research Triangle.
Fribourg Team Combines Polymer AM With Molten Metal Droplets
Researchers at the University of Fribourg unveiled a hybrid process that merges polymer 3D printing with molten metal droplet deposition to fabricate truly three dimensional electronics.
Bambu Lab Discontinues P1P 3D Printer, Commits to Support Through 2031
Bambu Lab has retired the venerable P1P 3D printer.
Road Construction Research Opens New Path for Reusing 3D Printing Plastic Waste
A report opens up the possibility that 3D printer waste could be put to good use.
Ontario Homebuyer Invests in Industrial Robot to 3D Print Housing, Raising Feasibility Questions
A puzzling story from Ontario describes how a prospective homeowner purchased a robotic arm to print their own house.
Honda and the Strategic Role of 3D Printing in Advanced Manufacturing
Charles R. Goulding and Jacob Nolan detail how Honda leverages 3D printing to accelerate prototyping, preserve legacy vehicles, and modernize global manufacturing operations.
Blended Material Transitions In Large Format AM Studied
Researchers mapped how material composition changes during switchovers in large format, pellet-fed 3D printing.
Makerworld Introduces New Image Requirement to Address Misleading AI-Generated Model Listings
Bambu Lab just made an important rule change about AI use on Makerworld.
oozeBot Launches preFlight Slicer, Rebuilding PrusaSlicer on a Modern 64-Bit Architecture
There’s a new slicer in town: preFlight.
Leadership Transition at PrintedSolid Signals Deeper Integration with Prusa Research
Big changes are afoot at PrintedSolid.
Will Miami and Austin Become 3D Printing Powerhouses? A Look at How Additive Manufacturing Fits the Future of Two Growing Cities
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi highlight how 3D printed construction in Texas and infrastructure innovation in Florida are helping to shape the next generation of U.S. economic hubs.
Patent Uses Reservoir Silt For Low-Carbon 3DPC
A new Taiwanese patent details a 3D printed concrete mix that substitutes reservoir silt to lower cement and aggregate demand.
Helio Additive Expands Material Support with 3D-Fuel PCTG Integration
3D-Fuel and Helio Additive have partnered to enable the use of PCTG with Helio.
Hands on with PollyFab’s Aero Pro & Airpuff One 3D Printed Shoes
I’m back with more 3D printed shoes to review.
Synera Expands AI-Driven Engineering Platform with Autodesk Fusion Integration
I’m looking at a new AI tool for developing 3D models, Synera.
Design of the Week: Lord of the Rings Guitar
This week’s selection is the amazing Lord of the Rings Guitar by Olaf Deigel.
Researchers Probe Fatigue In 3D Printed High Entropy Alloy
A new study investigates cyclic deformation in a 3D printed high entropy alloy, a step toward predictable fatigue life for metal AM.
Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, February 8, 2026
Once again we take a look at the valuations of the major 3D printing companies over the past week.
University of Maryland’s Extensive HVAC 3D Printing Program Signals a Turning Point
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi highlight how the University of Maryland’s extensive HVAC 3D printing program is moving additive manufacturing from experimental concepts to real-world energy infrastructure.
Barriers in Scaling and TPU Materials Limit Home Production of 3D Printed Footwear
The 3D print industry may be missing out on a major distributed application: footwear.
Slant 3D Proposes Catalog Platform as a Partial Solution to Widespread 3D Model Theft
3D model theft is rampant, and there’s not a lot that can be done.
Stratasys Simplifies Production Qualification for SAF PA12
Stratasys made an interesting move that should grow their industrial customer base.
LLM Agents Step Into The 3D Printer Control Loop
A new CMU framework uses large language models to spot defects and change print parameters during print jobs.
Compact Pellet Extruder Enables High Content Feedstock Printing
A new research paper introduces a compact screw-based pellet extruder for high content feedstocks, and it could materially shift costs and throughput for polymer, metal and ceramic additive manufacturing.
Bambu Lab’s Creator Protection Program Takes Down 200+ Unauthorized 3D Models
Bambu Lab has launched a new program to protect creators’ content.
Food 3D Printing Enters New Territory With Patent for Plant-Based Salmon Replication
An unusual patent describes a method to 3D print plant-based salmon sashimi.
3DCP Legal Battle Highlights New Technology Risks for Buyers and Sellers
An incredible legal saga is playing out in Springfield, Missouri, where a 3DCP company is being sued.
Revisiting the 99.5 Percent Large Project Failure Rate
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi explain how grim statistics can help encourage out-of-the-box thinking to break the failure cycle and ensure a project’s ultimate success.
Penn State And ARL Unveil LAMAR Robotic DED
Penn State and the US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) have introduced LAMAR, a large-format robotic Directed Energy Deposition (DED) platform aimed at faster metal additive research and process control.
New York Proposal to Regulate 3D Printers Could Disrupt Manufacturing, Hobbyist, and Industrial Use
It looks like New York State is now contemplating new laws for 3D printers that could cripple the technology in that state.
Creality Files Patent for Telescoping Filament Buffer Design
Creality seems to have patented a new filament buffer concept.
E3D Selected for Innovate UK Support for Scaling Up Operations
Good news for E3D: they’ve been selected as one of a very few companies in the UK for special support.
Building Women’s Sports for the Long Run
Charles R. Goulding and Aaron Rofe discuss how Michele Kang’s leadership and emerging 3D printed technologies are helping women’s sports finally move beyond scaled-down solutions toward true performance equity.
New Research Flags Seismic Gaps In 3D Printed Concrete
A new academic review dissects how 3D printed concrete behaves in earthquakes and where the technology must improve to earn code approval.
Purge Calibration is a Key Method to Reduce Filament Waste in Multicolor 3D Printing
Have you heard of “purge calibration”?
Study Finds Common Home 3D Printing Ventilation Methods Insufficient to Control Emissions
A new study raises significant concerns about home 3D printing safety.
Metal 3D Printing Firm VulcanForms Brings Total Funding to $575M With New Investment
VulcanForms has raised a very large investment.
Teradyne’s Robotics and Test Equipment in the Era of 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Nimra Shakoor show how companies like Teradyne are removing bottlenecks and keeping pace with rising AI chip complexity.
New Review Charts Volumetric AM Progress And Hurdles
A new review of volumetric additive manufacturing outlines rapid progress, persistent constraints, and the milestones needed for broader deployment.
Platform Auto-Replacing System for 3D Printers Draws Little Interest
There’s a very curious 3D print Kickstarter running now, FlyingBear APS.
Underwater 3D Concrete Printing Breakthrough Could Transform Ocean and Maritime Construction
A team from Cornell has successfully 3D printed concrete — underwater.
Manyfold Releases Update to Its Open Source, Federated 3D Model Repository Software
Manyfold issued a big release of new features for their open source, distributed 3D model repository software.
Design of the Week: Water from Air
This week’s selection is Water from Air by Julika Schwarz and Louisa Graupe.
AdditiveGDL Predicts LPBF Thermal Fields With Generative AI
Researchers introduced AdditiveGDL, a generative deep learning method that predicts local thermal distributions across metal Laser Powder Bed Fusion layers to accelerate process tuning and quality assurance.
Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, February 1, 2026
Once again we take a look at the valuations of the major 3D printing companies over the past week.
Engineering Meets Culinary Art with Columbia’s 3D Printed Three-Course Meal
Nimra Shakoor and Charles R. Goulding take readers inside Columbia’s six-year experiment that turned quiche, pizza, and pie into a laser-cooked showcase of how 3D printing could redefine the future of food.
Prusa Cuts Prusa XL Price as Multicolor 3D Printing Competition Intensifies
Prusa Research has lowered their price for the tool-changing Prusa XL 3D printer.
Sculpteo Publishes Comprehensive Guide on Improving Pull-Out Strength of 3D Printed Inserts
Sculpteo produced quite a comprehensive guide to 3D printed inserts.
Chinese 3D Printer Production Jumps 33% in 2025, with the United States as the Largest Buyer
The number of 3D printers being produced in China is astounding.
Patent Proposes TFT Driven Electrochemical Metal Printing
A newly published Taiwanese patent describes a powderless metal additive manufacturing concept using a TFT backplane to electrochemically print metal.
Study Probes Activated Carbon, MgO In FFF Filaments
A new materials study examines activated carbon and magnesium oxide as additives in FFF filaments, with implications for thermal stability, strength, and durability.
TPU Filament Hardness Explained: What Shore A and Shore D Measurements Mean
Here’s everything you need to know about durometer measurements for 3D printer filaments.
Ergono3D Generates Custom Midsoles for 3D-Printed Shoes
What software do you use to create custom 3D models for 3D-printed footwear?
Patent Proposes Mobile Swarm FFF On One Platform
A new Turkish patent describes a mobile, multi-robot Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) system that prints on a shared platform to sidestep conventional build-volume limits.
India’s US$5.4 Billion Commercial Shipbuilding Push and the Role of 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi explore India’s ambitious shipbuilding expansion and the emerging role of 3D printing in maritime manufacturing.
3D Printed PEDOT Targets Wearable Fiber Electronics
A new dissertation explores fiber-based conductors and 3D printed PEDOT for wearable and soft electronics.
Open Source $50K 3D Concrete Printer Design Could Lower Barriers to 3DCP Adoption
There is now an open-source design for a 3DCP printer.
Question of the Week: Buying a 3D Scanner
This week’s question is about buying a 3D scanner.
Creative Fabrica Signals Shift in Digital Asset Market by Introducing AI-Generated 3D Models
There’s a very interesting story going on at Creative Fabrica, a company that previously had nothing to do with 3D printing.
Worthington Steel’s Proposed Acquisition of Klöckner and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Jacob Nolan analyze how additive manufacturing is helping Worthington Steel turn supply chain disruption and tariff risk into a strategic edge rather than a liability.
Unified Multiscale 3D Printer Combines TVAM And TPP
Researchers unveiled a single machine that merges tomographic volumetric additive manufacturing with two photon polymerization to create true multiscale 3D prints in one coordinated workflow.
Creality Teases M1/R1 Filament Shredder and Extruder for In-House Filament Recycling
Creality is to launch a filament recycling system, the M1 / R1.
Prusa Launches Safer Global Alternative To IPA
Prusa Research is now selling “Prusament Resin Cleaner DPM”, a lower-flammability alternative to isopropyl alcohol (IPA) for washing SLA prints.
MIT’s MorphoChrome Paints Programmable Structural Color Onto Prints
MIT researchers have devised a handheld way to “paint with light” and transfer iridescent structural color onto 3D printed parts and everyday objects.
Animal Spirits and 3D Printing: Momentum Returns to Additive Manufacturing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi argue that after years of uneven progress, 3D printing’s animal spirits have returned, driving rapid adoption across aerospace, medical, and emerging high-growth sectors.
Review Highlights 3D Printing In Removable Prosthetics
A new research paper explains how 3D printing is reshaping removable dental prosthetics today.
Hands On With The Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 Combo, Part 3
Our look at the new Centauri Carbon 2 3D printer from Elegoo concludes with Software, Print Results, and Final Thoughts.
Hands On With The Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 Combo, Part 2
Our look at the new Centauri Carbon 2 3D printer from Elegoo continues with Setup, Calibration, and Operations.
Hands On With The Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 Combo, Part 1
We’ve been quietly testing the new Centauri Carbon 2 3D printer from Elegoo.
Design of the Week: Secret Apple Designs
This week’s selection are the secret Apple product designs recently stolen by hackers.
Review Charts 3D Printing For Personalized Oral Drugs
A new review maps how additive manufacturing could deliver truly personalized oral medicines.
Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, January 25, 2026
Once again we take a look at the valuations of the major 3D printing companies over the past week.
Global Village Construction Set (GVCS): The Linux of Hardware Meets 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how GVCS challenges proprietary machinery, embraces right-to-repair, and positions 3D printing as a core engine of sustainable production.
Hands On With Our Hands On 3D Printing Reviews, 2025 Edition
An update to our comprehensive list of our hands on equipment, software and material reviews.
Escalating EU–US Trade Tensions May Create New Tariff Risks for 3D Printer Imports
There could be more tariff problems for US-based 3D printer operators.
Siraya Tech Launches Roamr Filament Line for 3D Printed Footwear
Siraya Tech enters the 3D printed footwear market.
App Download Data Suggests Sharp Increase in Bambu Lab 3D Printer Sales in 2025
New statistics appear to show massive growth in Bambu Lab 3D printer sales.
Researchers Probe Blended Material Transitions In Large Format AM
New research examines how polymer blends transition during large format extrusion, a practical issue for anyone mixing materials on pellet-fed systems.
New Web Tool Makes Bricklayers Extrusion Method Accessible to Mainstream 3D Printing
Using the Bricklayers approach to 3D printing has never been easier with the new Brick Effect Processor.
More on the Prusa CORE One+’s Practical Workflow Improvements
Prusa Research has provided much more information about their latest device, the CORE One+ in a recent post.