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What’s Up At Tinkerine?

I had the opportunity to catch up with Eugene Suyu, Founder and CEO of Tinkerine.

Protolabs Adding More Heavy Metal 3D Printing Capacity

Protolabs announced the addition of another giant metal 3D printer.

Protolabs Gives Metal 3D Printing a Size Boost

Protolabs is employing two separate large-scale 3D printers to meet the rising demand for bigger metal parts.

Mixed Dimensions Unleashes 3D Print Capability For All Unity Games

Mixed Dimensions announced a powerful API that could dramatically increase demand for full-color 3D printing.

100% Reusable Bluesint PA12 Powder Service Now Available

Materialise announced the broad availability of their 100% reusable powder 3D printing service, Bluesint PA12.

On-Demand Spare Parts With Replique

Replique is a comprehensive, end-to-end digital inventory solution.

Satellite 3D Printing For Digital Inventory

The idea of satellite 3D printing might be new to you.

RIZE Partners With Little You On Customized Anime 3D Prints

RIZE announced a partnership to produce full color 3D printed anime toys.

Polygona: A New 3D Model Customizer”

A new 3D model customization tool called “Polygana” seems to be under development.

3D Hubs Drops The 3D, Now Just “Hubs”

3D Hubs rebranded today, becoming “Hubs”.

THEFUTUREOFJEWELRY: Hands-On With Custom Jewelry

I recently customized a signet ring brought to life via web app and 3D printing.

WAZP And The Power Of The Digital Supply Chain

I had the opportunity to get to know WAZP and the big 3D printing and digitization ideas arising from this small Irish company.

DyeMansion’s TryMansion

DyeMansion announced a new program they call “TryMansion”.

Ricoh 3D Brings Impossible Objects’ CBAM To Europe

Impossible Objects has partnered with Ricoh 3D to offer strong, lightweight 3D printed composite parts to European customers.

Essentium Announces “EssentiumX”

Essentium announced a new team that will work directly with clients.

Fictiv Introduces Quality Services

Fictiv announced a very interesting addition to their manufacturing service: quality inspections.

Mixed Dimensions Partners With Ubisoft For 3D Printed Characters

Mixed Dimensions announced a deal with game-maker Ubisoft to 3D print custom figurines.

Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies Expands Into Services

Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies has announced a new Manufacturing-as-a-Service subsidiary.

MakerOS Goes Free!

MakerOS has added a free tier to their cloud-based business management system.

Thangs Just Got A Little Better

3D model repository Thangs added some useful new features.

3D Control Systems Announces ZAP

3D Control Systems formally announced their new ZAP system today.

Roboze Introduces Flexible Subscription 3D Printing Plan

Roboze announced a unique method of using their equipment: by subscription.

BMW Abandons 3D Printed Customization Service

BMW has apparently abandoned their experiment in 3D printed customized parts.

Another SLS And MJF Finishing Option: AMuCoat

SLS and MJF 3D printed parts have new options for finish and color.

Wikifactory Secures $4.5M to Democratize Innovation

The era of democratizing our labor and resources is well upon us.

Shining 3D Launches Reverse Engineering Service

Shining 3D has launched a new reverse engineering service.

3Diligent Focuses On Ease Of Manufacturing Connection With Portal Introduction

3Diligent Portal launches today, connecting manufacturers with those who need their services.

The We Boost AM Standards Database

We Boost AM has published a comprehensive database of official standards related to additive manufacturing.

PrintSyst And DNA.AM Launch AI-Powered MES

PrintSyst announced they’ve successfully integrated their AI engine into DNA.AM’s manufacturing execution system.

Dialing In 3D Printing Parameters With Machine Learning

The process of “dialing in” optimal 3D print parameters can be challenging, but how is this best done in a rapidly evolving industrial environment?

3DPrinterOS’ New Platform: 3D Control Systems

A relatively quiet announcement from the folks at 3DPrinterOS reveals some very big changes for the company.

Step-By-Step In Ceramic 3D Printing With 3DCeram

Ceramic 3D printing has a lot to offer applications from aerospace and biomedical to industry, but adoption can be a sticking point.

Autodrop3d Offers Automated 3D Printing Solutions

I’m looking at Autodrop3d, a company that seems to offer automation solutions for 3D printing.

GoProto’s New Elastomer 3D Print Service

GoProto announced a new service dedicated to flexible 3D prints, which they call “3DElastoPrint”.

HP Introduces Software, Services, And Automation Updates For Additive Manufacturing

Three pillars of digital manufacturing updates from HP indicate the latest accelerations in automation, software, and services.

Adobe Capture Going 3D With New Scantastic Feature

Adobe announced the coming availability of a new feature in their Capture app: Scantastic.

A Look At MakerOS V2

I had a chat with the friendly folks at MakerOS to learn about their new “V2” software.

Offsetting The Carbon Footprint Of On-Demand Manufacturing

One of the most-touted benefits of digital manufacturing is the ability to enhance sustainability efforts; a leading on-demand manufacturing company is upping its efforts to offset customers’ carbon footprint.

Physna’s Radical and Effective Geometric Search Engine

You may not know that you need a search engine for parts.

3D Hubs Announces Logistics Centers

3D Hubs announced the creation of not one, but two new logistics centers located in the USA and Europe.

La Poste Discountinues 3D Model Repository Service

France’s postal service, La Poste, is shutting down their 3D model repository service on October 1st.

Digitizing the Industrial Workforce with Innovapptive

Innovapptive Inc., a Houston-based digital transformation provider, strives to connect machines, methods and workflows seamlessly with industrial managers, supervisors and workers.

The Twist Of Twist 3D Printing: $29 Black PETG Parts

Sometimes the twist of an idea is that it’s straightforward. Such is the case for Slant 3D’s new service, Twist 3D Printing, which is offering flat rate prototyping.

Search Thingiverse: An Alternative Search For Thingiverse?

A tipster pointed us at a brand new service that can quickly search Thingiverse.

Meet Mighty Buildings: Construction 3D Printing Without Hyped-Up Claims

Construction 3D printing is itself still a new venture; Mighty Buildings has emerged with a new take on this technology, though, surpassing some of the hype of other participants.

Jellypipe: A Different Kind of 3D Printing Platform

I’ve learned of a 3D printing network that operates a bit differently, and likely more effectively than typical networks.

Fictiv Goes Transparent

Fictiv announced a comprehensive set of transparency features that should fit well into the current state of the world.

Xometry x ExOne: Binder Jetting Joins Digital RFQ Marketplace

On-demand manufacturing platform Xometry is expanding its 3D printing offerings, bringing on ExOne metal binder jetting capabilities.

Thangs is the Hot, New Thang for 3D Model Search and Share

A new meta search engine for 3D models is available: Thangs.

Digital Manufacturing Powerhouse Powers Up More: FATHOM Acquires GPI

FATHOM has acquired GPI Prototype & Manufacturing Services, expanding with more DMLS 3D printing capabilities.

MakerBot Announces MakerBot CloudPrint

MakerBot announced a new service called MakerBot CloudPrint, which is intended to deliver a seamless 3D printing experience to clients.

Examining Mixed Dimension’s Anatomical 3D Prints

I got my hands on a fantastic full color, transparent 3D print from Mixed Dimensions and it’s worth discussing.

Aniwaa Unleashes Their 3D Printer Database

Aniwaa announced a powerful 3D printer database comparison tool that could prove quite useful for many stranded buyers.

Azoth’s Unique Digital Inventory Approach Using XYZprinting’s SLS System

XYZprinting’s MfgPro230 xS SLS 3D printer is enabling a company to provide an unusual digital inventory service.

Another Additive Manufacturing Company Pivots

Along with loss and grief, the pandemic has caused a great deal of change. One of those changes has been in 3D printing.

DyeMansion Launches Global Industrial 3D Printing Post-Processing Platform

Industrial 3D printing is getting a new look as a new global post-processing partnership platform emerges.

From Napkin Sketch To Real Product With You3Dit

Starting from nothing and getting to a finished product is a daunting proposal, but there are ways to de-risk innovation with the right service.

Henkel Continues To Expand In Additive Manufacturing

Henkel is adding to its Additive Manufacturing Services.

SketchUp Goes Subscription-Only

SketchUp, the 3D tool many of us began learning 3D concepts from, has moved to a subscription payment model.

Getting Better Prints With 3DOptimizer

A new online service has emerged that hopes to guide 3D printer operators to better printing parameters: 3DOptimizer.

3DEO Hits A Production 3D Print Milestone

Metal manufacturing service 3DEO announced they’ve produced 150,000 metal parts using their unique process.

Easily View 3D Results In Your Google Searches

Did you know Google Search has an option to easily view 3D content?

Strategic Partnership To Bring Freeform Injection Molding Services To Market

Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials will soon be offering AddiFab’s Freeform Injection Molding as a contract manufacturing service.

A Xometry Update With Thoughts On Manufacturing Flexibility

Recently I spoke with Xometry’s Aaron Lichtig to find out how the 3D printing manufacturing network is faring during the crisis.

Bellus3D Provides Unusual COVID-19 Service

Bellus3D, a 3D scanning company, has developed a way to provide a customized 3D print to make face masks far more effective.

AR Support For 3D Printing Companies With New Alliance

Augmented reality (AR) and 3D printing are coming closer together all the time, now including a smart remote field service solution brought to additive manufacturing through a new alliance.

Innovating Out Of Downturn

Pandemic-driven transitioning is leading to an interesting long-term reconfiguration of factory work.

The Largest 3D Printing Factory Is Coming

A company is in the midst of building what could be the largest 3D print farm in the world.

Roboze's distributed parts manufacturing network [Source: Roboze]

Roboze Launches Extreme Parts Network

Roboze launched their long-awaited distributed additive manufacturing service, composed of a network of experienced Roboze 3D printer operators.

An Enormous Metal 3D Printer Heads To Protolabs

Minnesota-based Protolabs plans on firing up a GE Additive Concept Laser X Line 2000R metal 3D printer late this year, and there’s a good reason why they’re doing so.

Start Your Own 3D Printer Farm With RaiseOcto

Raise3D has opened up their RaiseCloud to third party devices, making it possible for anyone to build a 3D printer farm.

Browser-based SelfCAD Adds Load of New Features, New Pricing for Education

SelfCAD offers a simple-to-use web-based 3D modeling service that is suitable for almost everyone.

MakerOS’ Overflow COVID-19 Network

MakerOS has quickly created an effective cloud-based system to handle dynamic orders for 3D printed PPE.

Vagon.io is the New Cloud Computer for Designers, Engineers, and 3D Professionals

A new cloud-based virtual desktop service could provide a platform to perform high performance 3D work.

Job Shop and 3D Printing Services vs Product Production

Charles Goulding of R&D Tax Savers takes a look at pandemic production.

Shapeways’ Unique Advantage In The Crisis

Shapeways has two unique advantages that allow them to provide PPE to healthcare professionals, and they are not what you think they are.

The Collaboration We Need: Consortium Propels 3D Printed COVID-19 Test Swabs

With so many 3D printing efforts arising to fight the pandemic, it takes a lot for a new solution to stand out. This is that story.

Turbosquid’s Kraken Levels Up 3D Asset Management

Turbosquid’s Kraken 3D Asset Management system provides new ways to manage 3D models online.

3YOURMIND’s Simplified And Effective COVID-19 Response

3YOURMIND has quickly created a highly useful COVID-19 parts ordering platform for both hospitals and part developers.

HP Launches 3DaaS Plus

HP has just introduced a new pay-per-use 3D printing subscription model.

Challenging Blueprint’s Impartiality: I Said, “Prove It”

A discussion with 3D print consultancy Blueprint ended up with a very interesting chart of vendor recommendations to their clients.

Shapeways Achieves ISO 9001 Certification

Shapeways has achieved ISO 9001 certification. What is ISO 9001 and how will it affect Shapeways?

An Interesting 3D Printed Lithophane Service

LithophaneMaker is a fascinating free service that allows you to generate all imaginable types of 3D printed lithophane models.

eMachineShop Adds Free, Online 3D File Viewing & Sharing

eMachineShop Adds Free 3D File Viewing & Sharing to their online service. Is this for you?

Browser-based SelfCAD Adds Load of New Features, New Pricing for Education

SelfCAD offers a simple-to-use web-based 3D modeling service that is suitable for almost everyone.

Setting Prices For Your 3D Prints? You’re Probably Doing It Wrong

MakerOS has a brilliant hidden feature in their online service: a sophisticated 3D print pricing calculator that allows operators to determine exactly how to price prints.