Researchers have proposed an online, closed-loop way to spot and correct FFF stringing before a build is finished.
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California AB 2047 3D Printer Bill Passes Legislature, Awaits Governor’s Decision
It appears that California AB2047, the proposed law to control 3D printers, has passed the California legislature.
California 3D Printer Bill AB 2047 Clears Key Senate Appropriations Vote
The California 3D printer law has progressed forward in a significant way.
3D Printed Liquid Crystal Elastomers Learn to Expand and Contract
Researchers have developed a 3D printing technique that can program opposite actuation behaviors into different sections of the same printed filament.
Could PAC Bayes Make Learning Based 3D Printer Control More Trustworthy?
A new control theory paper offers a way to certify learning based controllers from limited data, something that could eventually matter to advanced 3D printers.
Digital Fringe Projection Targets AM Defect Correction
New research explores digital fringe projection as a way to find and correct additive manufacturing defects during a build.
IBM Patent Applies AI To 3D Printer Control
IBM has published a patent application describing an AI decision engine for managing 3D printers.
Chemnitz Team Uses AI To Control FFF Flow
Chemnitz researchers just showed a low cost, vision and AI approach that models and controls Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) extrusion to improve accuracy without endless slicer tweaks.
New York’s New 3D Printing Legislation Raises Questions About Feasibility
It happened last week: New York State actually passed their unbelievably infeasible 3D-printed weapon legislation.
EFF Criticizes Proposed US Laws Mandating Software Controls on 3D Printers
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has published a damning article about efforts to control 3D printers.
Dyze Design Patents Modular Motion Control For AM
Dyze Design has filed a patent application that reads like a blueprint for turning a 3D printer into a data driven, self aware machine tool.
New Stratasys Patent Centralizes and Restricts 3D Printer Tuning Parameters
Stratasys has patented a simplified approach for tuning 3D printers, which could have major implications in the future.
Researchers Explore 3D Printed Control For Distributed Manufacturing
A new preprint argues that control and actuation can be 3D printed to advance distributed manufacturing and self replication.
Community Backlash Could Accelerate Bambu Lab’s Shift to Consumer-Centric 3D Printing
Community reaction to the Bambu Lab controversy may inadvertently result in the situation they fear most.
Researchers Develop Voxelated Bioprinting Technology
New research shows a method of performing voxelated bioprinting. Hold on, what does that mean? Voxelated printing is a somewhat rare capability implemented only in certain 3D printing processes. The idea is to control the specific material by location in the object. Just as a 2D image is made from pixels, a 3D object can… Continue reading Researchers Develop Voxelated Bioprinting Technology
Unintended Printathon: Bambu Lab’s Cloud Mishap Spurs Debate
Something crazy happened to the Bambu Lab community, and it’s causing a controversy.
Who Wants a Voice Controlled 3D Printer?
A new project will launch a voice controlled 3D printer.
3D Printing Weapons of Mass Destruction? Inevitable or Controllable?
Could 3D printing be used to manufacture weapons of mass destruction? Is additive manufacturing dangerous? We have thoughts.
Raise3D Getting Into The Cloud
But those days are mostly gone, except for ultra-low priced equipment competing on price – but not convenience of use.
Matterhackers’ New MatterControl T7X
MatterHackers announced a new, upgraded 3D printer set-top controller, the MatterControl T7X.
CEL Introduces Remote Control Options and a Tree
CEL makes some of the most interesting desktop 3D printers you can find, but now they’re even more interesting with a curious set of announcements today.