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Metal and Ceramic FFF 3D Printing Advances With New Materials From The Virtual Foundry

We had a chat with the folks from The Virtual Foundry and learned about their latest metal and ceramic 3D printer filaments.

Implications of the S4 Slicer: Nonplanar 3D Printing for Everyone?

A new nonplanar slicer has been released as open source. What could this mean for 3D printing?

Raise3D Diversifies 3D Printing Portfolio with Affordable Production SLS Solution

Raise3D introduced a new 3D printer — but it’s an SLS 3D printer.

Sinterit Launches Suzy: Faster, Cheaper SLS 3D Printer Optimized for PA12

Sinterit has a new SLS 3D printer, “Suzy”.

WonderMaker Unveils ZR Ultra: Affordable Toolchanging 3D Printer Set to Disrupt Market

There’s a new toolchanging 3D printer coming soon, the WonderMaker ZR series.

Piocreat Hints at New Pelletizer for 3D Printing Waste Recycling

It seems that Piocreat is about to release a “pelletizer”.

Elegoo Massively Disrupts 3D Printing Market with Centauri Carbon Price

Elegoo has finally released the price of their new Centauri Carbon 3D printer, and it is, well, astonishing.

Nanoe Launches Affordable Zetasinter 4L Furnace, Expanding Access to Metal 3D Printing

Nanoe has released a product that could change metal 3D printing for many users.

Design of the Week: 3D Printed Optical Microscope

This week’s selection is the 3D Printed Optical Microscope by a team of researchers from the Universities of Strathclyde and Glasgow.

Joshua Bird’s Open-Source 4-Axis Printer Eliminates Supports

A very interesting – and inexpensive – 4-axis 3D printer concept has appeared.

GarageBot3D: Profabb’s Foldable 3D Printer Redefines Large-Scale Printing

I saw the most unusual 3D printer at Formnext, the GarageBot3D.

Polymaker’s Innovative CoPE Filament: Affordable, Compatible, and Ready to Disrupt the Market

We had a fascinating visit with Polymaker, and learned of a new, inexpensive material they’re developing, among others.

3D Printing Meets Housing Reform: Kamala Harris’ Vision for Affordable Homeownership

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi explore how Kamala Harris’ housing proposal, combined with 3D printing technology, could redefine affordable homeownership in America.

Rice University Students Develop Affordable Metal 3D Printer Prototype Using Cold-Spray Technology

Students at Rice University have developed an incredibly inexpensive metal 3D printer prototype.

GreenBoy3D Updates Pellet Extrusion Project for Desktop Printers

Kristian Friesen, a.k.a. “GreenBoy3D”, has provided an update on his pellet extruder project.

New MIT Research Lowers Cost Barrier for Mass Spectrometry with 3D Printing

MIT researchers have 3D printed a key component of mass spectrometers that could result in significant change.

4D Printing: Researchers Unlock Potential with Cost-Efficient Shape Memory Resins

Researchers have developed an effective way to 3D print shape memory objects.

Bambu Lab Unveils A1 Desktop 3D Printer: A Larger Counterpart to the A1 mini

Bambu Lab officially announced a new desktop 3D printer, the A1.

Photocentric’s LC Titan: 3D Print Size, Speed, and Cost Redefined

Photocentric is definitely moving into the large-format 3D print space.

Cost-Effective and Speedy 3D Printing: Roboze’s Hypermelt Technology

Roboze’s Hypermelt technology should open many doors for the Italian company.

Discovering Fused Form: Colombian Innovators in Large-Scale 3D Printing

Fused Form is a small company from Colombia that makes a large 3D printer.

Phrozen Unveils Affordable Sonic Mini 8K S for High-Resolution 3D Printing

Phrozen has just announced its newest addition to the Phrozen 8K series, the Sonic Mini 8K S.

Anycubic Releases the Photon Mono 2, an Upgraded Version of the Photon Mono 4K

Anycubic unveiled the new Photon Mono 2 resin 3D printer.

Learn About One Click Metal’s Affordable and Easy-to-Use Metal 3D Printer

I spoke with the folks from One Click Metal and learned quite a bit about their mid-range metal 3D printer.

The HIAM 3D Printing Process

I’m reading about a new and highly unusual 3D printing process, “HIAM”.

Affordable Metal 3D Printing From SinterJet

Sinterjet launched a new and inexpensive metal 3D printing system, the M60.

A Startup Company is 3D Printing Liquid Aluminum

A startup seems to have developed a way to 3D print liquid aluminum.

Hands On With a $189 3D Printer: The Anycubic Kobra Go, Part 3

Our test of the Kobra Go desktop 3D printer concludes with a look at print quality and our final thoughts.

Hands On With a $189 3D Printer: The Anycubic Kobra Go, Part 2

Our test of the Kobra Go desktop 3D printer continues with a look at Setup, calibration and operations.

Hands On With a $189 3D Printer: The Anycubic Kobra Go, Part 1

Just prior to its release, we obtained a Kobra Go 3D printer from Anycubic and gave it a good test.

What Is MatterHackers Doing With the US Navy?

MatterHackers announced a highly unusual arrangement with the US Navy.

Anycubic Announces 3D Printer Under $200, and More

Anycubic announced two new 3D printers, including one that is to be priced at under US$200.

Desktop Metal’s Radical Technology Collision: The S-Max Flex

Desktop Metal announced a very unusual 3D printer: the S-Max Flex.

Hands On With The Anycubic Photon M3 3D Printer, Part 2

Our hands on test of the Anycubic Photon M3 3D printer continues, with a lot at operations, software and final thoughts.

Hands On With The Anycubic Photon M3 3D Printer, Part 1

Somehow we’ve also managed to test yet another device this week, the Anycubic Photon M3 desktop resin 3D printer.

Tupel 3D Adds Powerful, Low Cost Dental 3D Scanner

Tupel 3D added a dental 3D scanner to their Kickstarter offering.

Low Cost Ceramic 3D Printing Method Developed

Researchers have developed a method of inexpensively 3D printing fully solid ceramic structures with complex geometries using FFF technology.

The Tupel 3D Scanner Will Break Financial Barriers

A new tabletop 3D scanner is about to provide outstanding scanning performance at a very low price.

miSHERLOCK: A 3D Printed SARS-CoV-2 Tester

Researchers at Harvard and MIT have developed a 3D printed test device to detect the virus that causes COVID-19.

Xact Metal Makes Copper 3D Printing Inexpensive

Xact Metal has adapted their inexpensive metal 3D printer technology to enable the use of copper material.

iFactory3D Launches Low-Cost Belt 3D Printer

German startup iFactory has now launched their inexpensive belt 3D printer on Kickstarter.

Low-Cost Independent Extruders: The JGMaker Artist-D Launches

The new JGMaker Artist-D desktop 3D printer launches this week, and it is quite a bit different from other low-cost 3D printers.

Yes, There’s Another Microwave-Based 3D Printing Process

When I saw 3DSLA.RU’s unusual microwave-based 3D printer last November at Formnext, I thought it was the only one. I was wrong.

Essentium Introduces High Speed, Low Cost Engineering Materials

Essentium announced a pair of new materials for their high speed 3D printer, and there’s an interesting story behind the move.

Cost Effective 3D Printing Opens Doors For Research

Researchers are now able to procure incredibly powerful 3D printing equipment at lower costs to enable work that was previously impossible.

Lumi Industries Working On High-Rez Micro 3D Printer

We’ve been tipped that Italy-based Lumi Industries is developing a very high resolution, but tiny, resin 3D printer they call the PicoFAB.

The Race To The Bottom: Effects On 3D Printing

With the availability of a functional desktop 3D printer for only US$89, we had some thoughts on what this means and what happens next.

Xact Metal Tunes Up Their Metal 3D Printing Tech

Xact Metal has incorporated several new features into their line of metal 3D printers that should speed up the system significantly, yet keep the price quite low.

Belgian Startup Develops Inexpensive Metal 3D Printing Process

A new revolutionary metal 3D printing process has been developed by a startup that could drop the price of metal 3D printing significantly. We found out how it works.

Surprise! Prusa Announces MINI 3D Printer

Prusa Research announced a brand new desktop 3D printer, the Original Prusa MINI. Its surprisingly low price will enable almost anyone to obtain a quality 3D printer.

A £99 3D Printer? Apparently So

Is a low-cost, actually functional 3D printer possible? It may be so with Makertech 3D’s new Axis 3D printer, which sports many features normally found on higher-priced gear.