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The Transition From Injection Molding To 3D Printing Is Underway

There’s always been a divide between the world of part production and the world of prototyping, but in recent times the gap between them is closing.

Peopoly Launches Phenom Forge 3D Printer

Peopoly announced a new, large resin 3D printer the “Phenom Forge” targeted at low volume production environments.

Design of the Week: The Wavy Lamp

This week’s selection is the Wavy Lamp by Wooj Design.

Evolve Additive’s STEP AM System Ships

Evolve Additive’s First STEP AM System Ships

Startup AM company Evolve Additive has now shipped its first commercial STEP system.

New 3D Printed Food Application: Custom Designed Plating

New 3D Printed Food Application: Custom Designed Plating

A chef has realized another way to apply 3D print technology: plating.

Is 3D Printing Truly Viable for Manufacturing?

Is 3D Printing Truly Viable for Manufacturing?

While additive companies have been touting the capabilities of 3D printing in manufacturing, can it really compare to true manufacturing?

Desktop Metal’s Shop System Is Out In The World

Desktop Metal’s Shop System Is Out In The World

Desktop Metal’s mid-volume metal 3D printing offering, the Shop System, is now shipping globally.

Coming Soon: Scalable Garage 3D Printing

Coming Soon: Scalable Garage 3D Printing

I had a thought about how belt 3D printing might play out in the future.

Published October 30, 2020
Categorized as Ideas Tagged belt, creality, low volume, production, scalable
The Economics Of Low Volume Manufacturing With Belt 3D Printers

The Economics Of Low-Volume Manufacturing With Belt 3D Printers

The world is about to see a deluge of belt 3D printers but can they be economically used for low-volume manufacturing?

Published October 26, 2020
Categorized as Ideas Tagged belt, creality, economics, low volume, manufacturing

Aftermarket Parts: Another 3D Printing Niche?

Could aftermarket parts be a niche application for 3D printing? I think it has huge potential.

Published June 19, 2020
Categorized as Ideas Tagged aftermarket, automotive, low volume, market, metal, production

Exploring Ricoh’s3D Print Instant Quote System

We gave Ricoh’s new instant quote option for their 3D print services a test and were quite surprised with the result.

Published January 28, 2020
Categorized as Service Tagged hss, low volume, manufacturing, mjf, printing, ricoh, sls

Four Reasons Why Zortrax Announced 3D Print Services

Zortrax unexpectedly announced a new 3D print service. We have several ideas why the 3D printer manufacturer turned to this unusual strategy.

Published January 24, 2020
Categorized as Service Tagged ideas, low volume, printing, strategy, zortrax

The Slow Transformation of Shapeways

Shapeways has been gradually transforming their business from what they were to something quite different.

Published January 22, 2020
Categorized as Corporate Tagged consumer, industrial, low volume, professional, service, shapeways, strategy

Attention Metal Workshops: Desktop Metal’s New Shop System Announced

Desktop Metal announced a new low-cost binder jet metal 3D printer for metal workshops, including high resolution capability and integrated end-to-end part production.

Published November 19, 2019
Categorized as printer Tagged binder jet, desktop metal, low volume, manufacturing, metal, powder, shop, workshop

Is Traditional Manufacturing Feeling The Heat From Additive Manufacturing?

Traditional manufacturing is a well understood major global industry. But will it be replaced by additive manufacturing? We do some analysis.

Published September 16, 2019
Categorized as Ideas Tagged economics, high volume, injection molding, low volume, manufacturing, prediction

FORECAST 3D Increases Investment in HP 3D Print Technology

Why does FORECAST 3D have so many HP MJF 3D printers? There is a very good reason, and it has to do with volume production capacity.

Published August 27, 2019
Categorized as Service Tagged forecast 3D, hp, low volume, mjf, printing, volume

Nanofabrica Claims Low-Volume Micro-Manufacturing Capability

Looking to manufacture very tiny parts? Nanofabrica has a 3D printing system using DLP that can produce objects with incredibly small resolution of 1.9 microns.

Published July 18, 2019
Categorized as printer Tagged $Low Volume Micro-Manufacturing, dlp, low volume, manufacturing, microscopic, nanofabrica, resin

Have You Considered Your 3D Printer’s Longevity?

3D printer longevity.

Published June 15, 2019
Categorized as Ideas Tagged $3D printer longevity, felix, longevity, low volume, makerbot, production, professional

3DQue: The Correct Way For Low-Volume 3D Print Production?

This week we are going to see for the first time 3DQue’s revolutionary way to implement low-volume production using 3D printing.

Published May 20, 2019
Categorized as printer Tagged 3dque, array, low volume, production

Funding Makerspaces With 3D Printing?

Engineers from Michigan Technological University and re:3D propose funding makerspaces and FabLabs through 3D printing of commercial objects, but I have some serious concerns about the concept’s viability.

Published April 14, 2019
Categorized as research Tagged fablab, gigabot, low volume, makerspace, production, re3d

3D Printing Surveys Are Important!

Raise3D has launched a manufacturing survey to assist in their future strategies.

Published April 12, 2019
Categorized as research Tagged factory, low volume, manufacturing, production, raise3D

The Best Pellet 3D Printer? Pollen Is On To Something Big

I’m looking at a pair of very unusual 3D printers from Pollen.

Published April 4, 2019
Categorized as printer Tagged @pollenam, low volume, metal, mim, pellets, plastic, pollen, production

MakerFleet’s Online 3D Printing Farm Concept

Today we’re looking at a new entrant to the low-volume manufacturing space, MakerFleet.

Published November 30, 2018
Categorized as interview, Service Tagged low volume, makerfleet, manufacturing, printing
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