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Desalination, Innovation and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how 3D printing can assist in growing desalinization deployments.
IMTS 2022 – This Year’s Additive Manufacturing Destination
The International Manufacturing Technology Show, IMTS, has become a primary AM destination.
AMT Looking To Develop Smart Metal AM Post Processing Capability
AMT is secretly working on metal post processing equipment.
Inkbit’s Unusual 3D Production System
We were able to take a closer look at Inkbit’s new 3D print production system.
3D Printed Materials in Cleanrooms
Charles R. Goulding and Julia Wallace look at the possibilities of using 3D printed parts in clean room environments.
Hands On With The Pantheon HS3 High Speed 3D Printer, Part 1
We’ve just finished testing the Pantheon HS3, and wow, what a 3D printer!
GKN Additive’s John Dulchinos: How Do AM Service Providers Fit?
I had a chat with GKN Additive’s brand new President, John Dulchinos, to find out his thoughts on additive manufacturing.
Managing Inflation in the 3D Printing Industry
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at ways 3D printing could be used to offset inflationary factors.
A Metal 3D Printer For Shoe Printing?
I saw a huge metal 3D printer that apparently only prints shoes.
Stanley Black & Decker and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how Stanley Black & Decker have made use of Desktop Metal’s new 3D print technology.
3D Printed Cars… It’s Happening
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at recent progress in 3D printing automobiles.
Mosaic Manufacturing’s E-Twill is a Game Changer
Hidden at the back of their Rapid+TCT booth, Mosaic Manufacturing displayed an amazing 3D print technology.
Drone Wars and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding & Harry Foxman consider potential use of 3D print technology for military drone manufacturing.
L’Oréal Leads Beauty Industry Makeover with 3D Printing
Charles Goulding and Andressa Bonafe examine the incredible and growing use of 3D printing at beauty giant L’Oréal.
What Does An AM Market of US$89B Mean?
Two recent forecasts indicate the global additive manufacturing market will grow to record levels.
Electric Lawn Mowers and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi believe lawn mower manufacturers should use more 3D print technology.
Hybrid NFT/Physical Goods and 3D Printing
Charles Goulding & Andressa Bonafe examine how NFTs could make considerable use of 3D printing.
3D Printed Digital Inventory Gets Real in Oil & Gas
News from Spare Parts 3D reveals interesting results from a digital inventory move.
KB Home Supply Chain and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Ryan Donley notice a mainstream publication directly suggest use of 3D printing for industry.
Large UK Defense Budget and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding looks at recent defense spending changes in the UK and how that may affect use of 3D printing.
Siemens to Advance Industrialized AM
The company recently opened its CATCH facility in efforts to streamline industrial additive manufacturing.
Nearshoring e Impresión 3D: Una Combinación Prometedora Para La Economía Mexicana
Charles R. Goulding y Andressa Bonafe examinan los últimos desarrollos en la fabricación aditiva en México.
Nearshoring and 3D Printing: a Promising Combination for the Mexican Economy
Charles R. Goulding and Andressa Bonafe examine the latest developments in additive manufacturing in Mexico.
Replique’s New Network Optimizes Materials For Clients
Replique announced a new partner network for authorized materials that is a bit different.
What Honda & Sony’s Electric Vehicle Partnership Means for 3D Printing Technology
Charles Goulding and Warren Buzzell Jr. look at the recent partnership between Sony and Honda, and see what effect this may have on 3D printing activity.
Denmark: Defense Budget Increases and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding & Ryan Donley look at Denmark’s increased use of 3D printing in the military sector.
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.
The Massivit 10000 3D Printer Launches
Massivit announced the official launch of a their biggest machine: the huge Massivit 10000 3D printer.
Germany: Defense Industry Revival and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding & Ryan Donley examine the recent change in defense strategy in Germany.
Siemens Has Some New 3D Print Partnerships
A pattern emerged recently where it seems that German industrial giant Siemens has partnered with at least two more 3D print companies.
3D Systems Announces SLA 750 3D Printers
3D Systems announced a new series of industrial 3D printers, the SLA 750.
150 ATV Retailers vs Polaris and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding & Ryan Donley look at the supply chain challenges of Polaris, and how 3D printing could help.
HP Developing Precious Metal 3D Printing
HP announced a partnership with Legor to enable 3D printing of precious metals, including gold and silver.
Mantle Demonstrates Metal Paste Capabilities
Mantle has performed several projects to demonstrate the viability of their unusual paste 3D printing system.
3D Printing and the Overhead Garage Door Shortage
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi propose a 3D printing solution to the garage door supply chain problem.
What Is Helio Additive All About?
We’ve learned a lot more about Helio Additive, a new startup company.
Titanium For Additive Manufacturing At Risk
There may be big challenges ahead for metal 3D printing.
KKR/Raleigh Bike Acquisition and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at use of 3D printing in the bicycle industry.
Prusa’s XL Manufacturing Challenges Detailed
Prusa Research provided a very detailed update on their XL 3D printer development.
Nexa3D Partners With Addifab on 3D Printed Injection Molding
Nexa3D announced a very interesting partnership with Addifab that should supercharge the injection molding industry.
Another 3D Printed Consumer Product: Osprey Packs
Carbon’s DLS 3D printing technology has made its way into another front-line consumer product.
Epson Announces New 3D Printer
Epson announced a new 3D printer with an unusual extrusion mechanism.
The U.S. Army and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how 3D printing technology has affected military supply chains.
Why Is Aurora Labs Pursuing Aerospace Standards?
After a long period of silence, Aurora Labs announced they have launched a project to attempt to meet certain aerospace manufacturing standards.
BCN3D’s New VLM Process Could Change Resin 3D Printing
BCN3D announced an entirely new 3D printing process using resin, Viscous Lithography Manufacturing, or “VLM”.
Desktop Metal Ships First Production System
Desktop Metal announced the first shipment of their Production system to a client, opening the door for significant changes.
Seurat Explains More About “Area Printing”
Seurat published a page explaining much more about their fascinating new “Area Printing” concept.
Planning Your Automation Project
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi explain how their clients have tackled manufacturing automation.
Atomic Level 3D Printing Under Development
Funding has been provided to researchers working on an “atomic” 3D printer for producing solar cells.
SmartZavod Tackles Fully Automated Multimaterial Manufacturing
A German-Ukrainian startup has developed a new system for not only 3D printing, but multifunction manufacturing.
Implications Of Scrona’s New Printhead
AM Ventures announced an investment in startup Scrona AG. But what’s so important about this company?
Findings From MakerBot’s Latest Industry Survey
MakerBot released their annual “State of 3D Printing” report and as usual it includes some interesting statistics.
OECHSLER is 3D Printing The Way Manufacturers Should
There are many companies now using additive manufacturing approaches, but OECHSLER seems to be doing so successfully by leveraging all the benefits.
Additive Manufacturing: We’re Doing It All Wrong
A chat with Essentium CEO Blake Teipel revealed something rather interesting about the additive manufacturing industry.
AM Ventures Adds Materials Startup
AM Ventures announced yet another AM startup in their portfolio: Headmade Materials.
Authentise Acquires Elements
Authentise acquired Elements, a company providing easy access to manufacturing management services.
The Five Great Challenges Additive Manufacturing Must Overcome
What are the remaining barriers to mass use of additive manufacturing?
Pedego, Cycling, and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at the challenge and opportunities facing bicycle manufacturers.
Restructuring Asian Toy Supply Chains
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi suggest more use of 3D printing for toy manufacturing could be considered.
Could This Be The Second Biggest 3D Print Farm In The World?
A chat with John Olhoft of FAME 3D revealed something interesting: they operate a truly massive 3D print farm.
Polymaker and AMESOS To Develop High-Speed FFF 3D Printing Process
This week Polymaker announced a partnership with AMESOS to developed what they call “FFF 2.0”, a high speed 3D printing process and associated 3D printer.
Carbon’s New M3 3D Printers
Carbon announced a two new DLS 3D printers, the M3 and M3 Max.
EOS Launches Manufacturing Network
EOS launched their own manufacturing network this week.
Do You Know These 3D Printed Lattice Applications?
A new research paper investigates the rather long list of applications for 3D printed lattices.
Eight 3D Print Companies On The Move
I follow many 3D printing companies, but there are a few on which I’m keeping a close watch.
Robots, Automation, and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi predict areas of interest for 3D printing based on the recent CES event.
Metal AM At Scale: Seurat Secures Funding
Seurat announced a major funding round for their incredible metal 3D printing technology. We found out a lot more about their incredible Area Printing process.
3DQue’s Manufacturing Ambitions Coming True
I spoke with 3DQue representatives to find out the latest on their unusual 3D printing technology.
Growth of Liquefied Natural Gas Markets
Charles R. Goulding and Joseph Castine examine how advanced 3D printed compressors could change shipping.
Zara Management Developments and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi suggest ZARA should do a lot more 3D printing.
Ford’s Investment in Rivian and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Randall Rothbort examine how Rivian’s use of 3D printing may influence other manufacturers, like Ford.
Sinterit Partners With Forward AM
Sinterit announced a partnership with Forward AM, the AM unit of BASF.
Flexible OLED Display 3D Printed
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed an unusual process to 3D print a prototype OLED display that’s actually flexible.
COVID-19 Funding for the Manufacturing Extension Partnerships and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine how new U.S. government funding may affect use of 3D printing.
A Closer Look at Smart3D’s MACRO Manufacturing System
I had a look at Smart3D’s manufacturing system, the MACRO, which offers both regular and high temperature additive manufacturing options.
Lippert, the Boat and RV Replacement Parts Business, and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how Lippert Components is using 3D printing.
Looking Back at 3D Print Trends in 2021
The year 2021 has ended, and it’s time to look back to see what happened in 3D printing and Additive Manufacturing.
3D Printing Implications of the Johnson & Johnson Split
Charles R. Goulding and Arianna Coger look at how 3D technology usage could increase at J&J.
Desktop Metal Certifies Copper Material
Desktop Metal announced the qualification of a pure copper material for their Production system.
What’s Behind Azul 3D’s LAKE 3D Printer?
Azul 3D is one of the latest 3D print companies to appear on the scene, and we spoke to the company’s Chief Revenue Officer, Tuan Tranpham, to find out more.
Book of the Week: Design for Manufacturability
This week’s selection is “Design for Manufacturability: How to Use Concurrent Engineering to Rapidly Develop Low-Cost, High-Quality Products for Lean Production” by David M. Anderson.
Westminster Tool: A Case Study in 3D Printing Innovation for Molding and Tooling
Charles R. Goulding and Randall Rothbort look at how a manufacturer entered the world of metal 3D printing.
Stratasys On Their Future Manufacturing Market
I spoke with Stratasys’ Andy Langfeld to learn more about the company’s strategy to move toward manufacturing.
Airbus and 3D Printing Market Share Opportunities
Charles R. Goulding and Joseph Castine look at how leasing moves could affect the production of 3D printed aviation parts.
Ford Blue Oval EV Plant and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Randall Rothbort look at how 3D printing technology could fit within several initiatives to set up major EV manufacturing centers.
Production 3D Printing Implies New Software Features
With the shift towards production from prototyping, 3D print software needs to follow a similar trajectory.
Kumovis Announces New Medical 3D Printing Workflow
Kumovis announced a new workflow for the production of certified medical products.
Why Carbon Unleashed Their Lattice Tools On The 3D World
I spoke with Phil DeSimone to find our more about Carbon’s recent decision to make their sophisticated lattice generation tool available to everyone.
Why 3D Printing Needs To Meet Machine Learning
Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing countless industries, and its machine learning capabilities are capable of transforming additive manufacturing as well.
3DGence Announces New Line of Metal 3D Printers
3DGence announced the “ELEMENT” series of metal 3D printers to accompany their INDUSTRY thermoplastic series.
Levi Strauss, the Supply Chain, and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Harry Foxman look at how the pandemic could encourage fashion makers to use more 3D printing technology.
DyeMansion’s New Black Line
Dyemansion introduced a new “Black Line” for 3D print coloring.
BigRep Updates Flagship 3D Printers
BigRep announced new versions of their flagship 3D printers, the BigRep ONE and BigRep Pro.
Essentium Survey Shows “Additive Manufacturing Is Here To Stay”
Results of a new industry survey were released by Essentium, and they show a very strong trend towards AM.