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Prusa Mini Phoenix: Prusa Mini Survives House Fire
A Prusa Mini 3D printer was in a house fire and somehow survived.
Why Standard Print Profiles Are Holding Back Additive Manufacturing
At AMS2025, I heard an interesting angle on print profiles from Dyndrite CEO Harshil Goel.
3Dfindit Introduces Browser Plug-In for Seamless 3D Model Searches
3Dfindit has released a unique tool for finding 3D models.
HEICO and Wencor: A New Era in Spare Parts and 3D Printing for Aviation
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discusses HEICO’s record-breaking sales, strategic Wencor acquisition, and innovative advancements in PMA spare parts and 3D printing within the aviation industry.
3D Printing for Quality Assurance: A Closer Look at Aerospace Component Inspection Protocols
Charles R. Goulding and Warren Buzzell Jr. examine how 3D printing can be leveraged to address some of the recent challenges in aerospace component production.
Top Down, Bottom Up or Middle Out? What’s the Best Way to Model in Inventor?
An Inventor tutorial.
3D Printing Drives MagCAD’s Rise as a Key Player in the Cycling Sector
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss the MagCAD 3DPRINTUK partnership.
The Rise of Reverse Logistics: Charles Trent’s Innovative Auto Deproduction
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi explore the driving factors of the auto de-production model and how 3D printing can enhance this concept.
Solving the Spare Parts Dilemma: Markforged’s Digital Source Solution
Markforged announced an unusual new service called “Digital Source”.
TransDigm Can Take Aerospace 3D Printing to New Heights
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss aerospace industry giant TransDigm and how 3D printing can positively impact the business after a recent acquisition.
EOS North America Launches ‘Can I 3D Print This?’ Service
EOS North America announced today a new service called “Can I 3D Print This?”
Essentium Launches EPOD: A Polymer-to-Part 3D Print Service
Essentium’s in-house 3D print service is up and running.
Heating Up the Future: 3D Printing’s Role in Tackling the 2023 Plumbing Parts Crisis
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi suggest increased use of 3D printing to alleviate a plumbing parts shortage.
CADENAS Updates 3DFindIt
CADENAS has provided big updates to their online part-finding service 3DFindIt, and at the same time is to migrate users off of PARTcommunity.
BorgWarner’s 3D Printed Auto Parts Production
Charles R. Goulding reviews BorgWarner’s forays into 3D print technology.
Supply Chain Woes? 3D Printers Could Save the Day
Additive manufacturing has increased its ROI by becoming a go-to work-around for supply chain challenges.
Australia’s Blackhawk Helicopter Purchase and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine how the U.S. military is using digital twins for helicopter development.
The Australian Submarine Contract and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how 3D printing could play a role in a major submarine deal.
3D Printing and Garage Makeovers
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how 3D printing should become a key feature in residential garage conversions.
Exploring Walmart’s Suspicious 3D Print Market
In the course of doing some online 3D print shopping, I discovered a very large vendor: Walmart!
Three Reasons To Be Thankful For 3D Printing Against COVID-19
COVID-19 has been a substantial part of our lives for the majority of this year and we’re very thankful for all of the innovators who took the initiative to help alleviate the impact of this pandemic.
How To Coordinate COVID-19 Parts Production
A group in Huntsville, Alabama has developed a sophisticated system for collecting, cleaning and distributing emergency medical equipment 3D printed by individual supporters.
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.
The Lost Art of Naming a Part
When a part is developed, what should it be called? We have some ideas for naming parts you may not have considered.
Volkswagen Shows Viability of Metal Additive Manufacturing in Automotive
Last year Volkswagen selected HP Metal Jet for the high volume manufacturing of production-grade metal parts, as the foundation for its strategy to industrialize additive manufacturing with a multi-year design and production roadmap.
We Will Never 3D Print A Car; We Will 3D Print Car Parts
The application of multiple 3D printing processes to help build parts for a concept electric vehicle hints at how future automobiles might be 3D printed.
3D Printed Parts with 60% Continuous Carbon Fiber?
Is it possible to 3D print parts made from 60% continuous carbon fiber? There is, and we learned how it is done.
The Challenge of Finding 3D Printer Resellers
There are many kinds of equipment resellers, but some are not appropriate for 3D printing [Source: Fabbaloo]
3YOURMIND Receives €1.3M Investment For Machine Learning – But For What?
What is 3YOURMIND doing with €1.3M Investment? They say they will increase machine learning in their services, but for what? We have some speculation.
Getting Your Bearings with 3D Printing
Charles Goulding and Tyler Gianchetta of R&D Tax Savers discuss the impact of 3D printing on bearings production.
3D Printing for Maritime and O&G Spare Parts
Additive manufacturing and digital inventory solutions are impacting oil and gas, and maritime operations with a new joint industry project (JIP).
Where Do You Find Spare 3D Printer Parts?
3D printers are inherently full of moving parts, and thus they tend to break. Then what?
Ivaldi Group Validates 3D Printing Concept with Huge Client
Startup company Ivaldi Group announced a partnership with a new, large client that could prove their 3D printing concept works.
Who’s 3D Printing Those Unavailable Replacement Parts Now?
A report suggests that Daimler is now 3D printing replacement metal parts for some of their obsolete models.
The Practicality of 3D Printing Your Own Spare Parts
One of the simple memes revolving around desktop 3D printers is the notion of producing your own spare parts, Is this really feasible?
The J750 3D Printer is Amazing, But Where Can You Actually Use One?
A few months ago, Stratasys announced one of the most powerful 3D printers ever, the J750. But how can you actually use one?
3Discovered Offers Secret of Eternal Life for Spare Parts with 3D Printing
In the 3D printing industry, nothing may be more wasteful than an idle 3D printer, particularly when it comes to industrial systems that can cost tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
3Diligent’s Professional 3D Print Service Service
We’re checking out 3Diligent, a service that helps connect industry to professional 3D part printing services.