3D Printing
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i3D Manufacturing Expands Metal 3D Printing Capacity with Burloak Technologies Acquisition
The Canadian economy may be one of the most difficult to forecast right now. This is largely the result of the fact that the natio...
Legacy Management Still Slows Adoption of 3D Printing in Large Manufacturers
A brief encounter with a manufacturer revealed an ongoing problem in 3D printing. The post Legacy Management Still Slows Adoption ...
Using a Nintendo Switch to Speed Up a 3D Printer
3D printers are almost never fast enough. [Cocoanix] had a Prusa MK3S with this very problem. He found it to be disappointingly te...
Creality Patent Suggests Faster Filament Switching For FFF Printing
A new patent application by Creality describes a way to make filament changes faster in FFF 3D printers. The post Creality Patent ...
Microplastics May Be an Even Bigger Problem Than We Thought
New research adds a troubling new dimension to 3D printing waste: it may be contributing not only to pollution, but also to climat...
Peopoly Unveils $15,000 Giga 800 FGF 3D Printer for Large Pellet Prints
Peopoly is known for its Magneto X, a printer that eschews belts and uses linear motors instead. The company also has a vat polyme...
Researchers Prototype 3D Printed Pediatric Knee Joint
A research paper describes the “Pedi-knee”, a 3D printed prototype of a pediatric knee joint. The post Researchers Prototype 3D P...
Peopoly Launches GIGA 800 FGF 3D Printer With Large-Format Pellet Printing Capability
Peopoly announced the GIGA 800 FGF 3D printer. The post Peopoly Launches GIGA 800 FGF 3D Printer With Large-Format Pellet Printing...
New Resin 3D Printer Can Print In Multiple Materials
I’m looking at a new and upcoming device from Polysynth that claims to be a multimaterial resin 3D printer. The post New Resin 3D ...
From Airflow to ROI: Why Madison Air’s IPO Matters for 3D Printing
Charles R Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi explain how Madison Air’s blockbuster IPO highlights the growing role of 3D printing and e...
Rice Husk Biochar Helps PLA Slide Better
Researchers may have found a useful role for rice husk waste in 3D printing: making PLA parts slide better and wear less. The post...
DeskArtes Releases 3Data Expert Version 16.0 AM Data Preparation Software
Finland’s DeskArtes Oy has released 3Data Expert version 16.0, a comprehensive tool for additive manufacturing (AM) data preparati...