3D Printers
Formalloy Releases Latest Metal 3D Printing System: L-Series Machine with Blue Wavelength Laser Technology
Metal 3D printing company Formalloy, established last January in sunny San Diego, has been keeping very busy. In addition to developing and then showcasing its flagship A222 3D printer, which uses Formalloy’s patented laser metal deposition (LMD) technology, at...
Sharebot and miniFactory to Introduce New 3D Printers at TCT Show
3D printing tradeshows are always exciting, and so are the days leading up to them, as that’s when news of the new products that will be unveiled starts to come out. 3DPrint.com will be attending the TCT Show in Birmingham, UK next week, and there’s going...
What Makes the Zortrax M200 3D Printer So Popular?
Four times a year, 3D Hubs releases a 3D Printing Trends report detailing the most popular 3D printers and materials among 3D Hubs community members. The 3D Hubs community is a good microcosm of the 3D printing world as a whole, and these reports are excellent looks...
3D Printing News Briefs: September 19, 2017
We’re going to start off with a little business news in today’s edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, then move right along to a new competition, a little education, and some products that have been, or will soon be, on display at tradeshow events. Module...
Digital Metal Announces Commercial Availability of Its High-Precision Metal 3D Printer
The Höganäs Group has been around for a long time, having been established as a coal mining company in 1797. Since then, the company has gone on to become a global leader in metal powder production – an area that has naturally led to additive manufacturing for...
T3D's Mobile Phone-Activated SLA 3D Printer is Only $169 on Kickstarter
T3D is a startup spin-off from National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST). In 2008 (priority in 2003), NTUST granted a US7320946B2 patent to use DLP for SLA 3D printer. Since 2012, the mobile phone is employed as the light source to cure the specific...
3D Printing Business: Inside HP Inc.
Silicon Valley, home to all things technology, had its beginnings in a humble garage from which arose one of the best-known names in the digitized 21st century. Standing where Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard developed not only technology but a company that would become...
Sinterit’s Lisa SLS Desktop 3D Printer Becomes Even More Accessible with Price Break
When Michał Grzymała-Moszczyński, co-founder of Sinterit, began working with FFF 3D printers four years ago, he found there were still many limitations. Once he and the rest of the Sinterit team (notably, ex-Google employees) discovered selective laser sintering (SLS)...
EOS Introduces Semi-Automated Powder Handling System for Metal 3D Printing
3D printing is capable of amazing things, and overall it’s considered a safer technology than many other manufacturing methods. It’s not without its risk factors, though – particularly metal 3D printing. Operators of metal 3D printers have to take...
Sprybuild Introduces New Fast, High-Resolution DLP 3D Printing Method
It’s fascinating how many variations there are on 3D printing. There are the main types of 3D printing technology, such as FFF, SLA and SLS, and then there are the variations on those, developed by companies aiming to change the 3D printing industry with fresh...
Comparison of Metal 3D Printing -- Part Three: Inkjet
Metal 3D printing is a burgeoning area at the moment. Many companies are investing in metal 3D printing systems and the market is growing quickly. There are a number of different metal 3D printing technologies out there. You can find the previous parts of this series...
3D Printing Business: Inside Forecast 3D
Carlsbad, California-based Forecast 3D recently made a major investment, bringing in a full dozen HP Jet Fusion 3D printers this summer to form the foundation of its newly-created 3D Manufacturing Center. Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing technology is at the heart of the...
The Rapid Evolution of Glass 3D Printing
If you’ve ever seen a glass-blowing demonstration, you’ve probably marveled at what a delicate process it is. The practice is an ancient one, and it’s remained a much-loved art form, even though most glass products are manufactured using machinery...
Tough 3D Printing Puts Outdoorsy Spin on Rugged Icon Wheelchairs
Today, it often seems like anything should be possible with the advanced technology so many researchers, inventors, and designers have at their fingertips. And many innovations are allowing the disabled to add to their quality of life—including those who rely on...
OESH Shoes Receives NSF Small Business Grant to Finish Development of Pellet-Based 3D Printing Process
Make room, Wiivv and Feetz, as OESH Shoes joins you in the increasingly-busy 3D printed footwear arena. The Charlottsville, Virginia-based company is a subsidiary of JKM Technologies, LLC, and was founded by physician, scientist, and engineer Dr. Casey Kerrigan, with...
Nano Dimension Goes Industrial with Electronics 3D Printing, Unveiling the DragonFly 2020 Pro 3D Printer
Israel-based Nano Dimension has been working at the forefront of efforts in 3D printing in electronics applications, paving the way with their unique DragonFly 2020 3D printer, a desktop machine with which we have become quite familiar ahead of its full commercial...
Draper Offers Far-Reaching Potential for 3D Printed Electronics with New Sprayable Metal Ink
3D printing continues to forge ahead via thousands of innovators around the globe. Affecting nearly every industry possible, today we see a wide range of hardware, software, and materials being used as the technology continues to hit the mainstream with its own...
How Close Are We to Full Color 3D Printing?
Full color 3D printing is the holy grail of 3D printing. To be able to 3D print an object in any color whatsoever with clear definition and no bleed would really make prototyping with 3D printing more valuable. If prototypes coming off the printer would look almost...
German RepRap Adds New Features, Releases Fourth-Generation X400 3D Printer
Founded in 2010, German RepRap has established a serious reputation as a developer of filament and 3D printing software, as well as that of a 3D printer manufacturer. The Munich-based company was the first to offer the RepRap style industrial 3D printer to the world,...
Titan Robotics Brings Large-Format 3D Printing to West Africa
Lagos, Nigeria, a place not commonly known for 3D printing, just got a huge innovation boost at one of the largest foundries in West Africa — Nigerian Foundries Limited. Clay Guillory, Founder and CEO of Colorado-based Titan Robotics, traveled to Nigeria this...
3D Printing News Briefs: September 8, 2017
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re talking about some exciting new centers opening up that specialize in 3D printing technology, an additive manufacturing course and a little medical news, and some interesting 3D printed objects. Thales is creating...
3D Printing: Inside MIT
It’s almost impossible to discuss advances in 3D printing today, particularly in Boston, without mention of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as the school not only produces well-educated engineers but also delves deep itself into additive...
voxeljet Introduces New Production-Level 3D Printing Process: High Speed Sintering
3D printer manufacturer voxeljet has already built a reputation for giant, high-speed 3D printers. So far, their printers have been used mostly for tooling and pattern making applications, but now the company is about to enter the growing ranks of 3D printer...
3D Printing Business: Inside Markforged
Boston, Massachusetts is coming into its own as a hub of advanced technologies, championed by an expanding array of strong businesses and fed into through a wealth of prestigious local institutions of higher education. 3D printing is, unsurprisingly, thriving in such...
3D Printed Food: Easy as Pie?
3D printed food has caught chefs’, journalists’ and the general public’s attention for a number of years now. There is however a lot of disinformation around the subject as well as confusion. To help clear that up a bit we’re going to be looking at...
