3D Printers

Maker Dzingof was doing tonnes of electroplating of desktop and other 3D prints years ago with his Metalizzr project. I’ve been playing, a lot less successfully, with electroplated 3D prints…

3D Systems NextDent is expanding its denture jetting portfolio. The company is adding three new shades of gum tones. That will let the solution look more natural on more patients….

Chinese 3D printer maker Bambu Lab reported strong results for 2025, showing that the company’s push into community and small-business 3D printing is working. The numbers suggest consumer 3D printing…

The additive manufacturing sector has undergone a period of “creative destruction” over the past months, moving beyond a “growth at all costs” mentality into an era of consolidation and strategic…

StoneFlower 3D has launched a new 3D printer designed for laboratory-scale research and development with concrete, mortars, clays, and other advanced mineral materials. The system is intended for researchers, designers,…

The annual Military Additive Manufacturing Summit & Technology Showcase (MILAM 2026) once again brought together the defense sector’s top technologists, military leaders, and additive manufacturing (AM) innovators for three days…

Alastair Jennings has been reviewing cameras for a very long time. A chance digression led him to review one of the first RepRap 3D printers. Since then, Alastair has reviewed…

Last year, on stage at AM Strategies, the argument was simple: additive manufacturing had to stop chasing elegance and start chasing economics. The 3D printing community had spent decades refining…

Nikon SLM Solutions has sold a second NXG 600E to HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding unit. This machine will be used to print in NiAlBr, Nickel Aluminum Bronze. The printer will…

We’re starting with two new America Makes Project Calls in this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, followed by a 3D printer purchase and a distribution agreement. We’ll finish with AM…

We’re kicking off 3D Printing News Briefs with some news from last week’s Shot Show in Las Vegas, and then moving on to new 3D printing systems. We’ll end with…

If you walked the floor of any major additive manufacturing expo in 2025 — as a buyer, engineer, or exhibitor — the buzz was unmistakable. It wasn’t just hype; it…

The trajectory of reshoring under President Trump has been largely a mixed bag so far. While tariffs still seem to be doing more harm than good to the U.S. domestic…

In this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll start with government funding news from IperionX. Then, a German contract manufacturer has acquired its 6th and 7th Lithoz ceramic 3D printers….

Disclosure: With Formlabs permission I was able to sell my 4L and use that to help with the purchase of the Fuse 1+ and Fuse Sift. Aside from allowing me…

‘Pharmaceutical compounding’ refers to the practice of customizing medications to fit patients’ specific needs, in cases where the relevant drugs on the market aren’t suitable. The standard pharmaceuticals on the…

Everything that the U.S. Army has been doing with additive manufacturing (AM) over the last year or so suggests that the branch is getting serious about deployable production systems. One…

Las Vegas was the place to be last week for those interested in the latest gadgets and innovative technology solutions. This year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) welcomed over 4,000 exhibitors to…

The material extrusion market has seen titanic shifts over the past few years. A new bevvy of low-cost 3D printers have turned to software and sensors to make reliable high-speed…

Las Vegas’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026 is officially in session (January 6-9). As desktop 3D printers are arguably as important to the additive manufacturing (AM) industry today as at…

The rise of high-speed, reliable desktop Material Extrusion and Vat Polymerization systems by Creality, Bambu, Elegoo, and Prusa Research, the onward march of Formlabs in Pro LPBF and VP, as…

As Vanesa Listek wrote, last year was a major turning point for additive manufacturing (AM), as the industry is working to sort itself out. Customers want proven use cases and…

In this Christmas Eve edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re sharing joy and good news, starting with Nanoscribe’s exciting machine milestone! Moving on, New York’s governor is investing $32…

We’re starting this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs with news from Mears Machine and Exentis Group about large orders they’ve delivered and received. Then, a student at Kennesaw State University…