Education
Bambu Lab Announces Integration with Polar Cloud for Classroom 3D Printing
This week, Bambu Lab announced a new integration with Polar3D, the Cincinnati, Ohio-based creator of the Polar Cloud platform. This educational fleet management system enables schools and districts to more…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 13, 2025: Automated Post-Processing, Stratospheric Probe, & More
In this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re first sharing about a case study from PostProcess Technologies about optimizing post-print workflows at J.W. Speaker. AM Solutions’s post-processing technology was used…
3D Printing News Briefs, August 13, 2025: Public Utility, Rocket Engine, Brains, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, AML3D’s large-scale metal 3D printing system is now online at the largest public utility in the U.S. Moving on, Bright Laser Technologies is 3D…
From Rust Belt to AM Hub: YBI and America Makes Are Rebuilding U.S. Manufacturing
In the shadow of shuttered steel mills, Youngstown, Ohio, is becoming a hub to try new technologies for a new wave of manufacturing growth in America. Thanks to the Youngstown…
Kickstarter Release: New SALTGATOR Desktop Injection Molding Machine is Optimized for 3D Printed Molds
As the latest generations of industrial-grade advanced manufacturing equipment continue to grow in popularity, availability, and affordability, you might expect that the marketplace for desktop machinery would start to stagnate….
3D Printing News Briefs, July 16, 2025: Patents, Pure Copper, K-12 Education, & More
We’re starting with patent news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as PostProcess Technologies has reached an exciting milestone of 50 patents granted! Moving on to 3D printers, Fraunhofer IFAM…
Making 3D Printing Personal: How Faraz Faruqi Is Rethinking Digital Design at MIT CSAIL
What if your 3D printer could think more like an intelligent assistant, able to reason through a design idea, ask questions, and deliver something that works exactly the way the…
Inside The Barnes Global Advisors’ Vision for a Stronger AM Ecosystem
As additive manufacturing (AM) continues to revolutionize the industrial landscape, Pittsburgh-based consultancy The Barnes Global Advisors (TBGA) is helping shape what that future looks like. As the largest independent AM…
Teen Developed Desktop 3D Printing Extruder
Inexpensive desktop 3D printing extrusion has always been an impactful potential ally to 3D Printing users. Filabot and 3Devo have been trying to make this a reality for years, with…
Reimagining Manufacturing: 3D Printing Poised to Play a Big Role in MIT’s Initiative for New Manufacturing
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently launched a major new program called the Initiative for New Manufacturing (INM), “an Institute-wide effort” that will harness all the university’s capacity for…
3D Printing News Briefs, May 21, 2025: Medical Training Models, Connectors, Makerspace, & More
We’re starting with research and medical in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as a research team from Caltech is using sound to 3D print deep inside living tissue, and rural…
MakerBot Gives Students a Head Start with 3D Printing
MakerBot is launching the MakerBot Gives Back Initiative, an ambitious pledge to donate $500,000 worth of 3D printing resources to schools, educators, and students in 2025. The goal is to…
Automation Alley Lays the Infrastructure for Distributed Manufacturing in Michigan and Beyond
For over 25 years, Automation Alley has been at the forefront of Michigan’s technological evolution, helping to reposition the state from its Rust Belt reputation to a modern hub of…
3D Printing News Briefs, March 1, 2025: Post-Processing, HP Metal Jet, & More
It’s all business in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs! The first ENESKApostprocess system in the U.K. has been sold, and INDO-MIM is set to install five more HP Metal Jet…
Siemens & University of Michigan Offer Free Online Metal 3D Printing Course
Siemens Digital Industries Software and the University of Michigan (U-M) Center for Academic Innovation have developed a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) titled Introduction to 3D Printing with Metals. Taught…
Generative CAD Services on Empowering Education in Africa via 3D Printing
Chukwubuikem Felix Amaefule is the founder and CEO of Generative CAD Services Limited, a leading product development and digital manufacturing company in Africa, currently based in Nigeria. Generative CAD Services…
Boston’s Additive Edge: MIT’s MechE Forges the Future of Manufacturing
MIT‘s Department of Mechanical Engineering (MechE) is more than an academic hub, it’s a launchpad for the next generation of engineers and the industries that rely on them. MechE is…
3D Printing News Briefs, December 21, 2024: Safety, Racing, Wind Turbines, & More
We’re talking about safety certification first in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to applications in racing and wind turbines. We’ll finish with a story about 3D…
3DPOD 231: Incubating AM with Sascha Schwarz, CTO of TUM Venture Labs
Sascha Schwarz is a researcher dedicated to aiding his university, Technical University of Munich (TUM), to foster innovation as CTO of TUM Venture Labs. In this episode of the 3DPOD,…
America Makes’ AMJobs Platform Opens Doors to 3D Printing Careers—and it’s Free
With AMJobs, America Makes just rolled out a game-changer: a new, free digital tool that opens doors to careers in additive manufacturing (AM), designed for anyone across the U.S. ready…
New Leadership Takes the Helm at Alabama’s AMIIC Innovation Hub
After two decades of military service, including combat tours in Iraq, U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel John Schmitt knows a lot about handling tough challenges—both on the battlefield and in the…
UltiMaker Introduces Sketch Sprint 3D Printer: Fast, Safe, and Ready for Classrooms
UltiMaker introduced its latest 3D printer, the MakerBot Sketch Sprint, specifically designed to boost the use of the technology in classrooms. This new printer improves speed, safety, and ease of…
3DPOD 220: Enabling AM with Fabian Alefeld, EOS Additive Minds
Fabian Alefeld is a Senior Manager at EOS‘s Additive Minds. One of his day-to-day responsibilities is overseeing EOS Academy, which focuses on educating people about 3D printing. In our conversation,…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 12, 2024: Scholarships, Pool Maintenance, Shoes, & More
In 3D Printing News Briefs today, four graduate students received $10,000 scholarships from ASTM International, and 3DPRINTUK announced the first commercial launch of the Stratasys SAF printer in the UK….
