Post-processing
Automated Fill Print: An Obviously Better Way to 3D Print
I’m not saying that I invented this or that I’m the first to try this. For many years, people have been filling the infill patterns of material extrusion prints with…
The Deskside Manufacturing Evolution
When the desktop 3D printing revolution reared its beautiful head in the 2010’s the world was still suffering from a housing boom hangover. Technoptimism seemed to be the path ahead…
3D Printing News Briefs, December 11, 2025: Circular 3D Printing Farms, Depowdering, Composites, & More
In this week’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Dyndrite signed an Expression of Interest to partner with IAM3DHUB, while Batch.Works and E3D are partnering to scale circular 3D printing farms. Farsoon…
3D Printing News Briefs, December 6, 2025: AutoSmooth, Tissue Engineering, Micro-Optics, & More
We’re starting with post-processing news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as AM Solutions shares the latest results from the AutoSmooth Project. CONSTRUCT3D launched a new 3D printer, while 3DXTECH…
3D Printing News Briefs, December 3, 2025: Vapor Smoothing, Microneedles, & More
Happy 3D Printing Day! In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we cover everything from a 3D printer order and vapor smoothing to microneedles, surgical training models, and more. Read on…
Robotics Leader Comau to Advance AM Capabilities in EU-Funded Project
One could argue that the growth of additive manufacturing (AM) adoption proceeds at the pace at which the barriers to entry involved in post-processing are lowered. In other words, the…
Formnext 2025: PolyJet Support Removal, Resale, Fundraising, & More
The announcements from Formnext 2025 keep rolling in, giving some of us who aren’t attending major FOMO (me, it’s me). But with all of the exciting news we’re sharing with…
Owens Industries Acquired: What the Deal Means for Metal 3D Printing
AFM Capital Partners has acquired Owens Industries through its portfolio company, Pro Products, adding one of Wisconsin’s leading ultra-precision CNC machining companies to its manufacturing platform. Owens makes very accurate,…
Axtra3D Brings Full “Axtra Workflow” and New Materials to Formnext 2025
Axtra3D hits Formnext 2025 with a big shift in strategy. The company isn’t just selling printers anymore; it’s selling a complete workflow. At the show, Axtra3D unveiled its new Axtra…
Post-Processing at Formnext 2025: Unpacking, Depowdering, Resin Removal, & More
This week, the additive manufacturing (AM) industry will travel en masse to Frankfurt, Germany, to attend Europe’s premier AM industry trade show, Formnext. There already have been, and will be…
New Materials and Curing Unit at Formlabs
Formlabs is showcasing new SLA materials and a new curing solution. The new Tough 1000 Resin, with a tensile modulus of 1000, a Tough 1500, and an improved Tough 2000…
AMT Launches Two New PostPro Systems Ahead of Formnext 2025
Additive Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) is closing a record year with a double launch just ahead of Formnext 2025. The company, known for its post-processing automation, is introducing two new systems:…
3D Printing News Briefs, October 30, 2025: EASA Certification, Ultrasonic Metal Atomization, Kickstarter, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, a Fortune 500 company has grown its deployment of 3DPrinterOS. The Aviation AM Centre achieved an important certification for metal additive manufacturing on EOS…
Parts on Demand Uses AM Solutions Technology for Automated Post-Processing
Dutch industrial 3D printing company Parts on Demand, based in Utrecht, offers series production of end-use parts for customers from several sectors, from medical and machine tools to food and…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 24, 2025: Survey, AM Curriculum, UHPC Rheology, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll get things started with a comprehensive post-processing survey by PostProcess Technologies. Jacksonville State University is partnering with EOS Additive Minds to develop AM…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 17, 2025: IDEX Printer, NiTi Scaffolds, Cooking Oil, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Raise3D announced the launch of a new printer at FABTECH 2025, and EOS and AM Solutions share about their integrated post-processing ecosystem, first introduced…
PostProcess Technologies Offers Automated Resin Removal for the Stratasys Neo800+
PostProcess Technologies has paired its DEMI 4100 automated resin removal system with the Stratasys Neo800+. The Neo is a line of workhouse vat polymerization systems long loved by Formula 1…
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…
Mantle Boosts Feature Strength and Print Resolution for Tooling Applications
San Francisco-based Mantle reports an improvement in feature size and part strength. This should let its customers reduce EDM (electrical discharge machining) time, make more molds possible, and reduce sintering…
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…
3D Printing News Briefs, July 9, 2025: Powder Supply, Software Bundle, Utilities, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll start with stories about partnerships, first between Sandvik and Additive Industries for powder supply, and then between AMT PostPro and TriMech Group for…
PostProcess CEO on Why the “Dirty Little Secret” of 3D Printing Can’t Be Ignored Anymore
If you’ve ever peeked behind the scenes of a 3D printing lab, you might have caught a glimpse of the post-processing room; maybe it’s messy, maybe hidden behind a mysterious…
E-Beam OEM Wayland Additive Partners with USC Racing to 3D Print Titanium Exhaust Collector
Every year, standards organization SAE International holds a competition called Formula SAE, in which students from both undergraduate and graduate programs design, build, and race small formula-style race cars. For…
3D Printing News Briefs, June 4, 2025: Full-Color Slicer, Denture Implants, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll start with some software and post-processing news, and then move on to a case report in which digital dentistry was successfully used. Read…
