consumer safety
Burning Down The House: Is Desktop 3D Printing Safe?
Over the years I’ve written a lot about the safety of desktop 3D printing. When Underwriters Laboratory announced plans to enter the market, I covered it. When Dremel launched the…
Is 3D Printing Hazardous for Your Health? Researchers from University of Texas Weigh In
It seems nothing is without hazard, and especially in technology. As soon as something new and amazing hits the mainstream and is placed into the hands of innocent consumers, instructed…
How Safe is 3D Printing? UL Teams Up with Two Universities to Examine 3D Printing’s Effect on Air Quality & Human Health
As we continue to see 3D printing expand substantially in use–sure, perhaps not explosively like early predictions might have had us believe, but certainly enough to make a great deal…
ROKIT Inc. Announces the Release of Two New Non-Toxic 3D Printer Filaments
Despite all the benefits that 3D printing provides, there are risks associated with the technology, particularly when printing with plastic. Plastic in general has never been known as the healthiest…
New UC Riverside Study Finds 3D Printed Objects to be Potentially Toxic
When plastics were first discovered, they were derived from natural substances that contained very little toxicity and were generally considered biochemically inert. However with the Industrial Revolution, Industrial Chemistry was…
The Impact of 3D Printing on Consumer Product Safety
3D printing may still be in its early days in terms of wide public use and knowledge, but it has the potential to turn consumer goods production and supply on…
