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University of Pennsylvania: Controlling Defect Distribution for Programmed Failure

Chengyang Mo and Jordan R. Raney, of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania, explore the role of defects in mechanical properties in the recently published…

3D Hubs 2018 3D Printer Guide: Top Choices in 3D Printing for Reliability, Quality, Cost

Amsterdam-based 3D printing service 3D Hubs often hears the question, “Which 3D printer should I buy?” The company is certainly the right one to ask, given that it works hard to…

Keep an Ear on Your Core Temperature with 3D Printed Earables

The core temperature of the human body can reveal a number of things about a person’s health. The presence of a fever is the most obvious one, but changes in…

Pinshape Releases Its 2017 3D Printer Guide, With Top Options in the Professional, Prosumer, and Hobbyist Categories

So – you’ve decided to take the leap and purchase a 3D printer. But which one is right for you? Thankfully, there are all sorts of 3D Printer Buying Guides…

Local Manufacturing & Global Quality in Desktop 3D Printing — A Few Questions For: MakerGear

Last week, I had the pleasure of visiting MakerGear’s HQ to see, in the immortal words of MTV’s Cribs, where the magic happens. The magic in this case is in high-quality…

Making MakerGear: Desktop 3D Printing with Professional Quality, Homegrown Values

MakerGear, founded in 2009, makes its home on the east side of Cleveland, creating and tweaking and constantly improving their top-ranked desktop 3D printer, the M2. Consistently rated high among desktop 3D…

3D Printing Blog APM Designs Releases Thorough, Comprehensive Guide to the MakerGear M2

Before the Internet emerged, you had few options if you were having trouble with an appliance or device. Things like VCRs (remember those?) or other electronics would come with instruction…

3D Hubs 2017 3D Printer Guide: This Year’s Top 3D Printers Categorized From Prosumer to Price Budget

When you think about the organization 3D Hubs, you likely focus on the 3D printing service platform aspect. The Amsterdam-based company helps people throughout the world find access to localized 3D…

Veale Startup Week Introduces High School Students to 3D Printing and Entrepreneurship

I’m aware that I brag about my hometown a lot. I think that’s a natural thing, though, right? Especially when you come from a city that’s used to having to defend…

New Windows 10 IoT Core App Allows Users to Easily Network Their 3D Printer Using a Raspberry Pi

Microsoft Windows has always been an early supporter of 3D printing, not only developing their own 3D printing app, but offering native 3D printer support for a bunch of 3D…

3D Printer Buying Guide 2016

So you want to buy a 3D printer, but you don’t know where to start. I don’t blame you, there are a lot of 3D printers out there from a…

Tips on How to Resume a 3D Print Job After Turning Off the Printer

Due to the amount of time (and money) it costs to design a 3D model and then 3D print it, we ideally want to be in a situation where we…

Instructables & 3D Hubs Launch Their 3D Printing Contest 2016 with 15 3D Printers Up for Grabs

Do-it-yourself maker community Instructables is teaming up with global 3D printing network 3D Hubs for a new contest that will see 15 lucky winners walking away with a top of the…

3D Hubs 2016 3D Printer Guide: From Pro to Plug & Play–See What Data From 5,350 Reviews Reveals

Not only does 3D Hubs make 3D printing easy for people in nearly every nook and cranny of the globe, but we are eternally grateful for the amount of footwork…

Michigan-Based VetsIn3D Brings 3D Printing to Both Veterinarians and Veterans

We cover a great deal of extraordinary individuals here at 3DPrint.com. Among the ingenious makers and clever businesspeople are those who truly have a vision for what they want to…

New Firewire PPS 3D Printing Filament from 3DXTech Withstands High Temps & Extreme Chemicals

3DXTech is well aware that the 3D printing industry is full of myriad and sundry filament choices. While there are the standard choices in ABS and PLA which work fine…

Introducing the World’s First 3D Printed Ultra High-End CD Player

Whether you like to listen to your favorite music on an old-school record player, an iPod, or a CD player, typically you would do so on a device that you…

New Jersey Man 3D Prints a Bomb! A 3/4 Scale World War II Replica

3D printed guns, 3D printed knives, what is this world coming to? Now a man in New Jersey has 3D printed a bomb! Before you get your panties in a…