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The Women Trailblazing the Tiktok 3D Printing Scene, Part Two
3D printing was once only seen as a technology reserved only for professionals. It was difficult and expensive to obtain a system before desktop 3D printers began proliferating at the…
3D Printing News Briefs, June 30, 2022: Nuclear Power Filters, Fuzzy Filament, & More
We’re starting with a 3D printed part for the nuclear powder industry in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs. Then we’ll move on to two separate research projects, before ending with…
Waste-Based 3D Printing Filament Wins SXSW Award
Climate tech company UBQ Materials, a certified B Corp, is focused on helping manufacturers transition to more sustainable business practices. To do this, the Israeli startup developed an advanced conversion technology…
3DomFuel Introduces “Enhanced” Landfill-Biodegradable 3D Printer Filament Spool
Back in 2015, Fargo, North Dakota-based company 3DomFuel, Inc. announced its environmentally-friendly Eco-Spool, a 100% bio-based 3D printer filament spool made of bio-friendly materials that break down in landfills much…
Reusing Tape from Old VHS Cassettes to Make 3D Printing Filament
I’ve seen some strange 3D printing materials over the last few years, but this is a new one: the tape from a VHS cassette. So VHS, which stands for Video…
Smart International Introducing Multimaterial Dryer for 3D Printing Filaments
Moisture is not your friend when it comes to 3D printer filament, as humidity can cause weakened material, which then leads to fragile prints, poor surface finish and adhesion, and…
rigid.ink to Stop Selling Filament
“Well, we’re certainly not disappearing” – Ed Tyson While change is often for the best, it can be a shock at first. Rather than just throwing in the towel, however, it…
Recycled Content of Filamentive’s 3D Printing Filaments in Accordance with ISO 14021 Standard
According to UK-based 3D printing material startup Filamentive, 90% of all the plastic used in the world comes from non-renewable sources, which means there’s definitely a major environmental need for…
XYZprinting Showcasing da Vinci Color mini and Three New 3D Printing Materials at CES 2019
Today in Las Vegas, CES 2019 officially kicked off, though the official CES Unveiled media event took place on Sunday at the Mandalay Bay hotel. Taiwan-based 3D printer manufacturer XYZprinting attended the media event…
3D Printing News Briefs: December 19, 2018
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, a maker has published a free 3D print management app in the Play Store, while Formlabs works to continue accelerating its growth in the Asia…
Now Available: 3DPrint.com Brand 3D Printer Filament
3DPrint.com may have started out as simply a news site, and we always will primarily be a source for the news of the 3D printing industry, but we’ve become much…
Blending PLA and PBS Creates a Better 3D Printer Filament
In a paper entitled “Preparation and Characterization of Poly(butylene succinate)/Polylactide Blends for Fused Deposition Modeling 3D Printing,” a group of researchers discusses how they developed a new type of biodegradable…
Take That, Quagga Mussels: Student Turns an Invasive Species into 3D Printer Filament
The quagga mussel is an invasive species that has caused a great deal of trouble in the Great Lakes. It’s an aggressive creature, native to eastern Europe, that kills other…
3D Universe Introduces Skin Tone Filaments for 3D Printed Prosthetics
e-NABLE has done wonderful things for people with missing limbs, particularly children, allowing them free access to prosthetic hands and arms that can even make them look like superheroes or…
Nanodiamond-Enhanced 3D Printer Filament Now on the Market
Earlier this year, a partnership was announced between Tiamet 3D and Carbodeon, which would work together to develop the first nanodiamond-enhanced 3D printing filament. Known as uDiamond, the filament was patented…
Natural Plant-Derived Resins Used to Make Antibacterial 3D Printing Filament
Hospital-acquired infections are a growing problem everywhere. The CDC calls them a “major, yet preventable threat to patient safety,” and the key to preventing them lies in keeping bacteria from…
Developer of Printoid App Introduces New App for Managing Your 3D Printing Filament Spools
Two years ago, Android software engineer and OctoPrint fan Anthony Stephan, who’s based out of France, developed an Android app for OctoPrint called Printoid that provides direct access to the OctoPrint server…
GROWLAY 3D Printer Filament Allows You to Grow Plants, Mushrooms or Even Cheese
If you grew up in the 1980s or ’90s, you’re likely familiar with Chia Pets, those terra cotta figures shaped like animals, cartoon characters or people’s heads. All you had…
MakerBot Relaunches Tough PLA 3D Printer Filament, with Additional Material Properties Data, in Three New Colors
In the fall of 2016, MakerBot introduced its Tough PLA filament for the first time. This strong, plastic material, which I heard about again more recently at MakerBot’s RAPID 2018…
3D Printing News Briefs: June 26, 2018
We have plenty of business, material, and 3D printer news to share with you in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs. 3D printing led to increased savings for GM over the…
Win Free PLA From Industrial 3D in Our Latest 3D Printing Giveaway!
It’s that time again – time for a new giveaway! This year we’ve given away Amazon gift cards and lasers to turn your 3D printer into a laser cutter, and…
SABIC Introduces Three New 3D Printing Materials for High-Performance Applications
SABIC is known for its high-performance 3D printing materials, and with the introduction of several new materials this week, it has brought new ones to market three times in the…
3DXTECH Launches 3D Printing Filament Based on Arkema Kepstan PEKK at RAPID + TCT
The new PEKK filaments are designed for 3D printing of highly technical parts requiring extreme performance. Properties include resistance to high temperatures and harsh chemicals, and outstanding flame and smoke…
New 3D Printing Material Uses Cellulose for Sustainability and Quality
New 3D printing materials are being developed regularly, and they’re not being made solely from plastic or metal. Scientists are creating materials from all sorts of natural substances, from algae to…
