3d printer filament

Diabase Engineering is best known for the Flexion Extruder, which has transformed many an average, low-cost 3D printer into a multi-material, industrial-grade machine. One of the key appeals of the…

3D printer manufacturer Leapfrog, known for its Creatr line of 3D printers, introduced its latest desktop 3D printer, the Leapfrog Bolt, just a few months ago. The Bolt has a built-in camera, an…

More than a few 3D printing-related companies have arisen almost by accident. A maker has a problem with a particular aspect of 3D printing, comes up with a solution to…

There is an overwhelming amount of material to choose from in 3D printing – even just when it comes to desktop FDM printers. For the casual maker, printability and appearance…

Both active and passive cooling methods are widely utilized for 3D printing plastic-based products. However, comparisons between the two suggest that active cooling will most likely lead to more accurate…

Chinese 3D printer manufacturer Winbo Smart Tech, Ltd. has been rolling along lately with one success after another. Earlier this month, the company was a strong presence at the Canton Fair,…

We’ve covered many companies that have used their creativity and conscience to reduce not only the waste generated by 3D printing, but plastic waste overall. More and more companies are…

Graphene 3D Lab‘s business is pretty obvious just from their name: they manufacture and sell graphene 3D printing materials. As graphene is the wonder material of the moment, that’s not…

PLA filament offers plenty of benefits – it’s biodegradable, it’s non-toxic and can be made to be food-safe, it’s easy to print, and it’s a favorite of many makers for its…

As many of our readers utilizing desktop 3D printers have come to know, there’s nothing quite as frustrating as returning to your printer expecting to see a finished model, only to…

For people who 3D print on a regular basis, running out of filament is a frustration that happens all too often. You know what would be great? If there were…

There are very few things that don’t come in a subscription box anymore. You can sign up for monthly assortments of makeup, cat toys, dog toys, wine, nerdy trinkets, snacks,…

As the 3D printing industry has grown and evolved, material developers and manufacturers have been faced with entirely new challenges – and opportunities. The 3D printing materials market is growing faster…

Personally, I love learning about new 3D printing materials. A new material means the potential to 3D print things that couldn’t be printed before, and Markforged has always come through in the…

Do you know how long it takes for a plastic bottle to decompose? There are variables, of course, but a good estimate is around 450 years – or more. That…

Choosing the right material is hard enough for the 3D printing hobbyist – who hasn’t chosen a brand of filament that has left them with a useless lump instead of…

The Netherlands may be a small country, but it has produced some of the biggest corporations in the 3D printing industry, from Ultimaker to Shapeways. Less talked-about, but still prolific, are…

3D printing is a technology, science, and art that revolves around materials—and with continual and amazing innovations also comes the constant concern of environmental impact. How can we best deal…

Gauthier de Valensart launched the Filaments.directory project as part of a new wave of initiatives that seek to create a map of a 3D printing industry. This seems to be…

Another day, another new material to add to the vast array of filaments that the 3D printing enthusiast already has to choose from. Global materials developer DSM has had an indirect…

There are a lot of eco-friendly filament manufacturers out there, but two of the biggest – and ones that we cover regularly – are 3D-Fuel and 3Dom (which is comprised…

Whatever your preference may be in terms of 3D printing materials, it’s hard to ignore the fact that ABS is something of a problem child in the filament family. It…

When you think of materials with strength and durability, plastic and glass are not the first that come to mind. When put together, though, they comprise one of the strongest,…

ZMorph is always a fun company to write about. Not only are their multi-functional 3D printer/CNC miller/laser cutter/3D scanner machines really neat in themselves, but the company seems to be…