3d printing materials
MakerJuice Modifies 3D Printing UV Resins, Alters Chemical Makeup to Prevent Pigment Separation
One of the major perks about the maker community and buying materials and products within its vast worldwide and online marketplace is that most supply businesses were founded by individuals who are…
This Week’s Top 3D Printable 3DShare Models: A Paddleboat, “Buzz Nerve” Toy, Nude-ish Figurine & More!
It’s that time of the week again when we roll out the top 3D printable models from 3D Share. This week we have two creations from UK-based Tony Jones, a…
Zortrax Announces the Inventure, the Latest in Their Line of High Resolution Printers
Polish 3D printer manufacturer Zortrax has just released their Zortrax Inventure, a compact and precise 3D printer. Zortrax made news last year by landing an order from tech giants Dell for 5,000…
Tiny 3D Printed Amsterdam from Ittyblox on Kickstarter
Dutch design and architecture enthusiast Stef de Vos is the man behind Ittyblox, a set of brilliant, miniature, 3D printed cityscapes he sells through his Shapeways shop. He first caught…
Shapeways Launches Pilots Hub & New Pilot Materials — Aluminum, Black Nylon & More
If you 3D print you know how important materials are. As I always like to say, it’s the stuff that stuff is made of. Shapeways knows this well, which is…
Researchers Discover Method of Printing Electroluminescent Coatings on 3D Objects to Make Them Glow
In a development that may one day prove useful to 3D printed objects, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology says they’ve created a process where conventional, flexible electroluminescent (EL) foils can…
Is 3D Printing Emitting Harmful Toxins? Clean Strands Aims Find Out With Kickstarter Campaign
Rachel Spieczny is a PMP Certified Project Manager who works in the architecture and high-tech fields, and she also helped Zeepro, the 3D printer manufacturer, raise $348,000 on Kickstarter for…
RepRapper Tech Offering Aluminum PLA 3D Printing Filament
Materials innovations for 3D printing are coming hot and heavy lately. From exotic metal powders to a host of formulations from PEEK to copper, getting the look, strength, and surface finish…
Stratasys Urges Copyright Office to Deny Proposal for 3D Printer ‘JailBreaking’
Stratasys is asking the US Copyright Office to deny a proposal that would make it legal to “jailbreak” 3D printers to allow the use of third party materials, and the issue…
Ben & Jerry’s and Filabot Team To Turn Plastic Spoons into 3D Printer Filament
Back in December of 2012, Filabot began with the idea of making a machine that could recycle plastic into filament for 3D printers. Following a successful Kickstarter campaign, and during the…
Shapeways Rolls Out Frosted Extreme Detail 3D Printing Material
Shapeways just announced their newest material, Frosted Extreme Detail, and it’s essentially the same resin–and uses the same printer–as their Frosted Ultra Detail (FUD) but features detail nearly twice as fine…
FilaFab’s Latest 3D Printing Filament Extruder Launches on Kickstarter
If you’re serious about 3D printing and build a large number of objects, there are benefits to producing your own filament, and it’s possible to save up to 80% on…
Formfutura Releases Food-Safe Transparent HDglass 3D Printing Filament – Sample it Today for $2.12
It’s hard to believe that just a few years ago there were only a handful of 3D printing material and color options, and in such a short amount of time…
Make Your Own 3D Printer Filament by Building Your Own Filament Extruder
Costs have certainly dropped over the years, but 3D printing could never be accused of being an inexpensive hobby. While the average price of a 3D printer is around one…
Tinkerine Studios and PRECISE Group Sign Distribution Deal for Middle East & African Markets
Tinkerine Studios Ltd., the Canadian manufacturer of desktop 3D printers and creator of a 3D printing educational curriculum, has just entered into a distribution agreement with PRECISE Group, a 3D…
New taulman3D t-glase Polar White Filament Developed For and Used in Food Rising’s Grow Box Systems
T-glase Polar White 3D printing filament, from taulman3D, was co-developed by the “Health Ranger,” Mike Adams, a Texas-based lab science director and inventor who worked with taulman3D to create the strong,…
Peter Jansen Unveils a Solder Paste Extruder For 3D Printing
Solder paste is often used in a screen-printing processes and the paste is deposited over a stainless steel or polyester mask to create the desired pattern on a printed circuit…
A Skateboard 3D Printed with Hemp? Lotus Boards Among Those Bringing Hemp to 3D Printing Materials
Commercial production of hemp in the West took hold in the eighteenth century, and the colonial and naval expansion of England at the time meant large quantities of hemp were…
i.materialise Is Now Offering a New Color Option for Rubber-Like Material
The team at i.materialise says models made using their rubber-like 3D printing material were constructed from an off-white, very fine, granular powder which was dyed black. What you got was a…
ColiDo Announces New Wood Composite PLA and ABS 3D Printer Filaments
It’s incredible what a difference a few years can make. Back when I initially was turned on to FDM/FFF 3D printing there were very few choices when it came to…
CADD Edge Pits Stratasys ASA vs. ABS Filament in Birdhouse Standoff During Harsh New England Weather
The engineers over at CADD Edge probably loved the science fair as kids — and each of them was probably quite a force to contend with, if their latest idea…
LPW Technology and Shaanxi 3D Technology Sign AM Metal Powder Deal in China
As additive manufacturing processes begin to take hold around the world in high-end fields like aerospace, automotive, and medical applications, the demand for capable metal powder products climbs as well….
3HTi Signs Deal with MarkForged to Sell the Mark One 3D Printer
The Mark One 3D printer from MarkForged caused a bit of a sensation last January when it was announced that it could extrude continuous fiber using the FFF process. The…
SmarTech Medical 3D Printing Report: Materials space to grow nearly 700% by 2020
There’s no doubt that one of the more exciting areas within the 3D printing space is that of the medical field. We have seen tremendous strides made in just the…
