3D printing post processing
Solukon Offers New Systems for Removing Powder from Metal 3D Printed Parts
Most 3D printing processes come with their own post-processing requirements, and those for metal powder bed additive manufacturing can be especially involved. Not only do supports have to be removed,…
3D Printing News Briefs: September 15, 2017
Just like earlier this week, today’s edition of 3D Printing News Briefs is bringing you the latest business news from the 3D printing world. We’ve got an update on the…
What Do We Need for Production Scale 3D Printing? Amateur Hour is Over.
Whereas most of the media focus around 3D printing was initially directed at desktop 3D printing, a lot of the opportunity is actually in industry. Industrial 3D printing can unlock…
3D Printing News Briefs: July 21, 2017
As usual, the 3D printing world has been busy over the last several days. For this week’s second edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re covering everything from business and…
Olaf Diegel’s Desktop Distillery Proves Metal 3D Printing is More Fun without Post-Processing
Post-processing. No one wants to talk about it, but everyone working with metal additive manufacturing has to do it. …Right? While Rize is working to remove the pain of post-processing…
3D Printing with Essentially No Post-Processing: Rize Rises at RAPID, Sees Future in Growth with New Company President
It’s okay to admit it: you hate post-processing. It’s easier once you’ve admitted it. It’s easier still if you can virtually eliminate the need for it — or at least that’s…
3D Printing News Briefs: May 19, 2017
Happy Friday! In this week’s second edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, Metalysis joins an international alloy technology partnership and CRP USA is exhibiting its WINDFORM 3D printing materials at…
3D Printing News Briefs: May 12, 2017
In this week’s second edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ve got stories on 3D printing business, a new facility, and a couple of new products. The SYNNEX Corporation announced…
PostProcess Technologies Closes $4 Million Seed Round as Investors Look to Scalable Industrial 3D Printing
It shouldn’t take much convincing for anyone to see how valuable PostProcess’ technology is. Considering the headache involved in removing support materials from 3D printed objects and then smoothing them…
Further Developments Made in Dissolvable Supports for Metal 3D Printed Parts
It’s hard enough to remove supports from many plastic 3D printed parts, but more than one company has been working on developing ways to make plastic support removal easier, to the…
Omegasonics Makes 3D Print Post-Processing Fast and Easy with Ultrasonic Technology
There’s one aspect of 3D printing technology that is consistently glossed over by many, and that is post-processing. Even as more and more people become familiar with 3D printing, there’s…
3D Printing News Briefs: April 14, 2017
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll take care of a little business first, then move on to a contest, an upcoming event, and a really cool 3D printed trophy….
Rize One 3D Printer Case Study: Cut the Post-Processing, Cut the Costs & Time in 3D Printing
Massachusetts-based industrial 3D printing company Rize Inc., known for its augmented polymer deposition technology, introduced its desktop Rize One 3D printer last summer: the printer, with its high-speed support removal, pretty much eliminates the…
3D Print Smoothing Made Easy with New 3D-CMF Process from Waseda University
I admit that I actually kind of love print lines. I think it’s really neat to be able to see the grooves that indicate where each layer of filament was…
MakerBot’s Helpful Post-Processing Guides Offer Detailed Step-By-Step Instructions on Painting, Vacuum Forming, and More
Desktop 3D printing has had a big impact on what and how students can learn in school, and also how professionals work. However, many people simply don’t realize what is…
Rize Details Impact of Post-Processing on 3D Printing in New Report from Todd Grimm
Based out of Woburn, Massachusetts, the industrial 3D printing company Rize has made it a primary goal to rid professional-grade 3D printing of the laborious and costly need for post-processing. Their…
A Four-Step Guide for a Successful 3D Project
My first 3D printed project was a little bit disappointing. My new innovation looked rough and weak and the 3D model was not functioning well. Obviously, in 2006 we had fewer options for a…
Removing the Need for Post-Processing in 3D Printing — A Few Questions For: Rize
Every so often in the 3D printing industry, a company emerges seemingly from nowhere, coming out of stealth mode and ready to drop major advances on the technological scene. Last…
Gambody Launches Online Workshop for Painting 3D Printed Models
Thanks to 3D printing marketplaces like Gambody and—to some extent— MyMiniFactory, gamers from all around the world have been able to 3D print replica models of their favorite video game…
Get Your Metal on at the Desktop with Formfutura’s MetalFil PLA Filament for Bronze & Copper
Formfutura just made 3D printing that much better for users who enjoy a more sophisticated—or even ancient-looking—finish. While 3D printing in metal is the hottest thing going right now for strength…
B9Creations Releases B9 Model Curing System; Offers Spanish Version of B9Creator 3D Printer Software
Have you ever visited a business where you felt like the customer was the last priority in the room, as everyone was bustling about worrying about their own tasks and…
Artists and Makers Say Goodbye to Sanding & Hello to Glossy 3D Prints with PolySmooth & Polysher
When we look at works of art, it’s rare that we consider how many hours—often challenging and painstaking ones—went into making something so exclusive. We are drawn to authentic, handcrafted…
