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OneClickMetal Turns Up the Heat With 500W LPBF Machine for €120,000

OneClickMetal has been making affordable metal LPBF systems in Germany for several years. Started by Trumpf, the company is now owned by innovative machine tool manufacturer Index. OneClickMetal’s machines are…

Push Button Metal 3D Printing for $50,000?

In 2021 we wrote an article about “Push Button Metal, the low cost metal 3D printing evolution we are not talking about.” In it, we talked about One Click Metal,…

3D Printing News Briefs, February 8, 2025: Partnership, Post-Processing, & More

We’re starting off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs with business news: Xact Metal shipped its 150th 3D printer and achieved its second highest quarterly order revenue, while Fastech announced a…

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Formlabs Buys Nascent SLS 3D Printer Competitor Micronics

Formlabs, maker of accessible yet professional 3D printers, has acquired Micronics, which recently debuted with a claim of making a $2,999 3D printer. I, for one, was pretty incredulous about…

3D Printing News Briefs, September 24, 2022: Software, Metal 3D Printing, & More

We’re starting with software first in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to ceramic and metal 3D printing and business. We’ll end with 3D printing being used…

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Five Affordable Large-Format 3D Printers at 3D Printers Online Store

When it comes to 3D Printers – “Big is Beautiful”. 3D printing can be real fun if you know how to handle the complexities of 3D printing but one of…

mapleMaker Mini V2 is Here – The Hackable, Affordable, Customizable, 3D Printed 3D Printer

When it comes to buying or building a desktop 3D printer, there are two types of individuals. There are those who seek out already built turn-key machines which are ready…

Fisher Delta 3D Printer is Released for Just £199 by RepRapPro

Affordability is what will ultimately lead to mass adoption of 3D printers by small businesses, schools, and individual hobbyists. Over the past year, we have really begun to see prices…

Brook Drumm Unveils Large Scale Printrbot Pro 3D Printer & the Printrbot Play is Now Available for $399

“Bigger is better!” In the case of gold bars? Yes…. In the case of diamond rings? Yes…. In the case of a spider that lurks under your covers at night?…

Fracktal Works to Release ‘SnowFlake’ 3D Printer – Chocolate Printer, Biomedical, & Other Devices to Follow

When it comes to Asia, there is a tremendous interest within the 3D printing space. Particularly China and South Korea are pushing hard to innovate and capitalize on this rapidly…

New Printrbot Simple Maker’s Kit is Released

Printrbot is known for their affordable, yet high quality 3D printers. They offer both assembled and DIY maker kits of their hardware.  Unlike most FDM 3D printers on the market…