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3D Printer Buying Guide 2016

So you want to buy a 3D printer, but you don’t know where to start. I don’t blame you, there are a lot of 3D printers out there from a…

Research and Markets Predicts Global 3D Printing Market to Reach $30 Billion by 2022

Market researchers have long been predicting the rapid and exponential growth of the 3D printing industry, and so far they have been proven correct. In fact, many of the early…

AstroPrint Offers the ‘Ultimate’ Cheat-Sheet Buffet of 3D Printing Tips You’ll Want to Save

We’re hard pressed today to find someone, anyone, who doesn’t know at least a little bit about how 3D printing is changing the world in so many areas like manufacturing,…

JeeQ Data Reveals Best Selling 3D Printers Online for 1st Quarter 2016

While it’s been quite exciting to hear of 3D printers for sale, and front and center in retail storefronts around the world, we know that a large number of discerning…

Global 3D Printer Market Up 19% in 2015 as Industrial and Commercial 3D Printer Sales Drop, XYZprinting Remains on Top

As desktop 3D printer sales started to soften at the end of 2014 and into 2015, many in the industry were predicting that the public’s love affair with 3D printing…

Pinshape Announces Batman v Superman 3D Design Contest (Who Will Win??)

So far, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has gotten mixed reviews, but when superheroes are involved, do the critics really matter? The kids and the nerds are going to go anyway,…

Sand Your Way to Smoother 3D Printed Parts by Following These Easy Steps

When we speak about 3D printing, we spend much time on the design, modeling, and printing of our objects. But let’s not forget that in order to optimize your print job there’s also…

3D Printing Was the Most Important Technology of 2015

I’m open to the suggestion that I may be a little biased on the subject, but I think this past year no other technology has proven that it will completely…

Inside the Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo Santa Clara: Part One

Traveling to 3D printing conventions always starts out as a stress-filled endeavor for me. There is always too much to see, too much to learn and too many people to…

MatterHackers Releases MatterControl 1.4 with Remote 3D Printer Control and Cloud Storage

3D printing supplies and software developer MatterHackers–a company we’ve enjoyed following for some time now–has just released the newest version of their open source MatterControl 3D printing software. The MatterControl…

3D Hubs Teams Up with SketchUp and Flashforge for The “Make It Functional Design Competition”

One thing I really appreciate about 3D printing is the ability to make objects that take care of some kind of household problem or enhance things that we utilize on…

AstroPrint & SkyForge Both Integrate Materialise’s 3DPrintCloud–the File Fixing Wizard

Gone are the days of 3D printing blindly, caution to the wind, hoping for the best. As frustration with errors and failed prints became an immediate and number one issue…

3D Printing, Modeling & Animation Culminate in Noelia Perrelli’s Fascinating Video

The fields of 3D art, 3D graphics, 3D animation, and 3D printing all have a certain degree of overlap. Those within the 3D animation business certainly will have an easier…

Flashforge USA Joins Forces with Simplify3D Software

Simplify3D, developer of premium 3D printing software, has formed a new partnership with Flashforge USA, the maker of the Creator, Creator Pro, and Dreamer 3D printers, to bring together hardware…

3D HUBS Releases April 3D Hubs Trend Report with New Category, Some Surprises

No one can touch 3D Hubs when it comes to collecting data on 3D printing, and we look forward to the luxury of perusing their monthly 3D Hubs Trend Report to see…

3D Print Farm Launches in Texas to Mass Produce Innovations for Worldwide Grassroots Food Production

Additive manufacturing, better known as 3D printing, promises to make waves in virtually every major industry in the world. The ability to bring the power of a manufacturing facility into…

Flashforge Unveils Two New 3D Printers & 3D Scanner

For one 3D printer manufacturer, Flashforge, 2014 was a huge year for them. Not only did sales of their new Dreamer take off, but the company also had a hand…

iMakr Education Sponsorship Program Offers FlashForge Dreamer 3D Printers to Schools at Half Price

It pays to be in school, and smart companies like iMakr know that it pays in the long run to cultivate the much younger crowd, who are the makers, inventors,…

The Flashforge Dreamer 3D Printer – Dissected and Reviewed

3D Printing is something that I have become enthralled with over the last 2-3 years. I purchased a MakerBot Replicator 2 a little over a year and half ago, and…

Flashforge to Release New ‘Dreamer’ 3D Printer in North American on June 24th for $1299

It seems like over the last few weeks, we have seen new 3D printers announced or released by several large and well known 3D printer manufacturers. We’ve seen Formlabs announce…