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3D Printing News Briefs, April 4, 2026: 3D Printed Food, Cocoa Press, & More
We’re starting off with 3D printed food in this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, followed by some business news about Cocoa Press. Then we’ll move onto a metal additive manufacturing…
The Magic of AMUG as Reported by a First-Time Attendee
There’s a special kind of magic about AMUG. I’ve heard about it for years, but never experienced it myself until last week. It’s different than what you see at some…
TCT Asia 2026: Empowering Asia · Connecting the World
TCT Asia, now in its 12th year, is more than just a 3D printing exhibition — it embodies its original concept: Time Compression Technology, a vision of making the entire…
AMS 2026 in Photos: Snow, Songs, and Serious Conversations
AMS 2026 may have been altered by flight delays and snow-covered streets, but once you made it, the energy felt anything but frozen. This year’s Additive Manufacturing Strategies, which wrapped…
Formlabs Board Joined by Rob Willet
CAD and 3D printing veteran Carl Bass is to leave Formlabs‘ board after eight years. Formlabs Board Chairman Natan Linder said, “Formlabs also announced that Carl Bass will step down…
Formlabs Fuse 1+ 30W: Small SLS Printer, Massive Impact
Disclosure: With Formlabs permission I was able to sell my 4L and use that to help with the purchase of the Fuse 1+ and Fuse Sift. Aside from allowing me…
New Materials and Curing Unit at Formlabs
Formlabs is showcasing new SLA materials and a new curing solution. The new Tough 1000 Resin, with a tensile modulus of 1000, a Tough 1500, and an improved Tough 2000…
Hawkins, Now Printing
“I am on a curiosity voyage, and I need my paddles to travel.” — Dustin Henderson, Stranger Things, Season II. Monsters, bikes, and ’80s nostalgia. Stranger Things has always been…
3DPOD 277: Andrew Goldman, Formlabs Head of Hardware Engineering
Andrew Goldman had deep engineering and engineering management experience before he joined Formlabs. We talk about his role as the firm´s Head of Hardware Engineering. We mention culture, building teams,…
3D Printing News Briefs, October 22, 2025: AMUG Innovator, Corrosion, Recycling Initiative, & More
Exciting news to kick off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs: Formlabs Co-Founder and CEO Max Lobovsky is the recipient of the 2026 AMUG Innovators Award. Then, America Makes announced a…
The Creality IPO Effects & Scenarios
Creality is slated to go public on the Hong Kong stock exchange. The value-engineered desktop Material Extrusion maker has branched out. It now makes sophisticated K1 and K2 desktop systems,…
Headmade Uses the Formlabs Fuse1+ to 3D Print Titanium
Headmade lets you take polymer laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) 3D printers and use them to print metal parts. Using what they call Cold Metal Fusion, a metal-doped polymer feedstock…
Formlabs Teams Up with DMG MORI in Japan
In late June, Nick Graham, Chief Revenue Officer at Formlabs, announced on LinkedIn that the company had partnered with DMG MORI, one of the world’s leading machine tool companies, to…
Formlabs CEO Says Company Is Caught in US-China Trade Fight
Max Lobovsky, the CEO and co-founder of Formlabs, raised concerns about the challenges his company faces due to ongoing global trade tensions, particularly between the United States and China, in…
3D Printing Grows to $15.9B in 2024 Amid Shifting Industry Dynamics
The global additive manufacturing (AM) market reached $15.9 billion in calendar year 2024, according to “Q4 2024 3DP/AM Market Data and Forecast” from Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research). Despite a…
Low-cost “Suzy” Polymer Powder 3D Printer is Faster and Cheaper than Past Models
Polish laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) firm Sinterit has released a follow-up to its predecessors, Lisa and Nils, called Suzy, a $19,490 printer equipped with a 30W fiber diode laser….
Formlabs and Henry Schein Team up to Reimagine Digital Dentistry
A trip to the dentist is about to get much faster thanks to a new collaboration between Formlabs and healthcare powerhouse Henry Schein. The two companies have joined forces for…
AMT and IMTS Advance AM Implementation: Delivering Comprehensive Overview and Granular Details
When you want to create a summary of current trends within the additive manufacturing (AM) ecosystem, do you think on a galactic scale or drill down to the planetary level?…
Formlabs Form 4L 3D Printer Review: Scaling Success with Speed and Precision
Disclosure: The Form 4L was provided to me by Formlabs free of charge for the purpose of this review. I have not received any other compensation. All opinions expressed are…
3D Printing and Dentistry: 2024’s Progress, 2025’s Promise
Few industries have embraced technology as naturally as dentistry did with 3D printing. From faster workflows to new materials, additive manufacturing has cemented itself as a cornerstone of modern dental…
3D Printing Predictions for 2025: Desktop 3D Printing
Desktop 3D printing is arguably the most challenging market for vendors right now. Resellers, materials firms, and OEMs are grappling with intense competition. Companies like Prusa, Polymaker, and Bambu are…
The Top 10 Most Popular 3D Printing Stories of 2024
Despite the doom and gloom that some experienced in 2023, the past year has been transformative for additive manufacturing (AM), with numerous stories capturing the attention of professionals and enthusiasts…
3D Printing Industry Grows 9% YoY in Q3 2024, Despite Hardware Sales Slowdown
According to its most recent “3DP/AM Market Insights: Q3 2024” report, Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research) estimates that the third quarter of 2024 saw the 3D printing market reach $3.47…
3D Printed Harness Could Rescue Turtles with “Bubble-butt Syndrome” Globally
In 2008, Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut rescued a green sea turtle named Charlotte, who had been struck by a boat. The collision caused an unusual condition known as “bubble butt…
