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Formlabs Presents Free White Paper on 3D Printing and Injection Molding
3D printing is a wonderful technology by itself, but it also enhances other manufacturing technologies when combined with them. There have been many cases in which 3D printing and investment…
ApplyLabWork Shares Details About its Successful Low-Cost 3D Printing Resins
It’s not easy to start a company, and to survive as a startup you need to be able to offer something that people want. ApplyLabWork definitely hit upon something that…
Incoming: A Third Wave of 3D Printing Companies
The first wave of desktop 3D printing startups were bootstrapped companies that started with kits. MakerBot and Ultimaker are examples of these companies that were pioneers in the desktop 3D…
Low Cost Selective Laser Sintering: The Innovator’s Dilemma in Powder?
Selective Laser Sintering is also called powder bed fusion and SLS. The SLS process sees a bed of polymer powder selectively sintered by a laser. A new layer is applied…
Pinshape Announces Winners of Latest 3D Design Contest – Design Your Future Avatar
In July, 3D printing community and marketplace Pinshape partnered with Mold3D Academy for a contest centered around virtual sculpting. In the Design Your Future Avatar Contest, sponsored by Formlabs, Oculus, ZBrush,…
Tyr3D: 3D Printing Replacement Car Parts in the Backside of Ireland
When I first came upon the Tyr3D website it was not very confidence inspiring. And I was not exactly a fan of Tyr3D logo either. Yet, I had been assured…
3D Printing News Briefs: September 8, 2017
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re talking about some exciting new centers opening up that specialize in 3D printing technology, an additive manufacturing course and a little medical news,…
3D Printing Business: Inside Formlabs
Formlabs, well known for being the first company to introduce affordable desktop SLA 3D printing, has been working toward a sea change in additive manufacturing with a strong focus on…
Formlabs Explains How to Use 3D Printed Pewter Casting Molds to Make Full Metal Miniatures
Let’s say you have a cool digital sculpture that you’d like to print into a figurine…no problem, that’s not difficult. But here’s where it can get tricky – what if…
High Quality SLA Resins That Won’t Break Your Bank
3D printing, as a whole, is becoming more affordable. Several low-cost 3D printer options are now on the market, and even many high-end 3D printers have become relatively less expensive,…
3D Printing News Briefs: August 18, 2017
For this week’s second edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re covering what the technology is capable of in terms of education and business, innovative new products, and weaponry. Added…
Formlabs Welcomes Jon Bruner as Director of New Digital Factory Platform
Big news came from Formlabs a couple of months ago, when the company announced that it would be releasing its first SLS 3D printer, the Fuse 1, along with an…
Love Your Formlabs 3D Printer? 3D Print Your Own “BabyForm2” Model
A 3D printer that is capable of printing itself including its external layer and internal components is not a new concept. The RepRap project has grown from its 2005 roots…
First Time 3D Printing User Creates Highly Detailed Models of SpaceX Rockets with Form 2 3D Printer
These days, it seems like nearly every part and component found on a rocket bound for space is 3D printed, from the thrust chamber assembly of an engine and rocket engine…
Pinshape Partners with Mold3D Academy, Turns to Virtual Sculpting for Avatar 3D Design Contest
It’s high time for another unique 3D design contest from 3D printing community and marketplace Pinshape, which has just announced the winners in its Mechanical Design Challenge. This time around,…
3D Print Abrasive Materials More Quickly: 3DVerkstan Releases New Sizes and Geometries for Olsson Ruby Nozzle
Back in December, 3DVerkstan, a distributor of leading 3D printer brands like Ultimaker and Formlabs in the Baltic and Nordic regions, released its unique Olsson Ruby ruby-tipped nozzle and, according to…
3D Printing News Briefs: July 14, 2017
It’s Friday, so we’ll start off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs with something interesting to roll us into the weekend, then move right on to 3D printing business news and…
Hauke Scheer’s New 3D Printed Action Figure Can Move Better Than Many Humans
3D printed figurines are fun to make and to have around, but for the most part, they don’t do much – they just kind of stand or sit there stiffly….
3D Printer Buying Guide 2017
There are a lot of 3D printers available nowadays. Which one do you buy? It really depends a lot on who you are and what you wish to use it…
3D Printing the 1952 Porsche 356 Engine
The Porsche is an automobile that most of us only dream of, attention riveted when that rare sports car passes us on the road or highway, always managing to fascinate—no…
Interior Design, 3D Printing and R&D Tax Credits
Interior designers and architecture firms with interior design departments have been one of the most active users of 3D printers. 3D printers are utilized by these particular designers mainly during…
Formlabs Announces First SLS 3D Printer Along with Form Cell Automated Production System
Formlabs is famous for SLA 3D printing, having introduced the technology to the desktop with the release of the Form 1 3D printer in 2012. Since then, the company has…
3D Printing, Gaming and Rolling with the Punches — A Few Questions For: Hobgoblin 3D
Since 3D printing began going more mainstream on a consumer level, one group in particular has enthusiastically seized on it: the gaming sector. Tabletop gamers, especially, have seen the opportunities…
It’s No Fairytale: Todd Grimm Shares His Treasure Trove of 3D Printing News at RAPID
This year’s RAPID + TCT was jam packed with new 3D printing technology and was by far the largest 3D printing expo that I’ve personally seen. There was an awful lot…
