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M3D and MakerGear Showcase New 3D Printers at RAPID + TCT 2018

We’ve been hearing all kinds of announcements about new products and systems that will be launched at this week’s RAPID + TCT conference in Fort Worth, Texas. Now, on the first day…

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Multicolor 3D Printing: Where Is It Heading Next?

There’s been a lot of talk recently about multicolor and full color 3D printing. As 3D printing technology advances, the things that can be done with plastic materials are becoming…

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Welcoming in New Filaments for 2018

As a 3D printer company, we at M3D rang in the New Year a little different this year. We may have popped a bottle (or two) of champagne, but the…

M3D Stays Low-Cost, Goes Industrial with Open-Source, Feature-Packed Promega 3D Printer

M3D will always be known for the [easyazon_link identifier=”B017MRFFZI” locale=”US” tag=”3dprint09-20″]M3D Micro[/easyazon_link], the 3D printer that catapulted them to success with a multimillion-dollar Kickstarter campaign in 2014. The Micro was followed…

M3D Announces the Availability of the M3D Pro and M3D Micro+ 3D Printers

Few 3D printer crowdfunding campaigns have been more successful than that of M3D back in 2014. Their Kickstarter campaign for the M3D Micro 3D printer reached its funding goal in minutes…

Tiko Finally Admits Defeat, But M3D Comes to Backers’ Rescue: CEO Michael Armani Tells Us What’s Going Wrong with All These 3D Printer Kickstarters

Perhaps you’ve noticed a worrying trend lately – there seem to be more and more Kickstarter campaigns that succeed fantastically, raising funds that far surpass their goals and gathering a…

CES 2017: 3D Printing Days Three and Four in Photos

As CES continued, the energy never abated in Las Vegas. With most of the major announcements having been made on Thursday and Friday, that left Saturday and Sunday more available…

CONTEXT: Desktop 3D Printer Market Continues to Grow While Industrial 3D Printers Are Down – But Not For Long

You’ve likely heard someone repeat the statement “One day, there will be a 3D printer in every home!” at some point. Whether that’s true or not remains to be seen,…

M3D’s New 3D Printed “Air’rings” Are Both Functional and Stylish

I have pierced ears, like so many people do. I don’t wear earrings much anymore, but when I wore them every day, I had a lot to choose from. Earrings…

Who Wants a Free 3D Printer? Now You Can Win One Thanks to M3D!

Over the years, we have seen the prices of 3D printers drop further and further toward a point where the majority of working class families can feasibly have a miniature…

Let the 3D Printing Sparks Fly! Pinshape Announces ‘Design for Electronics’ Challenge

Get into gear and power up, makers! With so many different mediums and materials being combined today in the world of 3D technology, the field is ripe for exciting and…

M3D Returns to Kickstarter With the Brand New M3D Pro – Will They Beat Their Own Fundraising Record?

The name M3D is pretty much synonymous with Kickstarter success. The 2014 crowdfunding campaign for their Micro 3D printer is a famous one, reaching its funding goal within minutes and going…

Promoting 3D Printing With 3D Printing

It seems any time a conversation about desktop 3D printing comes up, somebody will utter the words, “toys & tchotchkes.” You can almost feel the air deflate from the conversation….

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…

M3D Sees Record Growth in 2016 – Cites Benchmark Sales, Staff Expansion and Key Patent Awards

The Micro 3D Printer is the little 3D printer that could. M3D’s Micro 3D Printer was the #1 Kickstarter campaign of all time for the 3D printing space, earning $3.4M….

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…

3D Printing at CES — Part Two: The Printers

Have I mentioned how much I love going to the Consumer Electronics Show? Not only do I get to geek out on all the amazing gadgets, but I get an…

MatterHackers Introduces MatterControl T10 at CES, Adds New Products to Store

MatterHackers has officially announced the release of their latest version of their 3D printer controller, MatterControl T10, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV. MatterControl T10 is an Android-powered touchscreen controller,…

New Filaments from M3D Provide the Benefits of ABS and PLA without the Drawbacks

If you’re a Kickstarter fan, especially one who follows 3D printing, you’ll remember the record-shattering Kickstarter campaign by M3D. The campaign, designed around the innovative Micro 3D printer, reached its $50,000…

How to Kickstarter: The Runaway Success of the M3D Micro 3D Printer and Why It All Worked

Ever since the two-year Pirate3D debacle finally came to an end a few weeks ago I’ve been ruminating on Kickstarter campaigns and their place in the 3D printing industry. Crowdfunding…

M3D Micro 3D Printer to Be Launched into Retail Market at New York’s Maker Faire, Priced from $399 to $449

While crowdfunding launches can be challenging, hard work, and a total crapshoot for many, we see a lot of really successful and downright impressive campaigns happening for innovative 3D printing…

A Simple 3D Printed Rabbit Charm is the Winner of the M3D & 3DShare 3D Design Competition

Back in May, we announced the launch of a new 3D design contest that was being held by 3D printer manufacturer M3D and 3D printing repository 3DShare, in conjunction with ourselves…

M3D Enthusiast is Inspired to Create Heated Print Bed for Micro 3D Printer, Launches Kickstarter Campaign

As the Micro 3D printer by M3D went down in Kickstarter history amassing hundreds of thousands of dollars within its first hour of launching, many users were able to take part…

3D Printing: Breaking Into the Consumer Market — Who Will Be First?

A woman is busy making dinner for her family. She turns on the oven, but the knob to control the temperature breaks in her hand. Rather than panic, she heads…