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3D Printing News Briefs, June 1, 2024: Sustainability, Cementitious Materials, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll start with sustainability research on AM feedstock from AMGTA, and then on to an aluminum alloy with enhanced mechanical properties. University students built…
3D Printing for Dummies, 3rd Edition: Breezy, Educational, Essential
I’ve never had the highest opinion of the For Dummies series. I always thought of these books as the kind that people give to dads and uncles to support a…
3DPOD Episode 17: People We Admire in 3D Printing
Today we had an episode that was a free-ranging discussion between Max and myself on the people we admire in 3D printing. First off, we have to admit to being…
3D Print Works Offering Refillable 3D Printing Filament Reels to Go with Masterspool Project
While designers, enthusiasts, and hobbyists may have lots of at-home 3D printing needs today, it’s impossible to turn ideas and projects into completed parts without a steady supply of good…
BCN3D Technologies Releases Open Source Files for Sigmax 3D Printer
This past fall, BCN3D Technologies, based out of Barcelona and best-known for its Sigma 3D printer, released the multi-material Sigmax 3D printer at the TCT Show. The professional desktop Sigmax, which features a…
Vote for the Most Significant 3D Printed Thing in the World 2017
Soooo….a few weeks ago I released the definitive, totally unsurpassable Top 10 3D Printed Things. It turned out that sadly some mere mortals did in fact disagree with me. I’ve decided…
The Top 10 Most Significant 3D Printed Things
The definitive, totally unsurpassable Top 10 3D Printed Things, as selected with exceeding unparalleled rigor by me. You could disagree with this list, but then you would be wrong. These…
Everyone Get your Dragon On.. for #DragonOff… I mean… Let’s All 3D Print Dragons for Free Stuff
3D printing parts and supplies retailer E3D and Rich from RichRap are throwing a 3D printing contest for October and will be giving away some free stuff for the best…
The 3D Printing Filament Spool Standard: Light-weight, stackable, standard spool design could take hold soon
3D printer filament is to FFF/FDM 3D printing, as blood is to every living human being. Without it, you simply just have a dead, useless machine that can’t do anything. Equally…
Nectar One 3D Printer – Coming Soon From Some of the Industry’s Brightest Individuals
Each and every day, it seems as though we are covering a new 3D printer that is either launching or about to launch. This is because the technology has become…
