stereolithography

3D Systems Set to Show Off Their Industrial 3D Printing Tech as Part of the Largest Hannover Messe 2016 US Business Delegation

After a brutal 2014 and 2015, 3D printing industry leader 3D Systems has been recently getting back to their roots by focusing more on their large stable of industrial 3D…

Stratasys Direct Manufacturing Partners with Somos to Develop New Stereolithography Materials

Despite a growing interest in 3D printing and 3D printing technology, many businesses are still wary of bringing 3D printers into their workflow. While the costs in technology and materials…

UNIZ Technology Launches Kickstarter for Slash Consumer LCD-SLA 3D Printer for Under $1000

It is starting to look like we’re entering a new phase of 3D printing that may make standard FDM desktop 3D printing virtually obsolete. Fused deposition modelling has pretty much…

3D Systems Celebrates 30 Years in 3D Printing and Showcases Their Renewed Focus on Industrial Applications at AMUG 2016

Embattled 3D printing industry leader 3D Systems looks to be starting off 2016 in far better shape than many insiders expected. With recent, albeit rather minor, bumps in stock prices…

Bunnie Huang Tears Down a Form2 3D Printer and Finds Out What Makes It Tick

Stereolithography is actually one of the oldest varieties of 3D printing, with roots that go back all the way to the 1970s. However, before Formlabs launched their record-breaking nearly $3…

Materialise and Structo Launch New Structo PrintWorks Build Processor

Belgium-based 3D printing software developer and 3D printing services provider Materialise teamed up with Singapore-based SLA 3D printer manufacturer Structo to create a dedicated build processor. The new PrintWorks build…

NewPro3D Hits CES 2016 to Show Off Their Super Fast ILI 3D Printer

After their very public spat with a rival light-cured resin 3D printer manufacturer in November, the Canada-based NewPro3D had been keeping a relatively low profile. While the company was almost…

Hack of the Day: Build Your Own UV Cure Box for Under $30, Courtesy of Formlabs

Stereolithography printers are lovely, aren’t they? They’re fast, they’re smooth, and they create great detail. Post-processing can be a bit of a bother, though. SLA pieces tend to need additional…

Researchers Create a Fully Articulated 3D Printed Soft Robot Octopus Tentacle

I’ll be the first to admit that there is a lot of humor to be had in the fact that scientists 3D printed an articulated tentacle, and trust me the…

ARRK Creates New 3D Printing Facility in Poland

This bit of news has to begin in 1948 in Osaka, Japan with the founding of a tooling company. Since that time, they have grown from a small office in…

Dem Bones Seeks to Revolutionize Veterinary Education with 3D Printed Canine Skeletons

We’ve shared a lot of stories with you about the benefits that 3D printing has provided for medical education, for example the 3D anatomy series produced by Monash University. Now a project…

Researchers Create a High Viscosity SLA 3D Printer That Can Print Teeth, Metals & More

Typically when we think of desktop 3D printers, we either picture an FDM/FFF, extrusion based machine, or an SLA (steterolithographic) machine. Both of these printers have their positive and negatives…

A PowerPoint 3D Printer: Missouri Teacher is Building a Unique $20 3D Printer with His Students

When it comes to 3D printing within the classroom environment, there are some teachers who welcome it with open arms, while there are others who are deathly afraid of the…

Formlabs Heads to Germany, Opens Office in Berlin, Partners with iGo3D

When it comes to desktop Stereolithography (SLA) 3D printers, their is one company who is leading the pack by leaps and bounds. That company is Somerville, Massachusetts-based Formlabs. A major…

Autodesk Open Sources Their 3D Printer Resin – Providing Recipe to All & Opening the Door to New Materials

Open source technology is what brought the desktop 3D printer space to where it is now. If it weren’t for groups such as RepRap, who really encouraged the sharing of open…

3D Printing Your Heart of Gold via a CT Scan

It’s probably not quite what Neil Young had in mind, but Canadian artist Brendon McNaughton has a heart of gold. Or at least, after seeing the possibilities for 3D printing…

33cm Tall, Extremely Detailed Bear, Printed on a Form 1+ 3D Printer in 7 Pieces

There is always that debate: which 3D printing technology is best for home/small business use? Is it stereolithography (SLA), like that found in the Formlabs Form1+ 3D printer, or is…

IIT Student Creates ‘The Bug’, a Fiber Composite 3D Printer

Whether you are religious, atheist, agnostic, or none of the above, you have to admit that when it comes to nature, a lot can be learned. For example, the invention…

Julien Maire Creates Unique 3D Animated Cinema Using 3D Printed Objects in Place of Film

“Film making is a huge privilege; it’s not brain surgery. It’s art, and art is supposed to be an enjoyable process.” ~ Actress Lake Bell Film making is certainly a…

Project PAM – College Students Look to Create an Entirely Open Source DLP 3D Printer

Open source has contributed to 3D printing in such a tremendous way. Without the open sourcing of many desktop 3D printers several years ago, the space would not be nearly…

Sharebot Announces New Voyager SLA 3D Printer to Go Along with New SLS and FDM Printers

The news just comes pouring in for Italian based 3D printer manufacturer, Sharebot. Within the past week alone, we have reported on three different new 3D printers that Sharebot has…

Mec’Nex – A Sub-$100 3D Printer Constructed of K’nex, Utilizes a Unique SLA Printing System

I hold a belief that 3D printing won’t fully catch on among at-home users until an affordable Stereolithography (SLA) based solution becomes available. SLA is definitely the future in my…

LittleRP: Open Source SLA 3D Printer With Unique Tilt Option Set to Hit Kickstarter

Back in May, we reported on a 3D Printer called the LittleDLPer, which was an open source DLP SLA 3D Printer which had plans to launch a campaign on Kickstarter….

First Full Color Consumer Level Stereolithography & FDM 3D Printers Coming Soon From OVE

Polish company aims to revolutionize the 3D printing industry with full color 3D printers, that utilize a unique patent-pending CMYK color technology. When it comes to consumer level 3D printers,…