A new survey of large-scale 3D printing operations from Essentium reveals what could be a fatal flaw in the strategies of most major 3D printer manufacturers who hope to move towards production additive manufacturing.

We had a chat with Materialise’s Stefaan Motte to find out what’s happening at the long-time 3D printing leader. 

Last year Volkswagen selected HP Metal Jet for the high volume manufacturing of production-grade metal parts, as the foundation for its strategy to industrialize additive manufacturing with a multi-year design and production roadmap. 

Protolabs assisted the development of an award-winning consumer product, demonstrating the power of today’s manufacturing services.

dp polar has developed a very unusual 3D printer that uses a large rotating platform to manufacture large quantities of parts in a single print job.

Some thoughts about in-space manufacturing suggest a slightly different view of what digital inventory projects could or could not achieve on the ground.

What is the best way to set up additive manufacturing jobs to ensure production finishing can take place?

Charles Goulding and Greer Veon examine how 3D printing is affecting the progress of innovation.

Researchers at Deakin University studying the chemical reactions that take place during the production of carbon fiber composites developed a method which dramatically cuts the time and energy required for these reactions.

XJET has found their way into a very interesting and profitable application niche for their powerful ceramic 3D printing technology.

Sharebot has taken a big step into the world of metal 3D printing with the introduction of their new MetalONE metal 3D printer, which is designed for R&D use.

Researchers have found a way to significantly increase the strength and isotropy of 3D printed metal parts by using ultrasound.

Last year Volkswagen selected HP Metal Jet for the high volume manufacturing of production-grade metal parts, as the foundation for its strategy to industrialize additive manufacturing with a multi-year design and production roadmap. 

Technica has invented a very interesting new concept for SLS 3D printing light engines that could dramatically lower the price of equipment.

ADDere’s new Kuka-robot based metal 3D printing system is able to produce extraordinarily large metal objects and rapid speed.

The difficulty in 3D printing a particular type of industrial part suggests an idea for a type of benchmark object for metal 3D printing.

What is the best way to set up additive manufacturing jobs to ensure production finishing can take place?

General predictions of the future are easy, mere extensions of existing trends. Here we provide some very specific — and unlikely — predictions for 2020.

3ntr has introduced an extremely high temperature 3D printer with a build chamber temperature of 250C, capable of 3D printing all high temperature materials, such as PEEK, ULTEM, PAEK and more.

Novameat has designed a specialized 3D printer to replicate the fibrous texture of meat, and this could lead to an explosion of plant-based alternative 3D printed meats.

Sharebot has taken a big step into the world of metal 3D printing with the introduction of their new MetalONE metal 3D printer, which is designed for R&D use.

Technica has invented a very interesting new concept for SLS 3D printing light engines that could dramatically lower the price of equipment.

ADDere’s new Kuka-robot based metal 3D printing system is able to produce extraordinarily large metal objects and rapid speed.

dp polar has developed a very unusual 3D printer that uses a large rotating platform to manufacture large quantities of parts in a single print job.

Austria’s SBI International is marketing a new metal 3D printer, the M3D-P, which uses the WAM 3D printing process to produce large metal parts.

Exaddon has developed a unique metal 3D printer that is capable of 3D printing microscopic metal objects in metals like gold, silver and platinum. We found out some details of how it works.

Researchers have found a way to significantly increase the strength and isotropy of 3D printed metal parts by using ultrasound.

Dassault Systèmes has undertaken a survey to understand consumer attitudes to custom-made products and this could affect the future growth of 3D printing.

Researchers have discovered a new plastic material, PDK, which seems to have unusually strong recycling properties.

New research seems to have developed an incredibly effective method of 3D printing speciality filters to extract specific metals from waste material.

RepRap Ltd is working on a very interesting idea to produce a kind of universal assembly robot, capable of building arbitrary structures.

Many new 3D printers seem to be using specialized motor drivers that provide for silent operation. But are quiet 3D printers a good thing?

Charles Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at the portrayal of 3D printing in the ESG market. 

A new survey of large-scale 3D printing operations from Essentium reveals what could be a fatal flaw in the strategies of most major 3D printer manufacturers who hope to move towards production additive manufacturing.

Fortune Business Insights predicts a massive growth in the 3D printing market by 2026. We have some thoughts on what that means for existing and new 3D printing ventures.

Charles Goulding and Greer Veon examine the benefits of using an internal makerspace for corporate or manufacturing innovation. 

Charles Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi determine ways in which 3D printing could help with recent hikes in shipping rates by FedEx and UPS.

The application of multiple 3D printing processes to help build parts for a concept electric vehicle hints at how future automobiles might be 3D printed.

With the availability of a functional desktop 3D printer for only US$89, we had some thoughts on what this means and what happens next.

Charles R. Goulding and Andressa Bonafe look at how “legacy” companies make a transition into 3D printing.

A young engineering student, Danielle Boyer, has developed an inexpensive robot targeted at educators and students, and soon there will be 150 of them heading to institutions.

This week’s selection is the Nuclear Power Plant Humidifier by Reddit contributor RocketPuff. 

This week’s selection is the unstoppable 3D printed Terrain Robot by Cults 3D contributor HK_ADLER.

While there’s nothing quite as bad as stepping on a stray LEGO block, a close second is having to sort out the mess of bricks once you (or your kids) are done using them. 

This week’s selection is the impressive 3D Printed Dremel CNC project by 19-year old Nikodem Bartnik.

Watch how a 3D representation of Mt. St. Helens can be produced easily with some know-how and a CNC mill.

This week’s selection is the Glitter Bomb Trap 2.0 by Mark Rober.

Shapeways has been gradually transforming their business from what they were to something quite different.

Ricoh seems to have shifted their additive manufacturing strategy from one of producing 3D printers to offering print services and materials.

XJET has found their way into a very interesting and profitable application niche for their powerful ceramic 3D printing technology.

A post processing supplier expands to Japan, illustrating the dramatically increasing interest in post processing equipment for 3D printing and additive manufacturing.

3D Systems and CollPlant inked a deal to share resources on future bioprinting ventures, which seems to have had a positive effect on 3D Systems so far.

Prodways Group announced sales of 3D printers, but not to “normal” customers: Instead they sold them to chemical companies, and we know why.

3DPrinterOS and Mille are partnering up to develop a powerful mobile factory solution based on 3D printing.

Charles Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi investigate the opening of a new BASF plant in China.

Hero Forge has designed an amazingly easy-to-use online service to perform mass customization, in an example to other industries.

A new organization hopes to link makers with those requiring disability aids with a new service. Learn how to participate.

STEMFIE is a new venture designed to offer 3D printable components to children to help them learn mechanics in the 21st century.

RePLAy 3D contacted us to explain more details about the nature of their unusual 3D printer filament recycling service.

Protolabs assisted the development of an award-winning consumer product, demonstrating the power of today’s manufacturing services.

Formlabs announced a new “Community Spaces” program that should optimize use of Formlabs 3D printing equipment in public fabrication labs.

Rapid Direct is a growing manufacturing service based in Asia. We took a closer look at the many fabrication services they offer.

Em recente conversa com Daniel Huamani, diretor de tecnologia da 3D CRIAR, a R&D Tax Savers teve uma visão interessante de como a manufatura aditiva está promovendo a inovação no Brasil. 

In a recent conversation with Daniel Huamani, Chief Technology Officer at 3D CRIAR, R&D Tax Savers got an interesting view of how additive manufacturing is fostering innovation in Brazil.