Saturday, June 30, 2018

Ultimaker Releases Cura 3.4

 New Cura!

New Cura!

Ultimaker has released the latest version of Cura, their slicing engine.

The...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

Friday, June 29, 2018

Third Party 3D Printer Resin Thoughts

 A large, complex 3D print made from resin

A large, complex 3D print made from resin

Virtually all major resin-powered 3D printers today...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

3D Printer Purchases: Is It Now Only About Price?

 The Wanhao Duplicator 6, an inexpensive 3D printer: is it for you?

The Wanhao Duplicator 6, an inexpensive 3D printer: is it for you?

Today I’m thinking...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

Local Motors Forms LM Industries, “the First Digital OEM”

 Olli is the first self-driving vehicle featuring the IBM Watson platform. (Image courtesy of Local Motors.)

Olli is the first self-driving vehicle featuring the IBM Watson platform. (Image courtesy of Local Motors.)

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by ENGINEERING.com via Fabbaloo

Thursday, June 28, 2018

Sketchfab Online Store Out of Beta

 Sketchfab is now open for business

Sketchfab is now open for business

3D model repository Sketchfab has now removed the “beta”...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

The Need For A Standard Spool Label

 What kind of 3D printer filament was on this spool? Who knows?

What kind of 3D printer filament was on this spool? Who knows?

Here’s the situation: a print...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

Garage Inventor Colin Furze Builds His Son a Jet-Powered Micro Scooter

 A partially 3D printed jet scooter

A partially 3D printed jet scooter

He’s at it again…

We’ve seen the wild range of...

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by SolidSmack.com via Fabbaloo

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Look Who's Patented 3D Printable Concrete

 A 3D printed concrete pattern

A 3D printed concrete pattern

We were directed to a patent describing a composition for 3D...

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LPW's Massive New Metal Powder Plant

 LPW's new 3D metal printing powder plant in the UK

LPW's new 3D metal printing powder plant in the UK

UK-based metal powder provider LPW Technology...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

Laurence Berthoud-Lafarge – “Manufacturing will have to adapt to technical changes, pollution problems related to transport, waste caused by overproduction”

 Laurence Berthoud-Lafarge

Laurence Berthoud-Lafarge

Laurence is the founder of a fablab and “La Fab”, a 3D Printing...

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by Nora Toure via Fabbaloo

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Lumi's Strange Visualizer Now Available

 Interested folks checking out the new VVD from Lumi Industries

Interested folks checking out the new VVD from Lumi Industries

A few months ago we wrote about...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

ZRapid's Open Philosophy

 One of ZRapid's many SLA 3D printers

One of ZRapid's many SLA 3D printers

I’m impressed with not only ZRapid’s 3D printing...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

Book of the Week: 3D Printer: Patents & Innovations

 Learn about 3D print patents and how to examine them

Learn about 3D print patents and how to examine them

This week’s selection is the instructive...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

Monday, June 25, 2018

What Filament Should I Use?

 White PLA filament, one of countless choices for 3D printers these days

White PLA filament, one of countless choices for 3D printers these days

With the dramatic...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

What is "Make On Demand"?

 A "made on demand" 3D printed part

A "made on demand" 3D printed part

I’m reading a press release from Rize that describes a new...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

Design of the Week: Emptiness of Shark

 A hungry-looking 3D printed shark

A hungry-looking 3D printed shark

This week’s selection is the massive Emptiness of Shark by...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

Sunday, June 24, 2018

Photochromic 3D Printing Under Development

 A 3D print with photochromic elements

A 3D print with photochromic elements

Researchers at the University of Nottingham have developed...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

Saturday, June 23, 2018

AddUp Adds BeAM

 BeAM now belongs to AddUp

BeAM now belongs to AddUp

Somehow this wasn’t entirely surprising: AddUp has acquired 100% of...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

Friday, June 22, 2018

The True Advantage of HP in 3D Printing

 HP's new MJF-powered 3D print production center in China

HP's new MJF-powered 3D print production center in China

HP demonstrated why they have a...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

Solidworks Set to Power Up 3D Usage

 More stickiness for Solidworks' ecosystem

More stickiness for Solidworks' ecosystem

Solidworks announced they’ve acquired Centric...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

HP’s Stephen Nigro Discusses Siemens’ Support of Full-Color 3D Printing

 Full-color parts 3D printed with MJF.  

Full-color parts 3D printed with MJF.
 

Among the news released at Siemens PLM Connection...

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by Site Admin via Fabbaloo

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Learning to Apply a New 3D Printing Technology

 A very strong sample metal 3D print from Fabrisonic

A very strong sample metal 3D print from Fabrisonic

I’m always fascinated with unusual 3D...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

The Controversial Obsidian Project

 The still-to-be-shipped low-cost Obsidian 3D printer

The still-to-be-shipped low-cost Obsidian 3D printer

Last year we wrote about the highly touted...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

Project Milestone to Be First 3D Printed Residential Community

 Project Milestone to build habitable structures

Project Milestone to build habitable structures

The New Story charity organization may have...

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by SolidSmack.com via Fabbaloo

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

3D Systems' Medical Journey Deepens

 Colorful, but highly useful 3D prints of anatomical structures from 3D Systems

Colorful, but highly useful 3D prints of anatomical structures from 3D Systems

3D Systems...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo