Friday, September 30, 2016

A Review of TCT Show 2016

At the TCT Show in the UK

At the TCT Show in the UK

The TCT Show, this year boasting its 21st edition, continues to go from strength to...

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by Rachel Park via Fabbaloo

Did Apple Already Develop a 3D Printer?

Inside Apple's secret manufacturing processes

Inside Apple's secret manufacturing processes

I’m now thinking Apple might create a 3D printer - but not in the...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

What Does Facebook Want with a 3D Printing Hardware Company?

Nascent Objects’ modular electronic devices, with components 3D printed using EnvisionTEC’s 3SP 3D printing technology. (Image courtesy of Nascent Objects.)

Nascent Objects’ modular electronic devices, with components 3D printed using EnvisionTEC’s 3SP 3D printing...

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by Site Admin via Fabbaloo

Thursday, September 29, 2016

A Most Unusual 3D Printing Corporate Takeover

A scene from one of Falcon Minerals' recent projects

A scene from one of Falcon Minerals' recent projects

Earlier this month all shares of 3D printer manufacturer Robo...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

Multi-Nozzle Desktop 3D Printers Just Died

Prusa's new quad-color 3D printing concept

Prusa's new quad-color 3D printing concept

I’ve never been a big fan of dual (or more) nozzle 3D printers because...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

CEL-Robox’s Unique Solution to The Retraction Problem: The Needle Valve

CEL-Robox's needle valve concept

CEL-Robox's needle valve concept

Cel-Robox’s desktop 3D printer has a feature I hadn’t noticed previously:...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

Watching Manufactured Plastic Objects Melt Up-Close is Strangely Fascinating

Watch a rubber duck melt before your eyes!

Watch a rubber duck melt before your eyes!

While Gallagher might have pioneered the act of destroying things for...

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by SolidSmack.com via Fabbaloo

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Fabbaloo’s Buying Guide Expands

Fabbaloo's many interactive buying guides

Fabbaloo's many interactive buying guides

We’ve added a new section to our interactive Buying Guides: ...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

Arfona’s r.Pod Could Put a Dent Into Dental 3D Printer Companies

The Arfona r.Pod 3D printer, capable of manufacturing dental prints

The Arfona r.Pod 3D printer, capable of manufacturing dental prints

Brooklyn-based 3D printer startup Arfona has...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

Could Custom Eyewear 3D Prints Become Widespread? Fuel3D’s New Scanner Might Make It So

Fuel3D's new retail custom eyewear 3D scanner

Fuel3D's new retail custom eyewear 3D scanner

Fuel3D announced a new “mirror” 3D scanner that could lead to...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

Lisa Federici – “It’s Ok to Be a Mom, an Entrepreneur, a Wife, a Student and an Employee All at Once. You Can Do This and You Can Succeed”

Scansite's Lisa Frederici

Scansite's Lisa Frederici

This article originates from Women In 3D Printing and is part of our effort to...

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by Nora Toure via Fabbaloo

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Two 3D Printer Companies Offer New Innovative Materials Products

Examining a 3D print made from Ultimaker's new CPE+ material

Examining a 3D print made from Ultimaker's new CPE+ material

There’s much competition in the world of 3D print...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

A Metamaterial Demonstration Suggests Insane Future 3D Applications

Designing mechanical objects with 3D printed meta-materials

Designing mechanical objects with 3D printed meta-materials

I’m watching a video demonstrating a “meta material...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

Prusa Adds Sophisticated Calibration System

The Prusa i3 MK2 now includes a powerful automated calibration system

The Prusa i3 MK2 now includes a powerful automated calibration system

The Prusa crew have developed a rather...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

Is Carbon Fiber Filament a Marketing Gimmick?

Just some carbon fiber

Just some carbon fiber

Running a small product design and 3D printing business, shookideas.com, I receive questions...

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by Justin Shook via Fabbaloo

Monday, September 26, 2016

Kúla’s 3D Camera Gadget is Almost a 3D Scanner

The Bebe, an ingenious lens contraption for capturing 3D images

The Bebe, an ingenious lens contraption for capturing 3D images

Reykjavík-based Kúla has produced a gadget...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

Serious Implications to 3D Printing After GE’s Acquisition

GE acquires two metal 3D printing companies

GE acquires two metal 3D printing companies

A few weeks ago General Electric announced the acquisition of not one,...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

Design of the Week: Scoop

The ideal 3D print: a scoop

The ideal 3D print: a scoop

This week’s selection is the elegantly simple “Scoop” by YouMagine contributor...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

Sunday, September 25, 2016

Stratasys, a Materials Company? Of course!

The main entrance at Stratasys HQ

The main entrance at Stratasys HQ

I got a chuckle reading a post on Seeking Alpha proposing that Stratasys might be...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

Saturday, September 24, 2016

Robo3D Updates Their Desktop 3D Printer Line With TWO New Machines

Robo3D announced a couple of very interesting desktop 3D printers, the C2 and R2

Robo3D announced a couple of very interesting desktop 3D printers, the C2 and R2

After several successful...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

Friday, September 23, 2016

Motivations Behind the 3D Printing Mergers: Some Beneficial, Some Devious

A section of CB Insight's graphic of 3D print corporate acquisitions

A section of CB Insight's graphic of 3D print corporate acquisitions

A new infographic portraying recent 3D...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

Hands on With Fiberlogy’s new FiberFlex 40D 3D Printer Filament

Fiberlogy's new FiberFlex 40D 3D printer filament

Fiberlogy's new FiberFlex 40D 3D printer filament

We obtained a small sample of Fiberlogy’s new FiberFlex 40D 3D...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

A First Look at Figure 4, Industrial 3D Printing from 3D Systems

The Figure 4 setup with built-in inspection at IMTS 2016

The Figure 4 setup with built-in inspection at IMTS 2016

As the industrial 3D printing market shifts into fifth...

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by ENGINEERING.com via Fabbaloo

Thursday, September 22, 2016

MakerBot’s Peculiar, But Very Appropriate Announcement

The new Replicator+ desktop 3D printer from MakerBot

The new Replicator+ desktop 3D printer from MakerBot

This week MakerBot unleashed a series of announcements...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo

Interesting Extruder Concept is More Complex Than It Appears

Remaking an extruder

Remaking an extruder

An extruder concept proposed by Reddit contributor lxo96 poses some interesting questions.

...

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by General Fabb via Fabbaloo