Sunday, April 30, 2017

World’s Largest 3D Metal Printing Facility Opens

Inside the massive FIT AG additive manufacturing centre

Inside the massive FIT AG additive manufacturing centre

Germany’s FIT AG has opened...

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Saturday, April 29, 2017

Another 3D Printer Kickstarter Explodes: Mag ICreatum Suspended

The ill-fated Mag ICreatum multifunction 3D printer

The ill-fated Mag ICreatum multifunction 3D printer

Yes, somehow this problem isn’t...

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Friday, April 28, 2017

Occipital’s 3D Sensor and 3D Scanning Availability

The mobile-capable Occipital 3D sensor

The mobile-capable Occipital 3D sensor

One of the ways to generate 3D models is through...

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Don’t Replace Your 3D Printer Resin Tanks, Recoat Them

Recoating a used resin 3D printer tank

Recoating a used resin 3D printer tank

One of the surprises encountered when using...

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Aerojet Rocketdyne Refines 3D Printing for Rocket Engines

The thrust chamber assembly for Aerojet Rocketdyne’s RL10 rocket engine undergoing a test fire at the company’s facility in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Image courtesy of Aerojet Rocketdyne.)

The thrust chamber assembly for Aerojet Rocketdyne’s RL10 rocket engine undergoing a test fire at the...

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Thursday, April 27, 2017

3YOURMIND to Automatically Find 3D Printable Parts

Tne now "old way" of finding 3D printable parts in your inventory

Tne now "old way" of finding 3D printable parts in your inventory

In what could be a very...

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The Practicality of 3D Printing Your Own Spare Parts

A simple 3D printed replacement for a broken plastic part

A simple 3D printed replacement for a broken plastic part

One of the simple memes...

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MIT and Steelcase’s New Rapid Liquid Printing Tech: So Many Questions!

Partially 3D printed furniture from Steelcase & MIT's rapid liquid printing process

Partially 3D printed furniture from Steelcase & MIT's rapid liquid printing process

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Top 3 Onshape Updates: Projected Curve, Bridging Curve, Merge Surfaces

Onshape continues to update their online 3D CAD system

Onshape continues to update their online 3D CAD system

Late last week Onshape rolled out...

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Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Implications of Desktop Metal’s Production 3D Metal Printer

Desktop Metal's new Production 3D metal printing system

Desktop Metal's new Production 3D metal printing system

Yesterday, Desktop Metal...

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Implications of Desktop Metal’s Studio 3D Metal Printer

Desktop Metal's new Studio 3D metal printing system for in-office prototyping

Desktop Metal's new Studio 3D metal printing system for in-office prototyping

Yesterday...

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The ComeTrue T10 Color 3D Printer

The ComeTrue T10, a full color 3D printer

The ComeTrue T10, a full color 3D printer

There are certainly not a great many choices...

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Some Very Strong 3D Print Materials from Arevo Labs

Unusual 3D printing filaments from Avero Labs

Unusual 3D printing filaments from Avero Labs

I’m looking at Avero Labs’s collection...

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Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Desktop Metal Finally Surfaces With Two Startling Products

A 3D printed metal part from Desktop Metal being sintered

A 3D printed metal part from Desktop Metal being sintered

Desktop Metal has finally shown...

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An Extensive Library of 3D Parts Models

Some of the parts catalogs filled with CAD parts at PARTcommunity

Some of the parts catalogs filled with CAD parts at PARTcommunity

I’ve been perusing...

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Dissolvable Supports for 3D Metal Printing?

A 3D printed metal piece that used dissolvable metal supports

A 3D printed metal piece that used dissolvable metal supports

Researchers at Arizona...

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You Might Say This is a Titanic 3D Print

A 1/72 size 3D printed model of the Titanic

A 1/72 size 3D printed model of the Titanic

BernCo Models has produced a 1/72 3D printed...

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Monday, April 24, 2017

Kentstrapper Introduces the MAVIS Professional 3D Printer

The new Kentstrapper MAVIS professional 3D printer

The new Kentstrapper MAVIS professional 3D printer

Italy-based Kentstrapper introduced...

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The Proforge: How to Launch a Desktop 3D Printer Properly

The Proforge 3D printer kit (in assembled form)

The Proforge 3D printer kit (in assembled form)

With all the questionable 3D printer...

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Design of the Week: 3D Printed Sundial

A 3D printed DIGITAL sundial!

A 3D printed DIGITAL sundial!

This week’s selection is the amazing 3D printed sundial...

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Sunday, April 23, 2017

Fun Messages from the 3D Print World

Reading the bizarre messages we receive

Reading the bizarre messages we receive

As a popular publication in the 3D print world,...

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Saturday, April 22, 2017

Making Threaded Parts for 3D Printing: Easier Than You Think

Designing a threaded hole in 3D

Designing a threaded hole in 3D

Budget-Conscious makers have been challenged to develop...

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Friday, April 21, 2017

Utilize Your Empty Build Plate Space With Thrinno’s New Marketplace

Screenshot from Thrinno Marketplace's RFQ designer

Screenshot from Thrinno Marketplace's RFQ designer

Belgian company Thrinno has announced...

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What Does the Boeing 3D Printed Parts Announcement Mean?

A Boeing 787 model, courtesy Reuters

A Boeing 787 model, courtesy Reuters

Boeing announced last week that they’ve contracted...

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The Coming Proliferation of High Speed Sintering?

A buckle part, automotive gear and pipe fitting made with HSS. (Image courtesy of Loughborough University.)

A buckle part, automotive gear and pipe fitting made with HSS. (Image courtesy of Loughborough University.)

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