3d printing news

REVIEW - I’ve been printing all sorts of things ever since I reviewed the Anycubic Vyper FDM printer last year and the Elegoo Saturn 2 resin printer this

Engineers at the University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Center have created a 3D-printed UAV airframe that's designed to minimize the amount of material needed in its construction, and that can be printed and in the air within a single day.

Q5D has launched the CY1000, a five-axis CNC additive manufacturing robotic cell designed the automation issue: how to automate the addition of electrical connections in increasingly complex products.

Tabetha Noel-Ratcliff, a 15-year-old at Northwest High School in Texas, wanted to pursue her passion of playing the mellophone in the school’s marching band. She was born with symbrachydactyly, a rare congenital hand condition. Noel-Ratcliff has full control over her right arm, but her hand and fingers are not fully developed, which makes it difficult […]

With an innovative mind and a good 3D printer, almost anything is possible. From house tools and musical instruments to cleaning robots and drones — these people used their imagination and technical skills to produce their very own masterpieces or functional items.

Recently [Stefan] of CNC Kitchen took a gander at using his gaggle of 3D printers to try injection molding (IM). Although the IM process generally requires metal molds and specialized machinery, 3D…

A new paper, ¨A Flexible, Architected Soft Robotic Actuator for Motorized Extensional Motion¨ out of Northwestern University showcases a soft cylindrical handed shearing auxetic (HSA) actuator which can become either...

When Shapeways designer Masaharu Ono began conceiving of his elaborate, 3D printed virtual reality (VR) headset, chances are that he didn’t find much inspiration on the web. An image search...

REVIEW - I am loving this recent wave of higher speed 3D FDM printers, especially since I've been trying out some larger format items lately (like cosplay