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Carolyn Schwaar

Carolyn Schwaar is All3DP’s senior editor and a journalist with more than 25 years of experience covering technology, startups, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Since joining All3DP in 2020, she has written across the full breadth of 3D printing, including industrial additive manufacturing, desktop 3D printers, and hands-on product reviews. Her work covers 3D printing technologies, emerging applications, materials, software, workflows, business trends, and interviews with leading industry experts.

Her reporting helps engineers, designers, manufacturers, and 3D printing enthusiasts understand how 3D printing is evolving, what tools and materials are available, and where the technology is being applied.

Carolyn also has an additive manufacturing column in Forbes.com.

Reach out to Carolyn at pro@all3dp.com or connect via LinkedIn.

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Suffer for the Print
How an Uncomfortable 3D Printed Dress Stole the Spotlight at This Week’s Paris Fashion Show

Forget breathable fabrics, the future of haute couture is rigid, custom-extruded, color-shifting PETG. Just don't try to sit down.

by Carolyn Schwaar Sep 30, 2026
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Making a Beautiful Mesh
We Tested Meshy 7.1: Does the New Ultra 4K Really Improve 3D Prints?

We pushed the latest version of this AI model generation tool to its limits to see if the upgraded resolution translates into better geometry for physical models.

by Carolyn Schwaar Sep 30, 2026
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Tough Stuff, Soft Finish
Bambu Lab Launches PETG Matte, Promising PLA-Like Printing With PETG Durability

The new filament combines a subdued finish with improved humidity resistance, easier support removal, and the toughness expected from PETG.

by Carolyn Schwaar Sep 30, 2026
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Printing a Cool Solution
AI Data Center Cooling: The Breakout Market for 3D Printed Copper?

With AI processors pushing traditional thermal management to its limits, metal 3D printer makers are pivoting to produce complex, pure copper liquid cold plates for next-generation data centers.

by Carolyn Schwaar Sep 29, 2026
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Printing the Daily Grind
Why This Japanese Plan to 3D Print City Infrastructure from Waste Could Become a Global Model

What if your city’s next park bench was 3D printed from morning coffee grounds and discarded household plastics?

by Carolyn Schwaar Sep 28, 2026
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Parts On-Demand
Best Metal 3D Printing Services: Our 10 Top Picks

Our updated guide to top metal 3D printing services to help you order everything from stainless steel tools to gold jewelry to copper heatsinks.

Sep 24, 2026
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But Does It Make Toast?
What Do You Get When You Cross FDM, DLP, CNC, and a Pellet Extruder? The New Modular Printer from XYZO

UK startup XYZO has revealed an ambitious modular manufacturing platform that wants to print, machine, cure, clean, and inspect parts without them ever leaving the machine.

by Carolyn Schwaar Sep 23, 2026
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Bambu Makes the Cut
Beyond 3D Printing: Inside Bambu Lab’s New Standalone Laser Cutter

The R1 cuts wood, acrylic, leather, fabric, and paper, plus engraves on glass and stone.

by Carolyn Schwaar Sep 22, 2026
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The Weight Is Over
Prusament’s New Foaming PLA: How It Cuts Print Weight by 65%

Prusa’s new actively foaming PLA promises lighter parts, more prints per spool, and a distinctive matte finish.

by Carolyn Schwaar Sep 21, 2026
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Rise to the Next Level
Ready to Leave Consumer Resin 3D Printers Behind? Here Are the Top Pro Printers for Business & Light Manufacturing

Expand your capabilities with systems designed for certified engineering-grade resins and specialized manufacturing applications.

by Carolyn Schwaar Sep 16, 2026
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Ditch the Dots
New Artec Neo Takes Aim at One of 3D Scanning’s Most Tedious Jobs

Artec 3D new Neo, a handheld 3D scanner designed to reduce one of the more mundane parts of precision 3D scanning: covering a workpiece with tracking markers before measurement can begin.

by Carolyn Schwaar Sep 14, 2026
Featured image of Stratasys’ New F870 Industrial FDM Is Huge, but Is Anything About It Actually New?
Much ado about volume
Stratasys’ New F870 Industrial FDM Is Huge, but Is Anything About It Actually New?

Stratasys' new F870 combines a meter-long heated build chamber, carbon-fiber material support, integrated drying, and enough filament for days-long factory tooling jobs.

by Carolyn Schwaar Sep 10, 2026
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Adding Some Volume
We Tested 3D Spark’s Voluminate: Can AI Really Reverse Engineer Spare Parts?

3D Spark’s new Voluminate platform promises to turn old drawings, DXFs, and even photos into useful 3D models in minutes. That sounds ideal for obsolete spare parts, so we tried it.

by Carolyn Schwaar Sep 8, 2026
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Waste not, print a lot
Recycle Your Scrap & Powder into 1.5 kg of New Filament Per Hour with 3devo’s New X10

Turn everything from pellets to failed prints to leftover SLS powder into new 3D printing material with 3devo's latest extruder machine.

by Carolyn Schwaar Sep 7, 2026
Featured image of Where Is the Pentagon’s Growing AM Investment Going? Find Out at America Makes’ Fall TRX Show
Defense Dollars, Printed
Where Is the Pentagon’s Growing AM Investment Going? Find Out at America Makes’ Fall TRX Show

Rocket engines, Future Vertical Lift, aerospace-grade alloys, supplier qualification, and AM production scale-up dominate the October program — reflecting a sharp rise in DoD-backed additive manufacturing funding.

by Carolyn Schwaar Sep 2, 2026
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Price Smarter, Not Cheaper
How to Price Your 3D Prints Without Selling Yourself Short

Turning a hobby into occasional sales raises a surprisingly hard question: what should you actually charge for things you 3D print and sell?

by Carolyn Schwaar Aug 29, 2026
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Prompt to Part
SelfCAD Launches AI: Prompt then Edit 3D Models Directly in Your Browser

The browser-based CAD platform’s experimental AI Assistant generates functional assemblies, organic meshes, and profile-based designs from text with image references supported, too.

by Carolyn Schwaar Aug 26, 2026
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UV Got This
What Is a UV Printer, and Why Is Bambu Lab Making One?

UV printing has spent decades in sign shops, print businesses, and factories. Now the technology is shrinking toward the desktop, and Bambu Lab’s arrival could accelerate its transformation from specialist equipment into another tool for makers.

by Carolyn Schwaar Aug 25, 2026
Featured image of US Navy Just Made It Easier to Replace Conventional Metal Parts With 3D Printed Alternatives
Depths Meet Deposition
US Navy Just Made It Easier to Replace Conventional Metal Parts With 3D Printed Alternatives

A new Navy standard will make metal 3D printing far easier to use in submarine construction and repair, allowing approved AM materials and processes to replace conventional welding and forging.

by Carolyn Schwaar Aug 24, 2026
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Meshy 7 Aims for Accuracy
Meshy 7 Wants to Put an End to Five-Legged Unicorns

Meshy’s latest image-to-3D AI engine is all about alignment, making the generated model actually resemble the image you fed it before you get to the mesh.

by Carolyn Schwaar Aug 21, 2026
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