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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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Polymer Powder to Part
The Manufacturer’s Guide to MJF from Prototypes to End-Use Parts

A straightforward guide to the benefits and tradeoffs of MJF for those sourcing 3D printed parts for functional use. We cover the tech, parts, services, and printers.

Jul 3, 2025
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Double the Nozzles
Meet Praxitron, a New Independent Dual-Extruder 3D Printer on Kickstarter

Praxitron offers speed and multi-material flexibility wrapped in a sleek, fully assembled design, all for less than competing IDEX models.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jul 2, 2025
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Blue Lasers, Big Impact
Phillips Bets on Blue-Laser DED from Meltio to Expand Defense Manufacturing

Touted as safer, faster, and easier to maintain, blue-laser DED and CNC hybrid tech could change how the defense industry thinks about medium- to large-scale metal part production.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jul 1, 2025
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Why Reinvent the Wheel
Meet HP’s New 3D Scanner, Which Might Look Familiar

The new HP DesignScan brings established Creaform technology to HP's product lineup, reflecting a strategic move to expand its role in the digital manufacturing ecosystems.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jul 1, 2025
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AI Teaching Assistant
UltiMaker Offers $4K Educator Grants, New Nebula AI Platform to Expand 3D Printing in Classrooms

Aiming to expand access to 3D printing for K–12 educators and student, UltiMaker announces grants and new AI-powered Nebula platform.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jun 30, 2025
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Print Real Metal
New Stainless Steel Filament Simplifies Metal 3D Printing on Desktop FDMs

UltiMaker talks with All3DP on why it selected this new metal filament for its material library and the benefits it offers.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jun 27, 2025
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Licensed to Print
Can’t Sell Your 3D Prints on Etsy Anymore? MyMiniFactory May Have the Answer

As Etsy cracks down on sellers of licensed 3D prints, MyMiniFactory is stepping up with a program to verify designers and makers, and sell prints.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jun 26, 2025
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Fill Up on Filament
Bambu Lab’s Stock-Up-On-Filament Sale Ends July 15

Savings up to 35% on a wide variety of filament is a great deal, especially if tariffs on China kick back in again.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jun 25, 2025
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It's Not Really Plastic?
Prusa Launches Sustainable, Stainable Wood-Like Filament in Chocolate Brown

Fill your print room with the pleasant scent of wood — not chocolate, unfortunately — with this PLA filled with wood-waste particles.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jun 25, 2025
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AI Will Change CAD Forever
Free AI Plugin for Autodesk Fusion Aims to Take the Pain Out of CAD For Hobbyists & Pros

When Sohrab Haghighat left the launchpad behind, he brought a bold idea with him to his new venture: what if artificial intelligence could do the boring parts of design inside the most popular CAD tools?

by Carolyn Schwaar Jun 25, 2025
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Stronger Prints, Smarter Materials
Elegoo Launches Fiber-Reinforced Filament Starting at Just $9.99

Hobbyists and pros alike might want to rethink their next functional print. Elegoo just launched rugged, fiber-reinforced filaments at a surprising price.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jun 24, 2025
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Color-Matching
Your Brand’s Color in Resin: Formlabs Offers Custom Colors Delivered in a Week

New Color Resin V5 enables brand-specific or product-matched customized color resins based on any RGB value with consistency, Formlabs says.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jun 17, 2025
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Dial Up Flexibility
Qidi’s New Foaming TPU Filament Lets You Choose Your Level of Flexibility

Variable-hardness TPU can deliver parts ranging from super squishy to dense and rubbery depending on how you print it.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jun 17, 2025
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Etsy Backs Unique
Don’t Panic, Your Etsy 3D Prints Can Still Be Safe to Sell

A frenzy of social media posts have spread the idea that 3D printed parts, toys, and crafts are no longer allowed for sale on Etsy stores. Let’s dive into the facts.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jun 16, 2025
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Spot Repair
Study Finds 3D Printing to Repair Aging Bridges Could Save Billions and Keep Traffic Flowing

Cold spray 3D printing can replace welded and bolted plates for faster and more efficient infrastructure repair.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jun 13, 2025
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Too Big to Print?
The World’s Largest 3D Printer Set to Build the World’s Largest 3D Printed Building in Qatar

Custom COBOD construction printers just started work on the first of two 20,000-square-meter schools in Qatar.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jun 12, 2025
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Print the Unprintable
We Found Six STL Repair Tools That Really Work

Slicing software can patch most minor issues in your STLs, but it can't reconstruct missing geometry, resolve deep structural faults, or handle tangled meshes. Here's what you need.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jun 11, 2025
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Wi3DP + ASME
Women in 3D Printing Joins American Society of Mechanical Engineers

As a program of the ASME, Women in 3D Printing aims to expand events and reach to promote diversity and inclusion within the manufacturing industry.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jun 10, 2025
Featured image of Revopoint’s Latest Pro-But-Affordable 3D Scanner Easily Surpasses $1 Million on Kickstarter
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Revopoint’s Latest Pro-But-Affordable 3D Scanner Easily Surpasses $1 Million on Kickstarter

Raising more than 2,000% of its funding goal in just under two weeks, Revopoint is expecting its Trackit two-part scanner to be a hit.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jun 8, 2025
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You're Ready for More
10 Nylon Filaments That Are Worth 3D Printing With, From Budget to Pro

Ready to move on from PLA? Nylon is the go-to material for strong, flexible, and durable parts, but which filament is worth your cash.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jun 6, 2025
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