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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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The Best 3D Printers for Small Businesses in 2025

If you're thinking of buying a 3D printer for your small business, we've selected the top options that are easy to use yet produce high-quality, reliable results.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jan 21, 2025
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The Complete Guide to SLM 3D Printing / Metal LPBF

SLM / LPBF metal 3D printing is revolutionizing manufacturing. We cover how it works, the best printers, case studies, and printing services.

Jan 16, 2025
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Hexagon Buys Geomagic From 3D Systems, Good News for Reverse Engineering

Software giant Hexagon says it plans to make the Geomagic software platform even better with new features while keeping it hardware agnostic.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jan 3, 2025
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Additive Manufacturing 2025: Industry Leaders on What to Expect

Will 2025 be the year that cleaned out the noise, tamed the hype, and changed the trajectory of the 3D printing industry?

by Carolyn Schwaar Jan 1, 2025
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All the Best Professional 3D Printers Launched in 2024

Dozens of professional 3D printers launched in 2024 spanning nearly every technology, but only a few stood out from the crowd offering real innovation and delivering what customers have been asking for. Take a look.

by Carolyn Schwaar Dec 30, 2024
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SLA vs SLS 3D Printing: Decision Maker’s Guide

Learn what sets SLA apart for SLS 3D printing when it comes to technology, cost, price, speed, tolerances, and strength.

by Carolyn Schwaar Dec 19, 2024
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New Wireless Pro 3D Scanner with Nvidia Computing Onboard, $26K

Shining 3D, which makes more than a dozen 3D scanners, now brings some industrial features from its top-of-the-line units to a new all-in-one handheld device.

by Carolyn Schwaar Dec 14, 2024
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How to Thread Your 3D Printed Parts

Should you stop hand-tapping threads into your 3D printed parts and design threads instead? It depends on the thread.

Dec 12, 2024
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The Complete Guide to High-Resolution 3D Printers

Looking for the highest resolution 3D printer? We explore the technologies and what resolution in 3D printing really means.

Dec 10, 2024
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New Tullomer Filament Put to the Test. Is It Really an Easier Alternative to PEEK?

Oil & Gas industry device company lowers tooling costs from $36 per part to $3 using Tullomer on a Bambu Lab X1E.

by Carolyn Schwaar Dec 6, 2024
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5 High-Volume 3D Printing Services We Recommend

How much do 1,000 metal parts and 8,000 nylon parts cost, and how fast is the delivery? We put five top 3D printing services to the test.

Dec 3, 2024
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Are Formlabs’ New Resins Really Safer?

The new Creator Series of bottled 3D printing resins from industry leader Formlabs are promoted as less harmful than most of the resins you use now.

by Carolyn Schwaar Nov 28, 2024
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Can This Dream Team of 3D Printer Makers Fix Additive’s Sluggish Adoption?

The hurdles stifling adoption of additive manufacturing are more than one company can address alone, so now, eight industry giants are teaming up.

by Carolyn Schwaar Nov 26, 2024
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Top 3D Printers Launched at Formnext 2024

3D printer manufacturers wait all year to unveil their newest printers at the Formnext expo – this year's debuts were few in number but impressive nonetheless

by Carolyn Schwaar Nov 25, 2024
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Nano Dimension Unveils New, Bigger Micro 3D Printer at Formnext

Print larger volumes of tiny parts with the new Exa 250vx resin 3D printer.

by Carolyn Schwaar Nov 19, 2024
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EOS’ New P3 Next SLS 3D Printer Has 50% More Throughput

This major upgrade to the P 396 includes a faster layer build, quick-change build units, and high material reuse, tailored for companies aiming to scale.

by Carolyn Schwaar Nov 19, 2024
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Axtra3D’s Laser & DLP Resin Combo Expands Materials, Including a New Silicone

Covering electrical connectors, prosthetics manufacturing aids, and molds, Axtra3D's new material options are application specific.

by Carolyn Schwaar Nov 18, 2024
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With a Keen Eye for Design (and a Farm of Bambu Lab 3D Printers), This Start-Up Aims to Sell Thousands of Lamps

At more than $300 a lamp, major online retailer Westwing, is hoping the flexibility and sustainability of 3D printing will pay off.

by Carolyn Schwaar Nov 12, 2024
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8 Metal Binder Jetting 3D Printing Services We Recommend

Among the metal 3D printing technologies, metal binder jetting is prized for its ability to 3D print volume batches, fast. See who offers it!

by Carolyn Schwaar Nov 12, 2024
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EOS to Launch Its Most Important Polymer Machine in Years at Formnext

All3DP sat down with EOS to dive into the details of its brand new polymer solution and why it's a critical step forward for the company.

by Carolyn Schwaar Nov 10, 2024
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