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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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China’s Upstream AM Push
Chinese Aerospace Supplier Plans 100-Machine Metal 3D Printer Expansion

Chinese Academy of Sciences spinout is reportedly investing more than $14M in aerospace additive manufacturing, with plans to acquire over 100 large-format metal 3D printers.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jul 22, 2026
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Printed Propulsion
Skyroot’s Vikram-1 Makes Its Orbital Debut with a 50% Lighter 3D Printed Engine

Vikram-1’s successful maiden flight takes Skyroot’s additively manufactured propulsion technology beyond the test stand, although the Indian startup has yet to reveal exactly how the engine is printed.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jul 21, 2026
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Leaf it Unproven
Can Palm Leaf-Filled PLA Filament Compost in Your Backyard?

Hembased says its plant-based FDM material is designed to break down in open-air compost, yet scientific analysis and certification details remain unclear.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jul 20, 2026
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Master Your Materials
PETG Filament Quick Guide: When to Use It & When Not To

Stop treating PETG as simply “stronger PLA.” Discover which projects benefit from its toughness, weather resistance, and slight flexibility, and which are better printed with another material.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jul 17, 2026
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Kind Designs’ Rapid Rise
3D Printed Seawall Startup Rides a $21M Wave of Investment

Investors are betting millions on Kind Designs, a startup using large-format concrete printing to turn ordinarily flat coastal barriers into customized infrastructure with habitat features and architectural appeal.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jul 17, 2026
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Support Ticket
3D Printer Broken? Here’s How to Get It Fixed

Manufacturer support, warranties, returns, repair services, and authorized resellers compared. Plus how to choose the fastest route back to printing.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jul 16, 2026
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20/20 via 3D
3D Printed Contact Lenses Customized in Just 20 Minutes

Researchers have developed an end-to-end digital manufacturing workflow that turns a patient's corneal scan into a customized contact lens with a post-processing technique that smooths printed optics without ever touching them.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jul 15, 2026
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Enclosed but Exposed
This Low-Cost 3D Printer Fume Control Achieves 99% Particle-Capture, but Practical Gaps Remain

A new study suggests that well-designed nozzle extraction and fully ventilated enclosures can reduce particles released while printing ABS by 99%, but leaves users without a practical safety solution.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jul 14, 2026
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Tempering the Hype
Did the Metal Filament Bubble Finally Burst? This Kickstarter Printer Project Aims to Restart the Trend

Startup Kare 3D just launched a Kickstarter campaign for a high-temp desktop 3D printer that it says can process almost any material.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jul 13, 2026
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Tactical Band-Aids
Bypassing the Supply Chain: US Navy 3D Prints Patches to Fix Jets 50% Faster

The US Navy is testing a 3D printed composite repair method that could cut certain F/A-18 Super Hornet repair times by around 50%, potentially giving maintenance crews a faster way to return grounded aircraft to service.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jul 10, 2026
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Death by Desktop
The Squeezed Middle: Are Entry-Level & Industrial 3D Printers Killing the $3K – $20K Segment?

The global 3D printer revenues jump 32% as demand for industrial systems returns and entry-level sales continue to boom, according to new analysis from market intelligence firm Context.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jul 9, 2026
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Extruding in Public
Shipping 1 Million Units Wasn’t Enough: Bambu Lab Confirms US Retail Stores Are Next

Brulé, the Japanese sister-company of American 3D printer reseller Dynamism, just announced a showroom-style Bambu Lab store in Tokyo, and it's only the beginning for a retail strategy for Bambu Lab.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jul 9, 2026
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Ink's Final Boss
xTool 01 Omni: Is This Multi-Surface Desktop System the Ultimate Custom Print Shop Shortcut?

The modular dual-head printer is designed to decorate everything from acrylic and metal to T-shirts and transfer decals, with pre-order pricing starting at $1,699.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jul 6, 2026
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Defense Tech
Why the Military’s Need for Cheap Drones Is Driving a $900M 3D Printing Boom

A new market forecast from Additive Manufacturing Research details how surging defense demands and low-cost polymer printing may drive a sixfold expansion for the drone 3D printing sector by 2034.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jul 3, 2026
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Desktop-Sized, Professional-Grade
The 6 Best Pro 3D Printers Under $10K for High-Uptime Workshops

From handling warping-prone engineering polymers and continuous fiber reinforcement to enforcing strict enterprise network security, discover how each system targets a completely distinct workplace bottleneck.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jul 2, 2026
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Pricing Deep Dive
From $10 to $10,000: We Quoted 10 Parts to Uncover Real 3D Printing Service Costs

We uploaded 10 different parts to the top marketplace for 3D printing services and compared practical, budget-friendly options with higher-quality alternatives.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jun 29, 2026
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Supercar Pipe Dreams
Why 3D Print These Custom Mercedes SLR McLaren Exhaust Tips? 50% Cost Savings, Made in 5 Hours

Swedish exhaust specialist Ferrita used a Meltio robotic wire-laser DED system to produce two matching stainless-steel side-exhaust tip assemblies for a customized Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, reportedly halving the cost of conventional production.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jun 26, 2026
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Local Fleet Control
Bambu Lab Quietly Launches Fleet Hub for Custom Printer Fleet Integration

The compact network appliance gives businesses a secure, local API for connecting Bambu Lab printers to their existing production and manufacturing systems.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jun 24, 2026
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Gravity-Defying Design
The Brilliant Geometry Secret Behind Gaudí’s Architecture & Your Next Support-Free 3D Print

Eric Utley, applications engineering manager at Protolabs, explains the engineering principles behind Gaudí's architecture and how they can help you design better support-free 3D prints.

Jun 23, 2026
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AI-ing Is Believing?
Can the GLB DP-C1 Safely Bring Industrial Laser Metal 3D Printing to Home Workshops?

The compact laser powder bed fusion system is being hyped up as a consumer-grade, garage-friendly 'household' metal 3D printer for $4,888, but its safety remains obscured behind a wall of AI images.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jun 22, 2026
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