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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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One Man's Trash
Don’t Throw Away Failed Prints – Sell Them, Instead!

Shoppers on Etsy will pay cold, hard cash for your failed 3D prints and extra 3D printed parts, miniatures, and models.

by Carolyn Schwaar Apr 10, 2024
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Create a Custom Catalog
Best STL Organizing Apps You Didn’t Know You Needed (Some Are Free)

Check out these solutions (many are free) to tag, annotate, preview, store, and search your own vast inventory of digital models.

by Carolyn Schwaar Apr 9, 2024
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Army Engineers Harness Metal 3D Printing to Reshape America’s Aging Infrastructure

As American bridges, locks, and dams age, large-scale metal 3D printing steps in to provide faster, cheaper, and better replacement parts.

by Carolyn Schwaar Apr 3, 2024
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Printing Giants
Think Big, Print Bigger: New 3D Printer Tackles Larger-Than-Life Prints

Large-scale 3D printer maker Modix unveils the elevator-car-sized fused deposition modeling printer we've been waiting for.

by Carolyn Schwaar Mar 27, 2024
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Fix Before You Print
Top Simulation Software for 3D Printed Parts

Iterate virtually and 3D print your part right the first time with software simulation tools that help you resolve part problems before you print.

Mar 26, 2024
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Advancing Adhesion
Better Layer Bonding With Light?

This German start-up is betting on extruder-mounted LEDs as the cure to layer separation and poor interlayer adheasion.

by Carolyn Schwaar Mar 22, 2024
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Loose the Layer Lines
Boost the Beauty & Strength of 3D Prints with Vapor Smoothing

Remove layer lines and imperfections from your 3D printed parts while boosting their aesthetic appeal and mechanical performance.

by Carolyn Schwaar Mar 21, 2024
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File Format Redefined
Like Sharing 3D Models? This Is the Cura Update You’ve Been Waiting For

Cura 5.7 now lets you attach printer-agnostic print settings to your design files to ensure successful printing anywhere.

by Carolyn Schwaar Mar 21, 2024
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Better Than Foam
Armed for Innovation: Fortifying Tactical Helmets with 3D Printing

Start-ups aim to improve safety and comfort for soldiers with 3D printed helmet padding technology.

by Carolyn Schwaar Mar 20, 2024
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Future Communities
3D Printed Affordable Housing Under $99K

16 architectural teams honored for innovative and economical 3D printed house concepts. Some to be printed in Texas.

by Carolyn Schwaar Mar 19, 2024
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Next-Level Living
The Sky’s the Limit with New Multistory 3D Printed House Builder

Is the new robotic construction system from Icon the start of new era of home building? See how it may spell the end to rectangular homes.

by Carolyn Schwaar Mar 18, 2024
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Print to Order
Select Your Dream Home From a Catalog of 3D Printable Houses

3D printed home builder Icon launches a 60-home catalog along with AI for design, plus a new printer and material to cut the price of homes by half.

by Carolyn Schwaar Mar 13, 2024
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Faster than a Speeding Bullet
3D Printed Rocket Engine Goes Hypersonic Over the Pacific

Ursa Major's 3D printed Hadley engine powered a new test vehicle aimed at helping the US military develop hypersonic capabilities faster.

by Carolyn Schwaar Mar 12, 2024
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Prusa Goes Hot
Meet the New Prusa Pro HT90, High-Temp 3D Printer Aimed at Engineers

Prusa jumps into the industrial 3D printing market with both feet offering a machine designed to deliver reliable parts in engineering-grade materials.

by Carolyn Schwaar Mar 5, 2024
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Print Tech Analysis
MJF vs SLS 3D Printing: Decision Maker’s Guide

The differences between MJF and SLS 3D printing technology explained in a nutshell: strength, print speed, materials, and price.

by Carolyn Schwaar Mar 4, 2024
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Modern Molding
3D Printing Injection Molds – The Ultimate Guide

Discover the cost, speed, and design benefits of 3D printing molds and rapid tooling for injection molding, vacuum forming, and other molding processes.

by Carolyn Schwaar Mar 3, 2024
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Think Big. Print Big.
Best Large-Format 3D Printers for Professional Use

If your business needs meter-tall prototypes, display pieces, tools, or molds, large-format 3D printers are the answer. See our choice, plus prices.

by Carolyn Schwaar Mar 1, 2024
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Multi-Lattice Applications
3D Printed Titanium Breakthrough for Strength Applications

RMIT University uncovers a multi-topology lattice design for metal 3D printing set to drive a new era of lightweight industrial applications.

by Carolyn Schwaar Feb 27, 2024
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Hidden Costs Insights
What Vendors Don’t Tell You About the True Cost of 3D Printing

The 3D printer itself is only part of the total cost of ownership in 3D printing. Learn what vendors may not tell you about additional expenses.

Feb 26, 2024
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Celebrity Spotlight
Taylor Swift Basked in the Glow of a 3D Printed Lamp at the Grammys

Each tabletop setting at the 2024 Grammy Awards featured a custom-designed 3D printed lamp by Terra Labs.

by Carolyn Schwaar Feb 16, 2024
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