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3D Printed Sound Absorbers Will Bring Relief To Your Ears

Got a noisy office, home or studio? These 3D printed sound absorbers will bring you professional results (and relief to your ears).

by Anatol Locker
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E3D Ultimaker 2 Extrusion Upgrade Kit Review: The Ultimate Ultimaker 2 Upgrade?

Enhancing an old workhorse with the E3D Ultimaker 2 Extrusion Upgrade Kit is a tantalising prospect. Read our detailed test and review.

by Alastair Jennings
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German Prototyper 3D Prints Motor Block From Aluminum

In 3D printed cars, usually the chassis is 3D printed. A German prototyping company went a step further: they 3d printed a functional working cylinder block. It’s even better than the real thing.

by Anatol Locker
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Fallout Fan 3D Prints Life-Sized Power Armor

This 3D printed Fallout power armor really is a piece of art. It took 140 hours and 120 lbs of filament to 3d print this 7-foot beauty.

by Anatol Locker
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It’s Steam-Ready: Meet the 3D Printed Arduino Game Boy

Game Boy meets Arduino and Windows and Steam: This modern nostalgia device was the star of this year‘s Maker Faire New York.

by Anatol Locker
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Turn your BBC micro:bit into a 3D Printed Microbot

Say hello to Microbot! Fresh after yesterday's UK launch, here's a project to turn your BBC micro:bit into a robot with 3D printing.

by Bulent Yusuf
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Ultimaker: Company Profile in 11 Facts

Looking for information on 3D printing company Ultimaker? We‘ve accumulated the most important facts in this company profile.

by Faith Robinson
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The TSA Got Hacked. But What About Your Door Keys?

With TSA master keys in the wild, the security of your luggage is at risk. But can you make a 3D printed key from a photo? All3DP finds out.

by Anatol Locker
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Terminator Skull: 3D Print The Coolest Robot Skull

In the wake of "Terminator Genisys", there are great 3D printable Terminator designs. Ihis 3D printed robot head is one of the coolest.

by Anatol Locker
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GoPro: Better Video Shoots Thanks to 3D Printers

Most mistakes in the video footage occur during the shoot ‒ With a little preparation they can be avoided. Accessories from a 3D printer are very useful here.

by Manuel Altemeyer
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We Tested Hi3D’s Split-to-Print Beta: Slashing CAD Time for AI Models

We used Hi3D Studio to divide a humanoid model, add articulated connectors, and arrange the resulting parts for printing. The tools produced a usable result, but several essential steps have a learning curve.

by Carolyn Schwaar
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Anycubic Photon P1 Max Brings 18.3-Liter Large-Format Resin Printing to Desktop Workflows

Large resin printers have traditionally required users to choose between build volume, print consistency, and ease of operation. With the Photon P1 Max, Anycubic is introducing a large-format resin printer designed for long, high-precision print jobs.

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Prusa’s New PA11 Nylon Filament Promises Its Strongest Layer Bonding Yet

Prusa’s castor oil-derived PA11 filament combines unusually strong interlayer adhesion with low friction, impact resistance, and the durability needed for demanding moving parts.

by Carolyn Schwaar
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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
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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
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Prusa Launches Its First High-Speed PLA, Promising Up to 40% Faster Prints

New five-color series of high speed PLA filament suitable for the company’s CHT Nextruder nozzles boasts up to 40% print time gains in the right conditions, the company says.

by Matthew Mensley
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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.

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Divergent Bets Big on Defense with Massive New Printer & 64-Machine 3D Printing Super-Factory

The 'Monolith One' is a laser powder bed fusion 3D printer with 24 kW of laser power, which Divergent plans to use for defense and automotive part production. No, it's not for sale.

by Carolyn Schwaar
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Enterprise Disruption
Fed Up With Enterprise FDM, Print Service Owners Built the $29.5K, 500°C R3 Printer to Challenge Market Giants

Los Angeles-based R3 Printing debuts a pair of liquid-cooled, open-material FDMs made in the USA and engineered for reliable, cloud-optional production.

by Carolyn Schwaar
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Printing by Numbers
Prusa ColorMix in PrusaSlicer 2.9.6 Beta: Paint the Model, Skip the Setup

Prusa Research has dropped a beta of PrusaSlicer 2.9.6 alongside an EasyPrint update, both shipping Prusa ColorMix – the company's take on the FullSpectrum filament mixing technique that’s spread across desktop slicers in the past three months.

by Matthew Mensley
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