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Can Software Be Simple?
‘CAD Illiteracy Is a Barrier’: How Stratasys Plans to Simplify 3D Printing for Everyone

Maybe the future of manufacturing isn't expert software, but simple apps that could make 3D printing as easy as ordering a photo mug.

by Carolyn Schwaar Aug 28, 2025
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Active Foaming Filament
3D Print Lighter, Stronger, Springier Parts With Nylon-Based, Foaming Rebound PEBA Air

By adjusting print temperature, you can customize firmness, rebound, and weight — no new hardware required.

by Carolyn Schwaar Aug 27, 2025
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Factors Affecting Adoption
Why Only 14% of UK Businesses Have Adopted 3D Printing & Ideas to Boost the Numbers

Although the UK currently lags behind the EU and USA in 3D printing adoption among SMEs, a new study found ways the government could spur more interest.

by Carolyn Schwaar Aug 25, 2025
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Simulate It!
New BambuStudio Build Simulation Set to Eliminate Failed Prints, Mostly

Bambu Lab and Helio Additive bring industrial-grade simulation and optimization tools to desktop FDM users.

by Carolyn Schwaar Aug 12, 2025
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Spare Part Quick Fix
The UK Air Force Has a New Secret Weapon to Get Fighter Jets Back in the Air Faster

Air Force leaders say this breakthrough proves how 3D printing technology could transform military aircraft repair and maintenance.

by Carolyn Schwaar Aug 11, 2025
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Fixture Future Secured
Fixturemate, Trinckle’s Fixture-Making Software, Now Exclusive to Stratasys’ GrabCAD Print Pro

As Fixturemate moves from the cloud to Stratasys, fixture design becomes faster and more accessible, for GrabCAD Print Pro users.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jul 23, 2025
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Boosted Blender
New Blender 4.5 LTS Adds Point Cloud Object, Improves Mainfold Boolean Operations

Blender now deepens its toolset for dedicated 3D modelers, aiming to make routine tasks faster and complex operations more reliable.

by Shawn Frey Jul 16, 2025
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More Functional PP
Prusa Drops Tough PP Glass Fiber Filament — So What Can You Do With It?

Its latest functional upgrade to standard polypropylene is stiff, heat-resistant, and easier to print than you’d expect, says Prusa.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jul 15, 2025
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Strategy or Statement
Is Europe Finally Taking Additive Manufacturing Seriously? A New AM Manifesto States the Case

As global rivals invest heavily, Europe sets a new tone for coordinated action, but will real investment and quick political action follow?

by Carolyn Schwaar Jul 9, 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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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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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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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
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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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Put to the Test
Strength Showdown: SLA vs. DLP vs. LCD Resin 3D Printing

One winner emerges when researchers pit the three main resin 3D printing technologies against each other to see which produces the strongest parts.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jun 3, 2025
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Respectfully Modernizing
Iconic Harris Tweed Turns to 3D Printing to Modernize in a Tradition-Preserving Way

Harris Tweed weaves affordable 3D printing and part-consolidation via CAD software into a centuries-old craft.

by Carolyn Schwaar May 29, 2025
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Ineffective Investment
The German Military Is Wasting Millions on 3D Printers

A German government report says the military doesn't have spare part design data or manufacturing rights, but is buying 3D printers anyway.

by Carolyn Schwaar May 8, 2025
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