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Restoring Movie Magic
How the British Film Institute is Saving Film History with a Formlabs 3D Printer

From tiny cogs to complex guide rollers, the BFI is using an in-house 3D printer to reverse-engineer and produce impossible-to-find components, ensuring that screen heritage remains preserved.

by Carolyn Schwaar Sep 3, 2025
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Paying Off Big
Eaton Slashed Its Tooling Costs by Switching 90% of Fixtures to 3D Printing

By bringing Formlabs SLS and SLA 3D printers in-house, the manufacturing giant achieved a full return on investment in just nine months — three months ahead of schedule.

by Carolyn Schwaar Aug 28, 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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Made for Pros
Bambu Lab Launches H2D Pro Today With Enterprise Security Features

New enterprise network security and fleet management software development support added to the H2D that you already know.

by Carolyn Schwaar Aug 11, 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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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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Flexibility Upgrade
Up to Twice as Bouncy as TPU, Siraya Tech Launches Rebound PEBA 95A

Siraya Tech expands its flexible material portfolio with a nylon-elastomer filament that delivers higher rebound, reduced weight, and enhanced chemical resistance.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jul 7, 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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Stronger Prints, Smarter Materials
Elegoo Launches Fiber-Reinforced Filament Starting at Just $9.99

Hobbyists and pros alike might want to rethink their next functional print. Elegoo just launched rugged, fiber-reinforced filaments at a surprising price.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jun 24, 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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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
Featured image of Revopoint’s Latest Pro-But-Affordable 3D Scanner Easily Surpasses $1 Million on Kickstarter
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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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