Getting a reservation at Restaurant Ocean, the Michelin-starred destination in Portugal , can take months. Yet despite its global reputation and access to the finest tableware available, the restaurant has turned to a bespoke solution: custom 3D-printed ceramic plates crafted by Berlin-based ceramic artist Cindy Valdez of Migration of Matter Ceramics for Chef Hans Neuner's upcoming tasting menu.
This promising, compact, no-code DIY machine lets you to recycle failed prints and purge blocks into fresh filament for a fraction of the cost of commercial recyclers.
But which is the most satisfying? Could it be the "pop" of a print springing free from the build plate, or perhaps the perfectly dialled support structure simply falling away from the part?. I know which I prefer – how about you?
3D printing is a deeply satisfying process, but the mono-material prints can be a little dull. If you’re printing a self designed gift for someone this Christmas, considering being a bit extra and add some tactility with fabrics and other flexible materials.
Ready to get in the holiday spirit? Check out these wonderful Christmas 3D prints, ornaments, Nativity scenes, and more!
It offers up to 78% energy return and superior shape retention, but PEBA is a diva to print with compared to TPU. We break down the hardware and patience you need to master this challenging material.
In many small fabrication shops, expanding capabilities often means adding more machines – fiber lasers for metal, CO2 lasers for wood, handheld cutters, welders, and rust-removal tools. This increases operational costs, disrupts workflows, and consumes valuable space.
The printer is only half the battle. From carbon-capturing evoZero to local soil blends, we dive into the advanced material science that is finally making 3D construction viable.
If you missed out on Black Friday, don’t fret. Most companies are keeping their sales active for Cyber Week and the holiday season, giving you a second chance to snag an upgrade.
Start-up Forte3D’s carbon-fiber 3D printed cellos and violins follow a familiar pattern in 3D printing innovation: someone needs something faster, cheaper, or more efficiently than traditional methods, so they turn to 3D printing. Then someone else refines that idea, perfects it, and builds a business around it. Forte3D isn’t the first to produce 3D printed string instruments, but it may well be the best-sounding.
Not ready to invest in a 3D scanner but want pro-level digital twins and reverse engineering? Artec says it has the solution.
Say goodbye to sticky buckets and hazardous fumes. We break down the best post-processing stations from budget-friendly Anycubic and Elegoo units to pro-grade gear from Formlabs.
Catching up on projects over the break? PCBWay has shaved 10% off two specific engineering resins that offer toughness and transparency.
Christmas is… *checks calendar* about three weeks away. Are you ready? If not, maybe we can help. Here's a handful of thoughtful and useful gifts we'd be glad to see left under the tree this year.
While desktop printing shifts to LCD, industrial giants like 3D Systems are betting big on lasers again and slashing production timelines from months to mere days on large tooling.
FMGI, a long-established U.S.-based general contractor, just made a decisive leap into 3D printed construction thanks to a new partnership with Alquist 3D and Walmart for more than a dozen construction projects beginning in 2026. FMGI is leasing Alquist’s just-launched A1X concrete printers and preparing its crews to build with robots at scale. The contractor stands to become one of the first to integrate additive construction into its core business model.
Medical professionals and device manufacturers can now create patient-specific anatomically realistic models that behave like real tissue under CT or X-ray.
Of the three big multi-material contenders from Formnext – the Snapmaker U1, Bambu Lab H2C, and Prusa Core One – the Bondtech-powered INDX system won handily, securing more votes than the other two combined.
What is it about the INDX that gets your printing juices flowing?
We got a glimpse of Creality’s future for the Ender series at Formnext, and it’s customizable and colorful.
While the company’s big news at the show was a new recipe for its ObXiDian nozzles – the new ObXiDian 500, which offers superior non-stick, abrasives-resistance at higher temperatures – what caught my eye was a mesmerizing shiny green spinning thing. I’m easily distracted like that.
Representative of the company’s in-development Fuge technology, it’s a new internal geometry for nozzles that flattens the filament, rather than splitting it like Bondtech’s CHT does.
