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Welcome to Printing Money Episode 38. Rajeev Kulkarni returns for this episode, and we find it hard to believe it’s been nearly two years since his first appearance. In the interim,...
This week’s selection is the Spill & Refill Coffee Mug Fidget by MakerWorld contributor 3DPmom. The post Design of the Week: Spill & Refill Coffee Mug Fidget appeared on Fabbaloo.
German researchers used laser powder bed fusion to create modular metal fan blades that slash the cost and time of aeroacoustic experiments. The post LPBF Modular Fan Blades Target Quieter HVAC appeared on Fabbaloo.
3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) reported one of its strongest quarters in recent years, showing signs that the company may finally be moving past the tough slowdown that has weighed on...
Once again we take a look at the valuations of the major 3D printing companies over the past week. The post Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, May 24, 2026 appeared on Fabbaloo.
When the Saint Louis Art Museum wanted to display the power and influence of the Roman Empire, it used 3D printing to bridge a 2,000 year gap. The museum’s current...
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi take a closer look at how additive manufacturing is helping the Navy manage record-breaking deployments and unexpected repairs at sea. The post 3D Printing Is Keeping Naval Fleets Afloat for Longer appeared on Fabbaloo.
There’s a lot of crossover between ceramics and additive manufacturing (AM). Now, we just need to get the two industries to talk to each other more. It was nice to...
California’s AB2047 is one of the most troubling pieces of 3D printing legislation ever proposed. The post David Tobin Is Fighting California’s 3D Printer “Ghost Gun” Bill appeared on Fabbaloo.
It looks like Creality is a big step closer to its IPO. The post Creality IPO Moves Closer as Company Enters Final Listing Phase appeared on Fabbaloo.
It’s time for an update on LOOP, “the world’s first desktop 3D filament maker”. The post LOOP Filament Recycler Shows Little Progress as Launch Dates Continue to Slip appeared on Fabbaloo.
If we look at our past, we can see how making custom machines, incessantly watching ourselves, and our inability to rescope shaped our industry. We have also looked at the...
The Canadian economy may be one of the most difficult to forecast right now. This is largely the result of the fact that the nation is attempting to thread a...
A brief encounter with a manufacturer revealed an ongoing problem in 3D printing. The post Legacy Management Still Slows Adoption of 3D Printing in Large Manufacturers appeared on Fabbaloo.
A new study looks at something many SLS operators already know oh too well: old powder piles up. The post Study Maps Reuse Paths For SLS Waste Powder appeared on Fabbaloo.
The OPPO Find N6 smartphone launched globally in March 2026.
China has demonstrated metal 3D printing in space as part of its plan to develop manufacturing technologies for future space missions, including Moon construction. The experiment took place aboard the Qingzhou...
Key Takeaways Coverage window: April 27 to May 10, 2026. Roughly 30 additive manufacturing (AM)-relevant announcements were tracked across eight Asia-Pacific countries. Largest disclosures: Farsoon Technologies (688433.SH) filing a RMB...
Water washable resin should be discontinued, and that’s my opinion. The post Water Washable Resin Should Die appeared on Fabbaloo.
A new patent application by Creality describes a way to make filament changes faster in FFF 3D printers. The post Creality Patent Suggests Faster Filament Switching For FFF Printing appeared on Fabbaloo.
Additive Manufacturing Strategies (AMS) is heading back to New York next February for what has become one of the industry’s most important business gatherings. The 10th annual AMS conference (or...
New research adds a troubling new dimension to 3D printing waste: it may be contributing not only to pollution, but also to climate change. The post Microplastics May Be an Even Bigger Problem Than We Thought appeared on Fabbaloo.
Peopoly is known for its Magneto X, a printer that eschews belts and uses linear motors instead. The company also has a vat polymerization system, and now is moving into FGF...
We’re starting off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs with two new Project Calls from America Makes. We’ll move on to some more business, with Axtra3D expanding its presence in North...
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi explore how Joby Aviation’s Dayton expansion signals a turning point in scalable eVTOL manufacturing. The post From Wright Brothers to Air Taxis: Joby Aviation’s Bold Manufacturing Bet in Dayton appeared on Fabbaloo.
A research paper describes the “Pedi-knee”, a 3D printed prototype of a pediatric knee joint. The post Researchers Prototype 3D Printed Pediatric Knee Joint appeared on Fabbaloo.
French 3D printing service Sculpteo has been bought by 3D Prod. Sculpteo was a direct Shapeways competitor with dreams of dominating the direct-to-consumer 3D printing service market. Founded in 2009, the...
Peopoly announced the GIGA 800 FGF 3D printer. The post Peopoly Launches GIGA 800 FGF 3D Printer With Large-Format Pellet Printing Capability appeared on Fabbaloo.
I’m looking at a new and upcoming device from Polysynth that claims to be a multimaterial resin 3D printer. The post New Resin 3D Printer Can Print In Multiple Materials appeared on Fabbaloo.
By integrating Burloak, i3D says it has expanded its ability to support complex, high-performance applications.
Sculpteo has a new owner: 3D Prod. The post 3D Prod Acquires Sculpteo appeared on Fabbaloo.
I’ve noted before that the additive manufacturing (AM) market for defense has started to evolve so quickly that it’s impossible to even keep track of all the updates in real...
How additive manufacturing helped take a special edition Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT from Racoon City to reality.
There is a bevy of AI-to-CAD tools coming out. Some are finding users; some are raising millions in funding. Many new ones are coming out all the time, so we...
Charles R Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi explain how Madison Air’s blockbuster IPO highlights the growing role of 3D printing and energy efficiency in transforming the HVAC industry. The post From Airflow to ROI: Why Madison Air’s IPO Matters for 3D Printing appeared on Fabbaloo.
Researchers may have found a useful role for rice husk waste in 3D printing: making PLA parts slide better and wear less. The post Rice Husk Biochar Helps PLA Slide Better appeared on Fabbaloo.
Finland’s DeskArtes Oy has released 3Data Expert version 16.0, a comprehensive tool for additive manufacturing (AM) data preparation. Originating in the 1990s at Helsinki University of Technology, now Aalto University,...
Dutch firm Dimanex got its start as an MRO platform for the railways. The company had a contract with the Dutch Army in 2018, and later that year signed one...
Additive manufacturing is transforming orthotics and prosthetics with faster workflows, precise patient-specific design, and scalable production using industrial 3D printing The post Additive Manufacturing in the Medical Industry appeared first on Shapeways Blog.
There’s been a bit of a controversy brewing over Bambu Lab’s policies, but it’s really a collision of concepts. The post Bambu Lab Cloud Access Dispute Highlights Tensions With Open Source Community appeared on Fabbaloo.
A new MIT study suggests robot assembled voxels may be better than 3DCP for sustainability. The post Robot Assembled Voxels Could Challenge Concrete 3D Printing appeared on Fabbaloo.
Endless Industries’ continuous fibre technology has been integrated into the BigRep IPSO 105 platform.
Shenzhen Tuozhu Technology has filed a patent application for a 3D printer control system that manages heating loads more intelligently. The post Bambu Lab Patent Describes Smarter 3D Printer Heating appeared on Fabbaloo.
Nano Dimension (Nasdaq: NNDM) started 2026 with a much larger first quarter business than it had a year ago, mainly because Markforged is now part of the company and included...
Charles R. Goulding and Andressa Bonafe break down how Schaeffler is blending automation and additive manufacturing to tackle labor shortages and redefine production flexibility. The post On Schaeffler’s Factory Floor, Robots and 3D Printers Are Rewriting the Rules appeared on Fabbaloo.
To look at the Biden administration and the Trump administration that succeeded it and find areas of policy overlap is obviously a bit of a challenge. But such areas certainly...
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi take a closer look at Titomic’s growing academic footprint and what its new Iowa State partnership reveals about the future of cold spray technology. The post Titomic Lands at Iowa State: Cold Spray Moves Further into Research and Industry appeared on Fabbaloo.
A new open-access paper proposes a verifiable mapping between toolhead speed and vibration frequency on desktop FFF machines, aiming to make input shaping easier and improve high-speed print quality by targeting mechanical resonances more directly. The post Researchers Map Speed To Resonance In Desktop FFF Printers appeared on Fabbaloo.
For many years, LEHVOSS has made specialized 3D printing materials such as high-temperature polyamide and high-flow PEEK. Now it has teamed up with MORSAN to develop a 3D printing offering...
WoolyFil uses wool-based colorants to color filament. Companies Wool Source, which makes pigments from wool, partnered with filament firm KiwiFil to develop pigments with around 92% to 98% biobased content. In...