Every year I get surprised by a new innovation in 3D printing. We are truly living in the golden age. This year, Form1 amazed with a revolutionary new approach to 3D printing. Like many new innovations in the industry, it’s not without its flaws. But it oozes potential. For me this was enough to pull the trigger to… Read More »
Sometimes I feel like the 3D printing industry is starting to plateau and level out, with commercial 3D printers starting to get a little stale and the features listed remaining more or less sedentary with only a few differences between machines. It’s mostly a battle of precision and performance. Sometimes though it seems we overlook how we can… Read More »
The Afinia H480 is hardly remarkable by any stretch of the imagination but as it is targeted towards casual printing and more prototyping than anything else it is easy to see why it’s a little lack luster. This is a very work horse style machine, able to print and do just about only that, no frills or any… Read More »
Watch out Printrbot there’s a new budget printer on the scene by the name of Tiko, showing some impressive stats for such a low priced machine. These daring entrepreneurs have set their sight on making sure anyone can afford 3D printing. While the price after the kickstarter is not listed, those donating a staggeringly low 179 dollars will… Read More »
When you think of major 3D printing companies I am sure the top few things that come to mind are probably Makerbot, Ultimaker and Reprap. Though these guys have done their fair share of innovating and making quality products they draw the spotlight away from lesser known brands that have just as compelling options regardless of their lack… Read More »
More and more companies recently are focusing their efforts on making 3D printing available to everyone through seemingly striped down printers that are difficult to get working consistently and even when you manage to do so they’re ‘ok’ in quality pretty much all the time. Though one group, 3D Systems, is drawing focus on the office space and… Read More »
Just when you think that you’ve seen the most from what 3D printing has to offer science throws another curve ball that impresses everyone who sees it. General Electric has astounded us all with their scale jet engine using a new printing technique: melting layers and layers of metal powder together using a laser. While this is cool… Read More »
When it comes to 3D printing it’s hard to keep up with the newest features and cutting edge printers we lose sight of how high quality printing keeps falling in price dramatically over the last couple of years. But should you settle on a lower cost printer just to save a bit of cash or are the higher… Read More »
Dual extruding printers have always been an interest of mine ever since seeing Ninja flex bonded with PLA or ABS to make some really interesting objects like wheels with an embedded tire or soft hinges between rigid parts allowing for a more natural bending joint between the two. This really, to me at least, was a huge leap… Read More »
With the numerous brands and features, it’s easy to be confused as to which 3D printer has the most to offer for the price of the machine. Two of the more popular options for complete and sleek products are the Ultimaker 2 and the Makerbot Replicator 2x; both come from extremely reputable companies. They are most recently priced… Read More »