3D printing became a reality when Charles Hull patented his Stereolithography (SLA) printer back in 1986, which was capable of printing only acrylic-based 3D objects. However, 3D printing supports a ...

3D printing takes another step into automotive production with the collaboration of HP Japan, DMM.com, and Subaru. The additive manufactured car parts were produced using HP Japan’s Jet Fusion 3D ...

Product developers and engineers make quick work of product designs when they access a manufacturability analysis tool from Protolabs. Protolab’s design for additive manufacturability (DfAM) analysis ...

Imagine holding a 3D-printed part in your hands, marveling at its intricate design, only to have it snap under pressure due to weak layer adhesion. This is the frustrating reality of anisotropic ...

[Slant 3D] has a useful video explaining some thoughtful CAD techniques for designing 3D printed pins that don’t break and the concepts can be extended to similar features. Sure, one can make pins ...

One tiny mistake can completely ruin that otherwise brilliant 3D-printed PC mod.

The new John Deere tractors rolling off the manufacturing line in Mannheim, Germany, have a first for the company: a metal 3D-printed engine part. The global manufacturer of agricultural and turf ...

People often contact me because they want to 3D print a replacement part. The requests have been as mundane as a stove knob or as novel as a replacement crystal for a chandelier. Typically, they are ...

Golf club manufacturing isn’t just about forging, casting and a guy in an apron grinding a wedge by hand anymore. The game is evolving, and so are the tools. Two of the most exciting technologies ...

Your first 3D prints should be simple, practical, and satisfying to finish. This list highlights projects that print easily and still feel genuinely useful.

Rocket engineering is shifting from painstaking machining and welding to a world where engines and tanks emerge from printers as single, sculpted pieces of metal. Instead of treating 3D printing as a ...