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3D Printing Industry is collective work of several authors in our editorial team. Our dedicated team of writers all have a background in technology and are keen to provide news, views and insight into the latest trends in 3D printing across the board including the pioneering home users, the maker community and industrialists.

Anycubic Photon M3 and Kobra Series. Image via Anycubic.

Anycubic Unveils Kobra Series and Anycubic Photon M3 Series of 3D Printers

Via Anycubic Anycubic, a leading 3D printer manufacturer, today announced its Anycubic Kobra series and Anycubic Photon M3 series of 3D printers, featuring leading-edge Anycubic LeviQ auto bed le…

SLM Test Structures. Photo via Fraunhofer IFAM.

Powder Handling and Flow for Additive Manufacturing: Short course

Article contributed by: The University of Greenwich Powder Handling and Flow for Additive Manufacturing: Short course:20 – 24 June 2022; 13:00 – 16:00 hrs UK time Join us for the online short course w…

Example components manufactured by Meltio. i) Engine manifold, ii) combustion chamber, iii) glass mold core. Photos via Meltio.

What is DED and why you should be using it? Part Two

By Robert Bowerman, Technical Consultant, Autodesk Welcome back to part two in this short series on Directed Energy Deposition technology. In case you missed part one you can check it out here. In par…

Fusion 360 and Formlabs makes large volume 3D printing easier than ever

You may remember back in June of 2021 Autodesk Fusion 360 and Formlabs announced a partnership to bring our respective technologies together into a cohesive manufacturing workflow. With that first lau…

Digifabster's quoting tool in action. Photo via Digifabster.

How quoting software can remove growing pains for the AM industry

This is a guest post from DigiFabster, a US-based manufacturing software firm specializing in instant quotation and lead conversion tools tailored for digital manufacturing. As individual shops and th…

UnionTech used its SLA printing technology to help TJU DIAN Racing complete the refits of 56 parts. Image via UnionTech.

China’s No. 1 Formula Electric Team Releases 2021 New Cars – With UnionTech 3D Printing

On October 15, Tongji University DIAN Racing (“TJU DIAN Racing”), China’s No.1 formula E team, unveiled its new car for the 2021 season. UnionTech used its SLA printing technology to help TJU DIAN Rac…

The Kairod 3D Printed watch. Photo by Oscar Milani Gallieni

Is SLS the new stainless? Not just yet… Hands-on with the Kairod 3D Printed watch

By Oscar Milani Gallieni, 3D Printing Industry. Watches and plastic, two words not commonly seen in the same sentence, however Kairod, a small French watch manufacturer is pushing the envelope here wi…

What is DED and why should you be using it? Part One

By: Robert Bowerman Robert Bowerman is an Autodesk Technology Consultant within the field of Additive Manufacturing, working with development teams, industrial partners, and hardware vendors to democr…

SRAM 3D printed crank arm. Photo via SRAM.

What is DFAM, and why should you be using it?

Chances are, if you’re even peripherally interested in Additive Manufacturing, you’ve come across the term DFAM, or Design For Additive Manufacturing, but what does that actually mean, and how does it…

STL Format Is Obsolete: Here’s Why You Should Be Using 3MF

STL format is ancient in computer terms, as it was first released in 1987 by 3D systems. STL files were designed with additive manufacturing in mind, translating design data, typically NURBS or BREP b…