GE Plans to Make Wind Turbines Taller with 3D Printed Bases
As renewable energy initiatives sweep across the lands (and seas) of the world, an interesting data point has emerged: in many parts of... read more »
McLaren 720S Customized with 3D Printed Aero Kit
1016 Industries, in partnership with Abushi, is 3D printing an extensive custom body kit for the McLaren 720S Spider supercar. The performance-focused kit... read more »
3D Printed Working Model of an F1 Gearbox
We recently explored how Formula 1 has embraced 3D printing to fabricate car parts, test prototypes, and even guide regulatory decisions. Suffice to... read more »
3D Printing and Formula 1
Formula 1 is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), meaning F1 cars are the fastest... read more »
Tutorial: 3D Printing Reusable TPU Molds for Epoxy Resin
In our review of BigRep’s flexible TPU filament, we discovered that the material works remarkably well for making epoxy resin molds and we... read more »
Hands-On Review: Ultimaker S5
For all of our BigRep filament reviews we used the Ultimaker S5 with mostly default print profiles in Cura in order to generate... read more »
Addm.io Kickstarting an Online 3D Printing Entrepreneurship Course
There are more and more courses on 3D printing, most of them centered around how the technology works, the way it’s disrupting markets,... read more »
Evonik Releases World’s First PEEK Filament for Medical Implants
Medical and surgical applications make up a growing share of the professional 3D printing market and some companies are leaning into that fact.... read more »
Stratasys Releases Office-Friendly Full-Color 3D Printer
There’s been a surge of office-friendly 3D printers hitting the market recently, mostly driven by a shift in the economics of outsourcing prototyping.... read more »
Hands-on Review: HI-TEMP Filament
If a poll was taken of makers around the world asking what one characteristic of 3D printing filament they’d like to be improved,... read more »
Military-spec Filament Produces Stronger 3D Printed Objects
The US military is no stranger to 3D printing, having supported and developed a plethora of AM breakthroughs. Though they certainly work with... read more »
Hands-on Review: PLA Filament
Exotic 3D printing materials are great and I’ve had a lot of fun reviewing BigRep’s flexible, high-temp, fast-printing, and transparent materials. Today, though,... read more »
3D Printing Amorphous Metals
Heraeus and Trumpf have partnered to develop amorphous metal 3D printing technology. Also known as glassy metal and metallic glass, these materials exhibit... read more »
Hands-on Review: PETG Filament
When it comes to 3D printing filament, PETG is probably the third most popular material behind PLA and ABS. It’s generally easier to... read more »
Hands-on Review: TPU Filament
Of all the materials from BigRep that we’re reviewing, I was probably the most anxious about TPU, a highly flexible material. I’ve used... read more »
Modix Releases BIG-120Z Large-format DIY 3D Printer Kit
Modix has made a name for themselves in the world of XL 3D printing with their large-format self-assembly 3D printers and they’re going... read more »
Bolstering the Stability of Supply Chains with 3D Printing
It’s easy to think that modern supply chains are as efficient as they’ve ever been considering how the resources of so many countries... read more »
Hands-on Review: PLX Filament
As previously mentioned, we’re working our way through reviewing most of BigRep’s filament offerings. Today, we’ll be looking at PLX, a PLA-derived material... read more »
Increase Metal AM Productivity with Velo3D’s ‘SupportFree’ System
As we’ve previously outlined, there are significant time and monetary costs associated with post processing of metal 3D prints. Much of those costs... read more »
Hands-on Review: PRO HT Filament
BigRep has customers in dozens of countries across the world. To provide the most consistent results for that massive network, they also make... read more »
