Didyou know that 3D printing generates a lot of plastic waste? This mayseem odd at first, but every enthusiast knows the amount of plasticthat gets wasted before any successful printing is done.

While multicolor printing eliminates painting steps and produces vibrant objects, there are two significant downsides; filament consumption and print time. A single-nozzle filament printer needs to ...

However, industrial 3D printing machines differ greatly from traditional desktop printers. Besides the format of the machines and the prints, one major difference can be found in the material that is ...

BROOKLYN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MakerBot, a global leader in 3D printing and subsidiary of Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS), today announces the availability of the MakerBot LABS Experimental Extruder for ...

Extruders are devices that heat and melt the feedstock and extrude it through the nozzle along a predetermined path on the print bed. Based on the material feeding, 3D printers are classified as ...

Ground plastic bits go in one end, finished 3D-prints come out the other. That’s the idea behind [HomoFaciens]’ latest build: a direct-extrusion 3D-printer. And like all of his builds, it’s made from ...

If you're in the market for a 3D printer, you'll find one here that fits your needs. The US Environmental Protection Agency reports that the US generated 35.7 million tons (roughly the weight of 17.8 ...

MakerPi is a new affordable 3D printer launched via Kickstarter which features a modular extruder. The independent dual extruder can be easily modified to mix filaments or print dual filaments ...

The 3D printing materials provider outlines how PETG combines accessible printing performance with the toughness, water resistance, and ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The rise of 3D printing has encouraged manufacturers to transform high-cost industrial technology into a desktop hobby accessible to millions.