Are you planning on producing metal parts? If this is the case, there are a couple of machining processes you could potentially employ. Requesting a CNC machining quote is a great example of this, but ...

A 3D printer that has made its way into most people’s homes and offices is the all-new FDM 3D printer. These advanced ...

3D printers might have originally been used to create prototypes and product models, but the industry is expanding to produce larger-scale products—and even medical devices. Although 3D printing tends ...

It’s been a while since 3D printers became available and started allowing people to create 3D objects in the real world right from their own home. If you’re interested in getting a rundown of what 3D ...

James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...

You also can 3D-print tools when teaching new operators, or in situations where manufacturing speed or safety matters more ...

What if you could create a fully-formed, intricately detailed 3D object in the time it takes to brew a cup of coffee? It sounds like science fiction, but with volumetric 3D printing, this is now a ...

Cosplayers' costumes are very far compared to those shown before 3D printers were created. As of writing, people who want to represent their favorite anime characters or Marvel heroes have more ...

At an industrial scale with 3D printing, HP pretty much stands alone. Their evident eventual goal is to transform manufacturing so that a plant works like one large 3D printer. We are years if not ...

Rocket engineering is shifting from painstaking machining and welding to a world where engines and tanks emerge from printers ...

The Wild West era of 3D printing, which early adopters like me have enjoyed for so long, is fading away. But as the industry grows, that's not a bad thing.

For a long time, 3D printing has been predominantly male. That's changing, though, and it's for the better. James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s.