Currently, most 3D printers work by either depositing or melting building material in successive layers. Unfortunately, this results in the finished objects looking kind of chunky, as the ridges ...

When natural disaster strikes, a building’s survival often depends on how it’s built. Engineers at Carnegie Mellon University have created a fast, highly accurate simulator for spray-based concrete 3D ...

If you would like to smooth out the 3D printed filament lines on your 3D prints and designs you may be interested in a new open source smoothing machine which has been created by independent engineer ...

Resin 3D printing company HeyGears is revealing new printers and resins at Formnext 2025. Visit them at booth C09 in Hall 12.1!

Surgery is hard, there is a reason why school is so long for the profession. Making the job easier and smoother for both ...

Is 3D printing smooth enough to make lightweight parts for use in space? The European Space Agency wants to find out. “Extremely complex parts can be printed and made as light as possible, but there’s ...

Formlabs' 3D-printing technology is now being used to make razor handles, movie props and even false teeth. It makes sense, then, that the products coming out of its printers need to be as smooth as ...

With 3D printers now dropping to record low prices, more and more people are getting on the additive manufacturing bandwagon. As a long time believer in consumer-level desktop 3D printing, this is a ...

The team at WobbleWorks has been quick to iterate on the concept of a 3D printing pen in the past 3 years, and it's not stopping any time soon. The startup has unveiled the 3Doodler Create, a ...