Lulzbot TAZ 3D printer

Desktop 3D Printed Mold Enables Delicate Concrete Furniture

There are countless applications for products and parts made with 3D printed molds, such as prosthetic aligners, microneedles and organ-on-a-chip devices, and even building restoration. Experimental design studio Slicelab, remotely…

LulzBot Releases New TAZ Pro S for Professional, Industrial 3D Printing

Last year, open source advocate LulzBot, now part of FAME 3D in North Dakota, switched directions with the release of its first bioprinter, which is pretty different from the traditional…

Desktop FDM 3D Printing: Tensile Strength of ABS, PC, HIPS, PA and Ninjaflex

Nagendra G. Tanikella, Ben Wittbrodt, and Joshua M. Pearce, all researchers at Michigan Technological University, further explore the area of materials science in the recently published ‘Tensile Strength of Commercial…

Green Fab Lab: Using the Fab Lab To 3D Print New Things From Recycled Plastics

Fab labs, growing in popularity around the globe, have a reputation for being smaller forums where the tools are provided for creative manufacturing, often centered around 3D design and 3D…

10 New Software and Hardware Products Announced for LulzBot 3D Printing Ecosystem

Colorado-based Aleph Objects, which designs, develops, and manufactures the popular LulzBot line of desktop 3D printers, parts, and plastics, was built on the philosophy of freedom. LulzBot printers are open source,…

US Coast Guard Researching Ways to Use 3D Printing to Improve Mission Readiness

The US Navy has used 3D printing technology on numerous occasions: to develop a missile component, a submarine hull, and a small clip to keep the clasps of handheld radios…

System76 Uses LulzBot TAZ 3D Printer to Create 26 Guy Tux Masks for July 4th

Marketing makes the world go ’round. And when coupled with innovative technology like 3D printing, the sky is the limit. The busy team at System76 discovered this recently as a…

10,000 Hours of 3D Printing Bring Larger-Than-Life Cast Bronze Sculpture to Georgia Tech

We always take great pleasure in writing about the convergence of 3D printing and the art world, and it is hard to imagine anyone not being impressed by some of the latest…

3D Printing News Briefs: June 2, 2017

Happy Friday…and happy June! In this week’s second edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll start off with something theatrical and fun, and then jump into a lot of 3D…

Dr. Eva Håkansson Relies on TAZ 3D Printer to Build Parts for Record Breaking Electric Motorcycle

“I’m amazed that so many people are so amazed that a girl built a motorcycle.” – Dr. Eva Håkansson There are many types of different adrenaline junkies in the world,…

LulzBot TAZ 3D Printers Prototype Verterra Energy’s Intelligent Hydropower Turbine

Minneapolis, Minnesota is home to an innovative company that is getting some attention on a matter that should be near and dear to the hearts of anyone concerned with climate…

Aleph Objects to Release New Flexystruder Tool Heads for LulzBot 3D Printer Lineup at Inside 3D Printing Conference Santa Clara

While there is going to be plenty of excitement going on this week at MecklerMedia’s Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo series in Santa Clara, CA from October 20-22, one…

Aleph Objects Releases an Updated Cura LulzBot Edition at Maker Faire New York

As you would expect from a company that prides itself on selling 3D printers based on open source technology, Aleph Objects feels the same way about the software that they…

James Bruton Offering His Full-Sized, 3D Printed R2-D2 Robot Free on Github

The moment Professor Tony Dyson’s most famous creation hit the big screen in 1977, R2-D2 began his assault on the hearts of moviegoers. The charismatic robot creation is a part…