We’ve already seen plenty of impressive uses for 3D printers in the past, including a 3D-printed skull implant and even a 3D-printed titanium bike. And now there’s an affordable way to forge your very ...

Lulzbot is one of those companies that blaze the trail in innovation and openly share their findings with everyone else. Their philosophy of Free & Libre, hardware and software is a business model ...

The types of filament available for filament fusion 3D printers are growing all the time. We've told you about several, including wood filament; MadeSolid's recyclable, ABS-like PET+ filament; and its ...

Those of you lucky enough to own a 3D printer that have wished for the ability to create flexible 3D printed objects may be interested in Filastic, a new flexible 3D printing filament that has been ...

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 might not think to use the word “rigid” to describe most 3D-printer filaments, but most plastic filaments are actually pretty stiff over a short length, stiff enough to be pushed into an extruder.

BigRep (Berlin), a manufacturer of large-scale fused deposition modeling (FDM) additive manufacturing (AM) equipment, has introduced a material based on thermoplastic urethane (TPU). Pro Flex opens up ...

NinjaFlex is a flexible 3D printing filament that is made from the same material of industrial-grade belts. The company found that the material also worked well in the 3D printing process. As 3D ...

Moving beyond basic PLA.