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Design for Additive Manufacturing: Factors to Consider and Pitfalls to Avoid

Posted on June 1, 2020 by 3D Engineer

This is a guest article from on design for additive manufacturing: Factors to consider and pitfalls to avoid. Additive manufacturing can be defined as any process where materials are added together to form a finished product. This definition can apply… Continue Reading →

3D Printing Explained, SolidProfessor
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Is 3D Printing Right for My Small Business?

Posted on January 3, 2020 by 3DEngr Submissions

3D Printing is getting more and more buzz in news however it can be hard to distinguish how these technologies will impact me. While yes, claims are often exaggerated, the frequency and pace at which these innovations are entering the… Continue Reading →

3D Printing Explained
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How 3D Printing Is Already Transforming The Ecommerce Industry

Posted on September 27, 2019 by 3D Engineer

Image credit: Marco Verch 3D printing is a technological curiosity, capturing attention among hobbyists who want to indulge their creative impulses and take their home DIY projects to the next level. It may be costly, but the costs are coming… Continue Reading →

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A Beginner’s Guide to Troubleshooting Your New 3D Printer (featuring the Anet A3 3D Printer)

Posted on May 13, 2018 by John

This year, I embarked on my first journey into the world of 3D printing with the Anet A3 3D printer. To learn more about this machine, check out our Anet A3 overview. The A3 is a solid unit for beginners,… Continue Reading →

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Things You Should Know About 3D Printing

Posted on April 30, 2018 by 3D Engineer

You’ve probably read about or heard about 3D printing. Currently, it’s one of the world’s most fascinating concepts that is already causing ripples in many industries, ranging from manufacturing to the health and film industries. You can learn nearly everything… Continue Reading →

3D Printing Explained
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Four 3D Components – One Revolution For Formula One Racing

Posted on November 7, 2017 by 3DEngr Submissions

3D printing… safe to say that we’ve come a long way. Looking back, this technology is positively space age – it’s revolutionized the medical world, providing 3D printed ears, bones, and even stem cells. On the catwalks of Paris Fashion… Continue Reading →

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What is the most immediate promise or potential of 3D printing?

Posted on September 14, 2017 by 3D Engineer

3D printing is also popularly known as additive manufacturing or rapid prototyping. As the name suggests, 3D printing can create 3-dimensional objects. It is the process in which the CAD (Computer Aided Design) is built in a layer-by-layer manner. 3D… Continue Reading →

3D Printing Explained
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How 3D Printing Will Influence Construction, Design, and Leasing

Posted on March 10, 2017 by 3D Engineer

Just in the past five years, 3D printing has boomed. Starting out, users could create only small items such as knickknacks, but his is no longer the case. 3D printers now have amazing capabilities. These small but powerful tools can… Continue Reading →

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9 Tips & Tricks For Improved MakerGear M2 3D Printing Quality

Posted on September 15, 2016 by 3D Engineer

Here we discuss nine factors that can affect your 3D printer quality and although these can apply to all 3D printers, it is mainly focused towards the MakerGear M2. Like many things, often it is the user who is the… Continue Reading →

3D Printing Explained Makergear M2
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3D Printing Financial Effects for Consumers and Businesses

Posted on July 22, 2016 by 3D Engineer

Not long ago, the idea of having mini-factories in the home was basically a story out of science fiction. The arrival of 3D printing has made that technology come closer to reality than ever before. There may well come a… Continue Reading →

3D Printing Explained, News 3d printing, cost savings, financial, manufacturing
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Ideas for things to 3D Print

Posted on May 8, 2016 by 3D Engineer

How to get ideas for objects or products you can design & 3D Print There are a number of ways to get ideas for what you can 3D print yourself. You can spend time just thinking and hoping the ideas… Continue Reading →

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Beyond a Makerbot: How to Get Higher Resolution 3D Prints

Posted on April 11, 2016 by 3D Engineer

Do you own or are you considering buying a Makerbot or another similar desktop 3D printer? That’s great—there are a ton of quality options at relatively low-cost entry points to help you get started with 3D printing for rapid prototyping.… Continue Reading →

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SLA 3D Printer Technology Innovation

Posted on March 21, 2016 by 3D Engineer

This article is a part of 3D Engineer’s “Innovation in 3D Printing” series where inventors, innovators, and companies can submit articles about the innovations they are bringing to the world of 3d printing. Introduction After more than three years of… Continue Reading →

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8 Amazing Creations You Can Make With 3D Printing

Posted on February 15, 2016 by 3D Engineer

Printing has come a long way in a short amount of time. Not long ago, we were happy to print out documents on our dot-matrix printers, tearing off the perforated sheets. Now we can print objects using 3-D printers. Although… Continue Reading →

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What is 3D Printing?

Posted on October 25, 2014 by 3D Engineer

3D printing involves creating a three-dimensional object from a digital model that has been built on a computer. Design instructions are sent in a file from the computer to the 3D printer, where it selects the correct materials and “prints”… Continue Reading →

3D Printing Explained

10 Ways That 3D Printing Will Change Our Lives

Posted on October 25, 2014 by 3D Engineer

3D Printing in the Future: 10 ways our lives will be impacted by 3D printers 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is a technology that allows users to create physical objects by printing them layer by layer using materials such… Continue Reading →

3D Printing Explained

How 3D Printing Is Changing The World

Posted on October 25, 2014 by 3D Engineer

3D printing is already having a significant impact on the way industries conduct business, and the technology is rapidly developing to further its benefits on many aspects of our lives. Automotive Industry 3D printing is having a noticeable influence on… Continue Reading →

3D Printing Explained

3D Food Printers

Posted on October 25, 2014 by 3D Engineer

Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, is a process where an object is created layer by successive layer to form a whole. So far 3D printers have created things from plastic, resin, metal, and even chocolate! As the technology advances so… Continue Reading →

3D Printing Explained

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