Snapmaker returned to Kickstarter with a new 3D printer, the U1, and raised an astonishing $7.8 million on its first day, ...

Plastic 3D Printing vs. Injection Molding Plastic injection molding using dedicated tools and dies has been around since 1872, although it took until after World War II for it to really take off.

“What we do know is that 3D printing plastic molds adds value because most machining operations can be eliminated. It’s not uncommon for a machined tool to cost $45,000 and take six to eight ...

The Texas-based brand developes an injection molding machine for the home and office—the perfect complement to a 3D printing ...

3D printing promises to be the gateway to a world where a person's ideas are made manifest. But it's not perfect – materials issues and questions of finish quality arise. Enter X-Carve, a device ...

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- 3D printing is not just being used for making souvenirs, car parts and smartphones. It's being used more and more in hospitals and medical schools. "It's extraordinary.

The machine (awarded to investors who pledged $490 or more) grinds, melts and extrudes recyclable plastic into a 1.75 or 3mm spool that can be used with at-home 3D printers.

But in the short term the rise of cheaper 3D printers is going to fuel a boom in sub par machines that churn out cheap plastic trash. Just because they can.

Over the last couple of weeks we've been working with the Elegoo Mercury X Bundle Washing and Curing Machine (s) for 3D printing. This set of devices is made for post-print cleaning for 3D printed ...