Fabbaloo Fabbaloo 2026-10-01T18:23:09Z https://www.fabbaloo.com/feed/atom https://s3.amazonaws.com/users.feedblitz.com/f7a3275f6889280af0bd515f6b691fd7/2014%20Masthead%20Small.png https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/from-part-shortages-to-smart-manufacturing-the-abrams-tank-gets-a-digital-upgrade Charles Goulding http://www.rdtaxsavers.com/ <![CDATA[From Part Shortages to Smart Manufacturing: The Abrams Tank Gets a Digital Upgrade]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/?post_type=fab_news&p=239268 2026-09-24T19:19:32Z 2026-10-03T12:14:00Z

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss how recent innovations from Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney, and the Army are creating new pathways to overcome legacy engine part shortages through advanced manufacturing.

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Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss how recent innovations from Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney, and the Army are creating new pathways to overcome legacy engine part shortages through advanced manufacturing.

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A new CAD option has appeared, and it’s all focused around AI capabilities.

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A new CAD option has appeared, and it’s all focused around AI capabilities.

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]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/bmws-latest-3d-printing-expansion-is-really-a-35-year-story Kerry Stevenson https://fabbaloo.com <![CDATA[BMW’s Latest 3D Printing Expansion is Really a 35-Year Story]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/?post_type=fab_news&p=240914 2026-09-28T20:51:26Z 2026-10-02T15:03:00Z

BMW is investing further in additive manufacturing, and that seems like a normal thing to do.

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BMW is investing further in additive manufacturing, and that seems like a normal thing to do.

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]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/a-cooler-way-to-make-volumetric-3d-prints Kerry Stevenson https://fabbaloo.com <![CDATA[A Cooler Way To Make Volumetric 3D Prints]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/?post_type=fab_news&p=240913 2026-09-28T20:48:07Z 2026-10-02T13:45:00Z

Volumetric 3D printing has a heat problem, and researchers may have found a way around it.

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Volumetric 3D printing has a heat problem, and researchers may have found a way around it.

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]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/stratasys-patent-doubles-color-printing-drops-per-travel Kerry Stevenson https://fabbaloo.com <![CDATA[Stratasys Patent Doubles Color Printing Drops Per Travel]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/?post_type=fab_news&p=240732 2026-09-25T16:44:00Z 2026-10-02T13:26:00Z Isometric view of a rotary 3D printer with a circular build tray, multiple print heads, curing units, and leveling components.

What if a color 3D printer could print two layers at once without doubling its number of printheads?

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What if a color 3D printer could print two layers at once without doubling its number of printheads?

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]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/additive-industries-patent-splits-powder-beds-into-independently-controlled-zones Kerry Stevenson https://fabbaloo.com <![CDATA[Additive Industries Patent Splits Powder Beds Into Independently Controlled Zones]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/?post_type=fab_news&p=240697 2026-09-25T15:46:53Z 2026-10-02T08:22:00Z

Additive Industries seems to want to make its LPBF print beds into a collection of smaller machines.

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Additive Industries seems to want to make its LPBF print beds into a collection of smaller machines.

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]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/e3d-launches-flowcore-licensing-program Kerry Stevenson https://fabbaloo.com <![CDATA[E3D Launches FlowCore Licensing Program]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/?post_type=fab_news&p=240912 2026-09-28T20:44:43Z 2026-10-01T16:37:00Z

E3D announced a licensing program for their high-flow extrusion technology: FlowCore.

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E3D announced a licensing program for their high-flow extrusion technology: FlowCore.

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]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/printhaus-turns-building-ideas-into-3d-printable-model-kits Kerry Stevenson https://fabbaloo.com <![CDATA[PrintHaus Turns Building Ideas Into 3D Printable Model Kits]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/?post_type=fab_news&p=240911 2026-09-28T20:42:25Z 2026-10-01T15:04:00Z

There’s a browser app that lets you design a building and then figures out how to 3D print it.

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There’s a browser app that lets you design a building and then figures out how to 3D print it.

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]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/interface-geometry-can-save-multimaterial-pla-prints Kerry Stevenson https://fabbaloo.com <![CDATA[Interface Geometry Can Save Multimaterial PLA Prints]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/?post_type=fab_news&p=240741 2026-09-25T16:36:38Z 2026-10-01T13:35:00Z Photographs of fractured double-dovetail bicomponent 3D-printed tensile specimens, showing the blue and gray materials and the fracture regions.

It turns out that FFF printed dovetail joints are not always the strongest way to join multi-material parts.

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It turns out that FFF printed dovetail joints are not always the strongest way to join multi-material parts.

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]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/optimizing-optics-how-additive-manufacturing-is-revolutionizing-the-contact-lens-industry Charles Goulding http://www.rdtaxsavers.com/ <![CDATA[Optimizing Optics: How Additive Manufacturing is Revolutionizing the Contact Lens Industry]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/?post_type=fab_news&p=239273 2026-09-24T19:17:49Z 2026-10-01T12:21:00Z

Charles R. Goulding and Kate Esposito examine how additive manufacturing is making custom hard contact lenses faster, more affordable, and accessible for millions of patients.

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Charles R. Goulding and Kate Esposito examine how additive manufacturing is making custom hard contact lenses faster, more affordable, and accessible for millions of patients.

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]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/llnl-patent-replaces-lpbf-rastering-with-a-digital-light-mask Kerry Stevenson https://fabbaloo.com <![CDATA[LLNL Patent Replaces LPBF Rastering With A Digital Light Mask]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/?post_type=fab_news&p=240698 2026-09-25T15:36:37Z 2026-10-01T08:22:00Z Diagram of a diode-array additive-manufacturing system using a diode array, relay telescope, and powder bed substrate.

LLNL is making a metal powder bed fusion machine print like an MSLA resin system.

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LLNL is making a metal powder bed fusion machine print like an MSLA resin system.

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]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/printyourvehicle-could-eventually-make-real-car-parts-printable Kerry Stevenson https://fabbaloo.com <![CDATA[PrintYourVehicle Could Eventually Make Real Car Parts Printable]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/?post_type=fab_news&p=240896 2026-09-28T20:34:17Z 2026-09-30T16:32:00Z

There’s now a free 3D model site intended for car parts: PrintYourVehicle.

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There’s now a free 3D model site intended for car parts: PrintYourVehicle.

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]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/fcc-filing-reveals-creality-hyperfeed-resin-management-system Kerry Stevenson https://fabbaloo.com <![CDATA[FCC Filing Reveals Creality Hyperfeed Resin Management System]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/?post_type=fab_news&p=240894 2026-09-28T20:46:48Z 2026-09-30T15:15:00Z

We now have a revealing look at a possible new Creality product called "Hyperfeed".

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We now have a revealing look at a possible new Creality product called "Hyperfeed".

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]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/mx3d-facility-receives-highest-dnv-additive-manufacturing-certification Kerry Stevenson https://fabbaloo.com <![CDATA[MX3D Facility Receives Highest DNV Additive Manufacturing Certification]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/?post_type=fab_news&p=240923 2026-09-29T15:35:37Z 2026-09-30T13:34:00Z

MX3D announced the achievement of an important certification.

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MX3D announced the achievement of an important certification.

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]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/jpmorgans-us24-million-shipbuilding-investment-could-create-new-opportunities-for-additive-manufacturing Charles Goulding http://www.rdtaxsavers.com/ <![CDATA[JPMorgan’s US$24 Million Shipbuilding Investment Could Create New Opportunities for Additive Manufacturing]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/?post_type=fab_news&p=239168 2026-09-24T19:19:54Z 2026-09-30T11:03:00Z

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi explain how renewed investment in U.S. shipbuilding is laying the foundation for a stronger defense supply chain powered by advanced manufacturing and industrial 3D printing.

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Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi explain how renewed investment in U.S. shipbuilding is laying the foundation for a stronger defense supply chain powered by advanced manufacturing and industrial 3D printing.

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]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/creality-patent-puts-internal-fins-inside-a-high-speed-hotend Kerry Stevenson https://fabbaloo.com <![CDATA[Creality Patent Puts Internal Fins Inside A High-Speed Hot End]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/?post_type=fab_news&p=240727 2026-09-25T15:27:58Z 2026-09-30T08:26:00Z Perspective view of a desktop 3D printing device with its enclosure, forming platforms, extrusion assembly, and hotend.

Creality wants to heat the middle of the filament instead of waiting for heat to work its way inward from the walls.

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Creality wants to heat the middle of the filament instead of waiting for heat to work its way inward from the walls.

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]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/is-bambu-lab-preparing-a-standalone-handheld-3d-scanner Kerry Stevenson https://fabbaloo.com <![CDATA[Is Bambu Lab Preparing a Standalone Handheld 3D Scanner?]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/?post_type=fab_news&p=240895 2026-09-28T20:24:55Z 2026-09-29T16:15:00Z

There have been persistent rumours of Bambu Lab introducing a 3D scanner, and now there is some public evidence that the rumours are true.

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There have been persistent rumours of Bambu Lab introducing a 3D scanner, and now there is some public evidence that the rumours are true.

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]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/wondermaker-launches-zr-ultra-tool-changing-3d-printer-on-kickstarter Kerry Stevenson https://fabbaloo.com <![CDATA[Wondermaker Launches ZR Ultra Tool-Changing 3D Printer on Kickstarter]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/?post_type=fab_news&p=240893 2026-09-28T20:18:44Z 2026-09-29T15:17:00Z

Wondermaker 3D has finally launched their tool-changing multicolor 3D printer on Kickstarter.

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Wondermaker 3D has finally launched their tool-changing multicolor 3D printer on Kickstarter.

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]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/watching-material-extrusion-before-defects-become-permanent Kerry Stevenson https://fabbaloo.com <![CDATA[Monitoring FFF Printing Before Defects Become Permanent]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/?post_type=fab_news&p=240756 2026-09-25T16:03:21Z 2026-09-29T13:01:00Z

Material extrusion often has a problem: the 3D printer can appear to be working perfectly while actually building a failed part.

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Material extrusion often has a problem: the 3D printer can appear to be working perfectly while actually building a failed part.

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]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/imts-2026-epilogue-looking-back-at-a-show-where-manufacturing-came-together Charles Goulding http://www.rdtaxsavers.com/ <![CDATA[IMTS 2026 Epilogue: Looking Back at a Show Where Manufacturing Came Together]]> https://www.fabbaloo.com/?post_type=fab_news&p=240675 2026-09-24T19:22:11Z 2026-09-29T11:29:00Z

After six articles and several days at McCormick Place, Charles R. Goulding reflects on the people, technologies and ideas that made IMTS 2026 a memorable manufacturing event.

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After six articles and several days at McCormick Place, Charles R. Goulding reflects on the people, technologies and ideas that made IMTS 2026 a memorable manufacturing event.

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