One of the continuing struggles with FDM printing is making sure that parts that should fit together actually do. While adding significant tolerance between parts is an option, often you want to have ...

Technology is funny. What seems cutting-edge today will eventually be outdated and replaced by the “next big thing,” or a better version of the now-outdated thing. Vinyl records gave way to ...

Q: I'm excited by all the new 3D-printed figures and details that have become available. Lately, however, I've received some figures that are still attached to the support structure. I work in HO ...

The new John Deere tractors rolling off the manufacturing line in Mannheim, Germany, have a first for the company: a metal 3D-printed engine part. The global manufacturer of agricultural and turf ...

Want to add a bit of visual flair to 3D printed parts that goes maybe a little more than skin-deep? That’s exactly what [volzo] was after, which led him to create a Python script capable of generating ...

Chances are that if you’ve traveled on an Alstom train, that train has one or more of its parts created by 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing. In fact, we’ve just reached the milestone ...

Kurtis Wilde, parts manager at Murray Honda in Chilliwack, British Columbia, envisions the day dealerships use 3D printers to fabricate their own parts — small, plastic, non-safety-related ones within ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Greg Engle is a Florida based reporter who covers NASCAR. CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 29: The world gets an unintentional look ...