A 3D printer printing a cup lit by RGB lighting. - Jakub Zerdzicki/Getty Images 3D printing is in the middle of a transition period from a novelty hobby into a serious home manufacturing solution.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Carolyn Schwaar is a tech journalist and editor at All3DP Magazine. This new breed of on-demand digital manufacturing company is ...

A 40-year-old invention that was always too hard to manufacture is now a real object, thanks to MIT researchers and modern 3D ...

Inside a small workspace filled with printers, plastic filament and computer-aided design software, a broken vehicle ...

Additive manufacturing, more popularly known as 3D printing, is one of the fastest-growing fields in the manufacturing industry. The technology is now being used to fabricate a wide range of complex, ...

It’s been a while since 3D printers became available and started allowing people to create 3D objects in the real world right from their own home. If you’re interested in getting a rundown of what 3D ...

D printers are complex machines with lots of moving parts. When any of these problems start showing up, repairs may no longer ...

If you want to delve into the emerging ecosystem of 3D printing and own a Mac, iPhone, or iPad, here's what you need to know before you take your first foray and print your first test boat. A natural ...

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