Kerry Stevenson

4 days ago | fabbaloo.com | Kerry Stevenson

UltiMaker announced a brand-new 3D printer, the S6. The device is different from the older S5 model, but is said to be fully compatible with all the S5 accessories. From a quick glance, they would seem to be similar from the outside. UltiMaker writes:“Material stations, air managers, print cores, and materials are interchangeable across the entire S series.”How is the S6 different from the S5? It’s all about the print speed.

4 days ago | fabbaloo.com | Kerry Stevenson

A new study has developed a method to identify which 3D printer produced a specific part. Production parts are meant to be identical, so that they can be used without hesitation in real application scenarios. Each part should perform the same. Well, the performance is not exactly the same: the performance must land within the specified tolerances. If so, it’s considered “good”.

4 days ago | fabbaloo.com | Kerry Stevenson

What should a desktop 3D printer look like? I saw a post on LinkedIn from Amir Sanatkar about this question. With an image of an ABB robotic arm configured as a 3D printer from Massive Dimension , he writes:“This is what a desktop 3D printer should look like! Six-axis free movement, non-planar and multi-angle printing, 500°C all-metal hot end, 555550cm large build space, intelligent torque sensing, touch-and-stop, safe and reliable.

5 days ago | fabbaloo.com | Kerry Stevenson

Prusa Research is offering a special deal that might hint at the future for the company’s products. Readers may recall that Prusa Research acquired Trilab back in 2021. That company produced commercial-grade delta 3D printers that operated at high temperatures. These devices could produce high-quality parts in engineering materials. Prusa Research continued the work from this group, and now markets the Prusa Pro HT90, a 300 x 400 mm delta 3D printer that can print PCCF, PA, and even ULTEM.

5 days ago | fabbaloo.com | Kerry Stevenson

Release agents are a good idea, but also not particularly practical. I watched a recent video from JanTec Engineering testing different release agents. But hold on, what is a “release agent”? It’s a chemical application one typically applies to a print surface to ensure the print will come off the plate. This is used in peculiar situations with plates and materials that stick too well. But there’s another way to use release agents: to permit easy removal of support structures.