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Slicer Science: Layer Settings

Slicer Science: Layer Settings

This series explores each of the numerous slicer settings available in most 3D slicing softwares. Last time we looked at the settings for controlling your extruder. This time we will look at how to control the layer settings for your prints.
Slicer Science: A Series Dedicated to Analyzing Slicer Settings

Slicer Science: A Series Dedicated to Analyzing Slicer Settings

This series aims to demystify what each of these settings does and how they may be affecting your print.
3D Printing in Movies: Fact or Fiction

3D Printing in Movies: Fact or Fiction

I recently recovered from a virus– thankfully, not the one everyone is concerned about. With nothing else to do, I started watching Mr. Robot (a television drama that is a mix between heist movies and Fight Club). In the final season of the show, there is a scene where the main character must gain access […]
The Spring Grove Area High School Rocketry Team Takes Flight with 3DPS!

The Spring Grove Area High School Rocketry Team Takes Flight with 3DPS!

The Spring Grove Area High School (SGAHS) NASA student launch team had the goal this year to design, build, and fly a high-powered rocket carrying a scientific payload. As they worked towards their goal of achieving flight, they reached out…

Aerospace and Additive: Working Together to Reach New Heights

Aerospace and Additive: Working Together to Reach New Heights

Recently, 3DPS spent a day with a global audience assembled for the #ADDITIV 2021 Aerospace Event. The panels were valuable to listen to and the audience was engaged. Aerospace continues to dominate the conversation for applications of additive manufacturing parts…

5 Upgrades for Your Ender 3

5 Upgrades for Your Ender 3

Tempered Glass One of the best and easiest upgrades you can perform to an Ender 3 printer is a tempered glass bed. Creality offers a bed that is perforated and composed of carbon silica. This bed offers a few advantages…

FDM Metal Printing: Democratizing Metal Additive Manufacturing

FDM Metal Printing: Democratizing Metal Additive Manufacturing

3D printing is able to accomplish incredible designs that would be extremely difficult or impossible to machine. There are many benefits to this including: increased strength, weight reduction, assembly costs reduction, waste reduction, and more. Naturally, people want to see…

The Death of the 3D Printing Hype and the Birth of 3D Printing for Real: Part 3

The Death of the 3D Printing Hype and the Birth of 3D Printing for Real: Part 3

In Part 1 of this exploration, we examined how designing useful, functional parts is a significant barrier in the widespread adoption of 3D printing. We looked at what strides have been made already to address this issue and what the…

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