Many of the Fail Of The Week stories we feature here are pretty minor in the grand scheme of things. At worse, gears are ground, bits are broken, or the Magic Blue Smoke is released. This attempt to ...

Protolabs is launching vapour smoothing for 3D printed parts, an advance said to enhance a plastic part’s surface finish on even the most complex geometries. Vapour smoothing, or vapour polishing, ...

For 3D printing to make the jump from rapid prototyping to manufacturing, engineers will need to find easier ways to move products from their CAD screens to their printers. And while that may be a ...

3D printing specialist and manufacturing service provider Sculpteo, has this week unveiled a new process they have added to their range of services which now allows users to add a smooth finish to ...

This week, Hackaday’s Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos met up over the tubes to bring you the latest news, mystery sound, and of course, a big bunch of hacks from the previous seven days ...

3D printers build models in layers, which you can see if you look at a model closely. If you want a smoother, shinier surface, you can achieve injection mold-like quality with a little acetone.

Protolabs, the world’s leading digital manufacturer, has announced a major breakthrough with the launch of vapour smoothing for 3D printed parts. The post-processing automated technology is a ...

Markforged, creator of the Digital Forge integrated metal and carbon-fiber additive manufacturing platform, has added Smooth TPU 95A to its portfolio of 3D-printing materials. The new, rubber-like ...

Smooth-Mode technology, developed by Chromatic 3D Materials, enables 3D printing of durable rubber parts with ultra-smooth surfaces at commercial volumes. High-quality polyurethane parts, such as ...