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This is why the first layers of your 3D prints are sagging and how you can fix it

It can be frustrating to prepare your 3D model, start 3D printing, only to realize that the first few layers of the print are sagging or just plain messy. Sagging of the first layers of the print is ...
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Brick Layers: The Promise Of Stronger 3D Prints And Why We Cannot Have Nice Things

It is a fact of life that 3D printed parts from an FDM (fused deposition modeling) printer have weaknesses where the layers join. Some of this is due to voids and imperfect layer bonding, but you can ...
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Brick Layer Post-Processor, Promising Stronger 3D Prints, Now Available

Back in November we first brought you word of a slicing technique by which the final strength of 3D printed parts could be considerably improved by adjusting the first layer height of each wall so ...

Here's How Apple Uses 3D Printing for Apple Watch and iPhone Air

Apple today highlighted its use of 3D-printed titanium in a trio of devices, the step-by-step process involved, and a few ...