Netherlands-based artist Olivier van Herpt wanted to 3D print ceramics. The problem? There was no machine that could do what he wanted. His solution was to build his own. Michelle Starr is CNET's ...

Artist [Jonathan] has built a 3D printer specifically for printing in clay. The part count is kept to a minimum and the printer was designed to be made with basic tools and beginner skills. The intent ...

ANN ARBOR, MI -- With a gentle hand, Mark Meier guides a long, thin tube of clay from a machine nozzle onto a slab of freshly rolled clay laid out on a wooden board. The two clays meet. Meier sits ...

Clay 1 is a new FDM 3D printer that has this month launched via Kickstarter and already blasted past as required pledge goal. The affordable FDM 3D printer has been designed to provide an easy-to-use ...

It’s been a while since we’ve been seriously impressed with a project like this one. [Daniël de Bruin], a student at the Art Academy in Utrecht has just put the final touches on his mechanical 3D ...

Last week, we took a first look at the dual-filament Ultimaker 3 printer. This week, we dive into one of the key features that provides the printer with its power and flexibility: its extruders.

Extruders are devices that heat and melt the feedstock and extrude it through the nozzle along a predetermined path on the print bed. Based on the material feeding, 3D printers are classified as ...

Entrepreneurs in Denmark have taken another step towards improving the general usability of 3D printers with the Diamond Hotend, a single 3D extruder unit that can mix and melt three filaments ...