Mink: The MakeUp 3D Printer
We have witnessed an explosion of beauty and fashion orientated 3D printers and 3D printing applications over the past few years. Way back in 2011, TIME Magazine named Iris van Herpen’s 3D printed dre…
3D Printed Mesostructured Materials – Flex and Light
Andreas Bastian works as an artist in residence at Autodesk. Since last October he has been experimenting with creating hexagonal meshes for applications in low-cost 3D printed prosthetics. To create …
3DSIM: A 3D Print Preview to Accurately Simulate Metal Additive Manufacturing?
It took me a while to digest Dr. Brent Stucker’s talk at the Inside 3D printing conference in New York, partially due to the highly technical language used in the talk. Then, a bunch of personal stuf…
IMAGIMOD – Create a 3D Printed Army of …. Whatever
The toy industry is proving to be an increasingly popular playground for 3D printing. A new start-up company, IMAGIMOD, is entering this fray and the guys behind it demonstrate some strong credentials…
3D Systems’ 3D Metal Printers Popular Among Tyre Manufacturers
Who knew that miraculously 3D printing complex objects out of metal could be so popular? After the acquisition of Phenix Systems, 3D Systems has seen its 3D metal printer series become the belle of th…
Japanese Man Arrested for Possession of Multiple 3D Printed Guns
Here we go again! Just when you thought it was safe to visit 3DPI without seeing another story about 3D printed guns, someone turns up in the news with a whole boatload of them. 27-year-old Yoshitomo …
Potatoes are Up, The Meat Will Follow – A New 3D Printing Process is Promised
Joshua Harker’s latest Kickstarter campaign is promising us something new — something different. A completely new 3D printer. Turns out, Josh has been working on it for the last 18 months and is neck …
One Man and a Robot – the Problem Solving Blog of a 3D Printer Owner
Kees Kamper (alias opqrstu3D) is a 3D designer living in Amsterdam. He won a 3D printer — a Leapfrog Dual Creatr — at the Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, however, when he started 3D printing, almost …
3D Printing a Predator Bust
Game developer and geek Scott Wilson 3D printed a cool Predator bust with his Ultimaker 3D Printer. The original model was designed by Falken76 on thingiverse (click here for more of his designs). The…
With the Makerplate Desktop 3D Printing Comes of Age
Sometimes I just get overexcited about 3D printing news but that happens because, at this early stage of the industry, every small innovation represents something huge that may (or may not) happen in …
