Ditto!

As well as being another entry-level 3D printer, the rather cleverly named Ditto has been brought to market by Canadian company Tinkerine, which was established back in April. With a slick website and an even slicker message this company is…

Form 1 Breaks Record on Kickstarter

Form 1 is making history on Kickstarter by breaking the tech funding record. The project by Formlabs, a team that were previously students at MIT, aims to create an affordable, high resolution prosumer 3D printer and has raised $2.46m —…

3D Printing — From a New Buyer’s Perspective

Kevin Quigley is a product designer and runs his own successful agency — Quigley Design — in Shrewsbury, UK. As such, Kevin has witnessed at first hand the evolution of digital tools for product development — which includes but is…

cb-Printer

cb-printer is a relative newcomer to the entry-level market space for 3D printer manufacturers and is commercially available now. The man behind the development of the cb-printer is Bartosz Cieluch, a Polish tech enthusiast with a strong creative mind. With…

Real-Time Adventures with an Afinia 3D Printer

My name is Christina Chun and I am a recent graduate from the Academy of Art University with an MFA in 3D Modeling. My journey to and through 3D has been a long and interesting path, which started in the…

Introducing Derek

The 3D Printing Industry Team is delighted to welcome on board a new member to the team and here he is in his own words: Hi there! I’m Derek Quenneville, a 3D printing evangelist and digital fabrication artist from Toronto,…

Le FabShop Will Distribute Replicator2 in France

Le FabShop, the French digital workshop, has announced that it will be selling Makerbot products — including the new Replicator2 — in France, through its online shop, le FabStore. Le FabShop, a community based hub for design and digital manufacturing…

Hybrid 3D Printing & Machining Technology

A few years ago I saw a presentation at a TCT event by Mike Ayre, MD of Crucible Industrial Design, who argued convincingly that the future of additive technologies — specifically for industrial applications — lies in combining 3D printing…

New UP! Software Promises Finer Resolution

Since the successful launch of the UP! 3D printer from PP3DP, the accompanying software has been well received and updated at regular intervals. To date the UP! has offered layer thicknesses down to 200 microns, but last week the company…

PandaBot – New on Kickstarter

And another 3D printer was launched on Kickstarter today. I’m starting to lose count of the number of times I have written that lately! This one is PandaBot, and, I’m going to be honest, I kind of assumed I knew…