End of an era for Chinese manufacturing?

There has been lot of concern lately about money leaving China, real-estate and infrastructure pricing growing too fast. However Chinese economy could be facing a larger and much more longer term threat: manufacturing bubble. Chinese manufacturing competitiveness has been relying…

PolyOne expanding the development of 3D printing materials

PolyOne, a global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions is participating in a three year development project with university and industry experts. The target area for this collaboration is to develop advanced polymer materials that will be used…

3D Systems breaking records and strengthening market position

Most of the recent industry articles have been focusing on the future potential of the 3D printing industry and playing with future scenarios of what could be.  The latest announcement from the US company 3D Systems Corporation and their Q2…

Future of Aviation

Commercial air travel is everyday life these days, but little did the Wright Brothers know about the power of their invention just over one hundred years ago. Since then we have sent people to the moon, launched satellites into the…

3D printed bikinis are here!

Mary Huang and Jenna Fizel are currently raising funding for a very interesting project: an app that allows users to create garments and clothing with their own designs and photos. The project goes under the name Constrvct. The idea was…

FT: 3D printing bigger than internet

Financial Times manufacturing editor Peter Marsh reports on the new disruptive technology that can change the future of  manufacturing and talks with US based 3D Systems CEO Abe Reichenthal about 3D printing industry.

Investment opportunities in 3D printing

  Kapitall Wire noted that 3D Systems reported earnings for the first quarter exceeding the expectations. The expected revenue $4 million, was exceeded by incredible $73.9 million, totaling $77.9 in earned revenue. April 25 3D Systems announced the release of…

3D Systems acquires My Robot Nation

As reported in CNET, 3D Systems announced yesterday acquiring a California based start up company called My Robot Nation, that allows their customers to design their own 3D printed robots. This is not the first acquisition on 3D Systems belt.…