New 3D Printing Lab Heading to Brisbane

The Brisbane Times recently reported that 3D printing technology could well be publicly available in Brisbane, Australia by the end of the year. The plan is to establish a 3D printing lab in the city, within the State Library of…

Holidays are coming … Materialise Announces the Winners of its 3D Printed Christmas Ornaments Challenge

Materialise is a company that continues to innovate and promote the wonderful things that 3D printing can do right now. Developing enabling software and inspirational applications as well as providing a broad scope of 3D printing services, Materialise is also…

Research: 3D Printing and UK Consumer Market

Aysu Bozkurt is an industrial engineer who studied MSc in Global Marketing in London School of Business and Finance. While researching a topic for her dissertation she discovered 3D printing and became passionate about the technology, the sector and consumers.…

Birth Card Application

Introducing your baby for the first time is an emotional and very special moment. Sending the announcement out to friends and family using cards is common practice these days, but a designer from Materialise has given this concept an original…

Not Happy with Jewellery Off-the-Shelf? Simple, DIY.

Last week 3D Printing Industry provided some insight into the 3D printing effect on the jewellery sector and the many ways that the technology is contributing to the development and/or production of ever more stunning designs. However, for anyone that…

Printcraft: CAD is Child’s Play & 3D Printing Makes it Real

Paul Harter, the creator of Printcraft, shares his passion for 3D design and 3D printing as well as his opinions about engaging children with these technologies. Printcraft started as a project with my own children, but seems to have captured…

Kiosk 2.0 — Mobile 3D Printing

Belgian design studio, Unfold, has worked with 3D digital technologies such as 3D printing and 3D scanning for years and is a bold advocate of the advantages of the technologies as well as a creative hub for new and exciting…

The Jewellery Sector and 3D Printing

Introduction When it comes to applications of 3D printing, there are few more appealing or captivating for the consumer than jewellery. Just take a look at the jewellery gallery we presented last week, browse through the archives of 3DPI or…

Designing the New Nintendo Wii U Gamepad

Many mainstream consumer companies have been using 3D printers as part of their design process for many years, using them to create prototype versions of the final product quickly and cost-effectively for form, fit and function applications. Ususally, these companies…

Fashion Digital Studio

3D printing is making significant inroads into the world of fashion. It is not, perhaps, the most obvious industry sector with which you would associate this technology, and yet, once again it is the key advantage of customisation and producing…