3DXTech has introduced two new grades of ESD-safe materials that have been developed specifically for use in desktop 3D printers. ESD filaments are a family of specialty filaments that utilize multi-w…
Arburg Taking Orders for its Freeformer 3D Printing Marvel
Arburg, the German machine construction company, announced at Fakuma 2014 that it is now taking orders for its industrial 3D printer, the Freeformer. The first plastics machinery company to also make…
Group Gorgé Subsidiary Baumert Wins €4 Million Order to Help Build New Sarcophagus for Chernobyl
In Paris, Groupe Gorgé’s subsidiary Baumert just won a €4 million order as part of the French consortium Novarka, which was established to build a new shelter to prevent the Chernobyl reactor complex …
Senvol Announced as the Newest Member of America Makes
Here’s a list. Read it, and stop when you see a company, agency or organization that you do not recognize. Ready? Here we go: Department of Defense, NASA, 3D Systems, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Gener…
Kids Using CAD & 3D Printers to Test Turbine Design Solutions
RIPPL3D.com has announced a supplemental virtual challenge in the wake of the success of The Wind Turbine Challenge at the Smartforce Student Summit at IMTS 2014. Held every other year at McCormick P…
More News from Melbourne: Australia’s First Commercial 3D Printing Factory
In Melbourne, the first commercial 3D printing factory in Australia has arrived. The new 7 million dollar space is owned and operated by Objective 3D, the largest distributor of Stratasys printers in…
Materialise's HeartPrint(R) Now Listed as a Class 1 Medical Device
Materialise has listed its 3D-printed cardiovascular HeartPrint models as a Class 1 medical device in the USA and EU markets, extending and strengthening its position in the industry. Though the compa…
Partnership Down Under Brings 3D Printing to Classrooms
There are a lot of companies out there that want to empower kids through a wide range of activities that involve learning about and experiencing 3D modelling and 3D printing. There are also a lot of …
New Reactive Wearable 3D Printed Experimental Technology & Research
For me, an interesting way of looking at the philosophy behind wearable technology is to see the technology that you carry everyday not as a smart phone, smart watch, ipad or whatever it may be, but t…
CAD Class Gets a MakerBot and Some Surprise Guests
Imagine you are taking a Computer Aided Design (CAD) class in school. Why? You want to design a product, and need to start prototyping to test out different materials. You’ve never studied engineering…