In collaboration with the Korea Culture Information Service Agency (KCISA), 3D file sharing website 3Dupndown has released a collection of 3D printable objects from museums in South Korea. Alex.P.Hong, CEO of 3Dupndown Co. Ltd. says that the Korean Museum was sparked by a exhibition…
Keynote speakers for AMUG 2017 announced
The upcoming Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) conference in Chicago has announced keynote speakers from the Caterpillar Inc and special effects studio Legacy Effects. Established in the early 1990s, 2017’s AMUG conference will take place from the 19th-23rd March. Stacey DelVecchio – Additive manufacturing…
The first industrial revolution is celebrated through 3D printing and the history of James Watt
The Royal Society is giving £3000 (4000 USD) to 15 museums and galleries in the UK to help promote their local heroes. The McLean Museum and gallery in Scotland is using the money to display 3D printing techniques alongside the…
New Jersey school introduces MakerBot Innovation Center
Mount Olive High School (MOHS) in New Jersey, welcomes 33 MakerBot 5th Generation Replicator 3D printers to their existing Marauder Innovation Learning Lab (MiLL). A resource of such a size is usually reserved for higher-education in universities but the Department of Defense,…
Industry 4.0 comes to Liverpool as BCG say U.S. “slow” to adopt
Liverpool in the UK is the latest city taking a strategic approach to Industry 4.0. This week LCR 4.0 will launch and begin developing ideas about how to increase manufacturing in the area and address issues faced by manufacturers in the city.…
Will 3D printed figures be the future for old school model lovers?
Miniature models for war games such as those produced by Games Workshop and Privateer Press attract a dedicated following of people willing to spend time and serious money on their hobby. But could the business model of selling such miniatures and the…
3D printing at London Science Museum experiments with emerging technology
A new ‘Wonderlab’ costing $7.5 million at the Science Museum in London, UK will allow people of all ages to immerse themselves in new technology such as virtual reality and 3D scanning. The Wonderlab plans to reveal the true beauty of maths…
Bespoke tailoring for everyone? Wiivv Wearables launch new 3D printing app
Wiivv Wearables, a Canadian 3D printing start-up, aims to revolutionize the way people shop. Their plan is to bring at end to ordering the wrong size clothes when shopping online. To do this the company have launched an app that allows the…
Mount Sinai introduces 3D printing service for neurosurgeons
New York’s Mount Sinai Health System has introduced 3D printing services for its Department of Neurosurgery. Clinicians will now have the opportunity to order 3D models for their medical cases and users of this ‘Medical Modelling Core’ will be charged…
