Ari Honka
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Ari’s career has involved several industries and he has over 15 years of senior level experience in mobile telecoms, entertainment and media sectors. His most notable achievement was the co-founding of Player X Ltd. in 2004, a mobile media publisher focused on the creation and distribution of entertainment content to mobile operators and online distribution channels globally. During his stay in Asia for the past four years, he has continued his entrepreneurial activity and set up new technology start-ups and is now keenly following the 3D printing industry from inside out. Ari is a BA graduate in Economics and Finance

3D Printer for Living Things

Many people around the world are becoming more familiar about 3D printing as a technology and its capabilities around making every day items that we can see and touch. Austen Heinz, who is the founder and CEO of Cambrian Genomics,…

Innovation Factory – Another New 3D Printing Start-Up This time in Chicago

Innovation Factory has been conceived as a creative space for designers and entrepreneurs to work together to create innovative new products. The company’s focus area is to produce original CAD designs and 3D printed prototypes within the fashion, consumer electronics…

CRP – UAE Case Study

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles have been stirring the public political conversation for some time now, however most people are unaware of the vast applications these unmanned systems are being used for. Two leading companies in their fields FLYING-CAM and CRP Group…

1st Annual Makerbot Hackathon

Earlier this year MakerBot released the Customizer App allowing Thingiverse users to upload 3D designs that can be customised by other users. Following positive take-up, the teams at MakerBot and Thingiverse are launching a two-day Hackathon — the first of…

FabCafe – Japan

Japan is well know for its various exotic coffee shops targeting people who live busy lives and are often constrained from doing specific activities at home. An example would be the many ‘cat’ and/or ‘rabbit’ cafes that allow visitors to…

Tacori Ups its 3DP Capability for its Jewellery Applications

California based Tacori, which is known for its fine jewellery designs, is now making inroads to revamp its manufacturing capability with the latest range of 3D printers. Earlier this year, the company acquired a brand new 3D Systems Projet 3500…

EFF Fight for Open 3D Printing

Consumer rights and patent issues are an ongoing hot topic across the internet community as well as for new emerging digital industries that include 3D printing. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) was founded in 1990 to confront any cutting edge…

New 3D Printer — EZ3D

EZ3D is the latest Kickstarter project launched by the Colorado based Jake Wood and his partner, seeking funds for the production of a new 3D printer.  The pair have focused heavily on trying to improve the user experience based on…

Fabbit

The 3D printing industry is gaining a lot of attention — not just from the media, but from many entrepreneurs entering the space as well. One segment that seems to be of particular interest at the moment is the the…

Making Money from 3D Printing – Square Helper

Designing and making your own, customised products with a direct channel to your consumers has always been an attractive proposition for many entrepreneurs — however the traditional barrier to this has always been the ‘make’, or production, phase. This is…