The online consumer market for 3D printed goods is continuing to evolve, with more and more channels offering the key advantages that this technology offers a discerning clientele, namely stunning visual pieces — customised and original. A new pioneer in…
Preview of 3D Printing Event 2012 in The Netherlands
As the 3D printing industry gains momentum in the mainstream media, so does the events calendar for the industry itself. The ecosystem between different industry participants is expanding by the minute and trade shows in various forms are an excellent…
Creaform’s Latest Go!SCAN 3D Handheld Scanner
3D technology is in rapid expansion mode these days in its all forms. One such area with tremendous growth potential and appeal to a wider audience is portable 3D scanners, which provide a means of generating 3D digital data that…
Palaeontology and 3D Printing
US scientists and a Danish entrepreneur have been working on reconstructing sea life from ancient times, and we’re not talking recent history but 390 million years ago. Using a combination of computer animation, CT scanning and 3D printing technology, the…
The Team at Wired are 3D Printing Obsessed
It has been great to see more and more mainstream media getting exited about 3D printing — pretty much in every corner of the world. One of the most prominent media channels is certainly Wired magazine, which has provided key coverage of…
LUXeXceL Pioneering Manufacturing Technology for Advanced Optics in LED Lighting
Netherlands based LUXeXceL Group B.V received a well-deserved accolade recently when the company won the 2012 Enabling Technology Award for its Printoptical Technology from Frost & Sullivan. Based on its recent research on the advanced optics market for LED lighting,…
Leapfrog – A Step Closer to Easy-to-Use 3D printing
Netherlands based start-up company Leapfrog is a fast moving new entrant into the 3D printer manufacturing space. They position themselves as an entry level plug and play provider with heavy emphasis on attractive consumer products with great looks and ease…
