If you’ve ever had a test at the doctors you’ll know that it can sometimes take weeks for the results to get back to you. This is dependent upon a whole range of factors, including the postal system, …
3D printers a one-stop solution for STEAM education?
If the voices of my younger relatives are anything to go by, 3D printers are at the top of many children’s Christmas list this year. Some FFF 3D printers are certainly dropping in price to become comp…
3D printing with SLS comes to the desktop with the Sinterit LISA
Over 10 years ago, and what feels like a lifetime in the fast-moving 3D printing industry, Adrian Bowyer founded the RepRap project for self-replicating desktop 3D printers. Arguably this project gave…
Futurist Ray Kurzweil makes 3D printing predictions
In a new interview with Google’s director of engineering, author and futurist Ray Kurzweil, has shared some of his most recent predictions for the future of technology with the New York Times. Kurzwei…
Lessons learned at a 3D printing startup – 3DPI interview CubeForme co-founder Kyle Pham
For just over a year CubeForme has been 3D printing’s answer to subscription-based gift boxes. Unfortunately, as the year comes to a close, the California-based company are also winding down and Decem…
Concept Laser machines bring can-do attitude to beverage industry
Additive manufacturing has been adopted by specialist stainless steel and aluminium manufacturer Jung & Co. Gerätebau GmbH for making the spare parts needed in drinks-can machines. A Concept Laser…
3D printing metal with a desktop machine
Since launching on Kickstarter in 2015, The Virtual Foundry’s Filamet™ copper and bronze 90% metal filament has been used to make stunning models that look as though they could have been cast ra…
Sliced 3D Printing Digest with 3D printed food, Glowforge delays and more
Its time for the first Sliced 3D printing digest of the week, featuring: 3D printed food, 3D scanning tailors, BAE Systems engineering academy, the Henry Ford Hospital, delays to the Glowforge and a n…
3D printed kidneys predict the body’s capacity for radioactive material
3D printed organs are increasingly used as educational aids. Patients’ MRI scans are being used by the likes of Stratasys Direct Manufacturing and Whiteclouds to make brain models to assist surgeons a…
How Makers celebrated Global 3D Printing Day
This past weekend, the 3D printing maker community was alive with activity for Global 3D Printing Day. After taking to twitter, Youtube, and good old email 3DPI decided to round up some of the best pr…