This week has been one of the busiest weeks for 3D printing announcements all year as companies have saved the unveiling of their latest machines, and partnership announcements in a bid to draw the bi…
The Switch hoax & Nintendo’s imminent ascent into 3D printing
Youtubers Frank Sandqvist and Etika (Of Etika World Network) sparked rumours this week of a leaked Nintendo Switch console. Last night, the team confessed that it had been an elaborate hoax devised th…
BigRep partnership with TNO for Print Valley
TNO is an independent company, committed to developing scientific research in the Netherlands. They are behind the Print Valley project that emerged in 2012, showing 3D printers capable of rapid manuf…
Sliced: 3D printing digest from 3DPI 17th Nov. 2016
Today’s Sliced 3D printing digest has more of an entertainment focus. Read on for the latest in fashion, cars, concrete, and General Electric’s continued expansion. 3D printing gets haute …
Footballer Ian Wright gets 3DP treatment at iMakr store in London
Today at the UK iMakr store in London, former footballer Ian Wright is being scanned and 3D printed as part of Floreon 3D and MyMiniFactory’s competition to win an Ultimaker 3D printer and year’s supp…
3D printed filters bring more drinking water to Mexico
As The Rime of the Ancient Mariner goes: ‘Water, water, everywhere, / Nor any drop to drink’. When written in 1797, Coleridge couldn’t have foreseen how telling those words would be in 2016. About one…
Australia shares fears about a 3D printed future
An article published today in Melbourne’s Herald Sun increases the scaremongering surrounding 3D printing in Australia. The headline ‘Criminals could use 3D printers to create bombs, guns’ is part of …
Israeli startup Seebo integrates with Autodesk Forge platform
Seebo® is proud to announce integration between the Autodesk Forge platform and the Seebo platform, to transform 3D product designs into smart, connected products. This integration follows the strateg…
Sliced: 3D printing news digest from 3DPI
Here’s the latest list of 3D printing stories Sliced from the news feed by 3DPI. Canary IoT security is certified Security for Internet of Things (IoT) technology is an increasing concern integr…
Prodways launch new ProMaker 3D powder printer series
The French 3D printing company Prodways is distributing new ProMaker P4500 series “powered by Farsoon” with higher build volumes, including a high-temperature configuration to process PA6 polymer powd…