Models of the human skeleton have been the welcome additions to any anatomy class for years now. Even as you move up into further education, such models are often the preferred method for teaching stu…
French aerospace manufacturers Safran expand into new frontiers
In 2015, a three-part collaboration between the Australian Amaero Engineering, Monash University, and French aerospace component manufacturers Safran Power Units (EPA:SAF) presented a 3D printed jet e…
3D printers to be honoured at 50th anniversary of CES
From January 5-8 2017 the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) will hit Las Vegas, over three locations from Westgate Las Vegas (Tech East) to The Palazzo (Tech West) and the Cosmopolitan (Tech South). 201…
Rolls-Royce drive taste with bespoke 3D printing
In a conversation with Forbes Torsten Müller-Ötvös, Vice President and Director of Rolls-Royce, explains how he managed to save the company from its downward spiral in 2009. The success is due in part…
Never miss a pixel with 3D modelling from Scan in a Box
When designing a new product, it’s the details that appear seamless to daily life that are the most effective. Or, when preserving artefacts and art objects for future generations, it would be a…
3D printed Sainbury’s ad is the clear winner this Christmas
In the battle for the best supermarket Christmas ad, there is a clear winner for those at 3DPI. Sainsbury’s 2016 stop motion animation of a father who works at a toy factory uses 3D printing to create…
Shining 3D supports the art of Scan the World
Over the last two years MyMiniFactory’s Scan the World project has collected almost five thousand digital models of sculptures and art objects, making it the world’s largest 3D printable museum.…
3D printing the skateboard of the future
The recent Innoskate event supported by Formlabs and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge served to remind us that skateboarding is still waiting for the great 3D printing revolution…
Winbo weigh in on the fashion for 3D printed shoes
Earlier this week, 3DPI reported on the Adidas Ultraboost Parley shoe made out of 3D printed recycled plastic from the ocean. Reebok has also recently been seen using its Liquid Factory technology to …
Interview with Mcor’s Conor MacCormack on recent dev with Honda
Over the past year Mcor, pioneers of full-color 3D desktop printers, have been working with Honda to manufacture car parts. To find out more 3DPI caught up with Mcor CEO Conor MacCormack. In this inte…