In the magical — or rather, technical — world of makers and 3D printing everyone can use his or her own expertise to improve on the design, functionality and inner workings of the machines. So if you are a designer…
MakerBot’s Highway to the the Mass Market Passes Through Micro Center
Stratasys owned MakerBot, a leading producer of consumer and prosumer targeted FDM 3D Printers, can already boast a high presence in brick and mortar retailers. Its machines are on sale in its own three stores (in New York, Boston and…
A Golden Future for 3D Printing in Italy
Economic crisis or not, Italy remains a leading global manufacturing hub for jewellery. Vicenza, in the Northern Italian region of Veneto, is among the areas with the highest density of artisans and designers specialized in working with gold and precious…
Here We Go Again with 3D Printed Fetuses
A start-up company called 3D Babies wants to give future parents the ability to hold their baby even before he or she is born. This, by offering 3D printed replicas of the unborn fetus – directly from the 3D sonogram…
3D Printed Music (Rain) Drops Falling from the Web
3D printing has spawned many amazing projects that hold within themselves a multitude of technologies spanning across the human technological advancements of the past two centuries (at least). 3D printing itself is the culmination of a process that began with…
3D Printing My Love for You
It almost sounds like the title of a pop song from a few years ago. Right now, though, it describes the theme of the Valentine’s Day 3D Printing Challenge promoted by CG Trader, an online marketplace where 3D artists and…
Get Ready to 3D Forge Your Perfect Gaming Miniatures
I honestly do not think this Kickstarter project needs a lengthy introduction nor an in depth explanation. A photo should suffice to make every tabletop gamer in the world want to sign up and support it, the only question left…
3D Printed Radiotherapy Mask Eases Patient’s Cancer Treatment
Medical treatments including prostheses, accurate models for surgery and implants are all known and documented applications of 3D printing (with 3D printed organs on the way) that require high precision (and often high cost) 3D printing processes. One aspect that…
3D Printing Now Taking Off at Aerodef Manufacturing Summit and Expo
Has anyone heard about the potential of 3D printing technologies in the aerospace and defense industries? Of course you have. It is probably the largest sector to adopt 3D printing for manufacturing and rapid prototyping and it is the one…
If You Teach Them, They Will Build Them
The most amazing aspect of 3D printing, at least the FFF based RepRap style of 3D printing, is that it is a relatively simple technology enabling people to produce complex objects through their own creativity. That is a central aspect…
