When writing about 3D printing we often focus on the future: what that technology will do, its potential, what a particular process means and what it will be able to do for humanity. However some of the issues that 3D…
The Solidator Challenge
If you keep up with the news in the 3D printing world you may have seen that, even though it is taking hold and likely to boom with consumers soon, low cost FDM printers are likely to become a thing…
What will LEGO do with 3D Printing?
It is the one million (actually more likely to be a few billion) dollar question: how is LEGO going to exploit the possibilities offered by 3D printing? The Danish company has always proven itself capable of reinventing itself. Even at…
Porsche Giving a Taste of 3D Printed Cars
If you invested early enough in 3D printing stocks and can now afford a brand new Porsche, you should probably familiarize yourself with Porsche’s online Car Configurator. It lets you chose the model you desire, exterior and interior colour, seats…
CRP is off to Space with new Windform XT 2.0 Material for SLS
Elon Musk, the superstar entrepreneur who founded both Tesla Motors and Space X, said once that many technologies developed for electric cars can be used in rockets and vice versa. An Italian-American company, CRP Group, took a slightly different approach,…
America, the Land of 3D Printed Eco-Dreams
We love those success stories that occasionally come out of American news, where someone undertakes a seemingly lost cause and by doing so finds a simple solution to a problem that afflicted many. Naturally, since it takes place in America,…
Turning a Fairy Tale into Reality through 3D Printing (Robots)
When we think about 3D printing the boundaries of what is real tend to thin out a bit. Virtual becomes physical, so objects from virtual worlds can enter the physical realm. It is happening already with video games such as…
King of Design Ross Lovegrove to Present Six 3D Printed Gold Rings at Design Miami
The folks at dezeen — that truly know what they are talking about when it comes to design — are reporting that superstar industrial designer Ross Lovegrove is going to present a collection of six 3D printed golden rings at…
3D Printing “Driving” Toy Car Innovation
Deep down we all know it: of all the things that 3D printing can, and will, do, one of the first industries where the mass public will come to grips with its full potential for customization is toys. And cars.…
Focusing on the Growthobject(ive) with 3D Printing
Founded in 2009, Growthobjects is a digital manufacturing design studio headed by Xavier Tutó and Katia Glossmann (designers), and Jordi Bayer (engineer). They specialize in creating amazing 3D designs that they 3D print using the latest technologies from EOS, 3D…
