Famous French fashion brand Chanel is to begin industrial production of an entirely 3D printed mascara brush. When it makes it to market, the 3D printed brush will be the first of its kind to be manuf…
3D Life launches 3D anatomical heart library
Physicians are increasingly using 3D models obtained from MRI, CT and other medical scans to better prepare for surgeries. 3D printing allows surgeons to examine and practise on accurate anatomical mo…
Siemens’ to invest £27 million in new Worcester 3D printing facility
Siemens, Europe’s largest industrial manufacturing company with a global workforce of over 372,000 employees, is investing £27m in a 3D printing facility in Worcester, UK. The 2.9 sq mile facility, wh…
MyMiniFactory integrates Facebook 3D post sharing
MyMiniFactory is now the first 3D content platform to integrate Facebook’s new 3D sharing feature. MyMiniFactory 3D content on Facebook The feature allows users to share designs from MyMiniFactory dir…
3D Printing news sliced, Black Panther, Leica, 3D Printed Diamonds, iMakr, EOS
Our latest round up of recent 3D printing news has answers to the following questions: How has 3D printing been used in the world’s fastest lawnmower? Wonder how they made the props for Black Pa…
Enter this year’s #TinkercadEaster competition and win an M3D Crane Quad 3D printer
Tinkercad, the popular web-based CAD tool, and MyMiniFactory have teamed up to launch the 2018 #TinkercadEaster design competition, sponsored by M3D. Put your 3D design skills to the test by having a …
3D printing lungs from CT and MRI scans with 3D Systems’ MultiJet ProJet MJP 5600
Cruz Roja hospital in Córdoba is using 3D printing to prepare for surgeries on lung cancer patients. As surgeons seek to leverage the benefits of 3D printing for surgical planning, 3D models are findi…
Blamey Saunders introduces 3D designed world first hearing aid
A “world first” modular, self-fittable hearing aid has been developed by Blamey Saunders Hears. The Australian hearing company headquartered in Victoria made the medtech breakthrough using…
Interview with Emerging Objects: makers of the 3D printed Cabin of Curiosities
San Francisco Bay Area 3D printing “MAKE-tank” Emerging Objects is exploring the use of alternative materials in architecture. Founded in 2012 by Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello, pro…
European railways plan to modernize with 3D printing
In the same month that European teenagers have been awarded free InterRail travel passes, the University of Huddersfield has release details of a project exploring the possibility of using 3D printing…