New breakthroughs are happening constantly within the medical industry within 3D printing. The technology is revolutionizing the sector, with innovations such as bioprinting a thyroid gland and implan…
Carbon announces $81 million of new funds
Big news from Carbon 3D! They have just announced funding of $81 million from new strategic investors GE Ventures, BMW, Nikon and JSR. Along with existing investors, they will work towards ‘brin…
BigRep takes over NOWlab and creates NOWlab@BigRep
In large scale 3D printing, it is becoming less about hardware and software. The greatest development potential lies in materials and resulting applications. With this in mind, BigRep has brought on b…
3D printed dress debuts at New York Fashion Week
3D printing technology is constantly evolving and changing, and now that there are multi-color, multi-material 3D printers out there, the fashion industry is being along for the ride. Designers are ab…
WAZER Kickstarter will bring desktop fabrication to a new level
Remember when 3D printing was just for industrial applications? For over two decades rapid prototyping focused on processes for prototyping applications in an industrial capacity, and research was gea…
Chromatose: 3D printed synthetic organism
There is nothing I like more than finding artists that are getting involved in 3D printing. From Akinori Goto, who made a beautifully mesmerizing zoetrope, to Bruce Beasley, who incorporates 3D printi…
Ultimaker receives loan of €15 million
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR 15 million loan agreement with Ultimaker. The money will be used to further the research and development of the company, and also for the roll-out o…
Thor3D vindicated in German court
As one legal debacle begins, another concludes. As of September 7th, 2016, Thor3D announced the end of a lengthy legal dispute with Artec Europe S.a.r.l. in Germany. The Dusseldorf Higher Court handed…
voestalpine opens research center for 3D printing
The voestalpine Group is expanding from traditional steel manufacturer to innovator, with the opening of a new research and development facility in Düsseldorf. The voestalpine Additive Manufacturing C…
Drake: the newest hand-held scanner from Thor3D
Earlier this week, Thor3D unveiled their newest wireless product that can scan anything. The new 3D scanner, called “Drake“, has interchangeable lenses, making it a very versatile scanner.…