My father was a professional printer. As a small boy, he sometimes took me to his shop for a visit and I can still remember the large, gray machines, the smell of chemicals and paper, and the noise! N…
Sentrol Goes to Tokyo with Sand & Metal 3D Printing in Tow
While 3D printing was a bit slow getting off the blocks here in Asia, things have certainly improved in the past couple of years. Governments and businesses are becoming aware of the advantages that a…
Korean Company Brings 3D Printing Surprises to CES 2016
Recently, 3D Systems announced that they were going to abandon the 3D printing consumer/prosumer market. They gave several reasons, few of which sounded very convincing or reasonable to me, but then i…
A Replacement for Stinky ABS? Introducing ‘Zeroment’ Filament by BnK!
If you do a lot of 3D printing, you probably have used ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) before, or been around others who do. While there has been some debate over the safety of ABS, and research…
Moment's New 3D Printer Gives Them a New Moment to Shine
Recently, the Korean 3D printing market has seen some interesting developments in one of its big players, and the story seems like an old “bad news / good news” joke. Readers of this site know the Kor…
XYZprinting AiO 3D Printer-Scanner Review: A Very, Very Interesting Machine
XYZprinting is now the world’s largest maker/seller of desktop 3D printers in the world. According to Canalys, a market analysis firm, XYZprinting sold over 22% of all 3D printers in the first half of…
Sentrol’s New SLS/SLM 3D Printer Series is Unveiled in Seoul
If you or your company is involved in high-end manufacturing, you probably have heard of, or maybe even used, Sentrol’s CNC machines. Having been in the business for well over thirty years, the compan…
Stratasys Forum Educates & Builds 3D Markets in East Asia…Well, Mostly
Last week, I attended the Stratasys Asia Pacific Forum 2015 in Seoul, South Korea. This forum was held by Stratasys to expand their knowledge of, and influence in, the Asian markets while at the same …
The New Morpheus 3D Printer: Owl Works Makes a House Call to 3DPI
This week, I was especially lucky when I found out that the crew from Owl Works had to visit Busan on business, and moved quickly to schedule an up close and personal demonstration of their new printe…
Owl Works Hits Kickstarter with Cutting-Edge Morpheus LIPS 3D Printer
Early this morning I got an email from the folks over at Owl Works alerting me to the fact that their new Kickstarter project was just about to be launched. And, today, it’s just gone live, wit…