Michael Petch, Author at 3D Printing Industry

Michael Petch

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Michael Petch is the editor-in-chief at 3DPI and the author of several books on 3D printing. He is a regular keynote speaker at technology conferences where he has delivered presentations such as 3D printing with graphene and ceramics and the use of technology to enhance food security. Michael is most interested in the science behind emerging technology and the accompanying economic and social implications.

300 hour Rocktopus print made with Lulzbot MOARstruder tool on display at CES 2017.

Lulzbot not dead – despite rumors to the contrary

Rumors spreading around the untimely demise of popular open-source 3D printer manufacturer Lulzbot are untrue. Internet speculation has gained pace from an initial post on Reddit earlier today and sp…

A clearly bogus Lego found by Reddit user Bungicraft.

LEGO 3D printing takedowns: a lawyer responds and LEGO replies

“Everything is not awesome” is how one fan responded to recent LEGO takedown notices issued to the 3D printing community. 3D Printing Industry has now received a reply from LEGO and further insight in…

Dr. Roland Fischer, CEO of Oerlikon at MTC3. Photo by Tia Vialva

Bavarian AM cluster announced by Technical University of Munich, Oerlikon, GE Additive and Linde

This morning, the Munich Technology Conference (MTC) got underway at TU Munich, Germany with the announcement of plans to create an additive manufacturing cluster. Conference organizers Oerlikon toget…

TCT 2019: Planes, trains and a missing unicorn

The 3D printing focused TCT Show opened this autumn’s expo season. What were the key takeaways and how did the Birmingham event set the stage for the remainder of the year? As expected TCT produced a …

3D printing community hit by LEGO takedown notices

Last week 3D Printing Industry learned that the Lego Group is targetting the 3D printing maker community with a series of takedown notices. A 2010 ECJ ruling found that although the classic LEGO brick…

Stratasys at Formnext 2018. Photo by Beau Jackson

Big news brewing at Stratasys

Major 3D printing system manufacturer Stratasys is about to make a big announcement. The company will report financial results for the second quarter of 2019 at the end of July and is set to beat prev…

A lab of Carbon L1 3D printers. Photo via Carbon

Carbon valuation exceeds $2.4 billion after new $260M investment

Investment in the 3D printing industry continues apace with news that Carbon has raised over $260 million in growth funding. The latest funding round was co-led by Madrone Capital Partners and Bailli…

Concept art for the Texel 3D scanning booth. Image via Texel.

Texel 3D scanning technology selected by Marks & Spencer for retail accelerator

Marks & Spencer (M&S) has invested in Texel, a Russian 3D scanning company. Texel is the developer of two body scanners, the Portal BX and Portal MX. The 3D scanning technology has been succes…

Arris Composites' Ethan Escowitz. Photo via Arriss Composites.

Arris Composites emerges from stealth mode with $10 million funding round

Investment in the 3D printing industry continues apace with news of $10 million funding round for California based Arris Composites. Operating in stealth mode for the past two years, this Berkeley bas…

Removing used metal power from a part made using SLM. Photo via Continental AG.

Continental opens 3D printing center to advance AM in automotive sector

A new 8,000m² facility in Karben, Germany has been opened by automotive manufacturing company Continental AG. Continental is known for manufacturing automotive components ranging from brake systems, i…