The 3D printing industry continues to mature with a merger between two of the leading Canadian enterprises serving the additive manufacturing market. Javelin Technologies is the largest Canadian resel…
The Virtual Foundry offers complete systems taking you from CAD drawings to metal parts for less than $10,000
Move ideas quickly through your development systems with The Virtual Foundry’s 3D Metal Solutions. By using metal printing solutions that perform within your current plastic 3D printing environment, T…
Fictiv series B raises $15M for on demand manufacturing platform and “new world order”
Fictiv, a San Francisco based manufacturing platform, has announced closing of a $15M series B funding round led by Sinovation Ventures. Founded in 2013, the company offers digital manufacturing servi…
3DCompare now compares over 11,000 3D Printing materials
3DCompare, a 3D printing service comparison platform, has announced a material comparison feature. The new online tool allows 3D printer users to discover suitable materials, compare prices and make p…
3D Printing Industry and Protolabs design competition winner announced, 2018 Awards update
Voting in 2018 3D Printing Industry Awards closes in one week. Then on May 17th, leaders in the 3D printing industry will meet in London for the announcement of the winners. At our gala-event, the win…
Stratasys CEO gives further insight into first quarter financial results
The most recent financial results from Stratasys indicate a potentially worrying trend, specifically negative growth in product net sales over the past 5 years. I asked Ilan Levin, Stratasys CEO, for …
Stratasys continues downward trend, US aerospace and automotive orders slowing
Headline revenue for Q1 2018 at Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS) fell by 6% to $153.8 million versus $163.2 million for the comparative period in 2017. On today’s call with investors and analysts, CEO Ilan Le…
Self-forming structures made with 3D printing at Nervous System
The Nervous System studio was founded in 2007. Since then their exploration of generative design, often drawing on 3D printing technology, has made the work of founders Jessica Rosenkrantz and Jesse L…
Award winning SLS 3D printing with the Sintratec Kit
Sintratec is a Swiss company specializing in the development and production of SLS 3D printers. In 2016 the company released the Sintratec Kit, which remains the world’s first and only SLS 3D Printer …
3D printing for power generation boosted by U.S. Department of Energy, GE, Siemens and Sandia
The use of 3D printing for the energy sector is highlighted by two recent pieces of news. The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) has awarded a total of $7M to projects intended to develop, “advanced, hig…