What a month, as the 3DPI writing team continues to grow — in number and stature — the 3D printing stories are coming through thicker and faster than ever before. A clear trend throughout the month of…
3D Digital Sculpting Workshop Gets Year 5’s Excited
This is an uplifting story with many strands that point to the positives of community engagement, productive networking, engaged education, designing in 3D, and, of course, a spot of 3D printing. The …
US FDA Wants An Open Dialogue About 3D Printing Medical Devices
The United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is the regulatory body governing the safety of American’s health when it comes to pharmaceuticals, food and medical devices. It is, perhaps, the …
Airwolf 3D Printer Upgrade with the HDx
3D printer manufacturer, Airwolf 3D, based in California has introduced the world to its latest model — the AW3D HDx. Looking like a professional design tool, the HDx is an upgrade to Airwolf’s HD 3D …
A Father’s Pride is Sometimes Wholly Justified — 3D Printing a Philanthropic Future
Yesterday, was day 13 of Autodesk’s Maker of the Day, running throughout May, and they selected a young man that we have covered here before on 3DPI, 13 year old Ritik Mehta, son of Deepak, and yes, I…
3D Printing High-end Jewellery— Made in the UK & Proud of It!
I met Nimesh Thakrar last year at an industry event, he was very excited about the potential of 3D printing but at that point, he couldn’t reveal too much about what he was doing. Today he got in touc…
Creaform’s New Scanning Solution Specifically for 3D Printing
Creaform — a long time developer and manufacturer of portable 3D scanning technology — has turned its attention squarely on to the potential of 3D printing. There’s no arguing that 3D scanning and 3D …
New 3D Systems’ 3D Printing Partnership to Expand Market and Add Value
3D Systems continues its bid to expand sales channels and penetrate new markets with its most recent partnership announcement. The 3D printing company has agreed a deal with ScanSource, Inc. a leading…
3D Printing & Crowd Funding — Cyborg Girl Looks Good but Needs more Substance?
Language used poorly is often a barrier to understanding — for better or worse it can put people off. When you are asking people to support you financially via crowd funding, it can be an even higher …
3D Printing & Nostalgia with the RBB-32
Since I was I child, I have envied those people that could ping a rubber band, with precision, across a room and initiate a rubber band battle. My dad was a master at it and I had teachers (in the day…