The increasing noise across the 3D printing industry can sometimes make it difficult to track what’s going on and identify the significant developments as opposed to interesting PR. Hype is obvi…
3D Printing Dolphins for the Miami Dolphins’ Record-breaking Foosball Table
Branding is big business — particularly in the Western world. Once company that understands how to maximize a brand is Britten Studios, based in Michigan in the US. Working with some of the world’s la…
Breaking: Stratasys Acquires GrabCAD
Stratasys is going to hit the headlines with its latest acquisition. The 3D printing giant has just announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held GrabCAD, Inc. in…
European 3D Printers Continue to Invade the US
A growing trend is seeing European 3D printer manufacturers heading stateside, to a land that is progressive in its uptake of 3D printing, particularly at the maker and home levels. Leapfrog did it ju…
Autodesk Sparks Interest in the Strati 3D Printed Car
Two of the bigger — and ongoing — 3D printing stories this year have come from Autodesk (when it announced plans to introduce Spark, a new open platform for 3D printing) and Local Motors (who just thi…
Hawk 3D Proto Announces its Sole UK Distributor Status for Airwolf 3D Printer Product Line
Hawk 3D Proto, a division of Cutwel Limited, has just announced that it has signed an agreement with California-based Airwolf 3D to serve as a distributor of its complete line of 3D printers and acces…
A Review of 3D Printshow London 2014
Davide and I were both in attendance at the London 3D Printshow last week, and yes, this overview is way late — sorry about that. For me it was 60 hours — give or take — minus sleep (about 10 hours in…
Engineering Firm CRP Takes Space at the Upcoming Maker Faire in NYC
My rule number 2 working in the 3D printing industry (#1 is never, EVER, say never!) is to avoid being categorical in my opinions — I form them, usually I believe in them, I quite often share them, bu…
Versatility is the Key for ZMorph 3D Printers
Polish 3D printer company ZMorph, which Shane has covered in previous articles on 3DPI, certainly seems to be mixing it up a bit, and the company certainly caused a stir on the show floor of the 3D Pr…
Beyond the TCT Show in Birmingham, Bright Minds Extends to Euromold
One of the TCT Show’s most successful ventures has been its Bright Minds programme — bringing kids onto the show floor to see and experience the latest design and make technologies for themselves — an…