Online 3D printer retailer Creatr posted information about a new conversion kit that they designed that would allow an Ultimaker 2 3D printer to be upgraded with an all metal dual extruder. In a post …
Creating a 3D Printable Circuit Board for a Practical Application
We’re not to the point where a completely 3D printable circuit board is feasible – although we’re getting close – but that doesn’t mean that 3D printing can’t save makers and home builders…
3D Printed Male Chastity Devices are Finally Here
As 3DPI’s (un)official and reluctant expert on 3D printed sex toys, marital aids and naked fun time devices and gadgets I won’t pretend that I wasn’t a little curious if someone had 3D printed themsel…
UTEST Adds 5 New Startups to its Incubator Including 3D Printing Company FlatFab
The University of Toronto Early-Stage Technology – UTEST – has announced its third round of computer science start-up companies to be added to its incubator program. The incubator co-direc…
Birches Head Academy Goes 3D in Return to KMF’s Young Engineer of the Year Competition
The Stoke-on-Trent suburban secondary school Birches Head Academy is once again taking part in the KMF’s Young Engineer of the Year – YEOTY – competition with the help of a 3D printer. Eng…
3D Systems Designed Objects Take Center Stage at Smithsonian – Again!
3D printing technology company 3D Systems announced that several examples of their digital craftsmanship will be on display at the freshly reopened Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Cooper Hew…
Sigma Labs and Additive Industries Want to Make Metal 3D Printing Better
Advanced quality inspection process developer Sigma Labs has signed a technology cooperation agreement with 3D printing equipment manufacturer Additive Industries. Sigma Labs is the latest additive ma…
FASTSIGNS Dips a Toe into 3D Printing
Graphics and signage company FASTSIGNS is launching a new 3D printing services pilot program at select FASTSIGNS locations. The chain of privately owned and franchised locations will begin offering mu…
Printrbot Learn Crowd Sourced a 3D Printing Curriculum in 3 Days
Last week the head of Printrbot Learn, Clarence Fisher, announced that he was going to crowd source a new 3D printing curriculum and it took less than three days for a nearly complete first draft of t…
ViscoTec Dosing Technology Enables Precision 3D Printing with Silicone and Paste
Viscosity is the enemy of 3D printing. It is the rate that a liquid deforms when placed on a flat surface, and materials that are pumped through printing heads, regardless of the size opening, are hel…