Make it Stand: 3D Printed Objects That Don’t Tip Over
With 3D printing, you can print objects with almost any interior geometry you can imagine. Typically, this has been taken advantage of to reduce waste through the printing of semi-hollow rather than …
Indiegogo: i-AM 3D Metal Ink Printer
The above picture is a rendering of what the i-AM 3D Printer would look like if it could make it into the world. The “i-AM” in i-AM 3D stands for ink additive manufacturing and it represents a potenti…
3D Systems Engineer’s Giant RepRap 3D Printer
Many folks are dubious about the utility of desktop 3D printing, especially in regards to size. I mean, how many useful objects can you really print on your desktop? Jim Smith’s answer to that questio…
Attack On Pirate3D & Open Source
The open source and Creative Commons protection debate may be about to hot up in the 3D printing and Maker community. Nick Colleranos from Toronto, Ontario, Canada has not just copied the world’s seco…
3DR RepRap Delta Printer Release
Richard Horne (aka RichRap) has released the source and design files for his latest development – the 3DR Delta printer. http://richrap.blogspot.co.uk/ This 3D printer has been designed this year a…
3D Printing 2D Printer Cartridges
Lincolnshire, my home county in the UK, whilst full of rural and agricultural beauty, is one of the most undeveloped areas in Britain. One forward-thinking Lincolnshire-based company has defied it’s m…
Biocompatible 3D Printing Firm Wins Contract from Northrop Grumman
Thanks to a partnership made possible by the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII), the flagship institute for the Obama administration’s National Network for Manufacturing Inno…
The Science Behind 3D Printed Teddy Bear
MIT researchers have created a new programming language to increase the aptitude of industrial 3D printers to output multiple materials, and multiple properties, within a single print. To demonstrate,…
A Peek into GE’s Additive Manufacturing Lab with Prabhjot Singh and Joris Peels
Joris Peels at VoxelFab recently conducted an interview with the manager of the GE Additive Manufacturing Lab at GE Global Research, Prabhjot Singh. The interview, complete with Joris-style analysis, …
ExOne’s New Material & Binders
The ExOne Company, a global provider of 3DP/AM to industry, has announced that it has added iron infiltrated with bronze as a new 3D printing material. ExOne has also increased its suite of binder sol…
