Airwolf 3D Reinvents its Wheels with New AXIOM 3D Printer Line
Costa Mesa-based Airwolf 3D has gradually been improving their desktop 3D printers since their inception three years ago. After numerous AW3D machines, growing from RepRap-style aluminum extrusion pr…
Embedding Electronics into 3D Prints Yields Kick Ass Kickstarter
As we move from a consumer vs. producer society, in which skills are specialized and compartmentalized to individual manufacturing businesses, to a prosumer society, in which empowered individuals exp…
Micron3DP’s All-Metal Cobra Extruder Optimized for Specialized 3D Printing Filament
Micron 3DP has sold over 1,000 extruders, and they contacted 3DPI to introduce us to their 3rd generation extruder. First of all, it’s called the Cobra Extruder Line. Cobras are the coolest snakes a…
Body Labs Is Closer to Offering Full “Out-of-Body” 3D Interaction
There are many companies preparing to ride the next wave of customer specific, tailor made online products through the implementation of 3D body modeling. Some approach this developing business model …
Popular Science Brings the SR-72 Spyplane to Life with 3D Printing
Don Foley is the artist behind this June’s vibrant Popular Science covers. He grew up near the space program in Cocoa Beach and from a young age was interested in space and flight. He makes his living…
Holus Kicks Off Consumer Holographic Era with 3D Printing and Gaming in Mind
While I have always been somewhat skeptical about the consumer applications of augmented reality and virtual reality, I love the idea of holographic systems and all that comes with it. I believe that …
One Gun & Three Ways to Make it – A Ghost Story
Once upon a time there was a drill press, a 3D printer, and a CNC mill. A journalist came along and decided to use all three machines to find out how easy or difficult it would be to make himself his …
Strap a Structure Sensor to Your Face for Immersive, 3D Sensing VR & AR
Occipital has been making headway into the reality computing space with their low-cost, high-resolution Structure Sensor. Though its 3D scanning ability makes for a perfect tool for creating 3D print…
ESUN Releases An Educational 3D Printing Kit For Kids
3D printing education in Asia is really taking shape. Recently RepRapPro and eSun, a 3D filament company based in Shenzhen, China, teamed up to create a 3D printing kit for kids. The open source kit w…
Formfutura Raises Its Wooden Stakes with New 3D Printing Filaments
Wood seems to be the sexiest material in 3D printing lately. After Materialise’s announcement regarding its new laser sinterable wood materials, the large Netherlands based filament retailer, Formfutu…
