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Most Read Articles from Last Week – October 11th

Photopolymer Specialists Photocentric to Launch a €699 “Liquid Crystal” 3D Printer
While no one is yet entirely sure which direction the low-cost 3D printer market is taking (consumers? professional studios? office supplies?), one thing is for sure: a lot of companies are coming up …


Transform Your Smartphone into a 3D Printer with OLO… Seriously
The title of this article may sound like post-modern gibberish, but transforming your smartphone into a 3D printer is exactly what OLO is designed to do. Developed by Solido3D, a rapid prototyping an…


The M3D Micro, the First True Consumer 3D Printer
After the most successful 3D printing-related Kickstarter ever ($3.4 million), M3D recently announced a fully-fledged retail version of their Micro 3D Printer. This past weekend at the Maker Faire NY,…


Ilios Ray Achieves 2 Micron SLA 3D Printing
Cyrpus 3D printer brand, Ilios3D, has designed its Ilios Ray SLA 3D printer in such a way that lends itself to high resolution, a substantial build volume, and, the manufacturer claims, great versatil…


The X01 Project: Build and Fly a 3D Printed Drone Fit for the Moon
The tech world has been booming recently with endless news about two of the up-and-coming industries of 3D printing and drone technology. Naturally, these two fields have seen a good deal of cross-po…


AMBIT Turns Any CNC into a Metal 3D Printing System
During the recent conference on AM that took place at the EMO International Manufacturing show in Milan (more on that later this week), many industry leaders offered their take on the state of the ind…


Makerarm Seeks to Fab the Future with Kickstarter Campaign
For many, 3D printing is only one of a number of technologies that will be implemented in a digitally fabricated future. To augment the additive possibilities of 3D printing, these companies are work…


Kentstrapper’s Zero 3D Printer: Plug-n-Play 3D Printing Promising Zero Stress
Coming out of Firenze, Italy, 3D printing tech company Kentstrapper has announced the release of their latest plug-and-play desktop 3D printer, the Zero. The Kentstrapper team, who are self-proclaimed…


gCreate: Brooklyn’s Large-Format 3D Printer Pioneers
Meet gCreate, a Brooklyn-based 3D printing startup created by Gordon LaPlante and Anna Lee out of their own one-bedroom apartment in 2012. The company was cultivated by the dynamic duo while LaPlante …


The Dollo 3D Printer: Another Step Towards Complete Self-Replication
A couple of weeks back, I wrote about the Snappy, a new RepRap 3D printer that consists of over 70% 3D printable parts. As the RepRap project’s stated goal is to eventually develop a fully self-replic…