ARBURG Joins the Ranks of 3D Printer Vendors: By Introducing the Freeformer
In a very interesting twist in the tracking of the 3D printing story, today1 marks the first sighting and emergence of a new industrial 3D printer that looks to be utilizing a new 3D printing process …
Potential Home Metal 3D Printer: The Vader
The New York Maker Faire 2013 bore witness to a very promising home metal 3D printer. This Liquid Metal Jet printer goes by the name of Vader. The Vader metal 3D printer is created by father-and-son m…
6-Axis 3D Printer for Continuous Fibre Reinforcement
Nathan Armstrong is a composites specialist who is known for creating unique composite materials for sustainable purposes. A few years back, Armstrong was in the process of designing an electric car c…
RapidFIRE: Top Ten 3D Printer Wish List
Are you familiar with PD&D? Their RapidFire video series on youtube concentrates on – well, no big surprise here – 3D Printing. Recently they have reviewed a couple of desktop 3D printers like the…
MakersBay — An eBay for 3D Printers?
MakersBay.com is a new peer-to-peer marketplace designed specially for 3D printing – an online trading platform that aims to bring producers and distributors together with buyers and enthusiasts. Solo…
The Fusing of Industries at the Additive/Aerospace Summit
I just flew in from the Additive/Aerospace Summit and, boy, are my arms tired! From writing notes and shaking hands, that is![1] All tired puns aside, it was a fascinating event, in terms of what’s be…
MakerBot’s New Filaments And A Halloween Pricing Horror Story
MakerBot is introducing three new PLA filaments. One in particular with Hallow’s Eve festivities in mind — a new Glow-in-the-Dark PLA filament optimised for the Replicator 2 3D printer. MakerBot has a…
Tom’s Guide to Best 3D Printers of 2013
Last week, Richard Baguley (the bagel-iest of the Richards) at Tom’s Guide wrote up a brief review of some of the latest home 3D printers on the market. I still haven’t gotten a chance to see all of t…
New Stereolithographic Resin
Stereolithographic (SL) home 3D printer users: do you feel frustrated with failed prints? Feel limited by slim colour selection? MadeSolid – a team composed of makers – feel your pain, thus have devel…
3D Printed Golf Balls with 3D Print Life
Back on August we wrote about 3D Print Life’s Joel and the video showcasing his ABS, I mean the basics of ABS and PLA filament. Well, now Joel is getting excited again, this time about his balls! His …
