Endeavor 3D integrates CO-AM software in its powerful HP printer fleet
Additive contract manufacturer Endeavor 3D has partnered with HP and Materialise to leverage the Materialise CO-AM software platform for improving its…
MTC leverages AMCM’s unique multi-laser beam shaping system
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) has acquired the AMCM M 290-2 FLX, an industrial 3D printing system from AMCM, a company affiliated with EOS…
American companies to make and sell NASA’s GRX-810 superalloy
NASA, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration, has announced that it has licensed its GRX-810 superalloy to five US-based companies. Unveiled last year, GRX-810 is an Oxide Dispersi…
America Makes' Round of 3D Printing Projects Includes Electronics Printing & More
The USA’s pilot institute dedicated to 3D printing, America Makes, is now in its third round of funding for industrial additive manufacturing projects. Led by the defense-focused National Cente…
Laser Sintered Koenigsegg CCX is a Super Slot Car Ready for Racing
Only a couple of weeks ago, we were discussing the future of miniature car modeling in interesting projects such as Scanning Cars and Maurizio Casella’s assembled 3D printed designs. Now, here w…
Arcam Metal 3D Printers Making Titanium Implants on Sicily's Etna Volcano
Last year, around this time, I posted a blog entry comparing a FabLab in Sicily to a modern version of the mythological forge that the Roman God of Hell had deep inside the Mt. Etna Volcano, where he …
SKYLON Spaceplane with 3D Printed Injector to Send ESA Soaring
Have you heard of SKYLON? It’s an attempt by UK-based Reaction Engines Ltd to build a working spaceplane for the ESA, relying on their SABRE rocket engine with a 3D printed injector. In July of…
Sharebot Announces Low-Cost SLS 3D Printer Deliveries
Unless someone makes a surprise announcement within the next two months, Northern Italy-based Sharebot is going to be the first company to hit the market with a low-cost SLS system. Arturo Donghi, Sha…
Perfect 3D Printed Action Figure Heads Crafted with SCANIFY 3D Scanner
When calculated by revenue, the Fuel3D Kickstarter campaign for the SCANIFY 3D scanner ranks in the top 0.5% of Kickstarter campaigns of 2013. The technology was developed by Professor Ron Daniel, a …
French Researchers 3D Print Emergency Shelter in 30 Minutes
While still in its infancy, house printing is no longer a novel concept, but researchers at the University of Nantes (IRCCyN) are working to speed up the technology in order to print large structures …
The Top 10 Photopolymer 3D Printers Under $5,000
After the success of our first Top 10 list of sub-$1,000 3D printers (some of you pointed out that it was a list of all available sub-$1,000 3D printers, not just the top 10, and you are correct), thi…
PRINTR Releases FORMIDEOS for Cloud 3D Printing
Earlier this year, Dutch startup PRINTR announced the release of their 3D printer dongle, the Element. Meant to give the ability to print from the cloud to any desktop printer without wi-fi, the Elem…
Large Scale Six Head 3D Printer is Ready to Meet Your Demands
I’ve noticed two major trends in 3D printing lately: SLA and DLP 3D printers are getting more affordable while FDM/FFF 3D printers are getting bigger and more complex. Barcelona, which is one of…
Victoria Hand Project's Mission to Increase Developing World Access to Prosthetics
Here are a few shocking statistics: The majority of people in need of upper limb prosthetic devices live in developing countries. Only 2% of those needing prosthetic care have access. These are statis…
Autodesk Within: Generative Design Optimized for 3D Printing
Generative design is a method of automating design by setting parameters that a software has to follow. The set of rules or parameters sometimes follow a random set of numbers, or an evolutionary al…