Siemens launches its new AI-powered assistant for industrial engineering
Join the Expert Committee for the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards to help select the winners! Industrial manufacturing firm Siemens has unv…
Optimizing 3D printing performance with Bondtech’s Core Heating Technology
Core Heating Technology (CHT) from Bondtech, the Swedish manufacturer of world-leading filament feeders, increases 3D printing speeds by over 30%. CHT…
Materialise adds novel AM materials to its portfolio
Belgian 3D printing company Materialise has introduced three new materials to its AM portfolio. These materials include Polyamide 12S (PA 12S), Polyamide 11 (PA 11) for Multi Jet Fusion, and Carbon Fi…
The First 3D Printed Sternum Implant Deemed a Success
I won’t bore you with a lame introductory paragraph about how 3D printing continues to amaze me. Medical applications of 3D printing rule. Check this out: a 54-year old woman is recovering in …
Nascent Objects 3D Prints Electronics to Speed Up Product Development
Focusing on the Internet of Things, the 2015 O’Reilly Solid Conference, at Fort Mason in San Francisco, was peppered with established speakers and interesting exhibits from IoT mainstays, such a…
TheFabLab in Milan Grows, with an SLS 3D Printer & da Vinci in Mind
I have visited Fablabs in many European cities, including Amsterdam, Berlin, Barcelona, London, and Budapest. In Milan, my hometown, there are at least six FabLabs and at least as many makerspaces. Wh…
Coca Cola IT Event Brings Mankati 3D Printer to Chinese Public
Coca Cola was the first Western consumer product company to enter the Chinese market, some 36 years ago in 1979, after China began its shift towards a market economy. In the beginning, it was sold onl…
Disney Startup Accelerator Grabs Two 3D Printing Firms for 2015
As we’ve seen from the Disney Research group, the company that birthed Mickey Mouse and long lines for overpriced popcorn is really into 3D printing. The group has put out a lot of exciting wor…
Designer's Dream Cyborg 3D Printed into Reality
California-based Vitaly Bulgarov has typically lent his amazing 3D modeling and design skills to such big name companies as Blizzard Entertainment, Oakley, LucasFilm’s Industrial Light & Mag…
Ryu Kicks into Comic-Con with 3D Printed Street Fighter V Cover
Last year, a hopeful start-up emerged on the 3D printing scene, boasting former employees from Google and 3D Systems as a part of their team. Source3 had been quiet since November 2014, so we had yet…
Legal3DPrinting Analyzes Legal & Ethical Implications of Medical 3DP & Bioprinting
Maria Livia Rizzo is a young lawyer from Bologna specializing in legal medicine. Together with Marco Giacomello, a lawyer specializing in copyright and intellectual property, she co-founded Legal3DPri…
Pinshape Seeks $500K Investment to Fund Expansion of 3D Printing Marketplace
After their initial $700k raise in 2014, Pinshape recently opened another $500k round to fund growth and expand their 3D marketplace. We’ve seen most investments in the consumers space come through Ki…
Historic Church Epitaph 3D Printed to Present Polish History to the Blind
Reproduction of sacred artistic masterpieces with the use of 3D printing is slowly becoming the domain of many Polish companies. Last year, Michael and Scott reported on the 3D scanning of the Triptyc…
You’re a Real Bot Now PLEN2-cchio
An update is due for the creation by Natsuo Akazawa dubbed PLEN2. This articulate little 3D printed robot ran a successful Kickstarter campaign and will enter final production in a few months. However…
Karl Lagerfeld Showcases 3D Printed Chanel at Paris Fashion Week
Dehydrated Amadeus in sunglasses Karl Lagerfeld has done it again! Last night, at Paris Fashion Week, he sent a Chanel suit down the runway, but, this time, with a 3D printed twist. Although it isn’t …