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…
Boston Micro Fabrication launches new dual-resolution, high-precision 3D printer
US-based 3D printer manufacturer Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) has launched the microArch D1025, a new 3D printer for the production of micro-scale p…
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…
Italian Surgeons Seek Crowdfunding to Offer Medical 3D Printing Services
One of the reasons why medical 3D printing is one of the fastest growing areas at this time is that doctors today are able to access advanced digital manufacturing tools with very low investments. Nev…
Fat Boy Motorcycle’s Urban Legend Lives on Through 3D Printing
In the world of custom motorcycles, there are few models more venerated than Harley’s Fat Boy. The urban legend says its names come from a combination of the names used for the atomic bombs, Fat Man a…
CSIRO Launches High-Tech 3D Printing Lab in Australia
CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), the scientific research arm of the Australian government, has just launched $6 million 3D printing lab, Lab 22. And, to immediate…
Amazing 3D Printed Zoetrope Is a Sight to Behold Through the Ages
The more I witness its evolution, the more I think that 3D printing is not just “the future of making things”, to borrow a quote from Autodesk (or a way to “Manufacture the Future…
Novabeans & Ultimaker Launch World's 1st 3D Printing Prepaid Card in India
In India, where over 40% of a 1.2 billion strong population is unbanked (without access to formal or informal sources of banking or credit. Source: RBI), payment for goods and services is largely depe…
Former MakerBot CEOs Invest in Low-Cost Laser Cutter Start-Up
Seattle-based start-up Glowforge has just come into a bit of money, $9 million in Series A funding to be exact. The round of funding was led by Foundry Group and True Ventures, with participation fro…
Call 4 Makers Campaign Is Now Live for Maker Faire Europe
Maker Faire Europe, the largest Maker Faire outside of the US (and possibly the largest after those in the Bay Area and, maybe, NYC) is taking place for the third year in Rome, next October 16th throu…
In Germany, Sharebot is a 3D Drucken Manufacturer, Too
With a launch party scheduled for this May 28th, Italian 3D printer manufacturer Sharebot is opening up its new German division, Sharebot.de. The initiative comes as a collaboration with local 3D prin…
Rokit’s Next Stage for 3D Printing Involves SLA, Developed Countries, & the Youniverse
One of the big advantages of being an educator and writer in the 3D community is that it provides so many opportunities to meet, engage with, influence, and be influenced by so many different people. …
Most Read Articles from Last Week – May 24th
Electroloom, 3D Printing, & the Dawn of a New Age of Clothing We hope you’re dressed for the occasion because the much anticipated 3D printer for clothes is finally here! The Electroloom tea…
Free 3D Printable of the Week: a Dodo from the Horniman Museum
The past, present, and future are all in digital 3D, thanks to the colliding worlds of 3D scanning, viewing, and printing at the Horniman Museum in London. In the beginning, the museum was made up of…
3D Systems Receives $1.3 Million for 3D Printing Aircraft Parts
After securing over $1 million in funding through the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and America Makes, 3D Systems has increased its involvement in the defense and aerospace even further. A new…