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…
UMaine unveils its largest next-generation polymer 3D printer
Join the Expert Committee for the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards to help select the winners! The University of Maine (UMaine) has demonstr…
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…
3D Systems Replaces CFO Ted Hull
Recent financial disappointments, in the wake of the hype bubble burst, have driven 3D printing industry leaders Stratasys and 3D Systems to make changes in their corporate structures. While the CEO …
Forecast 3D Celebrates 21st Birthday with Shiny 3D Printed Ride at Rapid
Few nations have as widespread passion for car customization as the US and, in this sense, 3D printing offers a growing number of possibilities to take this to the next level. Until the day when every…
3D Systems Demos Virtual Surgeries and Soft 3D Printed Models in New Orleans
On top of its massive 3D printing portfolio and Quickparts services, 3D Systems also has an extensive medical design and 3D printing wing. Today, the company has announced two significant programs th…
MakerBot Europe GM Let Go in Favor of Stratasys VP
After Stratasys laid off 1/5 of its employees and closed down all three MakerBot retail stores, the MakerBot restructuring continues as Stratasys lays off the general manager of MakerBot Europe, Alexa…
HP & Dremel Partner for "End-to-End" 3D Printing Solution
This will most definitely be the year that the 3D printing industry is overtaken by big name companies, as Autodesk, HP, Microsoft, and, now, Dremel team up to conquer the market. Ahead of the Bay Ar…
RoboTurtle Receives Species' 1st 3D Printed Jaw Implant
3D printing has had its fair share of heart-warming stories, but among the most touching applications of the technology has to be in the field of animal rescue. The latest such story comes from Turkey…
App-Controlled 3D Printed Electric Skateboard Rolls Through Maker Faire
Maker Faire attendees will be inundated with awesome tech this weekend, but Autodesk’s booth will likely be a hard one to miss. And featured at the software-turned-hardware maker’s booth,…
WASP: Saving the World with 3D Printed Splints & Cranial Implants
I admire any company whose name is an acronym for saving the world. And Italy’s WASP (World’s Advanced Saving Project) is certainly a company to admire. When they’re not developing …
3D ArcheoLab Allows Everyone Entry to the 3D Printable Virtual Museum
On 3DPI, we have covered many initiatives that have implemented 3D printing technologies to make art more accessible by removing both geographical and physical barriers. However, only a tiny part of t…
3D Printed Open Bionics Shortlisted, Vying for £50,000 Inclusive Technology Prize
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), roughly 15% of the world’s populace — or an estimated 1 billion people — live with some sort of disability. The Inclusive Technology Prize…
The Utah Tea Set is 3D Printed Entirely from Tea
Most recently, Emerging Objects made headlines for 3D printing a large-scale structure called Bloom, but, before that, the 3D printing design firm made a name for itself with its unique printing feeds…
Texture Mapping the 3D Printed World with Hydrographics
Since the 80’s hydrographic printing has been used as a relatively simple way to transfer images onto 3D objects. While perfect for applying a repeated pattern onto an item, hydrographic printi…