CADchat’s cloud-based platform offers a better way to manage product development projects
Join the Expert Committee for the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards to help select the winners! Software development firm CADchat has launche…
Meltio and Accufacture launch new large-scale DED 3D printer for the US market
Metal 3D printer developer Meltio and Michigan-based industrial automation firm Accufacture have introduced the Alchemist 1, a new large-scale robotic…
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…
Digital Models Now Hand-Made and 3D Printed with D-Coil
Here’s something that brings a unique twist to digital 3D modeling. D-Coil is a tool that doesn’t use the traditional mouse, but your hands (& a wax extruder) to design a 3D digital mo…
Manufacturing Imaginaries: Neo-Nazis, Men’s Rights Activists and 3D Printing
Consider this: something that drives desires and fears around new technologies is often not what people actually are doing with technology, but what they might do with technology in the future. It is …
3D Graphene Structures 3D Printed with "Liquid Smoke"
Supported by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), researchers have successfully printed periodic 3D microlattices of graphene aerogel! A mouthful I know, but it’s something that…
Lowe's Embraces 3D Printing, Beginning with Orchard Supply Hardware
After such name brands as Home Depot, Staples, and UPS have gotten into the space in one way or another, the latest mainstream company to jump onto the 3D printing train is Lowe’s. Lowe’s…
With Scanningcars.com I Might Finally Get the 3D Printable Chevette I Always Wanted
When I first visited the Scanningcars.com website – a database of watertight, 3D printable car models – the first thing I thought is: “why in the world would someone want to create 3D mod…
Artec 3D Launches Studio 10 Software for Quicker, Easier, More Accurate 3D Scanning
Along with their new Space Spider scanner, leading manufacturer and developer of 3D hardware and software Artec 3D has also announced the release of Studio 10, a comprehensive software suite compatibl…
Artec 3D's New Space Spider Designed for 3D Scanning in Space
“Imagine the potential of using 3D scanning technology on the international space station paired with a 3D printer,” said Artyom Yukhin, president and CEO of Artec 3D. As if foreshadowing a not-too-d…
Italy’s LIUC University Opens the First MakerBot Innovation Center in Europe
While it is true that MakerBot has laid of part of its staff and closed shops in the US, it is equally true that the Stratasys-owned, Brooklyn-based company has been expanding significantly overseas, …
3DShook Shakes Up Marketplaces with Unlimited 3D Printing Subscription Plan
While some sites offer 3D printable models for free, others sell their designs, and still others offer some combination of the two, a new Israeli company called 3DShook has taken a different approach,…
3DP Unlimited Opens Up Leasing Program for Large-Scale 3D Printers
Despite the hype, not everyone can afford a 3D printer, evidenced by recent leasing programs from Airwolf 3D and MakerBot. This is especially true for large-scale 3D printers, such as 3DP1000 from 3DP…
18-Year-Old Launches Low-Cost SLS 3D Printer on Indiegogo
Lukas Hoppe, an 18-year-old about to finish secondary school in Bremen, Germany is trying to raise money on Indiegogo to build a prototype of his design for an open source, desktop SLS 3D printer. Hop…
Space Farming with AstroGro's 3D Printed Smart Pod
Astronauts don’t exactly have the best food choices in space. Albeit, it has improved over the years from tiny cubes, freeze-dried powders, and oozy liquids to include almost anything that we ea…