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…
ARTFICIAL, BioBots and Lumi Representing 3D Printing at Pioneers Festival
Recently picking up more steam, the Pioneers Festival set to take place in Vienna next May 28th and 29th is one of Europe’s major conferences for promoting innovative ideas and businesses. Among the m…
3D Printing Yields Kick-Ass Ultron Helmet
Don’t get mad at me, but The Avengers was one of the few superhero movies that I’ve enjoyed since Prince’s Batman. So, I’ll definitely be hitting up Avengers: Age of Ultron thi…
Students to Make History with 3D Printed Rocket Engine
When it comes to 3D printing space rockets, why should the big boys have all the fun? NASA, SpaceX, ESA, and CASTC are just a few of the government and commercial space manufacturing giants who have h…
BMW 3D Prints 500th Water Pump Wheel for DTM Racing Car
The automotive industry began using 3D printing technologies long before most other industries did. In fact, BMW started using it in 1989, when the term ‘additive manufacturing’ (AM) was f…
3D Print Accessories for Your Drones with Shapeways, DJI & Mythbusters' Adam Savage
Other manufacturers create drone accessories for their customers to purchase, but China-based DJI wants to give their customers the thrill of designing their own add-ons. DJI has already given custome…
Reviewing the BEETHEFIRST 3D Printer & Not a Moment Too Soon
Recently, I had a chance to speak with BEEVERYCREATIVE CEO Diogo Quental, who runs the Portuguese company behind the BEETHEFIRST 3D printer. Soon, I realized that I have been overlooking one of the mo…
Microsoft Announces 3MF Consortium for 3D Printing File Format
As Microsoft, potentially, re-emerges as a leader, once again, in the tech industry, its riding the Maker revolution currently underway, of which 3D printing and other digital fabrication technologies…
Autodesk to Power HoloLens, Windows 10 3D Printing
Microsoft’s HoloLens is an exciting piece of technology with the potential bridge the virtual and physical worlds, via 3D printing and Augmented Reality. But, without software, the device is ju…
Microsoft Partners with Arduino and Pi to Drive Windows 10 IoT
Yesterday, Microsoft began to reveal a true turnaround in what was previously perceived as a sluggish, if not failing, business. In addition to a number of exciting developments with the Windows 10 o…
CIDEAS Shows Off Next Generation 3D Printing Quotation Engine
There are a few companies that I credit for opening up the world of 3D printing to me: one of them is Mike Littrel’s CIDEAS, a rapid prototyping service from the Chicago area that was among the …
Because Rectangles are Better: German RepRap's New X350 3D Printer Optimizes Build Space
One of Germany’s leading manufacturers of professional and industrial-grade FFF 3D printers, German RepRap, has recently announced the launch of its latest product, the X350 printer. With this r…
Buzz Technology Changes IR3 3D Printing Robot's Course
One great thing about rapid prototyping, and the new streamlined nature of many companies working in – and with – 3D printing, is the possibility to just hit restart. Sure, you wasted some…