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…
Free 3D Printable of the Week: Full-Color Paul McCartney 2.0
Last month, Paul McCartney fans rejoiced (me, specifically) at the news of a 3D printable model of Macca made from 3D scans of the man himself. Well, more good news for fans of the rock legend: now …
3D Printed Silencer Showcases Potential of Personalized Gun Accessories
Writing about guns and 3D printing is difficult because, if you criticize them, you pass off as a hoplophobe. If you don’t, you seem like a gun-crazed cowboy. And, if you don’t take either stance, i…
Intel Begins Work on RealSense 3D Scanning Smartphone
Tablet and desktop computer manufacturers have already begun rolling out products featuring Intel’s 3D depth camera, hinting that the next step would be to integrate the RealSense device into sm…
Fishy Experiments May Lead to Scaly 3D Printed Body Armor
Camouflage is a powerful weapon in both the natural and the human world. The U.S. Army recently announced that they are funding a new type of 3D printed armor that mimics the layers of soft tissues an…
Stratasys Inspires Verona's Orthopedic Surgeons to Found Medical 3D Printing Association
Dr. Nicola Bizzotto, a young hand surgeon from Verona’s University Orthopedic Clinic, has been among the first in Italy to fully understand the possibilities that 3D printing technologies can offer in…
Kitronik Distributes Robox 3D Printer, Sets Sights on 5,000 UK Schools
How many times have we heard people point out that today’s teens and adults spend too much time looking into a screen, whether it be a smartphone, tablet, or home computer? The fact that ,most o…
Pinshape to Present on 3D Printing IP at CES on the Hill in DC
As the US government gets familiar with 3D printing, there will naturally be those that are still wrapping their heads around the technology. For that reason, at next week’s CES on the Hill eve…
iMakr Launches Cubicon: the 3D Printer that "Just Prints"
With two large stores in London and New York City, and a strong presence online with the MyMiniFactory network, iMakr is one of the leading 3D print shop entities worldwide. The company offers a numbe…
MyMiniFactory: Don't Forget to Tip Your 3D Printing Artists
In an increasingly digital and networked world, artists may have a more difficult time earning for their art. iMakr wants to ensure that the designers in its own 3D printing community, MyMiniFactory,…
Printrbot Metal Plus 3D Printer Gets a Dual Extruder Upgrade
Printrbot is an foundational member of the desktop 3D printing industry, releasing the very first low-cost printer on the market. The start-up has kept up with the growing industry, shifting from its…
Autodesk Pours $10 Million into Carbon3D's Ultra-Fast 3D Printing Technology
The only story that could possibly overwhelm the Voxel8 electronics 3D printer was that of Carbon3D’s ultrafast, layerless DLP process, known as CLIP 3D printing. No one has been able to deny t…
t-Glase Polar White Filament for Strong 3D Printing Applications
taulman3D has been on a roll lately, releasing new 3D printing materials on a continuous basis this year. The latest, dubbed t-glase Polar White, was co-developed by Mike Adams, the founder of FoodRi…