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: an Indian Rhino
A little while back, 3DPI’s Davide Sher covered a new, free software called Smoothie-3D, which allows users to create 3D printable models from 2D images with ease. Using the 2D image as a textu…
How 3D Printing is Changing the Game of Designer Jewelry
3D printing has been around for more than 30 years already and sparked excitement among the public and futurists alike. In an episode of ABC’s Good Morning America from 1989, stereolithography is intr…
GE Turns to Hybrid 3D Printing Tech for Oil and Gas in Japan
Multinational giant General Electric has been among the biggest and most outspoken adopters of 3D printing beyond prototyping. It has been establishing several AM plants for its jet engine division (w…
An Interview with Iconic Artist Bruce Beasley on 3D Printing Sculptures
“Nature arrives at this perfect point between change and stillness, between form that is evolving and form that is complete; nature does this most easily and with rare mistakes. Nature remains the ide…
Win a Job with ELLE, $750 in Jewelry, and a 3D Printer!
You really have to hand it to Pinshape for their creative contests! They’re back with a new one, and it’s a doozy. Pinshape is teaming up with no less than ELLE for a jewelry design conte…
Win a Pebble Time Smart Watch in MyMiniFactory's 3D Printing Contest
After becoming the most successful Kickstarter product in history, the Pebble Time smart watch will be coming to market with a number of fun and colorful features. To prepare for its debut, Pebble ha…
Shapeways + Friends Host 1st Meta AR Hackathon in SF this Weekend
REAL 2015 may have ended, but mixed reality/reality computing is continuing to be felt in the Bay Area with the first ever Meta Augmented Reality Hackathon taking place this weekend from March 6th-7th…
How to Win Friends & Two Ultimaker 2 3D Printers
Dutch 3D printer manufacturer Ultimaker is clearly growing. The latest 3D Hubs Trend Report has the Ultimaker 2 listed as the most popular printer in Europe and, while the company prepares for the lau…
GrabCAD and FATHOM Challenge You to Help Others with New Years Resolutions
With every new year comes new challenges and goals. This year, GrabCAD has decided to step in and help humans accomplish their resolutions. How you ask? Well, if your resolution is to have your own ti…
Cyfuse Joined by New Investors to Become a Hub for 3D Bioprinted Innovation
While the news is unconfirmed and the sources for the information have not been revealed, Shiegeru Sato’s Bloomberg Business report of significant new investments from Japanese companies in Cyfuse, a …
Multi-Material, Full-Color 3D Printing Is Ready for Milan’s Runaways
Milan’s fashion week just ended and – to be entirely honest – it did not give many indications as to high couture’s adoption of 3D printing in the design process. One of the events taking …
YouMagine Publishes Draft of Open Source Licensing for 3D Printed Objects & 3D Models
YouMagine has published the first draft of an open source license created specifically for 3D printing, originally written with input from the YouMagine community and with consultation from a team of …