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…
Japanese Researchers Pursue Next Gen Bio-3D Printer for Skin, Bones, & Joints
Until now, several different groups of researchers have developed small masses of tissue as implants, but now they are trying to create a clear path to their actual use. In Japan, scientists have mad…
Cutting Edge Microsoft HoloLens is an Augmented Virtual Reality Computer for Your Face
Today, Microsoft held a conference to announce a number releases related to the new Windows 10 operating system, but all eyes were on the HoloLens, which, in a way, is the company’s answer to the now …
Additive Industries Partners with 3DSIM to Save Billions of Years in 3D Printing Computation
While it is undeniable that metal additive manufacturing use is growing rapidly throughout the world, it is also clear that metal-based AM technologies are still extremely complex to use. And any erro…
3D Print Your Design in Space via NASA's GrabCAD Challenge
Now’s your chance to send a bit of yourself into space! NASA is hosting a GrabCAD competition to design a handrail clamp assembly (HCA) for The International Space Station, to be 3D printed on t…
Brook Drumm's "All-American Makers" Premiers Tonight on Science Channel
Take the show Shark Tank, throw in 3D printing and Printbot‘s Brook Drumm, and you’ve got 3DPI’s new favorite reality TV show, “All-American Makers”. Tonight on Science C…
3D Print Smaug and Stuff His Mouth Full of Candy
3D designer and artist Francesco Orru has designed and printed an awesome bust inspired by the iconic dragon Smaug from JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit. He’s uploaded two versions of Smaug’s head, one …
EOS Partnership Signals 3D Printing Quality Assurance for Aerospace
Sigma Labs recently secured a $500k contract with GE to implement its quality control system in GE’s 3D printing process. As qualified as 3DP is to manufacture high quality components, the aeros…
Which PLA is the Best for 3D Printing? Ask 3D Matter
On forums and social media groups devoted to 3D printing, the question is often raised of which filament manufacturer is the best. See, 3D printing filament can vary from supplier to supplier in terms…
Dinosaur 3D Printing Company Secures 10 Million in Funding
San Franciscan biotech startup, Cambrian Genomics, has continued their pursuit to make DNA an affordable consumer product with their DNA laser 3D printing technology (outlined in the video below). A r…
Smoothie-3D Makes 3D Modeling Run Smoothly for Free
One aspect that makes 3D printing a tough byte to swallow for some is the requirement of CAD modeling skills. That, incidentally, is one of the reasons why the 3Doodler is so successful, as using the …
Draken 3D Printer: Resolution So Fine it Blows Your Mind
The Draken 3D printer from 3DFacture is a new digital light processing (DLP) 3D printer that would cost you under $2000, if you were to back it on Kickstarter. We’ve seen a similar campaign for the S…
3D Printing a Beach-Ready, Portable Metal Detector
Upping the ante of the 3D printed lawnmower and vacuum cleaner previously reported on 3DPI, Brazilian Maker Paulo Bubolz has 3D printed a complete metal detector. The entire body, pole, handle, and co…