Endeavor 3D integrates CO-AM software in its powerful HP printer fleet
Additive contract manufacturer Endeavor 3D has partnered with HP and Materialise to leverage the Materialise CO-AM software platform for improving its…
Boston Micro Fabrication launches new dual-resolution, high-precision 3D printer
US-based 3D printer manufacturer Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) has launched the microArch D1025, a new 3D printer for the production of micro-scale p…
American companies to make and sell NASA’s GRX-810 superalloy
NASA, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration, has announced that it has licensed its GRX-810 superalloy to five US-based companies. Unveiled last year, GRX-810 is an Oxide Dispersi…
MakerBot Crowns Ghostly Vinyl 3D Printing Challenge Winners
Back in November, MakerBot held a contest for the Thingiverse designer who created the best vinyl-themed design that incorporated record label and design studio Ghostly International’s logo on it. The…
3D Printing RC Cars Shows a Teacher and His Students How to Learn from Losing
Few things sound more terrifying to me than being a first year teacher and stepping in front of a class of teenagers with an expectation of helping them learn. I don’t care who you are, how old you ar…
3D Printed Sentry Gun Brings Team Fortress 2 to Life
Thingiverse user Kilobyte has posted some fantastic pictures of his excellent print of an Mk2 sentry gun, inspired by the video game Team Fortress 2. His printed model was designed by fellow Thingiver…
Exposing a 3D Printing Company as a Complete Fraud: Changing Technologies Inc.
Yesterday, thanks to an anonymous source, I found out that the CEO of “3D Printing” startup Changing Technologies (CHGT) was previously charged with fraud and breach of contract. If you check the Harr…
Sixense’s VR Tech Wows at CES 2015
The STEM virtual reality device created by Sixense, including their never to see the light of day Lightsaber Simulator, was a big hit at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The VR accesso…
Graphing Calculators Made Affordable by Open-Source Software &3D Printing
These days, pretty much all students are required to have a graphing calculator. Some schools even start requiring them as early as middle school. There are a lot of benefits to utilizing this technol…
Local Motors to Open 2 New Car 3D Printing Facilities This Year
As 3DPI’s Andrew Wheeler promised last month, Local Motors has gone ahead and 3D printed another copy of their famous Strati car. This time, at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS…
itSeez3D Enables Full Body 3D Scanning for 3D Printing
Back when I reviewed the Structure Sensor for the iPad, I was overjoyed with the ease and quality of the itSeez3D 3D scanning app designed for the Structure. The app made it possible to capture full-c…
World's Largest Metal Cutting Manufacturer Opens 3D Printing R&D Center
Sweden’s Sandvik AB (SAND) has been around since 1862, growing to encompass 47,000 employees across 130 countries as the world’s biggest producer of metal-cutting tools. The company conti…
Say Namaste to MANAV, the First 3D Printed Robot From India
At IIT in Mumbai, India, the country’s first 3D printed plastic robot MANAV, was featured on the third day of the country’s annual Tech Fest 2015. MANAV, which means “human” or “man” in Hindi, …
3D Print Your Own 3D Scanner
Yes, it has come to this. The Atlas 3D is a Raspberry Pi-powered 3D laser scanner kit that you assemble yourself using parts 3D printed by your own desktop 3D printer. The low cost scanner has current…
7-Year-Old Trooper Joins the Star Wars Saga with 3D Printed Arm
In the Star Wars saga, Clone Troopers were created to defend the Republic, before becoming Stormtroopers to serve the Empire. If, in the upcoming trilogy by Disney and JJ Abrams, they are once again t…