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…
Use of 3D Printing in Automotive Set to Quintuple in Five Years
A few weeks ago, we reported on a SmarTech report compiled by Senior Analyst Scott Dunham, which saw the compound value of 3D printing technologies and materials in the automotive sector set to grow t…
The Mobile 3&D 3D Printing Bot: the Proof Is in a Cycle of Inspiration
As far as prototypes and proof-of-concept machinery goes in the 3D printing industry, it’s best to be a little weary. A proof of concept may be have quite a dip on its product roadmap ocean floor, an…
Autodesk is Banking on Indian Infrastructure Design Revenues to Help Finance Spark Platform
Although the two are not directly related, Autodesk, a world leading CAD software developer and publisher, is banking on the huge demand for 3D design in India’s booming infrastructure to boost its re…
Afinia Jumps UP to the H800 3D Printer with May Launch
Afinia 3D, also known as UP 3D Printers in an alternative context, has announced the upcoming launch of the new Afinia H800, a radically redesigned upgrade to its previous (and very successful) H480 r…
More Emerges about the First Manufacturer of 3D House Printers
In May of this year, we reported on an enigmatic Slovenian company that was ready to take orders for house printers, ranging in price from about €12,000 to €32,000. I’d emailed the company, Bet…
Hoover Invites Thingiverse Community to 3D Print Vacuum Accessories
Not long after iRobot announced that their next version of the Roomba robotic floor cleaner would be hackable with 3D printed mods, vacuum giant Hoover announced a 3D printing spin to their own classi…
Historic Polish Sculptures 3D Printed in Woodfill are Uncanny
Last summer Mike wrote about a design company’s use of ColorFabb’s wood 3D printing filament, Woodfill, to recreate a piece of historical sculpture for a Polish church in Luban. Fucco Design has final…
YouMagine is Betting an Ultimaker that You Can Invent a New 3D Printing Technology
3D printing community and marketplace YouMagine has launched their Develop a New 3D Printing Technology Challenge in the hope that they can discover, incubate, and help develop the next big, open sour…
3D Systems Brings Food 3D Printing to 2015 with Culinary Institute of America Partnership & More
Some delicious news is cooking as 3D Systems today announced a partnership with The Culinary Institute of America (the good CIA) to give faculty and students access to the company’s food 3D prin…
3D Printable Vagina Artist Megumi Igarashi Indicted on Obscenity Charges in Japan
Japanese vagina evangelist and manga artist Megumi Igarashi was formally indicted on obscenity charges last week on the 24th of December after being arrested earlier this month. If you don’t recall, I…
Airwolf 3D’s New 3D Printing World Record Lends Robohand a Helping Hand
The team from Airwolf 3D broke the world record for simultaneous 3D printers printing in 24 hours, contributing 201 Robohands to charity on December 12-13, at their headquarters in Costa Mesa, Califor…
From Gyrobot: How to 3D Print a Custom Insole
Every so often (actually quite often) I run into 3D printing companies that open up a window into a yet unfamiliar world. With a highly-detailed, four-part, blog entry, Gyrobot – a Swindon, UK-b…