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…
Researchers at NC State Set Out to Reduce Cost of Nanolithography 3D Printing
I imagine developing a new lithography technique that uses nanoscale spheres to create three-dimensional (3D) structures with biomedical, electronic and photonic applications while lowering the cost i…
Is 3D Printing Priced Out of Reach of 60% of Businesses Who Want It?
According to IT research and advisory company Gartner, 60% of surveyed organisations said that the start up costs of implementing 3D printing strategies into their business are prohibitively high. Alt…
Acquisitions Push Facebook-Owned Oculus to 3D Printing's Edge
Yesterday, according to The Verge, Oculus VR announced the acquisition of two companies and the addition of a new team member that indicate the company’s expansion into 3D modeling technology. …
Researchers at UCLA Create New 3D Printed Lattice To Help Protect NFL Players from Concussions, CET, Dementia & Suicide
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a degenerative brain disease caused by repeated head trauma. Playing certain professional sports such as soccer, boxing or football increases the risk of deve…
Replicating the MakerBot Digitizer with a Cheap Webcam and Laser Level
The MakerBot Digitizer is, essentially, a webcam, motorized turntable and some lasers. Of course it’s a lot more sophisticated than that, right? Well, sort of. Maker Will Forfang was curious how close…
3DPI.TV – Hello Kitty Celebrates With MakerBot
Hello Kitty is 40! As the media reflects on the prominence of arguably the world’s most famous cat in light of her four decades of fame, MakerBot is bringing the cuteness of catness to a 3D printer ne…
3DPI.TV – 3D Printed Selfies with Just One Photo
A new startup, Ustatue, is offering an easy-to-use service to create quick 3D printed selfie statues and bobbleheads, using only a single, high quality picture. The 3D printed selfie is becoming a com…
3D Hubs' 2015 3D Printer Guide: the Buyer Guide to End All Guides?
That’s a bold question and, while the answer is “probably not”, it does get at the extensiveness of 3D Hubs 2015 3D Printer Guide. Unlike other 3D printer guides, like Make’s …
3D Printers For Space from America, Europe & Now China
Further to the first full 3D print in space – thanks to NASA on November 24th 2014 – on Monday, this week the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASTC) announced that it h…
In Mother Russia MiniMe3D 3D Prints Haute Couture
Russian 3D printing and scanning company MiniMe3D recently helped fashion designer Igor Chapurin present selected pieces from his 15th anniversary Haute Couture collection as 3D printed, miniature sta…
Google Ara Innovator Offers $10,000 for 3D Print Recycling Machines
Dave Hakkens has a problem. That’s something of a statement for a solution solver such as himself. Afterall, it was Dave that came up with the idea of a modular smartphone system to cut down on waste,…
Europe Steps Up in Filament Manufacturing with Fillamentum and Dr3D
The Eastern European 3D printing scene is already vibrant with designers such as parametric | art, 3D printing services like Gigamax 3D, and quite a few 3D printer manufacturers, primarily out of Pola…