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…
UltiMaker Factor 4, a new industrial 3D printer for the factory floor: Technical Specifications and Pricing
Netherlands-based 3D printer manufacturer UltiMaker has launched Factor 4, its new FDM 3D printer for the industrial market. The new 3D printer supp…
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…
Dimafix Spray Adhesive is Optimised for Thermoplastics
3D printing company Dima3D has just announced the release of a new aerosol spray adhesive that has been formulated to prevent the warping of large-scale ABS models on heated 3D printing beds. But is t…
UTec Expands Educational Sector Reach For Print-Rite Colido 3D Printer
UTec Print-Rites’ Colido 3D printer team is reaching out to colleges and universities globally. In collaboration with the local distributor, MRF Trading Company, in Bangladesh, Colido 3D printers were…
Creative Lounge, a Maker Space in the Heart of the Sony City HQ in Japan
Although traditional manufacturing is still dominant in Japan, the 3D printing and maker scene is lively. Tokyo was one of the first cities to have a Clone Factory, it has a Fab Cafè and Doob Group ju…
President Obama’s Official 3D Printed Bust
’3D selfies’ are now a bit of an everyday commonplace. But it’s not every day that 3D scanning and 3D printing are used to create a bust of the world’s most famous political leader, the President of t…
3D Systems vs. Formlabs 3D Printing Settlement Update
Earlier this week, news broke that the lawsuit between 3D Systems and Formlabs had been settled, but the details of the settlement had not yet been released. Now, it seems that details are trickling …
Challenging Engineers to Bring Electricity to the Impoverished with 3D Printing
It is now obvious to most of the world that life is not good for everyone, that basic needs aren’t being met for a large portion of the human population. For instance, about 4.3 billion people …
Is Graphene A Viable Material for 3D Printing?
By using adhesive tape to lift a layer of carbon from a block of graphite (commonly used for pencil lead) and placing it on a silicone wafer, Manchester University scientists Andre Geim and Kostya Nov…
Autodesk to Spark HP's Multi Jet Fusion 3D Printing System
Up until this year, the tranquil 3D printing pond had its own fish drama. More recently, bigger fish like 3D Systems (Market Cap: 3.81B) might try to devour little fish like Formlabs, Stratasys (Mark…
Avante Technology Releases Automatic STL File Repair Software
3D printing technology development company Avante Technology has announced the release of the Emendo Automated STL File Repair and Validation Software. Emendo will make sure that your models are manif…
Organovo & Yale to Begin 3D Bioprinted Organ Research
Organovo has already made breakthroughs in 3D bioprinting, releasing the first commercial array of liver cells for pharmaceutical testing just last month. With each advancement, we write something li…
The 3D Printed Hand-Cranked Vinyl Record Player Is Kind of Awesome
3D designer Oana Croitoru created an amazing hand cranked 3D printable vinyl record player for MakerBots recent Ghostly Vinyl Design Challenge. Thingiverse designers were asked to design novel, person…
Ilios3D Breaks The Mould For Stereolithography
“The entire 3D printing experience has been rethought and redesigned from the ground up. Providing the tools and capabilities any engineer, artist, architect or general DIY’er would ever want or…