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…
CGTrader & 3D Systems Launch a 3D Printed Art Challenge
Art is one of the more open — and enticing — disciplines when it comes to 3D printing. For many existing and new artists 3D printing is proving to be a fantastic tool that allows them to encapsulate t…
The 3D Printed AvaStars Are Coming — Are You One?
I don’t know about you but the “3D selfie” moniker is starting to have the same effect on me during my working hours as “Kickstarter” namely, my heart sinks and my brain screams “not again”! I still l…
Emerging Objects is Building the Future One 3D Printed Brick at a Time
Ever since I became more involved with the 3D printing industry there was one company that has always fascinated me because of its ability of make amazing looking objects with the most unlikely materi…
FabLabIl and the Promise of Personal Manufacturing
For a small country that is home to, arguably, the largest 3D printer manufacturer in the world, Israel is quite active on the front of personalized manufacturing and much of the merit for that goes t…
Lyf: Stepping Into Sustainability with 3D Printing, Custom Cloths, & Arduinos
As interesting as 3D printed footwear is from a design perspective, the purpose of the process of 3D printing shoes may seem a bit elusive. The main advantage that 3D printing brings to the table is t…
Artist 3D Prints the World's Smallest Sculptures. Loses Them.
Ever wanted to see a really tiny, naked woman? How about a pile of mannequins? Or a Roman god making out with another Roman god on the head of an ant? Well, then, London-based artist Jonty Hurwitz had…
Zortrax's Store Opening Hypnotizes with Piloci's 3D Printed Wall of Light and Sound
Zotrax has become one of Poland’s most notable desktop 3D printer manufacturers, receiving an order from Dell for 5,000 M200 3D printers. The company has now brought its 3D printer store in the…
It's an Official Thing: Martha Stewart and MakerBot Team for 3D Printing Filaments & Designs
At CES this year, Martha Stewart and former MakerBot CEO, Bre Pettis, went traipsing about the giant consumer electronics show as Bre peddled his wares to the lifestyle guru. In their time together, …
Shapeways Ready to Open the Age of 3D Printed Porcelain … Again
During the last couple of weeks, Scott was in receipt of information from a number of Shapeways customers that had been looking to purchase items 3D printed in ceramics via the service. Essentially, t…
3D Printing meets Traditional Samurai Sword Craftsmanship
Sumisaya is a traditionally made samurai sword sheathed inside of a clear 3D printed case to show off the beauty of the hand-crafted blade. The katana case was printed on an Objet500 Connex3 from clea…
XYZprinting Breaks the Cookie Mold with Two Food 3D Printers
Just missing my list of eleven food 3D printing technologies by two weeks, XYZprinting, manufacturers of the low-cost da Vinci 3D printer, has unveiled two of its own food 3D printers. At a press conf…
Futuristic Tennis Racket 3D Printed by CRP To Jumpstart Italian Creativity
The objects of the future will have increasingly complex shapes that will give them superior properties through their design and the materials they will be made from. Articles such as a “simple&…