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…
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…
Source3 Launches to Manage Rights for 3D Printable Content
One of the major concerns about the future of 3D printing is the protection of IP. According to analysis firm Gartner, “At least one major Western manufacturer will claim to have had intellectual pro…
A Review: Inside 3D Printing Shanghai
I’ve been to many of the largest cities around the world, but I can honestly say that I’ve never been in a city quite like Shanghai! Mind-bogglingly big, mind bogglingly beautiful and complex…and inf…
Large-Scale Sand 3D Printer Restores Life to 1912 Brush Car
Did you know that the S-Max 3D sand printer from ExOne is capable of producing prints as big as one of those old timey British phonebooths? With a build volume of 1800 x 1000 x 700 mm, the S-Max may n…
Make Names Afinia H480 As Most Reliable Performer (Again)!
As we covered yesterday, Make: magazine, creator of the widely acclaimed and popular Maker Faire events, ran 26 3D printers through their paces to create the Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing 2015. Make&…
Another Multi-Million $$$ Investment in 3D This Time for FSL
Investment in 3D technologies continues. The latest company to achieve a funding round is Full Spectrum Laser LLC (FSL), and its FSL3D subsidiary based in Las Vegas, NV. The laser and 3D printer engin…
Fuel3D wins CES Best of Innovation Award
There’s no denying it, CES — the Consumer Electronics Show hosted in Las Vegas every year by the CEA — is just around the corner. And yes, I am STILL wondering what happened to 2014. Ahead of one of t…
NewLab Is Transporting Brooklyn’s Navy Yard into the Future of Manufacturing
If design is not as dead as Philip Starck once said it was and lives again through 3D printing, if there truly is a revolutionary, democratized, sustainable, distributed future of manufacturing awaiti…
Vagler Releases Educational 3D Printer
Malaysia-based prosumer 3D printer manufacturer VAGLER International has released a printer specifically designed for use within education. Founded in 2011, VAGLER International Sdn. Bhd. is the count…
BEETHEFIRST 3D Printer Earns Make Magazine’s Top Newcomer Award
Make Magazine has awarded the BEETHEFIRST 3D Printer its “Rookie Of The Year” accolade in its Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing 2015. A team of testers analysed a wide array of printers (26) to deduce the…
Econolyst Breaks Down HP's "Revolutionary" 3D Printing Process
Two weeks ago, HP officially entered the 3D printing industry, unveiling its proprietary Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing system. In its press conference extravaganza, the company made a number of bold s…
GE Test Fires Mini 3D Printed Turbine Engine
GE has firmly linked itself with 3D printing, embracing the technology to mass 3D print fuel nozzles for its new LEAP engines, meant to cut carbon emissions and fuel costs by 15%. They’ve alrea…
Punk, Even: The Jewellery of Vertigo Polka
The number of artisans involved in 3D printed jewellery making continues to grow. Rob Drummand, also known as Vertigo Polka, has a collection as cool as his name. A freelance designer and production a…