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…
Threeding & Artec Group Partner Up to Scan Some Important European History
3D model marketplace Threeding has announced that they will be using Artec Group’s 3D scanning technology to scan artefacts from several Central and Eastern European museums. The scanned historical ar…
From Fashion to Supercars, Skorpion Engineering Reveals (Some Of) Its 3D Printed Secrets
I am constantly amazed by how widespread the use of 3D printing is already. Almost every day I find out about new companies that I did not know about and that have been operating in the rapid prototyp…
Love Seattle? Why Not Hang a 3D Printed Skyline on Your Wall
The three dimensional skyline of Seattle was printed in grey PLA on a PrintrBot Plus in four individual pieces. The striking wall art is being sold on Etsy for $60.00 and is almost eighteen inches acr…
Patient’s Jaw Lost to Cancer and Surgery Is Replaced with 3D Printing
A man from Bangalore who lost much of his upper jaw to cancer — and his subsequent surgery — found solace and remarkable recovery thanks to 3D printing. The process appeared highly unlikely with tradi…
Touch & Sculpt – A New Design Bundle from 3DS
3D Systems has just announced that as of today it is making its Geomagic® Sculpt 3D modeling software available along with its TouchTM haptic 3D stylus as a bundle for $3,900 USD. Geomagic Sculpt repo…
MisterCloner Launches New InstaTwin 3D Cloning Service
A few days ago I visited SMAU, a once extremely popular technology exhibition that takes place in many cities throughout Italy. Perhaps it is because I am now used to the colours, fun and incredible o…
Pinshape Teams with LA Band Walla in a 3D Printing Music Merch Contest!
We’ve covered Pinshape before, this is a company that is making a name for itself with innovative contests that draw designers, makers and consumers to their interactive 3D printing community marketpl…
3DPI.TV Interview with Lynn Rothschild, NASA
At the recent Inside 3D Printing Conference in Santa Clara, 3DPI.TV Interviewed Lynn Rothschild, the Chief Scientist of Synthetic Biology at NASA’s Ames Research Center. We talked about her proj…
3D Printing and the Rise of the Almost Personal Supercars
Do you remember reading throughout the 1980’s that Ferrari produced, on average, about one and a half cars a day? I do. Many of the parts were manufactured almost entirely by hand, while some major c…
Manufacturer of Large-Scale 3D Printer Finds New CEO
Machine tool manufacturer Cincinnati Incorporated, partly responsible for the Big Area Additive Manufacturing machine that 3D printed the Local Motors electric car, has just announced the appointment …
Two Extruders, One 3D Print Head from E3D
3D printer hardware company E3D is testing their new extruder with dual hotends for multi- color and material printing and they’ve shared the results of their first print. The all-metal, high-temperat…
Solid Concepts Employee 3D Prints Personalized Pistol
After having created the first firearm 3D printed in metal, in November of last year, 3D printing service bureau and recently acquired Stratasys subsidiary Solid Concepts has created a sequel. Followi…