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…
Formlabs Introduces New Materials With Enhanced, Functional Properties
Formlabs, manufacturer of the popular Stereolithography Form 1+ printer, has introduced two new materials to its range: castable and flexible. The range currently includes a variety of colours: clear,…
3D Systems Disappoints with Revenue Projections
3D Systems (DDD) has disappointed shareholders this quarter after the estimated revenue of their full-year forecast fell well below analyst approximations. The company issued an explanation that also …
New Book Asks: How Can 3D Printing Cause Social Change in the Global South?
As low-cost 3D printing begins to evolve, many have suggested its ability to transform the developing world in one way or another. The conversion of plastic refuse to 3D printable material by compani…
3D Printing – The End of Shopping As We Know It?
3D printing is proving to be one of the most disruptive technologies to penetrate the market place. While it is currently and extensively used for prototype design, medical devices and creating novel…
HP Continues to Fuel the Mystery — Just What, Exactly, is ”Sprout”?
Hewlett Packard (HP) has been teasing the tech world about its 3D printing ambitions for some time now. Then, recently, the company announced it would split in two and speculation ran wild again. Upp…
3D Systems Introduces Ghostbusters 3DMe Selfies For 30th Anniversary
Who ya gonna call? We are witnessing a trend with an increasing trajectory that has filtered through into Star Trek, Star Wars, Predator, and, well, I lose track. Back on Earth, many colourful opportu…
3D Scanning, Software and Printing Obliterate Cost and Increase Quality of Eye Prostheses!
Eye cancer is a nightmare, to say the least, for anyone diagnosed with it across the world. According to the American Cancer Society, 2,700 new cases of eye cancer are diagnosed each year in the Unit…
Inside 3D Printing Santa Clara Day One: The Lulzbot Mini and Tying Knots
It was sunny(ish) day Santa Clara yesterday where the first day of the Inside 3D Printing Conference got underway. The three-day additive manufacturing convention is one of the biggest 3D printing sho…
SpainLabs Community Takes Off with 3D Printing and OSH Drones
Drones are bringing the world together and in the case of Spain Labs, one of the largest making and 3D printing communities in Spain, they are also bringing together a lot of makers and 3D printing en…
EnvisionTEC Releases New Dental Material
EnvisionTEC, the Germany based manufacturer of industrial level proprietary Digital Light Processing 3D printers, has introduced a new orthodontic material for its 3SP range. Ortho Tough 3DP Material …
Quirky Online Marketplace Wants to Out-Fox the Filament Competition
If the long term promise of 3D printing is distributed manufacturing an e-tailer that promises to cut mark-ups as much as possible by establishing a more direct channel from factory to consumer should…
Tank Girl Goes from Punk to Cyber Punk with 3D Printed LED Bandolier
Growing up, Tank Girl was my favorite movie and it has forever embedded Devo’s “Girl U Want” into my mind as one of the defining songs of my childhood. If I had the guts to redefine…