Endeavor 3D integrates CO-AM software in its powerful HP printer fleet
Additive contract manufacturer Endeavor 3D has partnered with HP and Materialise to leverage the Materialise CO-AM software platform for improving its…
Boston Micro Fabrication launches new dual-resolution, high-precision 3D printer
US-based 3D printer manufacturer Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) has launched the microArch D1025, a new 3D printer for the production of micro-scale p…
American companies to make and sell NASA’s GRX-810 superalloy
NASA, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration, has announced that it has licensed its GRX-810 superalloy to five US-based companies. Unveiled last year, GRX-810 is an Oxide Dispersi…
3DPRINTUK Celebrates 3D Printing its 100,000th Part
After three years in business and having processed in excess of 6,000 orders, today 3DPRINTUK is celebrating a milestone achievement with the production of its 100,000th part off one of the company’s …
Connecticut Highlights 3D Printing at 3rd Annual Manufacturing Month
As individual states compete within the US and countries around the world attempt to outpace each other with 3D printing and advanced manufacturing skills, an increasing number of state and national i…
Austin's Roueche Graduate Center to Offer Professional Courses on 3D Printing
As the world prepares to incorporate the exciting technology of 3D printing into businesses wherever it can, companies are beginning to look for ways that 3D printing may benefit them. To offer busin…
Do Airports Dream of 3D Printed Birds?
Sure, a robotic falcon can fulfill your need for a best friend, but it may also serve a purpose for industry. See, birds can cause problems in areas like waste management, aviation, and agriculture, …
Sigma Labs Joins The AMC & Is Awarded Grant to Develop 3DP Monitoring Tech
3D printing and additive manufacturing technology R&D firm Sigma Labs was just asked to join the Additive Manufacturing Consortium run by the Edison Welding Institute. They were also awarded a gra…
Introducing A 3D Printing Service for Producing Silicone Products
For some time I have been in touch with the team at Fripp Design and Research, a leading industrial and product design practice here in the UK, that has been developing a proprietary new 3D printing p…
New RepRapPro Ormerod 2 Kits Are Now Available for Purchase
RepRapPro has just made their newest RepRap 3D printer kit, the Ormerod 2, available for purchase. You can get the complete easy to assemble kit for $735 or just the hardware for $622. Named for the e…
Does the Solus DLP 3D Printer Stand Alone?
Another new low-cost, DLP 3D printer is making its presence known in the 3D printing community, presenting a high-resolution, desktop 3D printer that relies on XGA and HD projectors to produce detaile…
Astroprint Takes off on KS & Rockets into World Maker Faire Stratosphere!
Daniel Arroyo has a quick mind. The CEO of San Diego based AstroPrint answered my questions quickly, concisely and without hesitation when we met at the World Maker Faire (WMF) in NYC last weekend. …
PIY Optics on a Form1+
To date, the 3D printing of optics has been singularly the territory of LUXeXceL — a Dutch company that has made tremendous strides with the commercialization of it proprietary process for printed opt…
Funding for Pittsburgh Engineers Set to Enhance Computer Simulation & Qualification Standards for AM
Engineers at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering have received funding totalling $450K specifically to further research in two specific areas of their work with additive…
Nintendo Is Surprisingly Open About Its Policy On 3D Printing its Intellectual Properties
Earlier this week I had a chance to speak with Agustin Flowalistik, a designer who is also a great Pokemon fan and has been designing the creatures and releasing low polygon 3D models to download for …