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…
Has Virtual Reality’s Time Finally Arrived and What’s 3D Printing Got to Do with It?
Although it is one of the most significant factors, 3D modelling software is not the single most limiting factor to a more widespread use of 3D printing. The real limit is imagination and this is not …
The Low Cost SLS Race is On with ShareBot’s Revelation
Since last February, when a significant patent for the selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printing process expired (the technology was originally invented at the University of Texas at Austin in 1984)…
Recycle, Reduce, and Close The Loop 3D Printing Style: Precious Plastic
Fortunately, I grew up during a strong push for recycling and often look for the proper bin for different refuse. Despite this early PSA education, our standard production and consumption hinder much …
Check Out These Amazing 3D Printed Skyrim Cosplay Swords
These awesome replica Skyrim swords were 3D printed to scale and then painted and electroformed to give them an authentic metal finish. UK’s Gateros Plating decided to show off what its plating proces…
Ohio’s Tangible Solutions is the Latest 3D Printing Success Story
Like so many 3D printing companies, Beavercreek, Ohio’s Tangible Solutions was started in a garage by a couple of friends who wanted to turn something that they loved into a business. And within the s…
EOS Highlights 3D Printing Success Stories at the International Manufacturing Technology Show
The International Manufacturing Technology Show is one of the largest industrial manufacturing conventions in the US and drew well over 100,000 attendees in 2013. EOS will present additive manufacturi…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Awarded Contract for Large Scale 3D Printing
After successfully testing a 3D printed rocket engine, Aerojet Rocketdyne has been awarded a contract from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to develop and demonstrate large-scale 3D printing. The cont…
Carnegie Mellon and Lehigh University Awarded Grants for Advanced 3D Printing Research
As America Makes continues to cultivate public-private partnerships around 3D printing technology, the USA’s original additive manufacturing institute has announced, in conjunction with the Comm…
Pokemon Bulbasaur Look-Alike Planter Model Removed from Shapeways for Copyright Violation
Videogame companies just do not seem to get it. When the world switched from physical supports to digital downloads it took them years before they implemented efficient game downloading systems so tha…
Florida Polytechnic University Opens its Doors with RAD MakerBot Innovation Center
Florida has just opened the doors to its tech-focused university, Florida Polytechnic University, with an inauguration ceremony this past weekend. Attended by over 1,000 people, in addition to leader…
YouMagine Opens Up Open Source Dialogue on ToS and Open Source License for 3D Printables
After MakerBot changed the Terms of Service for their popular 3D printables site, Thingiverse, there was an uproar in the 3D printing community about the ownership rights relating to 3D models. The c…
Canary in a Coal Mine: U of Bath Researchers 3D Print Low-Cost Water Contamination Sensor
According to the World Health Organization (2012), about 780 million – about 1 in 9 – people lack access to clean water and 3.4 million peopled died as a result of contaminated water, with…