CADchat’s cloud-based platform offers a better way to manage product development projects
Join the Expert Committee for the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards to help select the winners! Software development firm CADchat has launche…
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…
Concept Laser Is Building the Future Now in a New (Huge) Assembly Facility
The companies I visited during my trip through the Netherlands showed me the possible paths 3D printing may develop along in the future: consumer 3D printing and 3D bioprinting. These are real possibi…
Legacy Recycled Plastic Extruder Hits Goal on Kickstarter in 2 Days
When we covered Liz Havlin’s recycled plastic desktop extruder last May she was just testing the Kickstarter platform to find out whether her idea of a machine capable of extruding FDM filament from r…
The 3D Printing VDK6000 Robotic Work Center Can Do Just About Everything, Including Making the Kitchen Sink
Metal 3D printing is an impressive capability, but it is just the start of what the VDK6000 can do, it is also a CNC machine and can grind, polish, drill, 3D laser scan, and even use ultrasonics to in…
Meditation by Design: Sloris 3D Prints Embody The Spirit of Their Artist
Anyone watching the 3D printing industry regularly can attest to the global and artistic influence at play in every aspect of production. As if answering the call for an archetype representing such a …
New ASTM Standards Include Metal Powders Used in AM
The new ASTM standards will be useful to users interested in the properties of metal 3D printing powders but are unsure how to apply existing metal powder and similar material standards to them. ATSM …
Crowdfunding & The Low-Cost Desktop 3D Printer: A Suicidal Race To The Bottom? (Part 3)
Part 1 of this series presented an introductory overview of crowd funding vis a vis 3D printer startups and the dynamism, democratization, distortions and dangers that this new and novel mode of bankr…
New 3DP Resin is Tough by Name, Tough by Nature
Adding to its continually increasing range of resin materials for the desktop SLA / DLP 3D printers that continue to make their way to market, MadeSolid has announced a new Tough Resin. Developed to c…
MTI Progresses with R&D of New Alloy for AM Space Apps
Metal Technology Inc (MTI) is really upping its activity around 3D printing and additive manufacturing recently. The company, which featured in Mike’s story earlier this month, when it contributed to …
The Ultimate Fight: RoboSub – Robotics, 3D Printing, and Underwater Missions
It’s hard not to grin at the thought of having a troop of underwater robots (and their human handlers) amassing in your backyard. The McGill’s Robotics Team with their challenger – a 3D Printed underw…
Bringing Back a Retro-Direct Drive for your Bike with 3D Printing
Chances are that not many people remember the single chain retro-direct drive for bicycles — unless you’re a very serious bike historian. This late 1800’s French bicycle chain drive is a two-gear syst…
Who Could Refuse?: Personalized 3D Printed Ring Makes A Memorable Proposal
As technological advances strive for a universal presence, the personal aspect in wonderfully creative individuals springs into action with heart-strumming results. While customizable 3D printed jewel…
As Easy As 1,2,3: NVBots' New 3D Printer for Classrooms
NVBots wants to streamline 3D printing in order to make classroom integration more successful and accommodating. Taking advantage of a cloud based system and software that has cleaned the process of i…