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…
UMaine unveils its largest next-generation polymer 3D printer
Join the Expert Committee for the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards to help select the winners! The University of Maine (UMaine) has demonstr…
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…
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…
Investing in 3D Printing Shows Immediate Profits for Groupe Gorge
French Industrial Manufacturer Groupe Gorge reported first half year revenue was up 3% overall from $132 million to $136 million. While most of their company divisions showed increases their new 3D pr…
3D Pediatrics Wants to Use 3D Printing to Make Dozens of Medical Devices for Children
Entrepreneurial manuals tell you to look around for a need that should be addressed and find a way to address it. 3D printing has given many entrepreneurs the tools to answer a wider set of needs than…
NeoPixel 3D Printed Project Wants You to Skate on Your Arduino Board
3D printing, along with other user target technological innovations such as Arduino Boards and NeoPixel LED’s have made it so that today it is possible – and it can be a lot of fun – to cu…
Amazon Adopts 3D Printing with Tech Specific Product Page
After about a year of slowly adding 3D printing shops onto the ecommerce site, Amazon has officially embraced 3D printing as the retail method of the future by opening its own 3D printing product page…