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…
Meltio and Accufacture launch new large-scale DED 3D printer for the US market
Metal 3D printer developer Meltio and Michigan-based industrial automation firm Accufacture have introduced the Alchemist 1, a new large-scale robotic…
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…
Smart Atoms Is Taking it All Back To Physical with 3D Printed LaMetric Device
So in a sea of crowd-funding projects that can all start to look a little similar to each other, it happens that one rather simple idea can stand out as one of the most interesting and well developed …
NASA Just 3D Scanned a Nebula. Then They 3D Printed It.
Using the European Southern Observatory’s massive telescope and X-Shooter spectrograph, researchers at NASA created the most detailed spectral map of the massive Homunculus Nebula to date. Then they c…
World Maker Faire New York 2014 Is Coming Back To Town (Part 2)
Yesterday I covered the work of the good folks at Maker Media (MM) that has resulted in a national — and indeed global — “maker” phenomenon. As the movement heads back to NYC in a couple of months for…
Will Things3D Unlock the Huge Potential of Consumer 3D Printing? Very Possibly!
While at the Nottingham Conference last week, one of the most engaging presentations given was by Joe Wee. And it was not just because the delivery was so good. The content of Joe’s presentation was f…
Meet MEET Lab & Consider Their Survey
MEET Lab is a collaboration between Cardiff School of Engineering at Cardiff University, PDR and Fab Lab Cardiff and is supported by the Welsh Government. The Lab provides a valuable resource for hand…
The SHIVA Project Brings The Gift of Art to Disabled Children using 3D Modelling and 3D Printing
Sculpting with clay or using pens or paints can be very difficult and frustrating for a disabled person who may be unable to use their hands reliably. However, not having the tools to express it doesn…
Deloitte University Press Launches MOOC on Additive Manufacturing
Yesterday, Deloitte University Press announced the launch of a massive open online course (MOOC) on the business implications of additive manufacturing. According to the organization, “3D Opportunity…
3DPI.TV – Mixing Two Colors with Builder 3D Printer
Builder, a Netherlands based 3D printer manufacturer, introduced a new element to its Builder and Big Builder line of single-extruder dual-filament FFF 3D printers. They have developed a new evolution…
Stratasys Completes Acquisition of Solid Concepts
One of the most notable purchases that 3D printing industry leader Stratasys made this year was that of Solid Concepts, the US’s largest 3D printing and prototyping service, and that of medical …
Hurco Files Patent for Hybrid CNC-Based 3D Printing
Hurco Companies, manufacturer of CNC machines and tools, has announced today the filing of a patent for a hybrid CNC machining-3D printing technology. The device allows for the company’s already…
Iran Works to Develop its Own Medical 3D Printing Technology
It is said that 3D printing is having a huge impact in the medical field. By converting a patient’s CT scans into 3D models, it’s possible for doctors to create patient-specific implants …
Home Depot Begins Carrying MakerBot 3D Printers in Select Stores
The Home Depot has just opened up 3D printing to an even broader audience. Today, the chain announced that they would be selling MakerBot devices in select stores, including Replicator 3D printers an…