Materialise adds new medical procedure to Mimics Enlight 3D planning software
3D printing software developer Materialise has upgraded its Mimics Enlight medical 3D planning software with an additional cardiovascular procedure. S…
nScrypt achieves 6-axis 3D printing with new 3Dn-Axis Factory in a Tool 3D printer
Microdispensing equipment manufacturer nScrypt has achieved 6-axis 3D printing with its new 3Dn-Axis Factory in a Tool (FiT) 3D printer. Based on the …
Stratasys Direct and Xometry partner to offer new nylon materials and SLS 3D printing
On demand 3D printing service Stratasys Direct Manufacturing has linked up with global manufacturing marketplace Xometry to offer four new high-performance nylon material options to Xometry’s customer…
The Perfectly Petite Printrbot Simple
From the massive mind of Brook Drum comes yet another exercise in minimalism. A mind boggling $299 is all you need to get your hands on Printrbot’s newest and sveltest 3D printer, the Printrbot …
MakerBot Digitizer Update(s)
Digitizer, the 3D scanner concept on a moving turntable that Makerbot’s Bre Pettis introduced at the SXSW earlier year, is off to a season of regular updates – weekly written, image-incorporated sum-u…
A Better Budaschnozzle from Lulzbot
Not satisfied with the status quo and always pushing the envelope, Lulzbot has released a new high performance hot end for RepRaps and other FFF 3D printers. The easily disassembled Budaschnozzle 2.0 …
The ‘Six Million Dollar’ Ear
It seems that the Singularity may be nearer than previously thought. While some scientists are stuck on printing ordinary human organs, scientists at Princeton have skipped years ahead to cybernetics…
They’re Back – 3DLT Template Store Is Off to a New Start
The 3D printable design store 3DLT – which on its initial launch was surrounded by a justified web-wide cloud of controversy due to IP rights issues (including unauthorized designs) – is now back to r…
3D Printing – Tapping into Unused Energy
Watching a huge power station loom into view may look impressive but apart from utilising a great deal of natural resources they are also wildly inefficient. A large power station will typically only …
4D Printing – Skylar Tibbits' Full TED Talk
On February we wrote about the mind boggling concept of 4D printing introduced by Skylar Tibbits at TED2013. If you don’t remember what it all was about, we can tell you that 4D printing in its …
Cody Wilson Unveils The ‘Fully’ 3D Printed Gun to Andy Greenberg at Forbes
Ahead of writing up this brief report the best I can promise is that I will try REALLY hard to stay objective ….. So in the last few hours this link has been sent to me ‘a few’ times. It’s getting, an…
How 3D Printing Works
Last week 3DprintUK released this promotional video explaining how 3D printing works. It’s a nice little introduction if you’ve just stumbled upon this industry or if you have some friends…
3D Systems Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Quarterly financial announcements can be confusing. There are a lot of numbers and jargon, and analysts sometimes widely disagree on what it all means. 3D Systems (DDD) released quarterly earnings th…
Forme It — A Digital Design Library for 3D Printing
Forme It is a new — and somewhat different — start up website built around digital models for 3D printing. ‘What’s so different?’ you may ask, well, a number of things actually. I met and spent some t…
Carl Bass Expertly Managing 3DP Expectations
About a month back, Carl Bass did an interview with PopSci in which the CEO of Autodesk reflected on the current state of 3D printing and its possible future. He said that, while the technology has ma…
