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…
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…
3D Printer David Shows His Stuff Ahead of Kickstarter Launch
For some time now, 3D printer startup Sculptify has been slowly teasing the release of their pellet-crunching 3D printer, David. In fact, until last month, we didn’t even know his name was Davi…
Manufacturing and 3DP Firm ARC Group Hires Former Morris Technologies Executive
This week ARC Group — a manufacturing and 3D printing firm — announced the hiring of Tim Warden to the newly created role of VP of Sales and Business Development. 3DMT is the dedicated prototyping and…
3D Printing Is Breathing New Life into Anatomical Research
Dissecting a human cadaver for scientific or research purposes has been done in the Western world — on and off due to the occasional cultural ban — since ancient Greek times. Today higher demand, coup…
World Maker Faire New York 2014 Is Coming Back To Town (Part 1)
The folks at Maker Media, Inc. (MM of Sebastopol, CA) are as “hands-on” as their eTinker, 3DPer and DigiFabber constituents in the Maker Movement. (I think MM should get the lion’s share of the credit…