Spare Parts 3D launches new AI-powered 2D-to-3D model digitization tool
French software start-up Spare Parts 3D (SP3D) has launched the beta program of Théia, its new digital tool that can automatically create 3D models fr…
EOS enables serial production with the new M 290 1kW metal 3D printer
Munich-based 3D printer manufacturer EOS has announced the launch of the EOS M 290 1kW laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) 3D printer. An upgraded ve…
AM Forum Berlin 2024 to see HP debut its new material
After announcing its partnerships with DyeMansion and Accel Digital Solutions (ADS), HP is set to exhibit 3D printed parts made from a new material tailored for its industrial 3D polymer solutions, at…
Makezine is giving away a Leapfrog Creatr XL to one Lucky Dad for Father’s Day
Does your dad like 3D printing? Do you have a good story to tell about your father and what he would like to make with a 3D printer? Well the editors of Make have a Leapfrog Creatr XL to give away and…
If Anyone Can Make some World Cup 3D Printed Noise, SambaCan
Football fever has been ramping up over the last few weeks as the 2014 World Cup approaches. Kick off of the first game is due tomorrow and the 3D printing industry has not been immune to the global e…
With 3D Printing, Losing Face Can Be a Good Thing — and Definitely a UFO!
There are those who ruin a reputation by losing face and then there are those who just build a new one. Unidenitfied-Fabulous-Objects, an artistic duo from Berlin belong in the second category: the me…
OpenCreators – An Introduction
With the Inside 3D Printing Conference & Expo, South Korea right around the corner, we thought we would take a moment to introduce one of the show’s guest speakers to our readers. Kang Min Hyuck …
3D Printlife Wants to Show that You CAN 3D Print Your Life!
Take an (almost) empty apartment, a cute guy, a cuter dog and a 3D printer and what do you get? Well, according to the peeps behind California based 3D printing company, 3D Printlife, it’s a perfect m…
Making a Business Out of Filament "Scraps"
Once a friend of mine came over to my house with his filament that I used in my 3D printer to make him an object he needed. When we were done he cut off a piece of the filament to take the rest of the…
3D Printed Robot, Jarvis, Delivers The News To Students in Georgia
Under the tutelage of Dr. Stephen Sweigart, students at Johns Creek High School in Johns Creek, Georgia have used their engineering talents and 3D printer to create “Jarvis”, their school robot. For t…
Zurich Assesses the Risks of 3D Printing
Leave it to the insurance companies to break a perfectly working toy! 3D printing was going great, heading towards the mass market, until Zurich, Switzerland’s largest insurance company, got involved …
Introducing The Form 1+ — FormLabs' New 3D Printer Adds Up
With today being day 1 of the RAPID 2014 show, the longest serving 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing event in the US, it should not be too surprising to see the new launches coming thick and fast…
Stratasys Understands the Importance of Flexibility & Combines It With Some Colour
Stratasys’ Objet brand has always kept a step ahead in terms of the broad range of materials — including digital materials — that it offers. For a long time, the company has been a supplier of flexibl…
Is This the Embryo of the Next Great 3D Printed Idea?
New Orleans based Richard Twiggs Jr. has undertaken many different projects with 3D printing in the past, ranging form a venture with ThinkPrint3D, the second 3D print bureau in Louisiana, to 3D print…
Yes, Some 3D Printing Patents Are Expiring. So What?
At the beginning of this year we wrote about expiring 3D printing patents. Yes, several early 3D printing patents have expired or are expiring. So what? Contrary to the legions of writers who predict …