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…
3D Printed Metal Goes Big at RAPID 2014
There are a lot of crybabies out there who think that 3D printing is limited in terms of size and material output. Well, quit yer sobbin’. Last week at RAPID 2014, one company in Michigan blew specta…
Acquiring a Market — MXD3D Brings in Three 3D Printing Marketplaces
Mixed Dimensions Inc. recently acquired three specialised 3D printing marketplaces from uFathom Inc., a Canadian based company. Mixed Dimensions, also known as MXD3D is a company that aims to democrat…
3D Printed Portal Turret Shows Humans Can Take AI’s Anytime
I have always been an advocate of using 3D printing to bring video game characters and items out of the screen and into the real world. And, while many video game companies seem to be blind to the vas…
3DPI.TV – Cyborg Beast: A $50 3D Printed Prosthetic Hand
Jose Delgado Jr. has long been familiar with prosthetics since he was born missing a severe amount of his left hand. One of his most recent models, a myoelectric prosthesis, cost thousands of dollars …
Ion Core & 3D Printing Stood Strong in Liverpool at Opening of International Festival of Business 2014
Britain’s biggest business event for more than 50 years opened in Liverpool last week, and is taking place at the British Business Embassy as part of a Government attempt to showcase UK business and i…
Numbers Can’t Lie: What Does Robo3D Consumer Survey Tell Us?
The results are in thanks to Robo3D’s 3D Printer Consumer Survey and it appears the private sector ought to have the growth most market analysts predict. While most of the numbers reflect a common sen…
Ultimaker Releases Ultimate 3D Printable World Cup Mascots on YouMagine Network
Ok, promise, this is the last one on the World Cup (maybe!) — but it really is worth it: Ultimaker has just released some new designs on its 3D model network YouMagine — designs for the mascots of t…
A Modern Myth: the Continuum of Prêt-à-Porter 3D Printed Shoes
At 3DPI we spend a lot of time asking ourselves which is going to be the one true killer app for consumer 3D printing. World Cup paraphernalia? Modular smartphones? Toys? For most women the point is m…
Today’s 3D Printeers Will be Tomorrow’s Engineers
How many times have we said that those who stand to truly benefit from an early adoption and learning of 3D printing technologies are today’s children, tomorrow’s professionals? And how many times hav…
3D Printing Leaps Forward: Bigger, Faster, and Stronger with the Creatr High Speed 3D Printer
Time is money. Leapfrog, a Netherland-based 3D Printing company, understands the value of helping customers conserve their time and has added a high-speed printer to its lineup. The Creatr HS 3D Print…
Mobile Platforms For 3D Printing On-the-Fly from Threeding
3D printing markeplace Threeding.com recently launched a mobile version of its website and now has added a Google Andriod App, to its platform range, in turn this will soon be joined by an Apple iOS A…
German RepRap’s New 1mm Extruder
German RepRap is now offering a 3D printer extruder that reduces the time taken to print an object to just 60% of the time taken with a standard 0.5mm extruder. The company iterates that its new one m…