Endeavor 3D integrates CO-AM software in its powerful HP printer fleet
Additive contract manufacturer Endeavor 3D has partnered with HP and Materialise to leverage the Materialise CO-AM software platform for improving its…
Boston Micro Fabrication launches new dual-resolution, high-precision 3D printer
US-based 3D printer manufacturer Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) has launched the microArch D1025, a new 3D printer for the production of micro-scale p…
American companies to make and sell NASA’s GRX-810 superalloy
NASA, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration, has announced that it has licensed its GRX-810 superalloy to five US-based companies. Unveiled last year, GRX-810 is an Oxide Dispersi…
Local Motors Take the 3D Printed Car Prototype for a Test Drive
The news from Local Motors is coming thick and fast, which is hardly surprising considering the team’s goal of 3D printing a car before the end of the year.Last week saw a further milestone reached fo…
17YO Video Gamer is Building a Desktop Metal 3D Printer
What a world we live in! This came home to me (again) when I learned that a 17 year old video gamer, entrepreneur, high school senior and maker still has enough time left in his life to tackle somethi…
Trabecular 3D Printed Titanium Cranial Implant Performed in Argentina
3D printed cranial implants are not new, and the approval process has been a long one. Back in 2013 a cranial implant made news when the FDA approved the surgery on a US patient with an opaque materi…
Andy Green Introduces his Bloodhound ‘Office’ With 3D Printed Steering!
Bloodhound is Richard Noble’s long running engineering project to break the existing land speed record and achieve speeds in excess of 1000 mph. Not a simple undertaking — the science, technology and …
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…