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…
3D Hubs Reaches Critical Mass – 5000 3D Printers Within Reach of 750 Million People
One of the most impressive — and seemingly fastest growing — 3D printing start-ups is 3D Hubs. The premise behind the company, originating from the Netherlands, is a global network of localized 3D pri…
The U.S. Army Wants You! …To 3D Print them Weapons
Last week a new collaboration between the US Army, NASA and the University of Alabama Huntsville to explore and to promote emerging 3D printing technology was announced. Essentially that means that th…
Monoprice Wants in on the 3D Printing Action with “Product Number 11614”
Until the FFF/FDM consumer or prosumer 3D printing market reaches saturation – and it does not seem to be happening yet – there will be more and more large retailers trying to get in on th…
Stratasys & Whale Create 97% Lead Time Reduction with 3D Printing
Stratasys, Ltd. has shared that Whale – a leading manufacturer of water and heating systems – has created up to a phenomenal 97% reduction in lead times for the production of injection mol…
Afinia Releases Its Own Brand of Optimised Filament
Afinia 3D, one of the best known brands in home 3D printing, has begun stocking and selling its own line of PLA filament fully-supported on its H-Series 3D printers which, include the H480 and H479. A…
Got €6.6 Million? Bet it on Mcor Like WHEB!
Even though 3D printing stocks have been slumping lately (trust me, I know how you feel) many people, investors and even private equity firms are still willing to bet on a glorious future for 3D print…
3D Printed Smartphone Device Could Spot Cancer
As Apple unveils its iOS 8 HealthKit app designed to help users keep better track of their personal health data, other breakthrough healthcare smartphone technologies are also in development. A Tel Av…
3DPI.TV – Understanding Diabetes with 3D Printed Protein Models
Brooklyn-based Biologic Models has been experiencing quite a bit of growth in the demand for its physical models of proteins and molecules. The company produces a wide range of 3D printed models speci…
Taung’s Child Skull Rendered with 3D Printing And Analyzed on Radiolab
3D printing has fostered in a new era of problem solving and historical revelation. With the aid of 3D printing, an historical child’s skull could be modelled and printed in order to gather informatio…
3D Tech Yields New Insights Into Richard III’s Spine
Shakespeare portrayed England’s medieval King Richard III as a hunchback, in his play “Richard III” when Queen Elizabeth I refers to the king as “that foule hunch-backt toade.&…
Fortune 500 Tech Data Going All Out On MakerBot
Tech Data, a gigantic global consumer electronics distributor, just signed a distribution deal with MakerBot to sell all of the 3D printers – and the 3D scanner – in the New York based man…
Is the UK Government 3D Printing Guns?
Here we go again. My conclusion to the last article I wrote about 3D printed guns (a whole ten days ago) was: I bet we are going to hear a lot more on 3D printing guns in the months and years to come.…